Both of the two colleges in Butler County were forced to close their doors on Wednesday because of the winter storm. Butler County Community College and Slippery Rock University are closed.... Read more

UPDATE (12:30pm Wednesday): The snow has affected the Butler Transit Authority. Due to many impassible roads, the BTA has cancelled all bus service for Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018. The post Stor... Read more

Because of the snow, PennDOT has reduced the speed limits on several local highways on Wednesday morning. Speeds are reduced to 45 mph on the following highways: Interstate 79 in Butler Coun... Read more

PennDOT District 10, which is responsible for clearing state-covered roads in Butler and four other counties, has every available truck out on the roads on Wednesday dealing with the latest... Read more

A big winter storm system arrived early Wednesday and began quickly dumping snow. The snow started about 4 a.m. and by 5 a.m., most roadways in Butler County were completely covered. A Winte... Read more

A lot of eyes have been on Wall Street and the Stock Market over the last few days. When trading opened Tuesday, the wild ride continued as the Dow Jones opened down more than 500 points bef... Read more

Firefighters were called to Summit Academy in Summit Township Tuesday morning for a possible fire. It was about 9:30 a.m. when crews said heavy smoke was spotted coming from the Herman Road... Read more

The site of the former Worsley building is important to the history of Butler and, when presented with an opportunity to preserve the feel of the area, Butler County Tourism and Convention B... Read more

U.S. Representative Mike Kelly will host a telephone town hall tonight to help answer questions on filing taxes. The toll-free call will feature tax experts from the IRS. The call runs from... Read more

More snow this year than the previous few has resulted in local municipalities- like Butler Township- using more salt to treat roads. “We’ve probably used twice as much material year-to-date... Read more