Tourism spending in Butler County continues to rise in the years since the pandemic. According to a new report by the state’s Department of Community and Economic Development, visitors spent... Read more
Turnpike Warns of Phishing Scam
State officials are warning about a texting scam involving the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The text message claims they are from the PA Turnpike Toll Services and say you owe toll money. The Turn... Read more
One Person Injured In Moraine Point Plaza Crash
An accident Friday in Butler Township sent one person the hospital and saw two vehicles towed from the scene. Butler Township police were called to the intersection of North Eberhart Road an... Read more
Gas Prices Continue To Rise Ahead of Summer
Gas prices jumped up both locally as well as across the western Pennsylvania region as a whole during the past week. According to AAA’s weekly gas price report, the average price for a gallo... Read more
Temporary Signal On Freedom Road in Cranberry
Drivers in Cranberry Township should be prepared for some delays on a major road this morning. Starting at 9 a.m. a temporary signal will be activated at the intersection of Freedom Road and... Read more
The Butler Area School District will pay an outside contractor to handle mowing around their eight elementary school facilities. At their meeting Monday night, the board approved a quote rec... Read more
PennDOT officials say traffic on I-79 is quite congested as thousands travel north for the solar eclipse. With an estimated 200,000 travelers expected to head to Erie to view the eclipse, of... Read more
Car Hits Embankment On I-79 Interchange
Crews were on the scene of an accident Monday morning at the I-79 interchange in Cranberry Township. The accident happened around 6:45 a.m. on the I-79 South on-ramp, coming from Route 228 w... Read more
Woman Injured In West Sunbury Rd. Crash
One woman was taken to the hospital after a crash over the weekend in Cherry Township. The one-car crash happened Saturday around 10 p.m. on West Sunbury Road, near the intersection with Kie... Read more
A man is facing animal cruelty charges after two dogs were found in garbage bags in Butler Township. The investigation began Friday evening after a State Police officer pulled into the Gener... Read more