The Butler Senior High, Intermediate and Vo-Tech schools in Butler Township are on lock-down on Monday morning as a situation continues to unfold a few miles away. “The Butler Area School Di... Read more
Butler Township Police are on the scene of a reported shooting in Lyndora. Authorities were first alerted about 8 a.m. Monday that shots were fired at an apartment in the 500 block of Hansen... Read more
Butler Township residents will begin receiving new garbage carts on Monday. The carts are from Waste Management, which the township hired to take over garbage collection beginning Jan. 2. Ea... Read more
You can now park for free in some areas of downtown Butler. Parking is free at all street meters through January 1st of 2019. Drivers are reminded to continue to obey all posted parking regu... Read more
Butler County Community College will host an open house this week for those interested in a career as an EMS technician. The event will be held from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday (DEC. 18) on... Read more
A Christmas card drive is underway to help make the days brighter for a Mercer County 5-year-old fighting a rare form of childhood cancer. Hunter Houston of Mercer has battled through a two-... Read more
The ongoing opioid crisis sweeping through western Pennsylvania- and the country- is having an effect on grandparents. For a growing number of Pennsylvanians, opioid addiction means they are... Read more
Three people are continuing to recover following a head-on crash Friday afternoon in Penn Township. Police say 60-year-old Wayne Blank, of Butler, was driving east on Dinnerbell Road and 47-... Read more
At least two people, including one child, have been injured as a result of an accident Friday afternoon in Penn Township. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center just before 4 p.m. f... Read more
With extra decorations around many houses, the holiday season is a perfect time to take special care when it comes to fire safety. December is the peak time for chances of candle fires, and... Read more