All Butler County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and federal offices and courts are closed Monday in observance of the Presidents Day holiday. Banks and post offices are closed, and there is... Read more

The Butler Area School District is among the 38 districts across the state to update policies regarding how child abuse is reported to comply with a 2014 state law. But […] Read more

Pennsylvania’s leaders have different opinions on the bill that was passed by Congress on Thursday that keeps the government open and avoids another government shutdown. U.S. Congressman Mik... Read more

Even though Valentine’s Day has passed, Pennsylvania State Police in our area will be out making sure everyone is as safe as possible on the roads this weekend. Roving and […] Read more

Some students, and the school president, are sad and outraged after finding a Black History Month flyer on Slippery Rock University’s campus defaced. The flyer was advertising celebratory sc... Read more

A local lawmaker has introduced legislation that he says would help breweries, wineries, and distilled spirit producers. U.S. Representative Mike Kelly, of Butler, recently introduced the Cr... Read more

The South Butler County School Board and administrators are working with the company that provides them with substitute teachers to determine what can be done about an ongoing shortfall. The... Read more

Anxiety disorders and Tourette syndrome could be added to the list of approved conditions for using medical marijuana. The recommendations were made recently by the state’s medical marijuana... Read more

It has been one year since medical marijuana became available to patients in Pennsylvania, and one year since a dispensary opened up in Butler. The medical marijuana dispensary on Pillow [... Read more

A widespread power outage overnight knocked out service to roughly 3,000 West Penn Power customers in Butler County. The majority of the outages early Thursday morning were in Center Townshi... Read more