Butler City Council has tabled a motion that institutes a procedure for reporting disorderly houses and seeking help from landlords in the process. Butler Mayor Ben Smith: “I would feel much... Read more

Butler City Council has updated the job description for the recently posted position of joint Fire Chief of Butler City and Butler Township. That job description lists responsibilities inclu... Read more

The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections says new safety measures are being implemented after staff members at three state prisons were recently sickened by an unknown substance. Correctio... Read more

The motorcyclist involved in a crash Thursday afternoon in Lancaster Township has died. Authorities say 26-year-old Leroy G. Hill IV of New Castle was on a bike on Route 19 about 1:30 p.m. w... Read more

An East Brady man was killed early Thursday when his car was hit by an oncoming vehicle. Jeffrey File, 55, of East Brady was pronounced dead on scene. The crash happened about 7 a.m. on Rout... Read more

Butler City Deputy Police Chief David Adam has retired. Butler Mayor Ben Smith said Adam submitted his resignation on Thursday and the mayor has accepted it. Adam will receive his full pensi... Read more

A group of 10 have traveled from Butler County to Germany as part of a Butler County Tourism and Convention Bureau trip to visit Saxonburg’s “sister city” Muhlhausen. “A delegation of repres... Read more

A new campaign initiated by Slippery Rock University’s Office of Campus Recreation is aiming to combat the “Freshman 15,” a common term for how many extra pounds American students typically... Read more

It’s ‘Move In Day’ for new students at Slippery Rock University in Butler County. All 1,500 freshman will move in today. This is different than in years past when the ‘move-ins’ were spaced... Read more