Signs have been posted alerting the public to an algae bloom with possible toxic effects on the south branch of the Slippery Rock Creek. Pennsylvania Game Commission Northwest Region informa... Read more
Ya gotta Regatta…The 20th annual Regatta at Lake Arthur is this weekend at Moraine State Park in Butler County. It’s a two-day event on the park’s south shore. There is no admission or parki... Read more
Butler’s medical marijuana dispensary will begin selling marijuana in dry leaf form beginning Wednesday. The Pennsylvania Department of Health announced Monday that CY+ on Pillow Street in B... Read more
Butler City Police Chief Ron Brown has retired. Butler Mayor Ben Smith said Brown submitted his resignation on Monday and the mayor accepted it. Brown will receive his full pension as earned... Read more
More than 300 motorcycles took to the streets of Butler County over the weekend to raise money for local cancer patients. It was the seventh annual Riding for the Cure on Saturday. Bikers ga... Read more
A child was injured after a truck crashed into a house in Armstrong County early Sunday. The crash happened just after 2 a.m. on West Main Street in Rural Valley Borough, Armstrong County, w... Read more
Police say more phone scams are circulating the area. On Friday, Central Electric Cooperative warned its members that scammers are calling customers and saying that a service order has been... Read more
Pennsylvanians will not be able to download plans to make 3-D printable guns. Texas-based company Defense Distributed recently settled with the federal government and announced that files fo... Read more
It’s the one-year anniversary of the Catholic Charities Pregnancy and Parenting Support Center in Butler. The center is located in the 800 block of East Brady Street. Services are provided t... Read more
Three students escaped from a Butler County juvenile detention facility on Friday. The Summit Academy students stole their teacher’s car about 1:30 p.m., leading to a police chase. Officers... Read more