A Summit Township man is accused of shooting and killing his neighbor’s cat for defecating on his property. Pennsylvania State Police charged 22-year-old Jacob Palatinas with animal cruelty... Read more
The dress code was once again a topic of conversation at Monday night’s Butler Area School District school board meeting. Three possible amendments to the revised policy were discussed by bo... Read more
A mayor from Butler County could soon be recognized as the best mayor in Pennsylvania. Evans City Mayor Dean Zinkhann is one of four mayors in the running for the 2018 Mayor of the Year Awar... Read more
The state’s top auditor is taking steps that he believes will improve voting security in Pennsylvania before the 2020 election. Auditor General Eugene DePasquale says this all stems from a r... Read more
More homes, townhouses and apartments were built in Butler County in the last seven years than anywhere else in the state. According to recently released figures by the U.S. Census Bureau, B... Read more
The Butler Area School District could begin random drug testing of a large number of students as early as this fall. School board members and administrators discussed implementing a Substanc... Read more
The Butler Area School District could be the first district in the county to create a Municipal School Police Force. By unanimous vote by school board members during a meeting on Monday nigh... Read more
The opioid addiction crisis in Pennsylvania has forced more people to seek treatment, which has also led to more treatment scams popping up. Officials say scammers are targeting Pennsylvania... Read more
Thousands of both Butler County residents and visitors took part in the annual Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival this weekend. More than 2,300 Jeeps registered for the event, with activities tak... Read more
Slippery Rock University is asking for approval from the state system of higher education to offer four new degree programs. The degrees are in civil engineering, mechanical engineering, cyb... Read more