The Pennsylvania State Police says some troopers are now wearing body cameras in a pilot program that will last through the end of the year. Troopers in Troop B in Uniontown, Troop J in Avon... Read more
The Butler Area School District is launching a new website on Wednesday. The web address is the same, www.basdk12.org, but the district says visitors to the site will find it easier to navig... Read more
There have been numerous bear sightings around Butler County in recent days. Chip Brunst, information education supervisor for the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Northwest Region, says bears... Read more
Officials say construction on a new multi-million-dollar cancer center in Butler is on target. The final steel beam completing the structural framework of the Allegheny Health Network Cancer... Read more
The Butler School District is using the summer to make additional security updates to its Intermediate and Senior High School buildings. Superintendent Brian White says new fencing will esse... Read more
For the second week in a row, local gas prices have decreased across the region and remained steady here in Butler. According to AAA’s weekly fuel survey, prices in Butler for a gallon of re... Read more
Two people were killed in an accident Tuesday morning in Butler Township. Crews were called to the intersection of South Benbrook Road and Greenwood Drive at 7:30 a.m. and found both vehicle... Read more
The Butler Area school board is moving ahead with a new drug policy at the district that would stipulate random drug testing for some students. The board unanimously approved the first readi... Read more
The Butler Area School District approved a budget for next school year that does not include a tax increase. The $102 million budget- which will maintain the current millage rate of 101 mill... Read more
Shots were fired Monday afternoon in the city of Butler. Police believe 36-year-old Allen Franklin of Butler fired six shots from a handgun into the air around 1 p.m. in the area of Negley A... Read more