The Butler Area School District has finalized a change to their policy concerning school bus accidents. The revision changes what’s considered a reportable crash vs. a non-reportable crash.... Read more
Diners at a Cranberry Township restaurant were forced to evacuate Tuesday night due to an electrical issue. It was about 5 p.m. when someone called 911 to report a strong electrical smell an... Read more
Some days might be starting to feel like spring but it is, in fact, still winter and flu season is still underway. There have now been over 1,000 confirmed influenza cases in Butler County,... Read more
The South Butler School Board will present the teachers union with a new contract proposal in an effort to come to an agreement and avert a possible strike. Board Solicitor Tom Breth said Tu... Read more
Local gas prices continue to tick downward. According to AAA East Central’s Weekly Gas Price Report, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded is $2.86. That’s down two cents from l... Read more
Now that medical marijuana is legally available for purchase in Pennsylvania, will the number of opioid-related overdose deaths decrease? State Rep. Brian Ellis of Butler believes it’s possi... Read more
A Pittsburgh Steeler is at the center of a lawsuit over a social media video he took inside a Butler County restaurant. Safety Sean Davis was waiting for food at the Chick-fil-A in Cranberry... Read more
Authorities say a prisoner serving a life sentence killed a Pennsylvania state prison guard who’d confiscated a towel being used to conceal the view of his bunk. Correctional Officer Sgt. Ma... Read more
The architectural firm hired by the Butler Area School District is in the process of assessing district-owned facilities to determine the best way to spend money recently borrowed by the sch... Read more
The first look at the 2018-19 school year preliminary budget for the Butler Area School District does not include any program reductions, faculty furloughs, a tax increase or the use of rese... Read more
