A Westmoreland County man is accused of pulling a loaded gun on a Slippery Rock University student. Austin Newell, 21, is now facing several charges including assault and reckless endangerme... Read more
A woman was rescued from her vehicle Wednesday night after crashing in Oakland Township. The one-vehicle accident happened about 7 p.m. on Route 38 (Oneida Valley Road) near Hohn Farm Road.... Read more
2017 was another record-breaking year for the number of fatal overdoses in Butler County. The Butler County Coroner’s Office has now confirmed what most already suspected. There were more fa... Read more
There have been 100 more confirmed cases of the flu in the last week here in Butler County alone. Now, according to the latest data from the Pennsylvania Health Department, there have been 6... Read more
A local student is a member of a nationally recognized group at Penn State University after a competition earlier this month. Center Township native and Butler High School graduate Ben Crusa... Read more
Two weeks into a statewide opioid emergency declaration made by Governor Tom Wolf, state agencies continue to coordinate efforts to make progress in the fight against this epidemic. The Opio... Read more
Moving beyond just admitting that Butler has a drug problem will be one of the themes of Wednesday’s first meeting for a new Neighborhood Drug Watch. City resident and three-term councilwoma... Read more
Local lawmakers are reacting to President Trump’s State of the Union address. U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly, R-3rd, who represents Pennsylvania’s third congressional district and is a Butler native,... Read more
The Butler City home destroyed by fire on Monday has been torn down. Building Code Official Johns Evans said the city declared the East Brady Street home a site specific state of emergency b... Read more
Did you look up early Wednesday morning? If you did, you may have caught the rare celestial event known as a “Super Blue Blood Moon.” A blue moon, total lunar eclipse and supermoon all took... Read more
