Gov. Tom Wolf declared Pennsylvania’s opioid epidemic a statewide disaster emergency on Wednesday. The declaration includes expanding access to treatment, widening access to the state’s pres... Read more

The county is expected to approve a multi-million dollar contract next week regarding healthcare services at the Butler County Prison. The five-year, $6.3 million contract with Wexford Healt... Read more

The Slippery Rock University Presidential Search Committee is back to work studying resumes and planning for interviews. A total of 57 applicants asked to be considered for the position afte... Read more

Registration for the 2018 Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival will open this morning. Jeep owners who want to attend the event and those who wish to volunteer can register online beginning at 10 a... Read more

The sale of a still unfinished hotel in downtown Butler has been completed. The sale of the Marriott Springhill Suites on East Jefferson Street to Hari Hotels, LLC for a purchase price of $7... Read more

A Kittanning man died Tuesday after the vehicle he was driving crashed into a Ford City home. John Paul Marcinek, 77, died in the crash that happened about 5:30 p.m. in Manor Township, Armst... Read more

Two people have been arrested in connection with a violent home invasion that happened in northern Butler County last month. Janet Greiner, 29, of Petrolia and Brandon Wissinger, 28, of Sarv... Read more