Butler Township residents will likely not see a tax hike next year. That will mark the seventh consecutive year that taxes have remained stable in the township at 11.25 mills. That means a h... Read more
The Thanksgiving holiday travel period is expected to get underway today. The Pennsylvania Turnpike is projecting three-and-a-half million cars and trucks will travel the toll road between T... Read more
The Butler Area School District has settled with its former insurance company regarding legal fees incurred over exposure to lead and copper at one of the district’s elementary schools. The... Read more
Police say a driver was confused when she traveled for several miles on Interstate 79 in Cranberry Township in the wrong direction. The incident happened just before 9 a.m. on Saturday morni... Read more
An 80-year-old woman was killed in a car crash in Lawrence County on Sunday afternoon. The crash happened just before 3 p.m. on Interstate 376 in Neshannock Township (just north of New Castl... Read more
The Butler County commissioners have appointed two new members to Butler County Community College’s board of trustees. Butler Health System CEO Ken DeFurio and former chief academic officer... Read more
The fallen New Kensington police officer had several connections to Butler County. Brian Shaw, 25, was a graduate of Slippery Rock University with a degree in criminal justice. While at SRU,... Read more
The man accused of shooting and killing a Westmoreland County police officer over the weekend is now in custody. State police had been looking for Rahmael Sal Holt since Friday night. He was... Read more
A suspect has been named in the case involving a fallen Westmoreland County police officer who had local connections. On Friday night, 26-year-old Brian Shaw from the New Kensington Police D... Read more
The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a Flood Watch until 3 AM Sunday Morning. The expected rainfall totals could cause area streams and creeks to overflow their banks, as we... Read more