The state Department of Labor & Industry has appointed a fact-finder to help resolve the bargaining issues between the South Butler County School District and its teachers union. Jane De... Read more
An early morning drug bust led to the arrest of two Pittsburgh men and the seizure of hundreds of stamp bags of heroin. 20-year-old Guy Wallar Jr. of Pittsburgh and […] Read more
The First National Bank in Prospect was robbed Wednesday afternoon. The alleged bank robbery happened late afternoon at the Route 422 bank in Franklin Township. The suspect, a man, reportedl... Read more
Multiple fire departments assisted in battling a hay trailer on fire Wednesday afternoon in Washington Township. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center at 2 p.m. for the […] Read more
A rap battle in Slippery Rock earlier this week ended in violence and charges against a Westmoreland County man. According to a criminal complaint, just after midnight early Monday morning [... Read more
Butler Memorial Hospital has been named one of the nation’s best facility’s to treat heart attack patients. BMH was one of only 193 hospitals in the United States to receive […] Read more
The newest Veterans Affairs facility in Butler County will open in less than two months. Construction on the VA Health Care Center on North Duffy Road in Center Township is […] Read more
U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly, of Butler, wants to rename the Veterans Affairs community living center in Butler Township after a local Vietnam War hero. Kelly’s bill to designate the center [... Read more
Motorists will pay more to travel on the Pennsylvania Turnpike next year. The turnpike commission on Tuesday voted for the rate increase that will take effect Jan. 7. A typical […] Read more
With temperatures expected to climb into the 90’s Wednesday, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has forecast a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day. According to the DEP,... Read more
