The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections says new safety measures are being implemented after staff members at three state prisons were recently sickened by an unknown substance. Correctio... Read more
Butler City Deputy Police Chief David Adam has retired. Butler Mayor Ben Smith said Adam submitted his resignation on Thursday and the mayor has accepted it. Adam will receive his full pensi... Read more
An East Brady man was killed early Thursday when his car was hit by an oncoming vehicle. Jeffrey File, 55, of East Brady was pronounced dead on scene. The crash happened about 7 a.m. on Rout... Read more
A group of 10 have traveled from Butler County to Germany as part of a Butler County Tourism and Convention Bureau trip to visit Saxonburg’s “sister city” Muhlhausen. “A delegation of repres... Read more
A new campaign initiated by Slippery Rock University’s Office of Campus Recreation is aiming to combat the “Freshman 15,” a common term for how many extra pounds American students typically... Read more
It’s ‘Move In Day’ for new students at Slippery Rock University in Butler County. All 1,500 freshman will move in today. This is different than in years past when the ‘move-ins’ were spaced... Read more
The Butler Area School District has unveiled a new mobile app as it prepares for the upcoming school year. The app can be used to view district news, alerts, the staff directory and other we... Read more
Sunday marks the final day of the 2018 Butler Italian Festival in downtown Butler. The event, which began on Friday, features cooking demonstrations, eating contests, and music, as well as a... Read more
The Butler City Fire Department could use a large federal grant to help pay for the hiring of additional firefighters. The over $600,000 SAFER Grant- which stands for Staffing For Adequate F... Read more
Butler City Council will postpone a vote on part of their Streetscape Project in order to further investigate dissatisfaction expressed by members of a city organization. City councilmember... Read more