Pennsylvania’s U.S. senators are finding a lot to dislike about President Donald Trump’s handling of Russian President Vladimir Putin at a summit in Helsinki. On Twitter, Senator Pat Toomey... Read more
Butler Township’s next chief administrator will be a familiar face. Current Superintendent of Public Works Tom Knights was hired Monday by the township commissioners to be the next Butler To... Read more
The Butler Area School District has hired two new elementary school principals. Hope Hull will be the principal of Connoquenessing Elementary School and Lesley Fidler will be the principal o... Read more
The Butler Area School District is now the fourth district in the county to have a random drug testing policy in place. The school board voted 8-1 during a meeting on Monday on the nine-page... Read more
Two people were taken via helicopter to Pittsburgh hospitals following a motorcycle crash Friday in Franklin Township. The crash- between the bike and a truck- happened about 4 p.m. on Route... Read more
The Saxonburg Volunteer Fire Department’s annual carnival will begin on Tuesday. Different events will be held nightly in conjunction with the Saxonburg Carnival, including the Pet Parade on... Read more
Attorney General Jeff Sessions says federal prosecutors in western Pennsylvania, and seven other states, will pursue even seemingly small synthetic opioid cases in hopes of reducing the supp... Read more
Firefighters battled hot, humid weather while trying to put out a fire in Washington Township on Sunday. The fire started about 3:30 p.m. at a home on Fairview Road. A couple was reportedly... Read more
The Model T International Annual Tour started in Butler County over the weekend with a car show. Nearly 200 of these antique vehicles made a stop at Roebling park in Saxonburg on Sunday afte... Read more
The ice cream shop next to Butler High School reopened this weekend. The New Castle Road building- which has been around for 64-years- used to house a Dairy Queen but the longtime owners- Ji... Read more