Members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives have voted overwhelmingly to pass a $32 billion state budget for the next fiscal year. The budget’s key elements are no new taxes or fee... Read more
Former Butler Mayor Dies
Former Butler Mayor Dick Schontz has died. Schontz was born in Butler and retired from Butler Armco as a foreman. He served as mayor from 1986 to 1990, and then again from 1994 until 2000. H... Read more
The Butler A.M. Rotary has started a campaign to renovate the playground at Butler Memorial Park. The ‘Save The Playground’ campaign has hopes of raising $100,000 to facilitate a two-year re... Read more
Some Pa. State Police Wearing Body Cameras
The Pennsylvania State Police says some troopers are now wearing body cameras in a pilot program that will last through the end of the year. Troopers in Troop B in Uniontown, Troop J in Avon... Read more
Bears In Butler: Game Commission Official Tells Residents To ‘Bear-Proof’ Their Homes
There have been numerous bear sightings around Butler County in recent days. Chip Brunst, information education supervisor for the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Northwest Region, says bears... Read more
BASD Launches New Site
The Butler Area School District is launching a new website on Wednesday. The web address is the same, www.basdk12.org, but the district says visitors to the site will find it easier to navig... Read more
Officials say construction on a new multi-million-dollar cancer center in Butler is on target. The final steel beam completing the structural framework of the Allegheny Health Network Cancer... Read more
The Butler School District is using the summer to make additional security updates to its Intermediate and Senior High School buildings. Superintendent Brian White says new fencing will esse... Read more
Gas Prices Steady In Butler, AAA Says
For the second week in a row, local gas prices have decreased across the region and remained steady here in Butler. According to AAA’s weekly fuel survey, prices in Butler for a gallon of re... Read more
Double Fatal Accident In Butler Township
Two people were killed in an accident Tuesday morning in Butler Township. Crews were called to the intersection of South Benbrook Road and Greenwood Drive at 7:30 a.m. and found both vehicle... Read more