Motorcyclist Dies In Jefferson Township Crash
A local woman was killed Tuesday in a motorcycle crash in southern Butler County. State Police in Butler say 63-year-old Donna Bachman of Butler was traveling north on Saxonburg Road in Jeff... Read more
Butler School Board Fills Vacant Seat
The Butler Area School Board has appointed a local business owner and former teacher to fill the remainder of a vacant term. Mary Waggoner was one of nine candidates vying to be considered f... Read more
The Butler Area School Board has approved a proposed final budget for next school year that does not include a tax increase, but one could be added before the final vote next month. The late... Read more
The Boil Water Advisory for Evans City Water & Sewer Authority customers has been extended until Friday. Residents are advised to continue boiling tap water for at least one minute befor... Read more
Butler OKs Full-Day Kindergarten
The Butler School District will offer full-day kindergarten beginning this fall. The school board voted unanimously to approve the move at Monday’s meeting. Butler’s superintendent proposed... Read more
Cranberry Twp. Driver Will Stand Trial
The woman accused of killing her boyfriend by dragging him behind her van during a domestic dispute was in court Friday. Investigators said 28-year-old Jessica Royall of Cranberry Township w... Read more
Absentee Ballot Application Deadline Is Tuesday
The deadline for applying for and submitting absentee ballots for the May 15 primary election is tomorrow. Jonathan Marks- commissioner of the bureau of commissions, elections and legislatio... Read more
Thousands Run Pittsburgh Marathon
Thousands of runners participated in the 2018 Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon on Sunday. It was the 10th anniversary of the event. Fikadu Girma Teferi, 24, of Ethiopia was the firs... Read more
Mower Likely Starts Fire
A riding lawn mower is thought to have started a fire that destroyed a garage in Center Township over the weekend. Assistant Chief of the Unionville Volunteer Fire Department Mike Pflugh sai... Read more
Man Badly Burned By Explosion
A northern Butler County man was badly burned on Saturday by an explosion in his driveway. Emergency responders were sent to 58-year-old Thomas Pringle’s home on Hilliard Road in Washington... Read more