The state health department is still encouraging you to get a flu shot. “The flu is really contagious because it’s spread by droplets,” Dr. Rachel Levine, Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvani... Read more
Butler County Judge Marilyn Horan will again be nominated to fill a vacancy on the federal bench on the U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh. Horan and U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan Paradise Baxt... Read more
A construction worker was killed Wednesday afternoon when a utility pole fell on top of him. The accident happened just south of the Butler County line in Pine Township, Allegheny County, on... Read more
Firefighters say Christmas lights are to blame for starting a fire early this Thursday in Lawrence County. The fire started about 1 a.m. at a home in Mahoning Township, that’s in western Law... Read more
Pennsylvania U.S. Senator Bob Casey (DEM) called the tax bill a “raw deal for Pennsylvania families.” “The GOP tax scheme leaves the middle class with the short end of the stick while the su... Read more
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro says he plans to sue the Federal Communications Commission over net neutrality. The FCC has decided to repeal net neutrality, which deals with the... Read more
U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly voted Tuesday in favor of the House’s tax reform bill. Kelly- of Butler- who represents Pennsylvania’s 3rd congressional district- called it the “most important vote he’... Read more
Butler City Council plans to vote on a long discussed anti-discrimination ordinance at their regular monthly meeting on Thursday. Mayor Tom Donaldson will introduce a motion that would estab... Read more
Butler City Council is expected to vote on Thursday to officially adopt the 2018 budget. The proposed $9 million budget would include a property tax decrease by 1 mill. This reduction is due... Read more
Butler Township has amended some zoning ordinances. The Butler Township Commissioners gave approval to the planned changes after a public hearing last week. Many of the changes deal with res... Read more
