The Butler YMCA is reaffirming their commitment to guest safety after a teen brought a gun into the facility earlier this week. The 13-year-old boy- who officials say was a YMCA member– repo... Read more
City’s Streetlight Tax Going Down
Work on the 2018 Butler City budget continues but it will include at least a small measure of relief for taxpayers. Director of Accounts and Finance Councilman Mike Walter announced during T... Read more
Butler City Council is expected to approve a contract with a new garbage collector. Waste Management submitted a lower bid for garbage and recyclable collection than the city’s current contr... Read more
Downtown Hotel Sold For More Than $7 Million
The hotel still under construction in downtown Butler has been sold for $7.3 million. Art Cordwell of the City of Butler Redevelopment Authority announced the sale during Tuesday’s Butler Ci... Read more
Man Flown To Pittsburgh Hospital Following Tractor Trailer Vs. Car Crash
One person was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital Wednesday morning after a tractor trailer and a pickup truck collided on Route 422 in Prospect. Prospect Fire Chief Ken Wilson said the crash ha... Read more
High School Stabbing Suspect Pleads Guilty
The teen who allegedly went on a stabbing spree at a Westmoreland County High School pleaded guilty today. Alex Hribal, now 20, was 16 years old when he used two eight-inch kitchen knives to... Read more
Butler Ghost Walk Back On Friday, Saturday
The Butler Ghost Walk in downtown Butler is back this weekend and local historian Bill May will again be your tour guide. May will take spectators along Diamond Park and the adjacent Main... Read more
Crash Victim Was Butler High School Senior
The driver who was killed in a crash Tuesday was a 17-year-old Butler High School senior on his way to school. Alex Hunter died when he crashed his car into a tree along East Brewster Road i... Read more
AAA: Gas Prices Down By A Penny
Gas prices in western Pennsylvania only dropped a penny this week. The average price in the region is $2.72 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. In Butler, prices ar... Read more
Fire Trailer Teaches Kids How To Safely Respond
Nearly 600 Butler County children have learned how to prevent a house fire or how to respond in the event of one through a program coordinated by Butler County Community College. The trainin... Read more