The Butler Area School Board is considering a plan to issue bonds in order to finance capital improvement projects. During a school board meeting Monday, the board approved a motion to retai... Read more
SWAT, Police Surround Gibsonia Home
An area just south of Butler County has been the location of a lot of police activity overnight. Police told WPXI-TV that the incident started about 10 p.m. Sunday at a home on Lace Bark Cou... Read more
Injured Bald Eagle Dies
An injured bald eagle found in Armstrong County a week ago has died. Authorities say “Kiski” – nicknamed for the township in which he was found- was captured last week by a state parks range... Read more
District Delays Start Of School Due To Eclipse
Some students in Butler County will go back to school this week but a district in Allegheny County has delayed the new school year because of the solar eclipse. School was supposed to start... Read more
Local Eye Doctor Urges Safety During Eclipse
A Butler County optometrist doesn’t want to dampen excitement surrounding today’s solar eclipse, but does suggest thinking twice before looking up. Dr. Robert Wheatall said it’s not that the... Read more
Eclipse Fever
The U.S. mainland will experience the first total solar eclipse in 38 years today. Western Pennsylvania will not be in the “path of totality”- meaning skies won’t go completely dark- but we... Read more
Body Found In Field
Police are continuing to investigate after the body of a 28-year-old man was found in a field in southern Butler County. Sources say a woman who was horseback riding on her Clinton Township... Read more
Cleanup Again Focuses On Conno Creek
Preparations are once again underway for this year’s Connoquenessing Creek Cleanup. Volunteers will take to the water on Saturday (Aug. 19) from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and again on Saturday, Sept.... Read more
Sale Of Former School Could Be Finalized Today
The hearing for the sale of the former Oakland Township Elementary School, which used to be part of the Butler School District, is scheduled for later today. The hearing at the Butler County... Read more
Gettysburg Statues Will Stay
With statues of Confederate generals and political leaders coming down- or at least debated if they should come down- across the country, will the monuments at the Gettysburg National Milita... Read more