New Legislative Session Opens Today
A new legislative session gets underway in Harrisburg Monday. Fiscal issues are expected to dominate this new session with the state running a $500 million budget deficit this fiscal year, w... Read more
VITA Begins Enrollment
Anyone interested in getting their taxes done for free can begin making appointments today. The VITA Program- which stands for Volunteer Income Tax Assistance- is run by the Center for Commu... Read more
Camping Reservations Open For 2017 Jeep Fest
The people behind the Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival say it’s not too early to plan for this year’s event. Camping reservations can now be made online if you would like to stay at Cooper’s La... Read more
2017 has arrived and with it, a renewed commitment in Harrisburg. Governor Tom Wolf says he wants to continue working toward improving education in Pennsylvania and he doesn’t want to lose m... Read more
The Butler County Commissioners’ meetings will be on a bit of a different schedule this year. The commissioners will continue to meet twice per month. Both meetings will be held on Wednesday... Read more
A funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon for a local farmer who died while he was attempting to cut down a tree. Calvin Croft, 73, died on New Year’s Eve when a limb bounced back and struck... Read more
Woman Dies From Suspected Overdose
A funeral will be held Tuesday for a 20-year-old Butler woman who died from a drug overdose last week. Haley Leight died Friday after a suspected heroin overdose. Her family says she was a b... Read more
A portion of Route 356 in Buffalo Township remains blocked early Tuesday morning as crews battle a fire at Lernerville Speedway. The fire was reportedly first spotted by Buffalo Township Pol... Read more
Boy Charged In Fatal New Year’s Eve Shooting
A 15-year-old boy in Pennsylvania has been charged with homicide after a New Year’s Eve shooting that killed another 15-year-old boy. State Police say they were called to a home in Franklin... Read more
An alert citizen helped police capture a homicide suspect who allegedly kidnapped his 8-month-old daughter in Mercer County and fled across the state. Police arrested 36-year-old Antonio Vel... Read more