An investigation is underway into a Tuesday evening shooting in Butler City. The incident allegedly happened around 5:30 p.m. in the 300 block of Wagner Avenue. Authorities believe several s... Read more
Butler City Police are asking for the public’s help locating a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run crash into a house. The crash happened Saturday evening in the 200 block of Ridge Avenue. Pol... Read more
For the first time in six years, the top elected and appointed officials in state government won’t be getting automatic pay raises. A 1995 law authorizes annual raises for hundreds of office... Read more
The Drug Enforcement Administration released a report Tuesday analyzing the drug overdoses in Pennsylvania in 2014. The report is being called the first of its kind. Information from 62 of t... Read more
There will be no increase in the tax rate for Butler Township next year. At a meeting Monday night, the commissioners voted to keep the rate at 11.25 mills. The 2016 year will see a nearly $... Read more
The sale of the property that was formerly Broad Street Elementary School is moving ahead. The Butler School Board voted 7-2 Monday to approve the finalized sale agreement with The ARC of Bu... Read more
Center Township has formally requested that Butler Township join in on a Tax Increment Financing plan…also known as a TIF. At a meeting Monday night, the Butler Township commissioners were j... Read more
Pennsylvania voters will get to decide whether the state’s judges should be allowed to stay on the bench for an additional five years before they are forced to retire. The state Senate voted... Read more
In the wake of the attacks in Paris, Governor Tom Wolf is calling on all Pennsylvanians to remain vigilant. Officials say security efforts continue as usual in Pennsylvania, with perhaps som... Read more
Police are investigating what they’re calling an attempted homicide over the weekend in Slippery Rock. Butler State Police say just after midnight on Sunday morning three black males exited... Read more
