Local drivers should be aware of a sobriety checkpoint that will be set up this weekend. State police at the Butler Barracks will be setting up the checkpoint on an undisclosed state roadway... Read more
Slippery Rock University has been named to a list of top schools by a national publication. U.S. News and World Report named SRU as one of the top 100 regional universities in the north. Re... Read more
A local school district has hired a new head administrator. At their meeting Wednesday night, the Freeport School board voted to hire Ian Magness as their new superintendent. Magness was giv... Read more
Multiple fire departments are on the scene of a structure on fire in Clay Township. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center shortly after 2 p.m. for a residence with smoke and flames... Read more
Four people were taken into custody yesterday following a home invasion that led to a standoff in Zelienople. According to our news partners at WPXI-TV, five people broke into the Lancaster... Read more
State police in Armstrong County are asking for help finding the vehicle that was responsible for hitting an Ohio man on Labor Day. Around 3 a.m. on Monday (9/7) 41-year-old Scott Baird of S... Read more
The end is in sight for the finalizing of the Centre City Hotel Development project. “We’re almost to the finish line on the construction loan, the TIF loan, and the bridge loan for the RACP... Read more
The mayor of Butler has not given up hope of finding a solution to the Penn Theater situation. “There’s no hope of the Redevelopment Authority getting this paid off. Hopefully, there’s hope... Read more
A Butler judge has ruled on a motion made yesterday concerning the possible sale of Butler Area School District buildings. Butler County Judge S. Michael Yeager has decided to take no action... Read more
A local bank has announced a merger with a bank based in Pittsburgh. Nextier Bank has signed an agreement to merge with Eureka Bank in the first quarter of 2016 and operate under the Nextier... Read more
