A student at George Junior Republic in Mercer County is facing charges after he punched a teacher. State police say the incident happened Friday around 11:20 a.m. when a 17-year-old Grove Ci... Read more
Police are investigating who stole over $3,000 worth of merchandise from a family-owned business in Evans City. State police say it happened last Monday when the owner of Forever Kindred on... Read more
Two people suffered minor injuries in an accident this morning in Washington Township. It happened around 6:45 a.m. in 2100 block Oneida Valley Road—near the North Washington Rodeo Area. Aut... Read more
More than 1,700 care-package stockings are set to be distributed to cancer patients across Butler and surrounding counties as part of the ‘Hang Tough’ stocking initiative. Over a dozen volun... Read more
Nearly 100 workers have now been laid off at the Ellwood City Medical Center. 92 employees were let go yesterday by the hospital. This comes after the Department of Health shut down the emer... Read more
A familiar face is taking over as the next president of the Butler Area School District Board of School Directors. Butler graduate and native Al Vavro was elected by a 5 to 4 vote of board m... Read more
The Southwest Butler Food Cupboard is looking for monetary donations after their walk-in freezer stopped working. The cupboard posted on Facebook that they lost all the food that was inside... Read more
A Slippery Rock man is facing fraud charges after police say he took money to build a deck that he never completed. 44-year-old Michael Churilla was given a cash advance of nearly $6,000 to... Read more
The Butler County Symphony is offering a couple of holiday traditions this weekend. First, the Butler County Symphony Holiday Tour of Homes will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. Ticke... Read more
The federal government has made a change to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, with a goal of moving able-bodied recipients towards employment and self-sufficiency. The... Read more