Nearly 600 Slippery Rock University students are set to graduate this weekend. The school’s Winter Commencement ceremony will take place on Saturday at 11 a.m. inside Morrow Fieldhouse. The... Read more
A local man is in the Butler County Jail after he allegedly threatened to shoot police officers. William Shaner, 31, of Butler was arrested Thursday and remains in the prison on $100,000 bon... Read more
A local Christmas Nativity display was destroyed when a vehicle plowed into it during a crash this week in the city of Butler. Butler City Police say the two-vehicle collision happened Wedne... Read more
A local man is in the Butler County Jail following an incident of assault and resisting arrest Thursday morning. According to Butler City Police, an unnamed woman filed a domestic violence c... Read more
The South Butler School Board will not be purchasing a piece of property offered to them near the district campus. The board was approached earlier this fall by the Allegheny Insurance Group... Read more
The South Butler School Board will pay to have a demographic study done on the district. A cost of up to $16,000 was authorized by the board during a meeting on Wednesday night to complete t... Read more
As part of “Stop Overdoses in PA: Get Help Now” week, state officials are emphasizing the importance of properly prescribing opioids. Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine says... Read more
Free doses of Naloxone will be handed out on Thursday at 80 health centers across the state, including at the Butler County State Health Center on Brugh Avenue. The distribution program is k... Read more
More details have been released concerning a body that was found on the campus of Slippery Rock University on Wednesday. The death appeared to be a suicide, according to a university spokesm... Read more
No one was hurt in a house fire Wednesday morning in the city of Butler. Several passersby called 911 about 9:30 a.m. to report they saw smoke coming from a two-story, red brick home in the... Read more