A Franklin Township man was arrested after allegedly threatening a pair of staff members at Butler Memorial Hospital and later showing up at the facility with a handgun. Butler Township Poli... Read more
Butler County will likely be transitioning to a paper-based ballot to stay compliant with the state’s mandate that all county voting systems must have a verifiable paper trail by the next pr... Read more
A national medical marijuana healthcare network- which opened a location in Butler last year- is now expanding into Armstrong County. Compassionate Certification Centers is set to open a loc... Read more
Gas prices in Butler continue to increase, according to AAA’s weekly gas price report. The average price for a gallon of regular, unleaded, self-serve gas in Butler this week is $2.59. That’... Read more
The bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh has released a five-point action plan in response to the church sexual abuse scandal. Bishop David Zubik’s pastoral letter ‘The Church Healin... Read more
The special election for the next state senator to serve Pennsylvania’s 41st District will likely be held during this May’s primary. The lieutenant governor is responsible for setting the da... Read more
Cicadas are set to swarm the region this spring. The massive brood is expected to emerge from the ground as part of its 17-year life cycle, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune Review. Expert... Read more
A college student is accused of raping another college student at an off-campus apartment in Grove City. Alex Masciarelli, 22, of Stevensville, Maryland was arrested by Grove City Police fol... Read more
Butler Township Police are looking for a male who smashed four mailboxes with a shovel- apparently at random. The incidents happened about 4 a.m. Sunday on both Holland Drive- which is in Du... Read more
The Butler boys’ basketball team fell to Mt. Lebanon on Saturday in the WPIAL 6A championship game. The Golden Tornado lost by five points in the game held at the Petersen Events Center in P... Read more