For the second day in a row, the Butler Area School District will dismiss students two hours early on Wednesday due to the high temperatures. All students in all district schools are affecte... Read more
No one was hurt when a vehicle crashed into the Applebee’s in Butler Township on Tuesday. It was about noon when a van jumped the curb, traveled through some landscaping and hit the restaura... Read more
Police do not suspect foul play after a body was found Tuesday inside an apartment near Slippery Rock University’s campus in Butler County. Slippery Rock Borough Police Chief Terry Fedokovit... Read more
Pipes were flushed and water fixtures changed over the long weekend inside Karns City School District buildings after elevated levels of lead and copper were found in the district’s water. I... Read more
September is Suicide Awareness Month and a local group is shedding a sobering light on the number of veterans who commit suicide. Volunteers have planted 660 American flags in the grass outs... Read more
The motive for this weekend’s shooting at a bar in Chicora remains unclear. According to court documents, it was about 1:45 a.m. on Sunday when someone called 911 to report a shooting had oc... Read more
More workers have gotten sick at area prisons. The Allegheny County Jail was put on lockdown on Sunday after 11 employees were sickened by an unknown odor or substance. The nine corrections... Read more
Six people were arrested for driving under the influence during a sobriety checkpoint in Butler County over the weekend. State Police at the Butler barracks worked the checkpoint, which was... Read more
The Allegheny-Clarion Valley School District in northern Butler County is closed for a sixth day in a row due to the ongoing water issues plaguing Foxburg. “We were hoping to be back into sc... Read more
All schools in the Butler Area School District will again dismiss two hours early Wednesday because of the forecasted high temperatures. Butler School District Superintendent Dr. Brian White... Read more