A Slippery Rock University vice president has filed a federal lawsuit claiming he was discriminated against and ultimately blocked from being SRU’s president last year, and later at Clarion... Read more
Charges have been filed stemming from a bicycle vs. car crash earlier this week in Cranberry Township. David Lohr, 51, of Oak Court is facing aggravated assault and DUI charges after alleged... Read more
Commissioner Kim Geyer has announced she is seeking re-election. “I am thankful for the opportunity to serve the people of Butler County in the capacity as one of their three commissioners,”... Read more
Chairman of the Butler County board of commissioners is running for another term. Leslie Osche announced Friday she will seek re-election next year for the four-year term running 2020 throug... Read more
Pennsylvania State Police troopers arrested 330 people statewide for driving under the influence during the four-day Christmas holiday that ran from Dec. 22-25. That total represents an incr... Read more
The Butler County District Attorney’s Office will hire another attorney in 2019. The office currently has seven assistant district attorneys, plus the DA…and that number hasn’t changed since... Read more
Preparations are well underway for this year’s Polar Bear Plunge in Parker. Similar plunges will take place throughout the country- but in Butler County- brave souls will take a dip in the c... Read more
Gas prices in western Pennsylvania continue to drop. According to AAA’s weekly gas price report, prices for a gallon of regular, unleaded, self-serve in the region is down nearly nine cents... Read more
Top county officials continue to mull the idea of the county owning and operating its own morgue. Currently, Butler County has an agreement with the privately-owned Young Funeral Home in But... Read more
Crews are not expected to resume a search on Friday for a missing man from Armstrong County. Kenneth Himes, 70, was last seen late Christmas Day at a home on Cadogan Slate Lick Road in South... Read more