For the first time in four years, Butler City Council will not raise taxes in order to achieve a balanced budget. A unanimous vote Thursday night to give final approval to the 2018 budget in... Read more
The Butler Area School Board has approved a new contract with teachers. Al Vavro was one of the members of the board’s negotiating committee, “Obviously this was a compromise. It’s not exact... Read more
The sale of a still unfinished hotel in downtown Butler continues to move forward and the buyer has been revealed. The Redevelopment Authority of the City of Butler has approved the sale of... Read more
Two Butler County judges will switch their caseloads beginning in January. Judge Thomas Doerr, who currently handles family and juvenile cases, and Judge Timothy McCune, who currently handle... Read more
The state health department is still encouraging you to get a flu shot. “The flu is really contagious because it’s spread by droplets,” Dr. Rachel Levine, Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvani... Read more
Butler County Judge Marilyn Horan will again be nominated to fill a vacancy on the federal bench on the U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh. Horan and U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan Paradise Baxt... Read more
A construction worker was killed Wednesday afternoon when a utility pole fell on top of him. The accident happened just south of the Butler County line in Pine Township, Allegheny County, on... Read more
Firefighters say Christmas lights are to blame for starting a fire early this Thursday in Lawrence County. The fire started about 1 a.m. at a home in Mahoning Township, that’s in western Law... Read more
Pennsylvania U.S. Senator Bob Casey (DEM) called the tax bill a “raw deal for Pennsylvania families.” “The GOP tax scheme leaves the middle class with the short end of the stick while the su... Read more
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro says he plans to sue the Federal Communications Commission over net neutrality. The FCC has decided to repeal net neutrality, which deals with the... Read more
