Fallout from the discovery of high levels of lead and copper in the drinking water at Summit Elementary School ran deep. Several Butler Area School District officials stepped down, including... Read more
A weekend fire in Butler’s Institute Hill neighborhood sent three people to the hospital. Butler City Fire Lieutenant Don Crawford said the blaze started about 1 a.m. Saturday at a duplex in... Read more
Officials are still trying to figure out what caused a weekend fire that destroyed a Summit Township home. Herman Fire Chief Rob McLafferty said the residence on Dittmer Road went up in flam... Read more
Officials are investigating an early Sunday morning fire in Summit Township. Calls came into the Butler County 911 Center around 12:45am this morning for the fire at 112 Dittmer Road, which... Read more
A total of three people were taken to a Pittsburgh hospital after a duplex caught fire in the city of Butler early Saturday morning. Calls came into the Butler County 911 Center shortly befo... Read more
The Butler City Fire Department responded to a structure fire early Saturday morning. According to Lieutenant Crawford the fire was in a duplex on Carbon Street. The call came in at 12:48 am... Read more
The Butler Transit Authority will begin its commuter service to Pittsburgh a lot sooner than originally thought. In a news release distributed late Friday morning, the BTA said the service t... Read more
The Butler Health System has grown to 72 locations in seven counties but they have managed to remain both profitable and community-focused. The system’s Board of Trustees held their annual Y... Read more
The Butler County commissioners publicly recognized the success of Butler County Community College at its monthly meeting this week. Commissioners Leslie Osche, Kim Geyer and Kevin Boozel pr... Read more
A New Castle man has been sentenced for sex trafficking a child last summer. Officials say 28-year-old Ronald Kyle Hartman will spend 15 years in federal prison followed by seven years super... Read more
