Butler County will hold an open forum for community members to educate them on our local opioid epidemic. The seminar is set for Thursday, Feb. 23 at Slippery Rock High School. It is free an... Read more
Hundreds of Butler County residents will be heading to the nation’s capital this weekend for the 44th annual March For Life. According to organizers with the Butler County Chapter of Pennsyl... Read more
Firefighters reportedly battled a garage fire early Thursday morning in the northern tip of Butler County. The fire started just after midnight on Eau Claire Road in Venango Township, accord... Read more
The Butler County Coroner’s Office has released more information surrounding the demographics of the 74 overdose deaths in Butler County in 2016. Over 75 percent of the fatal overdoses were... Read more
A local teenager has been crowned the 2017 Pennsylvania Fair Queen. West Sunbury native Madeline McEachin, 18, was named the 31st state queen at the annual joint convention of the PA State A... Read more
The Girl Scouts of Western Pennsylvania will close five of its nine camps in the region. The camps Resting Waters, Singing Hills, Curry Creek, Elliott and Roy Weller are expected to close at... Read more
The Centre City Parking Garage in downtown Butler is nearly finished and even with additional minor expenses, it still is under budget. According to the project manager, a pay station needed... Read more
Police are looking for a driver involved in a hit-and-run crash Tuesday evening in Butler County. The crash happened about 5:30 p.m. on Mushrush Road in Jefferson Township. According to Stat... Read more
Summit Township Elementary School in Butler County remains closed for a second day today after the well water at the school tested positive for lead. The Butler Area School District said cre... Read more
The Butler Area School District has suspended a recently-created policy that staff members should administer the anti-overdose drug Naloxone. By a 5-4 vote by the school board, the policy- t... Read more
