County Sees Tourism Spending Growth
Butler County is seeing a growth in tourism spending. According to new numbers from the Economic Impact of Pennsylvania’s Travel and Tourism Industry Report, travelers spent just over $666 m... Read more
Peoples Gas Warns Of Scammers
Peoples Natural Gas is warning residents about scammers who will target utility customers who are threat of service termination. Often these scammers will call attempting to rush customers t... Read more
A former swim coach from Beaver County who also was a contracted therapist in Butler County is facing charges for having an inappropriate relationship with a student. 29-year-old Alaina Mars... Read more
Grant Will Improve Rt. 8/Beech Road Intersection
A local municipality has been awarded a state grant to improve local traffic conditions. Center Township will receive approximately $564,000 in grants through the PennDOT Automated Red Light... Read more
SRU’s Musical Takes The Stage
Slippery Rock University students are preparing to stage a musical this weekend and the public is invited to attend. The SRU Theatre Department is performing “Junie B. Jones” starting Friday... Read more
Penn State Proposes Closing Branch Campuses
Penn State University is outlining an initial plan to close a number of branch campuses across the state. Penn State’s president said in a statement that they “cannot continue with business... Read more
The Libertarian Party of Butler County is hosting the statewide convention this weekend in Cranberry Township. Libertarians from across the Commonwealth will be visiting the Pittsburgh Marri... Read more
State Joins Anti-Retail Theft Coalition
Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday has announced the Commonwealth has joined a coalition to fight organized retail crime. Pennsylvania joins a 38-state coalition of Attorney Generals... Read more
Crews Battle Tanker Truck Fire
Crews were called to battle a tanker truck fire last night in Butler Township. It happened around 10:30 p.m. at Triangle Gas, which is on North Main Street Extension, near the Bon Aire Plaza... Read more
Route 228 Projects Moving Efficiently
The major construction projects along Route 228 are nearing the finish line. Butler County was awarded two federal “BUILD” grants to help improve the Route 228 corridor. Officials say the pr... Read more