Butler County’s most famous crime story is the topic of a presentation to be given tonight. Local storyteller Bill May will present the tale of “The Biddle Boys- The Escape, Capture and Deat... Read more

Increased police activity on the Mars Area School District property today is due to a training exercise. According to a press release from the district, the Adams Township Police Department... Read more

State Representative Brian Ellis’ 11th annual Community Night will begin and end an hour later than in years past for a special reason. “This year, our sponsors were extremely generous and w... Read more

The Butler County commissioners would like to hire the county’s first-ever chief of economic development and planning. The new employee would report directly to the board of commissioners an... Read more

A sale of the former Broad Street Elementary School to a local non-profit organization will negatively impact the city of Butler, according to Mayor Tom Donaldson. “There should have been mo... Read more

The City of Butler’s street-cleaning program will continue Thursday. Residential streets that are scheduled to be cleaned will be posted with no parking signs the afternoon before. The closu... Read more

Power has been knocked out in Adams Township following a reported transformer explosion. According to a call into the Butler County 911 Center shortly before 3 p.m. the explosion resulted in... Read more

A power outage in northern Butler County will not affect tonight’s festivities at the North Washington Rodeo. According to West Penn Power, nearly 200 residents in Washington Township are wi... Read more

Mosquitoes that are capable of spreading the Zika virus have been found in several counties surrounding Butler. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, the Aede... Read more