The city of Butler is selling a longtime vacant property. An appraisal of the former Zeigler Avenue playground on Butler’s South Side places a value of $75,000 on the 1.7 acre property. The... Read more

An investigation is underway into a Tuesday evening shooting in Butler City. The incident allegedly happened around 5:30 p.m. in the 300 block of Wagner Avenue. Authorities believe several s... Read more

Butler City Police are asking for the public’s help locating a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run crash into a house. The crash happened Saturday evening in the 200 block of Ridge Avenue. Pol... Read more

For the first time in six years, the top elected and appointed officials in state government won’t be getting automatic pay raises. A 1995 law authorizes annual raises for hundreds of office... Read more

The Drug Enforcement Administration released a report Tuesday analyzing the drug overdoses in Pennsylvania in 2014. The report is being called the first of its kind. Information from 62 of t... Read more

A second homeless shelter recently proposed for Butler has been put on hold. According to Butler County Human Services Director Joyce Ainsworth and volunteer organizer Dana Perkins, plans fo... Read more

The Butler Area School District is holding a sale for books and movies that are no longer needed. The sale will occur at the former Oakland Township Elementary building on Saturday December... Read more

The process for the Butler Area School District to hire a new varsity girls basketball coach is moving forward. After accepting a letter of resignation from former coach Dorothea Epps at the... Read more

There will be no increase in the tax rate for Butler Township next year. At a meeting Monday night, the commissioners voted to keep the rate at 11.25 mills. The 2016 year will see a nearly $... Read more