A local municipality will be updating a plan for the future during a meeting Tuesday. Cranberry Township is holding a public forum beginning at 6 p.m. in Council Chambers of the township’s M... Read more
An Armstrong County resident and health care plan supervisor pleaded guilty in federal court to both mail and health care fraud. Authorities say 48-year-old Francine Priestas of Rural Valley... Read more
A convicted sex offender accused of luring a teenage girl into a desolate Mercer County forest and raping her remains in jail. State police arrested 54-year-old Henry Krieg of Lackawannock T... Read more
The Butler City Parks, Recreation Grounds, and Facilities Authority is one step closer to preserving an important community asset. At a meeting Monday night, the authority voted in favor of... Read more
State police are investigating a burglary that took place in Forward Township sometime in the past week. Someone broke into the rear door of a house in the 200 block of Ash Stop Road in Evan... Read more
Two men are facing multiple drug charges following a traffic stop in Butler Township on Friday. According to the Butler Township police, a vehicle driven by 33-year-old Chad McWilliams of Bu... Read more
At least one person was seriously injured as a result of an accident in Slippery Rock Township earlier this afternoon. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center shortly before 4 p.m. f... Read more
Emergency response crews are on the scene of a trench collapse in Penn Township. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center shortly before 2 p.m. for a male trapped in a ditch in the 20... Read more
A Butler County couple has pleaded guilty in federal court to an identity theft scheme carried out at several Walmart stores. Robert MacVittie, 35, and Jennifer MacVittie, 32, formerly of Cr... Read more
(11:00 a.m.) A portion of Route 68 in Butler Township is closed Monday morning following a crash. The accident happened at 10:45 a.m. on Route 68 (Evans City Road) at Linsdale Drive. Early r... Read more
