The Butler County coroner’s office has released the name of the person who died following crashes Friday morning along an icy stretch of Interstate 79 in Jackso...
Dan Santoro has consistently heard the same concern from Cranberry Township EMS: expenses are rising faster than revenue.
Hearing the call for help, the Cranber...
If ambulance services can’t cover their costs, they can’t cover the emergency needs of Butler County — and it’s becoming increasingly difficult to be ready for ...
CRANBERRY TWP — Township supervisors, during a meeting Thursday, Feb. 5, moved forward with replacing the emergency traffic signal in front of the fire station ...
The Mars Area Public Library announced Friday, Feb. 6, it would close until “further notice,” after first closing Tuesday because of flooding damage caused by a...
Name of man killed in Friday morning 25-vehicle pileup along I-79 released
Name of man killed in ...
EMS study shows funding challenges, need for change in Southwestern Butler Count...
EMS study shows fundin...
Is the cost of readiness too steep? EMS services seek balance amid rising costs ...
CRANBERRY TWP — Township supervisors, during a meeting Thursday, Feb. 5, unanimously passed motions to approve five separate equipment purchases.
The first of those was f...
After two days closed to the public due to water damage from the late January snowstorm, the Mars Area Public Library reopened to the public on Thursday, Feb. 5.
The libr...
Connoquenessing Township supervisors voted to advertise an amendment to the municipality’s street and sidewalk ordinance during a meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
The propos...
CRANBERRY TWP — Township supervisors at a meeting on Wednesday approved a grant application tied to funding for the Cranberry Foundation’s 2026 Project of the Year, which...
The widow of a Cranberry Township man killed by an impaired driver in December 2022 told the defendant Thursday, Feb. 5, that his successful challenge of his original sen...
OAKLAND TWP — St. Wendelin School students recognized the 100th day of the school year on Thursday, Feb. 5.
Teachers dressed as if they were 100 years old for the occasio...
The following items were collected from various police departments and district courts:
Adams Twp
Jan. 15 — Robert Steven Dillman, 32, of Mars, was charged with two misde...
CONNOQUENESSING TWP — Township officials are charting a new path forward for their Act 537 sewage plan following the rejection of their previous $53 million proposal by t...
A used car sales business at 90 Pattison St. in Evans City could become a reality if it meets zoning requirements, according to a recent review by the borough’s director ...
While Butler Health System isn’t quite at profitability yet, it showed signs of financial recovery in its most recent quarterly report, released Wednesday, Feb. 4.
For th...
January
Winterfest, Moraine State Park, Jan. 31, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
February
Butler Carved in Ice, Diamond Park, Butler, Feb. 20-21, 5 p.m. Friday thr...
The American Austin Car Company was founded in 1929 but lasted less than five years before filing for bankruptcy in 1934.
In 1935, the American Banta...
HARRISBURG — In the coming years, Pennsylvania will receive more than $1 billion in federal funding to bring high-speed internet access to everyone in...
The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority is asking for the public’s opinion until Friday, March 10 on two potential action plans for wider int...
CRANBERRY TWP — Pennsylvania is set to get a piece of $42.5 billion in federal money to help expand broadband internet access to underserved areas.
On...
The state of broadband across a 10-county region in southwestern Pennsylvania, including Butler County, will be the topic of an event Thursday in Cran...
Part-time wedding photographer Margie Mackrell needs hours to upload wedding photos at her Muddy Creek Township home, an assignment that, by contrast,...