Butler County District Attorney Rich Goldinger is pulling the reins on two cases of animal abuse filed against horse owners.
Goldinger said one case has been withdrawn, ...
WASHINGTON — The House today passed a scaled-down version of a massive farm bill, putting off a fight over food stamp spending and giving Republican leaders a victory af...
SAXONBURG — A borough man has been arrested on charges he doused his then-girlfriend’s 7-year-old son with flammable liquid.
The man’s own 15-year-old son then set the y...
BUTLER TWP — The noon hour today brings a historic change to the township.
Three of the township’s five fire departments will unite in answering to one tone and one chie...
UNIONTOWN, Pa. — Students from Pennsylvania who attend Penn State’s main campus may be in for a 3.4 percent tuition increase.
The university said today the cost would be...
While severe storms raged throughout Western Pennsylvania on Wednesday evening, it appears the majority of Butler County was spared significant damage.
Despite reports o...
HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Corbett has signed legislation that critics say was fast-tracked and undermines some landowners’ negotiating rights when dealing with drilling comp...
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats today failed to restore lower interest rates on student loans, again coming up short and perhaps signaling that undergraduates might really...
PITTSBURGH — A series of strong thunderstorms this morning has caused flash flooding in Pittsburgh and other areas of southwestern Pennsylvania.
There were numerous repo...
Butler County faces a lawsuit if the two part-time jury commissioner posts are not retained.
Larry Thompson, president of the Pennsylvania State Association of Jury Comm...
