A 45-year-old Pittsburgh man died Thursday, Feb. 5, after jumping from the Route 28 bridge near Buffalo Creek Nature Park, state police said in a news release.
William I...
Emergency crews responded to a multi-vehicle crash with injuries between commercial and passenger vehicles Friday, Feb. 6, near the Portersville exit on I-79 north, accor...
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...
While most people retreat indoors during subzero cold snaps, Dan Hartzell heads out to his barn.
At Meadow Grove Farm in Slippery Rock Township, Hartzell and his family c...
The following items were collected from various police departments and district courts:
Butler
Jan. 20 — James Angelo Freed, 68, of Butler, was charged with one misdemean...
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...
A Freedom man was sentenced Thursday in Butler County Common Pleas Court after pleading guilty to one of 432 child pornography charges.
John D. Lefler, 47, of Freedom, w...
BUTLER TWP — After increasing its budget by over 7.5% for the 2025-26 school year, the Butler Area Vocational-Technical School is aiming to keep increases lower in 2026-2...
Sam Zurzolo has accomplished much in his 86 years of life. Even after leaving the Butler Township Board of Commissioners, he said his work is far from over.
“I’m not goin...
