The issue of whether Marcellus Shale gas drilling caused well water contamination in the Woodlands area of Connoquenessing Township isn’t likely to be resolved anytime s...
A leading U.S. senator announced on a Sunday news program that the Senate intends to approve a budget.
That statement shouldn’t be news. But it is — given the fact that ...
Over the past couple of dec-ades, Butler County has been enhancing its reputation as a destination for tourists and business people.
A snapshot of how far the county has...
Privatization of the Pennsylvania Lottery wouldn’t be such a contentious issue if Gov. Tom Corbett hadn’t paved with secrecy, the road to the state’s contract with Brita...
This is a challenging time for Pennsylvania school boards as they ramp up their annual budget-preparation exercises.
Butler County school districts already are deep into...
Drivers who flee the scene of a fatal accident because they have been drinking should face a longer mandatory minimum prison sentence than if they remain at the scene.
B...
More than seven years after state lawmakers angered voters and taxpayers with their notorious 2 a.m. pay-raise vote in Harrisburg, efforts to reform how the state Legisl...
The fake Barack H. Obama voter-registration incident here in Butler County will provide an opportunity for the courts to deliver a stern message about the seriousness of...
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, with its long history of patronage jobs, inefficiency and wasteful spending, no doubt prefers to remain below the radar. But thanks...
Butler Township has been fortunate to have had stability in its police department for the past 26 years. In Chief Gary Garman, the department has had a leader with the t...
