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Crime & Courts
The following items were collected from various police departments and district courts: Butler Sept. 17 — Braydn Joseph Perkins, 22, of Butler, was charged with misdemean...
November 01, 2026 Local News
A North Dakota man is accused of groping a woman outside a party during the 2026 Pennsic camping event at Cooper’s Lake Campground, according to charges filed earlier thi...
October 30, 2026 Local News
A Butler man is accused of striking a child on an e-bike with a vehicle and leaving the scene, according to Butler police. Jonathan Keith Maker, 61, was charged last wee...
October 30, 2026 Local News
Police find additional drugs in vehicle Thursday
October 30, 2026 Local News
A Megan’s Law offender and Prospect man is charged with trespassing at Moraine Elementary School repeatedly. Trenton John Tompkins, 40, was charged last week by state pol...
October 30, 2026 Local News
A man on parole from a prison sentence he received after pleading guilty to felony drug and gun charges in 2018 is representing himself in an effort to get post-convictio...
October 30, 2026 Crime & Courts
A Clarion County man serving a three-and-a-half- to seven-year prison sentence after a Butler County jury convicted him of drug delivery charges in July — even though sta...
October 30, 2026 Crime & Courts
A Sharon man is accused of exceeding 50 mph in a police chase Wednesday, Oct. 28, through Butler while possessing controlled substances, according to Butler police. Chri...
October 30, 2026 Local News
An Elizabeth Township, Allegheny County, man is accused of throwing an explosive device at a Slippery Rock Township house Sunday, Oct. 25. Konner Elias Hummel, 19, was ch...
October 29, 2026 Local News
A judge affirmed the denial of a motion to strike or redact a report from an accident reconstruction expert hired by Butler County public defenders representing a man cha...
October 29, 2026 Crime & Courts
The trial for a Pittsburgh man charged with sexually assaulting a woman in Evans City following a 2022 New Year’s Eve party has been delayed due to a crowded trial schedu...
October 29, 2026 Crime & Courts
The following items were collected from various police departments and district courts: Adams Twp Sept. 25 — Steven Michael Darocy, 57, of Mars, was charged with a felony...
October 29, 2026 Local News
A Butler man was arrested after a woman accused him of strangulation, according to charges filed Wednesday, Oct. 28. Shaun Russell Hess, 39, was arrested by the Butler C...
October 29, 2026 Local News
A former student at Summit Academy claims in a lawsuit that he was sexually abused by one of his football coaches there about 15 years ago. Windel Holmes, 28, who is inca...
October 28, 2026 Local News
A Butler dog was shot three times after it bit police serving a search warrant in July, according to charges filed by Butler police. According to police, an officer was ...
October 27, 2026 Local News
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