Butler News

Police in Butler County have identified the victims of a sanitation-truck crash Friday in which the driver was killed and two passengers were seriously injured.

One man died and two other people were badly hurt Friday afternoon when a septic pumping truck crashed on McCalmont Road.

The home of Michael and Jennifer Nanni showcases attention to historic detail. The 20th annual Butler Symphony House Tour serves dual purposes: raising money for a "note"-worthy organization and giving a glimpse inside some of the historic county's more noteworthy homes.

BUTLER TWP., Pa. -- Police have not revealed the identity of the person killed in a deadly accident in Butler Township on Friday afternoon.

A 53-year-old white male apparently jumped to his death this morning from the Buffalo Creek Bridge that carries Route 28 over the creek and the Butler-Freeport Trail, said Dennis Trzeciak, deputy coroner for Butler County.

Police are expected to announce arrests this afternoon in connection with a shooting that killed a Chester woman who was lying in bed Sunday.

Seven former managers of a Butler architecture firm are accused in a federal lawsuit of diverting millions in revenue from the firm's Middle East offices into businesses they secretly controlled, while enriching themselves with hundreds of thousands of dollars in bonuses and perks.

City council is looking at possibly raising city property taxes to pay for street repairs.

A fast-moving fire late Monday night tore through a Dodds Road house, forcing the homeowners to run for their lives, authorities said.

The release of the "last, best offers" by the South Butler County School Board and the South Butler County Education Association opens a 10-day period during which the public may comment on the offers, with comments being considered by the three-member arbitration panel.

Church Brew Works Proprietor Sean Casey poses with some of the 300 beer kegs that he recently purchased as he plans to ramp up production.

Butler police and prosecutors are to meet today to discuss the investigation into last weekend's hit-and-run crash that killed a bicyclist.

A section of Route 422 west of Butler has been shut down by police while they process the scene of a fatal accident from earlier this afternoon.

The Butler Outdoor Club will host its 15th annual dinner on Nov. 14 at the Highfield Community Center, Butler.

Hampton Township in Allegheny County spends $1.7 million a year to satisfy its residential drinking water needs by hauling roughly 725 million gallons of water from other townships.

One person was killed following a hit and run in Butler County. Butler City police identified the victim as 21-year-old Jayson Cramer.

Share + Nov 6, 2009 1:09 pm US/Eastern HARRISBURG The Internal Revenue Service owes refunds totaling over $3.7 Million to more than 3,000 taxpayers in Pennsylvania.

What: 'Radio T.B.S. ' When: 7:30 p.m. today-Saturday Admission: $10; $8 for age 12 and younger, and 65 and older Details: 724-763-3680; online Tickets on sale at the door and at Quality Inn Royle, Butler Road, West Kittanning, and Baer Beauty, Fourth Ave., Ford City Directions: Route 422 West toward Butler.

Republicans took nearly every contested race in Butler County in Tuesday's election.

Butler police this morning charged a second man in connection with a robbery Monday in the city.