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Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for Butler County, PA.

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  1. Commissioner Amadio: "We're Reviewing Everything...Read the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday May 15 | Beaver Countian

    ... staffing wise." The Beaver County Sheriff's Office has a yearly budget in excess of $4 million. Neighboring Butler County, which is larger in both size and population, has just $2.2 million budgeted to its Sheriff's Department. The Sheriff's Office ...

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  2. Butler County History DayRead the original story

    Sunday | Butler Eagle

    Location: Cooper Cabin will be open - 199 Cooper Rd, Cabot, PA Time: 10:00AM-4:00PM The Butler County Historical Society presents its second annual Butler County History Day.

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  3. Patch Poll: Should Colleges and Universities Allow Students to Carry Guns on Campus?Read the original story w/Photo

    Friday May 17 | Patch.com

    ... their policies over the past year to reflect the advice of lawyers in the governor's office. Located in Butler County, Slippery Rock's policy went into effect Aug. 12, 2012. On Friday, three weeks after Kutztown changed its policy, KDKA reports that ...

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  4. Amwell man closing popular South Hills marketRead the original story

    Tuesday May 14 | O-R Online

    ... Sisters Special Food Stores, operated by his three sisters in Brentwood, Monroeville and Adams Township, Butler County. The most difficult part of riding that white horse, McGinnis said, is the effect it will have on a quality staff. He said he has ...

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  5. Driver critical after crashing into tree in Butler CountyRead the original story w/Photo

    Monday May 13 | WPXI

    A man was rushed to an area hospital in critical condition late Sunday night after crashing into a tree in Butler County.

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  6. Nondiscrimination bills deserve supportRead the original story

    Saturday May 11 | O-R Online

    ... However, in the House, the bill will have to get past Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, the far-right troglodyte from Butler County who chairs the State Government Committee. Never losing out on an opportunity to try to rev up the time machine for a journey back ...

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  7. PA: Bus Driver Charged in Evans City Crash; 2nd Passenger DiesRead the original story

    Friday May 10 | Mass Transit

    ... oncoming train as it struck the bus. All the while, the driver made no attempt to slow or stop at the rural Butler County railroad crossing -- only turning to look at the oncoming train as it struck the bus. And when the totaled bus finally came to ...

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  8. PA: Police Check Video Footage from Deadly Bus-Train Crash at Evans City CrossingRead the original story

    Thursday May 9 | Mass Transit

    Police are reviewing video footage from a bus-train crash at an Evans City rail crossing that killed two elderly passengers, Butler County District Attorney Richard Goldinger said on Tuesday.

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  9. Butler County man arrested on child pornography chargesRead the original story

    Thursday May 9 | PA Office of Attorney General Press RSS Feed

    Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane today announced that the Attorney General's Child Predator Section has arrested a Butler County man, as part of ongoing efforts to target the online sharing, downloading, and distribution of child pornography.

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  10. Butler County Official Seeks Railroad Crossing Safeguards at Evans City Crash SiteRead the original story

    Wednesday May 8 | Patch.com

    A Butler County Commissioner is hoping to install safeguards at an Evans City railroad crossing where a two people were killed as a result of a collision and 10 others injured when a train hit their bus.

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  11. Grant Awarded for Local CNG Fueling StationRead the original story

    Tuesday May 7 | YourErie

    ... compressor with slow- and fast-fill capabilities. As part of the $2.6 million project by Birkmire, based in Butler County, 15 existing trucks will be converted to dual CNG and diesel capability and six new CNG trucks will be purchased, saving ...

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  12. 2nd passenger dies from train-bus crash at railroad crossingRead the original story w/Photo

    Monday May 6 | WTAE-TV Pittsburgh

    A second person has died from a deadly collision between a freight train and a small bus at a railroad crossing in Butler County last month.

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  13. BP Robbery, BART Bus Crash Among Top 10 April Stories in the Cranberry PatchRead the original story

    Sunday May 5 | Patch.com

    ... After Man Claiming to Have Bomb Attempts to Rob Cranberry Drug Store 2. One Dead, 10 injured After Train Hits Butler County BART Bus in Evans City 3. Pharmacy Holdup Update: Cranberry Police Arrest Man Who Claimed to be Carrying Bomb 4. Cranberry ...

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  14. Grouse Ridge looking to investRead the original story

    Friday May 3 | Business Journal

    Did you hear the one about the Butler County construction firm that begat a private equity firm that invested some $10 million last year in early stage tech and industrial deals - an odd coupling in the world of finance anyway? You're about to.

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  15. Attorney defends driver in deadly bus crashRead the original story w/Photo

    Thursday May 2 | WTAE-TV Pittsburgh

    The attorney representing the Butler County man who was driving a Butler Area Rural Transit vehicle hit by a train last Friday at an Evans City railroad crossing is speaking out in defense of his client.

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  16. Neighbors Stunned By Slippery Rock Man's Child Pornography ArrestRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday Apr 30 | CBS Local

    ... found records of more than $2,700 worth of orders for child pornography that had been shipped to his Butler County home from a firm called the International Company out of New York. Neighbors say the 53-year-old eye doctor sat in his car during ...

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  17. Butler Co. man gets prison for Facebook surfer sex scamRead the original story

    Tuesday Apr 30 | O-R Online

    ... and photos from seven teenage girls. Fifty-four-year-old William Ainsworth, of Mars, was sentenced Monday by a Butler County judge. The state attorney general's office charged that the elaborate ruse also resulted in two of the girls eventually ...

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  18. Pa. man gets 14-28 years in Facebook sex schemeRead the original story w/Photo

    Monday Apr 29 | ABC 27

    ... 14 years in prison for creating a Facebook scheme that targeted young girls for sex. William Ainsworth, 54, of Butler County, faces a maximum of 28 years behind bars under the sentence handed down Monday. Prosecutors in the state attorney general's ...

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  19. PA: One Killed in Evans City Bus-Train CrashRead the original story

    Monday Apr 29 | Mass Transit

    ... injuring another, according to the head of the group that oversees the transit program. A 91-year-old Butler County woman, Claudette Miller, of Callery, died at Allegheny General Hospital at 1:02 p.m., according to the Allegheny County medical ...

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  20. CommuteInfo Can Take You to Work the 'Green' WayRead the original story

    Monday Apr 29 | Patch.com

    ... vanpooling or bikepooling. CommuteInfo's goal is for commuters living, working or attending school within Butler County to choose ridesharing at least twice a week. In the region, 60 percent of workers commute to jobs outside their resident ...

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