Portersville News

The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a tornado warning for northeastern Beaver County, southern Lawrence County and central Butler County until 9:15 p.m. At 8:40 p.m., National Weather Service ...

The National Weather Service has determined that a tornado moved through part of Butler County while severe storms struck other parts of Pittsburgh's northern suburbs Tuesday evening.

Glassmaking history is alive and well in Washington, Pa., as Tripp Kline lends his podium for a good cause.

ELLWOOD CITY Window broken A window was broken out of the front door at a home in the 200 block of Park Avenue in Ellwood City around 11:45 a.m. Saturday.

One person was killed in a house fire in Muddy Creek Township, Butler County. Authorities said the blaze began at about 6 a.m. Monday at a house along Stone Church Road.

Even a chef loves junk food, and there's nothing better than the county fair for curly fries with vinegar, hot sausage sandwiches with peppers and onions, fresh lemonade, funnel cakes and more.

Amy VonArx, former owner of Redmond's Ready Mix, Inc., will act as plant manager of the Ridgway site of J.J. Kennedy, Inc.

“The administration by an IV push is the preferred method to do it”

Prosecutors dropped charges against a local doctor accused of causing the death of a 5-year-old autistic boy by incorrectly administering a controversial chemical treatment. via The Herald

The Butler County District Attorney's Office today withdrew all charges against a doctor accused of causing the death of a 5-year-old boy he was treating for autism. via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Princeton University and many other of the nation's Ivy League schools are more selective in their admissions. via The Sentinel

A former Army Junior ROTC instructor has been ordered to stand trial on charges he sexually abused two students. via The York Daily Record

The man accused in the sexual assault of two juvenile males in the Seneca Valley School District is in court today for a preliminary hearing. via Kdka.com

A warning has been issued about potentially bad milk from Butler County. People who bought raw milk from Fisher's Dairy Farm in Portersville should throw it out right away. via WPXI

“If consumers have raw milk from this farm, they should discard it immediately.”

Raw milk is milk that has not been pasteurized or homogenized. Pennsylvania farms selling raw milk must be permitted and inspected to reduce health risks associated with the unpasteurized products. via Dairy Field

Interstate 79 north was closed Friday evening from Route 228 all the way to Portersville because of at least 10 accidents on the highway, either on the road or in the median. via WPXI

One lane of Interstate 79 in Butler County was shut down Thursday morning because of a crash. via WPXI

Breakfast includes pancakes or French toast, eggs, sausage and beverage. Sausage gravy over biscuits is also on the menu. via The Herald

A Portersville woman is still in stable condition in Ellwood City Hospital following a weekend crash. via New Castle News

An ROTC instructor from Portersville is behind bars, charged with dozens of counts of sexual assault. via WPXI

WAYNE TWP. Three hurt in crash A New Castle woman was critically injured in a two-vehicle crash on Wurtemburg Road near Route 488 in Wayne Township around 2:30 a.m. Sunday. via Ellwood City Ledger