Butler County News

If an inmate is released from Butler County Prison at 3 a.m., his victims will get a phone call at 3:05 -- thanks to an automated telephone system.

Crews from across the area spent the day battling a stubborn fire at a mineral plant in Butler County.The fire started after 1 p.m. at the Excell Minerals plant in Clinton Township on Saxonburg Boulevard.

As countywide labor contract negotiations begin, Butler County Commissioners are considering the switch from self-insuring employees to using a health insurance carrier.

A fire ignited at the Excell Minerals Plant in Clinton Township, Butler County on Saturday afternoon.

A Butler County man died yesterday in a three-car crash on Route 66 in Clarion County, authorities said.

About 100 firefighters from 20 volunteer fire companies battled a fire Saturday that destroyed a Butler County fertilizer plant.

"The Use of Herbs" is the subject of a class and tasting from 11 a.m. to noon on July 28 at Margaret's Fine Imports , 5872 Forbes Ave., Squirrel Hill.

County commissioners voted Wednesday to adjust the tax assessment ratio -- and make way for tax increases to come.

The call came over the radio to the rest of the Tour of Pennsylvania race caravan in a frantic tone -- there was a rider down in the middle of the road.

A 44-year-old Grove City-area man is being held in Butler County Prison after being accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl Friday at the Butler County Fair.

Joining the men in his family who fought for the country starting in the Civil War, James Black enlisted in the Army Air Corps during World War II and trained fighter pilots who saw action in Europe and the ...

A Butler County man faces numerous sexual assault charges after he confessed to having intercourse with a 14-year-old Butler girl, state police said.

A man accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl at the Butler County Fair violated his parole, state police said.

A Butler County race car driver is free on bond while awaiting a preliminary hearing on charges that he assaulted another driver after a race at a Indiana County speedway earlier this month.

An alleged child molester chose to assault his victim while she was trapped with him on a moving carnival ride.

A power outage affected about 4,800 Penn Power customers in Butler County on Friday, including the Cranberry Mall.

When Richard Siegrist placed a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington Cemetery on Memorial Day 1995, it was the ultimate honor for a man who served his country during World War II and Korea.

When the Three Rivers Arts Festival rolls into its third and final weekend, the UPMC Health Plan Family Festival will be ready to entertain both young and old audiences with its last few performances.

Firefighters in Freeport, Butler County, are battling a blaze that broke out at an auto shop along Second Street Tuesday afternoon.

A Pennsylvania lawmaker is taking heat for comments he made on the House floor as he protested a resolution honoring a Muslim group.