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PennDOT and the State Police in Armstrong County are teaming up for "Operation Yellow Jacket" which targets aggressive d...
06/02/2026

PennDOT and the State Police in Armstrong County are teaming up for "Operation Yellow Jacket" which targets aggressive driving in construction zones.

State police and PennDOT are teaming up to monitor driving in construction zones this summer. It’s called Operation Yellow Jacket, and it’ll happen in Armstrong County over the summer. Police will be monitoring drivers for things like speeding, tailgating, distracted driving, and other violation...

The next step in the Independence Health System and WVU Health System acquisition is official. Both entities announced t...
06/02/2026

The next step in the Independence Health System and WVU Health System acquisition is official. Both entities announced that a definitive agreement has been signed, paving the way for the transaction to close this fall.

The next step in the acquisition of Independence Health System by West Virginia University Health System is now official. According to a statement this morning, a definitive agreement has been signed and the transaction is on track to close in the fall of this year. Back in November, the two health....

The Butler Area School District has filed a complaint with the PA Department of Health over the medical ma*****na dispen...
06/02/2026

The Butler Area School District has filed a complaint with the PA Department of Health over the medical ma*****na dispensary that is next to Pullman Park.

Butler Area School District administrators are requesting that the state look into a business close to Historic Pullman Park. Superintendent Dr. Brian White informed board members Monday night that he had received three parent complaints over the past month about activities at the medical ma*****na....

The Butler School Board officially approved girls flag football as a school sanctioned sport that will start next spring...
06/02/2026

The Butler School Board officially approved girls flag football as a school sanctioned sport that will start next spring.

Butler Area School District students will have a new sport option to participate in next spring. At their meeting Monday night, school board members approved a motion to create girls varsity and junior varsity flag football teams at Butler. Student surveys found a great interest for participation in...

A 12-year-old on an e-bike was injured in a crash yesterday in Butler.
06/01/2026

A 12-year-old on an e-bike was injured in a crash yesterday in Butler.

A 12-year-old was taken to the hospital after a crash on an e-bike in the Institute Hill neighborhood of Butler. The accident happened yesterday around 5 p.m. at the intersection of School and Eau Claire Street. Dispatchers say a 12-year-old on an e-bike was hit by a vehicle. The child was taken to....

State police say one person is dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after an incident at a Center Township home. Pol...
06/01/2026

State police say one person is dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after an incident at a Center Township home. Police say they were serving a warrant when the person pulled out a weapon.

One person is dead from a self-inflicted gunshot after police surrounded a home yesterday afternoon. State police say they were called to a home in Center Township yesterday to serve a warrant. When they got to the home, police say the person showed a weapon, which led to police establishing a perim...

Butler City is planning a stormwater project later this year to help with flooding in the Monroe Street area.
05/30/2026

Butler City is planning a stormwater project later this year to help with flooding in the Monroe Street area.

Work will once again get underway this fall to improve storm water management in the City of Butler. As part of the Monroe Street Storm Sewer Project, City Council awarded a bid of just over $2.43 million to Holbein, Inc. This storm sewer improvement project was started 12 years ago but had to be pa...

The ACE Hardware at the Greater Butler Mart has been sold. The new owners say it will remain an ACE Hardware.
05/29/2026

The ACE Hardware at the Greater Butler Mart has been sold. The new owners say it will remain an ACE Hardware.

The ACE Hardware store in Butler has been sold to an employee-owned company out of Kentucky. On Thursday, Houchens Food Group, Inc, announced they purchased the Hardware store located in the Greater Butler Mart from Mary and Mike Waggoner and Cameron and Amy Bodamer. HFG owns six ACE’s located in ...

Crews will begin work on Route 228 East next Monday. They will be replacing gas lines over the next couple of months, re...
05/29/2026

Crews will begin work on Route 228 East next Monday. They will be replacing gas lines over the next couple of months, resulting in short-term lane restrictions.

Work is set to begin next week on a stretch of Route 228 East. PennDOT officials say there will be gas line work happening on Route 228 (Ekastown Road) in between Saxonburg Boulevard and Sarver Road starting Monday. The work is expected to last from June until October. Crews will need to make short-...

A former foot doctor in Butler and Armstrong Counties has plead guilty to overprescribing opioids to patients.
05/28/2026

A former foot doctor in Butler and Armstrong Counties has plead guilty to overprescribing opioids to patients.

A local podiatrist who overprescribed opioids to patients and accessed their personal information after his privileges were suspended nearly four years ago has pled guilty and been sentenced. According to Attorney General Dave Sunday, 52-year-old Dr. Matthew Sabo of Chicora entered a plea of guilty....

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