A Butler man has admitted to breaking into a woman’s house last year to steal and kill her dog, according to police. Joseph W. Hilliard, 27, of Butler, is accused of killing the woman’s 10-year-old ...

Grand juries, which meet in secret, review criminal charges brought by police and prosecutors and investigate possible criminal behavior. The proceedings are usually one-sided because the accused is ...

A Butler woman was arrested on Jan. 23 in connection with an incident in which police said she kicked a police officer and repeatedly resisted being taken into custody for a bench warrant. Chloe C.