Two more people have died locally at Butler Memorial Hospital this week as a result of serious COVID-19 symptoms. The hospital reported two COVID-related deaths to the state on Wednesday. Ac... Read more
The Redevelopment Authority of the City of Butler has finally resolved a longstanding legal dispute about a vacant property in the city of Butler. At their monthly meeting Thursday afternoon... Read more
Funding for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education was the subject of a hearing in Harrisburg earlier this week. PASSHE Chairman Dan Greenstein provided an update on the merger of... Read more
Police are looking for anyone who may have had property damaged by a stray bullet in Ford City. State police say an AR-15 rifle was accidentally fired in a bedroom on Sunset Street in Ford C... Read more
A longtime local business owner recently passed away. Leeland “Lee” Bortmas died Monday. After serving in the U.S. Army and Coast Guard, Bortmas worked with his father as manager of the fami... Read more
Kids at a local school will get a closer look at some extinct creatures later today. Jurassic Quest dinosaur trainers and baby dinosaurs plan to visit Haine Elementary School this morning to... Read more
There were minor injuries this morning after a garbage truck rolled over an embankment in Lawrence County. Dispatchers say it happened around 7 a.m. on Muddy Creek Road in Slippery Rock Town... Read more
This week is Burn Awareness Week and a local burn center is joining with a national organization to bring attention to this danger. According to the West Penn Hospital Burn Center and the Am... Read more
The South Butler County School District has taken another step forward with the process of securing funds for a renovation. At their meeting Wednesday night, school board members directed a... Read more
The timeframe for political candidates to circulate petitions has been put on hold by the state Supreme Court. The order applies to both state and federal races. The three week petition peri... Read more