Butler County is another step closer to offering faster internet to underserved areas. The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority released a list of provisional awards for broadband ex... Read more
A Chicora man was sentenced late last week for sexually assaulting a student from a local school after working as a volunteer. In January 2024, police charged 23-year-old Brayden Edwards for... Read more
One of the co-conspirers in an attempted robbery and murder case has pled guilty and been sentenced. Earlier this month 38-year-old Hassan Brack pled guilty and was sentenced in the death of... Read more
A Butler man is facing charges after he allegedly had a sexual relationship with a child. In April, a 13-year-old reported that they had sex with 29-year-old James Reed in exchange for marij... Read more
Gas prices have jumped up both locally as well as across the western Pennsylvania region as a whole over the past week. According to AAA’s weekly gas price report, the average price for a ga... Read more
Governor Josh Shapiro’s administration is looking for input as they work on developing a rural healthcare plan. Shapiro says the federal budget could strip healthcare from over 300,000 resid... Read more
Independence Health System’s Butler Memorial Hospital has once again received recognition for their ongoing commitment to the best care possible for patients dealing with heart attack sympto... Read more
It’s the first day of the fall semester for a pair of local colleges. Students at Butler County Community College and Slippery Rock University head back to class today. SRU is welcoming over... Read more
A new finding by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission found that the power grid in the state struggled amid a record number of power outages last year. In 2024, Pennsylvania had 71 “re... Read more