An Eau Claire man was acquitted on homicide charges late last week. 23-year-old Dakota Hughes was found not guilty by a jury following a trial surrounding the shooting death of 27-year-old S... Read more
Slippery Rock University has named an interim vice president of advancement. Erin Bryer was appointed to the chief fundraising position last week. She has been with the university for the la... Read more
A local lawmaker is putting forward a couple of bills that she believes will improve transparency in higher education. Republican Representative Stephenie Scialabba recently introduced House... Read more
Community members are encouraged to help a critically low blood supply through participation in a couple of upcoming blood drives. The American Red Cross drive is coming up Tuesday from 9 a.... Read more
Mars Area School District is looking for local businesses interested in purchasing advertising on scoreboards. The first scoreboard is located at the Mars Athletic Complex which the district... Read more
Local students are invited to explore chemistry in a program scheduled for later this week in Cranberry Township. The Township will host “Mad Science: PH Phactor, Glow Show” on Monday from 9... Read more
A longtime local restaurant was significantly damaged in an overnight fire. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center just after 2 a.m. Sunday for a fire at W. Rick’s Taproom and Grill... Read more
A gathering this weekend will celebrate the Zelienople Rotary Club’s 100th anniversary. Rotarians will meet at The Stables at Connoquenessing tomorrow night to look back on the volunteer gro... Read more
The Associated Press is reporting that a Cleveland Cliffs Plant will be closing. The Weirton, West Virginia plant will lead to the lost of approximately 900 jobs. According to company offici... Read more
New numbers show that Pennsylvanians were willing to put up big bucks to gamble on this year’s Super Bowl. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board says that $71 million were bet on the big gam... Read more