A famous rodent in a rural Pennsylvania town is set to determine our fate of a longer or shorter winter this morning. It’s Groundhog Day and Punxatawney Phil is nestled in his burrow awaitin... Read more
An Ellwood City woman was sentenced to probation and a fine as a result of her role in the Capitol riot. 39-year-old Julia Jeanette Sizer pled guilty late last year to misdemeanor charges af... Read more
State health officials say they’re encouraged by the ongoing decline in COVID cases. During their weekly update, the Department of Health said that the state is averaging just over 11,000 ne... Read more
At least one person was injured as a result of an accident Tuesday afternoon in Buffalo Township. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center shortly after 2:30 p.m. for a crash on Sarve... Read more
We’ve gotten a lot of snow over the past couple of weeks, but it rarely stays on the ground this long. According to the National Weather Service, as of Monday night there was still seven inc... Read more
Recent actions by Butler City Council are advancing the next phase in a project to improve the look of the downtown Butler area. At their meeting last week, Council approved a motion to awar... Read more
Traffic was delayed this morning following a crash in Sarver. It happened just before 5 a.m. on South Pike Road near Freeport High School. Details of the crash are sketchy, but the multi-veh... Read more
Gas prices have risen slightly locally but dropped by a similar margin across western Pennsylvania as a whole. According to AAA’s weekly gas price report, the average price for a gallon of r... Read more
February is Black History Month and Slippery Rock University has numerous programs planned to mark the occasion. This year’s theme of Milestones: Walking Through Black History will explore t... Read more
The Wolf administration is appealing the decision of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court that no excuse mail-in ballots are unconstitutional. The move was expected after the court issued a r... Read more