The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has announced the PA Preferred Grant application has opened. The grant can award up to $10,000 in reimbursements for using the PA Preferred logo an... Read more

The state is introducing its next class of new rangers at parks. Nearly two dozen graduates of the DCNR ranger trainee program received their assignments over the weekend. The rangers help w... Read more

Slippery Rock University is inviting the public to celebrate Earth Month with programming at the Macoskey Center. The Center’s Open House on Earth Day will take place today from 4 to 7 p.m.... Read more

The Mars Area School District is once again asking for community support for their mascot. After advancing last week, the Fighting Planet is continuing the competition to be the Best High Sc... Read more

As outdoor spring projects ramp up, Peoples Natural Gas is reminding you to call before you dig. April is Safe Digging Month and officials remind homeowners that you need to call 811 before... Read more

Two dump trucks were involved in a crash in Adams Township yesterday. The accident happened around 4:45 p.m. on Warrendale Road at the intersection of Silvercreek Drive. Dispatchers say two... Read more

A Worthington man who seen on video walking around a girl’s locker room in Cranberry Township is now facing charges. Police were called to X-Cel Gymnastics last Tuesday for a suspicious man... Read more

Congressman Mike Kelly is asking for nearly $15 million in federal funding to come back to Butler County as part of the Community Project Funding program. The annual funding requests are a p... Read more

A Mars man is accused of threatening a woman with a knife in Adams Township. The incident happened Sunday just before 9 p.m. on Phillips Court. Police say a woman was driving 22-year-old Zac... Read more

A Pittsburgh man is facing charges after being taken into custody for outstanding warrants. On April 9 around 1 p.m. officers pulled over 33-year-old Joseph Bell. He had an outstanding warra... Read more

The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruled that a state ban on Medicaid coverage for most instances of abortions is unconstitutional. The court ruled 4-3 on the decision. Governor Josh Shapir... Read more

The deadline to register for the spring primary is now less than two weeks away. Anyone interested in voting, but has not registered, must do so by May 4th. The easiest way is to register on... Read more

State police are providing more information on last week’s school bus crash in Connoquenessing Township. The accident happened Wednesday morning on Shannon Road. Police 67-year-old Dawn Cox-... Read more

Gas prices decreased 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 gallon... Read more

Local school students are sponsoring a blood drive today while others are holding a collection to benefit wild gorillas. The Mars Area High School Student Council is sponsoring the drive fro... Read more

A man was taken to the Butler County Prison after he was allegedly removing children from his property and then assaulted a police officer in the City of Butler. On Friday just after 8:30 p.... Read more

The state attorney general is warning of new cases of a classic scam. There have been two recent cases in the state that lost the victims $30,000. In one case, a mother received a call from... Read more

A local state representative is inviting the public to a free seminar about safe outdoor recreation later this week. Republican Aaron Bernstine will be hosting the Fish and Boat Safety Semin... Read more

At least one person was injured as a result of a multiple vehicle crash in Buffalo Township on Monday afternoon. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center around 2:30 p.m. for a crash... Read more

Crews were called to a fire at a greenhouse yesterday afternoon in Forward Township. Just before noon, several crews were called to the 200 block of Spithaler School Road for a greenhouse on... Read more