A man has pled guilty to murdering his mother nearly three years ago in Lawrence County. Last Friday, 39-year-old Shane McDevitt pled guilty to third degree murder, strangulation, and two mi... Read more
The Armco Credit Union made a donation to the BC3 Education Foundation for the school’s support after a garbage truck crashed into the Butler Township building. The $10,000 donation was give... Read more
State Representatives Marci Mustello and Aaron Bernstine are teaming up to host a grant seminar later this week. An official with the Department of Conservation and Economic Development will... Read more
High school musical season marches on this weekend with four more local schools nearly ready to raise their curtains. Seussical the Musical at AC Valley High School Auditorium officially ope... Read more
Butler Township Police have released more information on a crash that sent one person to the hospital earlier this week. Police were called to Route 356 (Freeport Road) Monday just after 7 p... Read more
As many school districts in the region face falling enrollment numbers, a new study in the Mars Area School District predicts an increase. The district revealed the results of a demographics... Read more
A wide range of vintage items will be on sale this weekend at one of the area’s longest running antique sales. The GFWC’s Intermediate League of Butler is holding their 73rd annual antique s... Read more
A child was struck by a vehicle and seriously injured Wednesday afternoon in the City of Butler. The call came into the 911 Center just before 4 p.m. for an incident in the 900 block of West... Read more
Work will resume at a busy Butler Township intersection next week. PennDOT announced that they will start work on Hansen Avenue at the intersection with Whitestown Road this upcoming Monday.... Read more
Crews were on the scene of a crash involving a school van in Jefferson Township. Dispatchers confirmed no students were on the van at the time of the accident, which happened around 7:30 a.m... Read more
Slippery Rock High School has been evacuated this morning after an air quality issue. Students were moved from the high school to the middle school this morning around 8:45 a.m. School offic... Read more
The Mars Area School Board is taking the next step towards beginning the expansion project at their elementary school. At their meeting Tuesday night, the board approved a resolution to adve... Read more
Congressman Mike Kelly is once again sponsoring the Congressional Art Competition. The artwork must be two-dimensional and doesn’t have to be related to any specific topic. The contest is op... Read more
PennDOT will be unveiling plans for a new bridge project in Bruin. The project will be to replace the Station Street bridge over the South Branch Bear Creek. While the project won’t happen u... Read more
A local lawmaker is introducing legislation he believes will improve community safety. Representative Aaron Bernstine has put forward House Bill 849 which would establish a public registry f... Read more
The public is invited to get a closer look at a rare phenomenon later this week at Moraine State Park. As a total lunar eclipse with orange tint is set to take place Thursday night into Frid... Read more
One person was flown to a Pittsburgh trauma center after an accident in Butler Township last night. The two-vehicle accident happened around 7:15 p.m. on New Castle Road in Butler Township,... Read more
Crews were on the scene of a gas well fire for hours last night. It happened around 11:15 p.m. at a gas well in the 200 block of Cheeseman Road in Muddy Creek Township—which is just off Rout... Read more
Local firefighting crews were kept busy with several brush fires around the Butler County area Tuesday afternoon. The first incident was called into the Butler County 911 Center shortly afte... Read more
Butler County will receive millions from the state from the Municipal Liquid Fuel Program. In total the Commonwealth brought in $468 million dollars through revenue collected through the fue... Read more
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