Today is the first day of school in the Butler Area School District. It comes just days after Superintendent Dr. Brian White said the district is dealing with a shortage of bus drivers, afte... Read more

Slippery Rock Township will be examining a number of proposals at their next meeting. Slippery Rock will hold a public hearing on the adoption of new requirements for Air BNB and short-term... Read more

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

As the fall sports season gets underway, the Mars Area School District is reminding seniors that they can attend athletic events for free. For residents in the district that are 65 and older... Read more

The Powerball jackpot is up another $50 million after no one hit the grand prize this weekend. The jackpot is now up to $750 million. This is the 10th largest jackpot ever, and the highest i... Read more

Police have accused a man of taking pictures of a person in a bathroom stall at a Cranberry Township business. On July 5th, police were called to the Hobby Lobby in Cranberry for 29-year-old... Read more

This past weekend a local business held an annual event honoring their heritage. The Armco Credit Union celebrated Armco Heritage Day in Slippery Rock. The event celebrated the 90th annivers... Read more

Two people were hurt after an electrical explosion at an Ellwood City plant yesterday. The explosion happened in a fuse panel at Ellwood City Forge yesterday afternoon. One person was flown... Read more

A Beaver County woman who pled guilty in the death of a Butler Eagle employee was sentenced late last week. In May 2023, 27-year-old Kassandra Cylde of Fombell was driving under the influenc... Read more

One person was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital after she allegedly jumped out of an ATV. It happened Saturday night around 8:45 p.m. when first responders were called to 5 Oak Lane, which is... Read more

A large tree fell onto Route 8 in Middlesex Township, causing delays for drivers yesterday. The tree fell onto the southbound lanes of Route 8 around 4:30 p.m. Crews say the tree also took o... Read more

A Butler man has been charged once again with indecent exposure after allegedly assaulting another person. Police were called to Butler Area Public Library last Thursday after 21-year-old Ti... Read more