Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity says the fee waiver will be in place for another year. The fee waiver covers asset-based fees for families that use the PA 529 Guaranteed Savings Plan. S... Read more

A local four-legged Transportation Security Administration employee has won a national award. Steeler, a 2-year-old Labrador retriever at Pittsburgh International Airport is has been voted t... Read more

The Butler County Area Agency on Aging is holding an event later this week to help local seniors return to the time of their youth. A Sock Hop will take place Thursday from 5 to 9:30 p.m. at... Read more

It’s another major Powerball jackpot tonight. The grand prize has reached $815 million—the highest jackpot of the year. If someone hits all five numbers and the Powerball, the winner could t... Read more

Local businesspeople are welcome to attend a free networking event to be held later this week. The Butler County Chamber of Commerce Experience Mixer is scheduled from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thur... Read more

Local residents have another opportunity to help save lives. The next local Vitalant blood drive is planned for Thursday from 1 to 7 p.m. at Zion Methodist Community Church in Sarver. Vitala... Read more

A Freeport teacher accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl pled not guilty in court yesterday. Jared Lampus appeared in district court in Saxonburg where he denied the allegations he s... Read more

A Mars man has been placed in prison after he allegedly went nearly 50 miles per hour over the speed limit going for a “joy ride” in Cranberry Township. The incident happened just after midn... Read more

A California man is being held in the Butler County Prison after he allegedly strangled a woman in Cranberry Township. Police were called to the Sheetz near Route 228 last Wednesday for a do... Read more

The Moniteau School District is receiving a high honor. The school district was recently named a “Great Pennsylvania School” by the Pennsylvania School Board Association. The district receiv... Read more

A local facility for mental health recovery is making some changes to when they plan to be open. Previously, the Grapevine Center has been open on major holidays so that people in need alway... Read more

Armstrong is kicking off their annual campaign to fight hunger. It’s known as Avenge Hunger Month and it officially got underway this week. Over the next month, Armstrong will collect non-pe... Read more

Pennsylvania’s top law enforcement officer has joined the effort in calling for Big Tech companies to protect children from chatbots. Attorney General Dave Sunday was one of 44 state attorne... Read more

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