The future of trees on Main Street in Saxonburg is up in the air after discovering they are an invasive species. The Callery Pear trees that were installed on Main Street during the 2010 rev... Read more
The Butler County Symphony returns to the stage for their latest performance this weekend. The symphony will welcome back former musical director Matthrew Kraemer, who will lead the performa... Read more
Butler County election officials say they have found a proposed location to move a precinct in Middlesex Township. At the public meeting earlier this week, elections officials proposed movin... Read more
There will be updates coming to the community park in Harmony. County commissioners approved the replacement and redevelopment of the playground area that’s at the borough’s Municipal Buildi... Read more
A major budget airline is now offering non-stop trips to the Big Apple starting in May. Spirit Airlines has announced they will be offering daily flights from Pittsburgh to New York. Flights... Read more
A major healthcare provider lifted their mask mandate yesterday. UPMC made the call to lift the mandate at all of their facilities. Officials arrived at the decision citing falling cases of... Read more
A popular television show is once again returning to our area and looking for people willing to participate. American Pickers will film episodes in Pennsylvania this April and they are inter... Read more
Thursday is Leap Day—when we add an extra day to the month of February. So why do we do it? Dr. Bob Craddock of the Smithsonian Institute says a year is actually 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minute... Read more
The Slippery Rock Area School District has hired a former student as a new school administrator. According to Slippery Rock Superintendent Dr. Alfonso Angelucci, after a four month hiring pr... Read more
A group of students in JROTC from Mars and Pine Richland is looking for more students who might be interested in joining. Members of the U.S. Air Force Junior Reserve Officers Training Corp,... Read more
Slippery Rock University students are preparing to stage an upcoming production and the public is invited to attend. The SRU Theatre Department is performing “Tragedy: a tragedy” starting Fr... Read more
Children in Connoquenessing will soon have a new playground to enjoy the outdoors. The county approved the replacement and redevelopment of the Connoquenessing Borough playground. The nearly... Read more
More homes will be connecting to the new sewer plant in Marion Township. Butler County Commissioners approved the move yesterday to add another 10 homes that are located on Oakwood Lane into... Read more
Governor Josh Shapiro was in Pittsburgh earlier this week touting his new plans and investment goals for community colleges in Pennsylvania. The plan would see a new governing structure for... Read more
A primary challenger to Congressman Mike Kelly appears that he will be off the ballot this spring. After announcing his campaign last year, Tim Kramer will no longer be on the Republican pri... Read more
The East Butler Baseball Association has filed a lawsuit against the East Butler Borough over the use of baseball fields owned by the Borough. According to civil suit, the EBBA claims that t... Read more
First responders were called to the scene of a car crash that occurred Wednesday afternoon in Clay Township. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center around 3:30 p.m. for the crash at... Read more
Online shelter reservations at Alameda Park will begin soon. Officials say that all 13 of the park’s shelters can be booked online starting this Friday. Not all dates may be available though... Read more
Crews responded to an accident this morning on Route 8 South. The crash happened after 8 a.m. on McBride Hill in Penn Township. Witnesses say a truck crashed into a sign near the McBride Sta... Read more
An alligator that was captured by authorities in neighboring Armstrong County earlier this month has died as a result of a recent fire. According to our news partners at WPXI-TV, a fire brok... Read more
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