An Eau Claire man was acquitted on homicide charges late last week. 23-year-old Dakota Hughes was found not guilty by a jury following a trial surrounding the shooting death of 27-year-old S... Read more

Slippery Rock University has named an interim vice president of advancement. Erin Bryer was appointed to the chief fundraising position last week. She has been with the university for the la... Read more

A local lawmaker is putting forward a couple of bills that she believes will improve transparency in higher education. Republican Representative Stephenie Scialabba recently introduced House... Read more

Community members are encouraged to help a critically low blood supply through participation in a couple of upcoming blood drives. The American Red Cross drive is coming up Tuesday from 9 a.... Read more

Mars Area School District is looking for local businesses interested in purchasing advertising on scoreboards. The first scoreboard is located at the Mars Athletic Complex which the district... Read more

Local students are invited to explore chemistry in a program scheduled for later this week in Cranberry Township. The Township will host “Mad Science: PH Phactor, Glow Show” on Monday from 9... Read more

A longtime local restaurant was significantly damaged in an overnight fire. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center just after 2 a.m. Sunday for a fire at W. Rick’s Taproom and Grill... Read more

A gathering this weekend will celebrate the Zelienople Rotary Club’s 100th anniversary. Rotarians will meet at The Stables at Connoquenessing tomorrow night to look back on the volunteer gro... Read more

The Associated Press is reporting that a Cleveland Cliffs Plant will be closing. The Weirton, West Virginia plant will lead to the lost of approximately 900 jobs. According to company offici... Read more

New numbers show that Pennsylvanians were willing to put up big bucks to gamble on this year’s Super Bowl. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board says that $71 million were bet on the big gam... Read more

The South Butler Community Library is presenting another free community program this weekend. Residents of all ages are welcome to learn about tapping maple trees for syrup on Saturday at 10... Read more

Motorists in Butler and Connoquenessing Townships should be aware of a road improvement project set to get underway early next week. According to the PennDOT, as long as weather permits, cre... Read more

A year after the train derailment in East Palestine President Biden is set to speak in East Palestine today. Biden is expected to arrive in Pittsburgh at 2:25 pm then be briefed at 4:20 pm w... Read more

A recent grant will allow the Butler County Prison to purchase a new body scanner. The $337,000 federal award was approved to the county through a COVID Mitigation Grant. The grant will go t... Read more

Monday is Presidents Day, which the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will observe with a long weekend. All PennDOT Driver’s License and Photo Centers will be closed Saturday through... Read more

The St. Barnabas Health System is receiving recognition for their accomplishments in senior living and home healthcare. St. Barnabas was the recipient of two gold awards from the Cranberry E... Read more

Some residents in a Jefferson Township neighborhood are reaching out to township supervisors after they say a business is keeping them up at night. A number of neighbors on Bullcreek Road sa... Read more

This year’s bear harvest was down slightly compared to last year. According to the Pennsylvania Game Commission, the total number of bears harvested this year was 2,920—which is down about 2... Read more

A couple of local food distribution events are planned for this weekend. A distribution is planned for Saturday in neighboring Lawrence County beginning at 8:30 a.m. at The Towne Mall Cascad... Read more

Penn State Extension will be hosting a conference for those interested in becoming game breeders. The conference begins Monday February 19 from 8 am to 5 pm then February 20 8:30 am to noon... Read more