Independence Health System will be holding a job fair later this week. It’s scheduled for this Thursday at Butler Memorial Hospital’s Tower Lobby from noon to 4 p.m. Interested individuals c... Read more

UPMC has opened 81 new urgent care facility across Pennsylvania and West Virginia including one in Butler. Late last week the healthcare giant opened a UPMC-GoHealth Urgent Care Facility on... Read more

A local state park will be hosting an event later this week to educate the public on how to make fire without a match. On Thursday, the park naturalist at McConnells Mill will show visitors... Read more

The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for today with the heat index rising to triple digits. Current highs in Butler County will see temperatures climb to the lower 90s but... Read more

The Slippery Rock Area School Board and administration are continuing to consider options in response to the decision issued by the PA Department of Education earlier this month. At their me... Read more

After the law was changed earlier this month to allow Sunday hunting, more dates have been officially added to this year’s hunting seasons. The PA Game Commission recently announced 13 Sunda... Read more

Motorists in Butler and Summit Townships should be aware of the next phase of a construction project on a busy road. According to PennDOT, a lane restriction is now in place on Route 68/East... Read more

Democratic and Republican State Lawmakers have introduced legislation that would regulate A.I. in healthcare. The bipartisan legislation brought together between four house Democrats and one... Read more

A longtime local attorney has passed away. Marion Laffey-Ferry died in Florida earlier this month. She practiced law in Butler County from 1985 to 2015 in the areas of family, real estate, w... Read more

The House Ethics Committee has issued a report after a year’s long investigation into Rep. Mike Kelly’s wife purchase of stock into a local company. The report said it did not find any evide... Read more

The Butler Community is invited out to a local park for a movie night later this week. As part of the YMCA Summer Fun Series, Lilo and Stitch will be shown at Armco Park on Wednesday beginni... Read more

A Hilliard’s woman is facing charges after its alleged she sent another woman to the hospital after a verbal argument. Police were called to 100 block of Hillard’s Road on Saturday just befo... Read more

A Butler man has been charged with a felony after it’s alleged he injured a police officer. On June 16, it’s alleged a vehicle driven by 42-year-old Anthony Kopas pulled up next to a police... Read more

Gas prices have remained relatively even 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... Read more

Central Electric Cooperative is advising to conserve power this afternoon and early evening due to high energy costs. Temperatures are expected to reach the upper-80s and lower-90s today dur... Read more

The deadline to apply for Pennsylvania State Grants for student’s deadline is approaching later this week. Students in Pennsylvania planning to enroll in community college, an open-admission... Read more

The Pennsylvania Utilities Commission is urging residents to prepare and act against higher energy bills as summer rages on. Whether you live in a home or an apartment the PUC says that you... Read more

Statewide officials are reminding drivers to be aware of the heights of bridges when driving large vehicles. The “Check Your Height, Know It’s Right” campaign is currently underway with the... Read more

A Butler woman died and one person suffered injuries after a single motorcycle crash over the weekend in Washington Township. The accident happened just after 1 p.m. Saturday on Oneida Valle... Read more

One local state lawmaker has introduced legislation along with other Republican lawmakers to curb regulation and provide tax breaks to incoming A.I. data centers. After $90 billion in A.I. t... Read more