NexTier Bank has been given final approval to acquire another locally-based bank. According to a press release Tuesday afternoon, NexTier received regulatory approval to acquire Mars Bank fr... Read more

New numbers from the Department of Health suggest that the number of Covid and flu cases are dropping. Officials say that covid hospitalizations have dropped nearly 20 percent since the begi... Read more

Butler City Council is holding another gathering later this week in order to continue discussions about a plan that would establish a Rental Inspection Ordinance and Program within the city.... Read more

A car was totaled after a driver hit several deer in Butler Township. The accident happened shortly before 5 a.m. on Tuesday morning, when police say 20-year-old Austin Laird of Shelocta str... Read more

Those looking for a test of nature knowledge are invited to an event later this week at Jennings Environmental Education Center. Jennings staff will host a free Nature Trivia Night at 6 p.m.... Read more

The public is invited to learn more about an annual program to help those in need file their taxes at an upcoming event. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program is holding an open... Read more

Cranberry Township will consider the replacement of a couple old vehicles at an upcoming meeting. Township supervisors recently discussed replacing a truck from 1985 through the purchase of... Read more

An ongoing investigation in neighboring Mercer County has resulted in drug charges filed against two men earlier this month. According to Grove City Police, officers made the arrests on Janu... Read more

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection will now require fracking companies to disclose chemicals being used for drilling. Previously the materials use to drill were only pre... Read more

The Pennsylvania Game Commission is again pausing a plan for the return of a native furbearer once common to certain areas in Pennsylvania. Last week the Game Commission’s Board of Commissio... Read more

Gas prices have crept up locally but continued to edge down across the western Pennsylvania region as a whole during the past week. According to AAA’s weekly gas price report, the average pr... Read more

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has overturned a decision from 1985 that involves the funding of abortions. The court found that banning the funding of abortions through Medicaid was “presump... Read more

A waterway familiar to many local residents has been named Pennsylvania’s River of the Year. The Allegheny River achieved recognition for the award through an online public vote which is org... Read more

Governor Josh Shapiro is expected to make a push for big changes and financial aid for higher education in his next budget address. While the governor has not provided specific details, the... Read more

A single vehicle accident over the weekend sent one person to the hospital. While traveling north on I-79 in Worth Township 20-year-old Isaac Miller of Slippery Rock fell asleep behind the w... Read more

A woman is facing charges after she broke into her former home and damaged property. Police say they were called to a home on Vidic Road in Clay Township back in late December for a reported... Read more

The driver of an accident that killed him and his grandson had a blood alcohol level 3 times over the legal limit. The father of 12-year-old Zane Rupert, Josh Rupert, said police said that D... Read more

A Portersville woman is out thousands after falling victim to a phone scam. Police began their investigation in October of last year, when the woman was contacted by an unknown person who mi... Read more

Police are searching for a suspect after a car was damaged in Jefferson Township. The incident happened back on December 20th on Heller Road. Police say someone threw a stone at a woman’s ve... Read more

A woman is facing charges after she broke into her former home and damaged property. Police say they were called to a home on Vidic Road in Clay Township back in late December for a reported... Read more