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

A state lawmaker is looking to add more oversight to Pennsylvania’s governing body of high school athletics. State Representative Rob Matzie says he’ll be introducing legislation that would... Read more

A free community event for residents of all ages is planned for tonight in Slippery Rock. The Slippery Rock Wellness Club is holding “Wellness in the Works” from 6 to 8 p.m. on the Slippery... Read more

A local man is recovering following a two vehicle crash that occurred earlier this month in neighboring Mercer County. According to the Grove City Police, Nathaniel Sayles of Grove City was... Read more

Later today, a Butler man will be awarded a one million dollar check from the Pennsylvania Lottery. After seeing a sign at the Sheetz on New Castle Road that a million-dollar ticket was sold... Read more

One person died and another was sent to the hospital after a two-vehicle crash in Armstrong County Tuesday morning. Shortly before 6:30 a.m. state police were called to State Route 156 in So... Read more

Some repairs to the SEBCO community pool are expected to start in a couple of weeks. Jefferson Township officials say they plan to uncover the pool in early March to make the repairs. The ma... Read more

Wednesday is the final day for candidates who have filed a petition to withdraw from the election. Anyone who is running for office must file what are known as “Nomination Petitions” along w... Read more