Slippery Rock University is taking the interim tag off of one of their top administrators. Dr. Michael Zieg was named as provost and vice president for academic affairs, which oversees acade... Read more

The sitting Pennsylvania auditor general has announced he will be running for reelection. Republican Tim DeFoor is seeking re-election. He won his last election over Nina Ahmed by three poin... Read more

The financial losses continue to pile up for the recently merged Independence Health System. According to recent financial reports for the last quarter, the combination of Butler Health Syst... Read more

A Pittsburgh woman is facing multiple charges following a Thanksgiving Day car chase with police that began in neighboring Mercer County and included parts of Butler County. According to Sta... Read more

The BHS Foundation’s Caring Angel fundraiser officially gets underway Thursday. The annual fundraising efforts offers grandiose gift baskets and a usually large 50/50 raffe. The baskets are... Read more

A Slippery Rock man is in the Venango County Jail after staying at a campsite that he did not own and stealing a car. On November 6 the a 27-year-old man from Grove City traveled to his camp... Read more

The state’s top law enforcement office announced a personal care administrator in neighboring Lawrence County is facing charges of involuntary manslaughter. Attorney General Michelle Henry a... Read more

Cranberry Township officials say they urgently need more volunteers for their snow angel program. The program seeks volunteers who help remove snow from neighbors’ sidewalks and driveways. O... Read more

The public is invited to get in the spirit of the season at several upcoming events on the campus of Slippery Rock University. A couple of SRU music instructors will lead a Brass Ensemble co... Read more

The man on the run from police after multiple accused crimes has been taken into custody. Donovan Philpot was taken into custody in Butler city yesterday. Philpot is accused of stealing a ve... Read more

Students at the Butler Senior High School will have the chance to hear from a special visitor later this week. Dr. Nicholas Bogs is the Robert Morris University Rooney Visiting International... Read more

A cybersecurity event is happening at Slippery Rock University Thursday. The Cyberspace Event is being hosted by the university’s Center for Cybersecurity and Advance Computing. The event wi... Read more

A Republican state representative from Southeastern Pennsylvania has announced they joined the race for Attorney General. State Representative Craig Williams who represents parts of Delaware... Read more

A local college fundraiser set a new record after raising millions of dollars for the college. Grove City College’s annual Wolverine Challenge Fundraiser raised just under $3 million to help... Read more

A new Pennsylvania bill signed by Governor Josh Shapiro last week will require consent before performing a medical exam. Act 31 requires medical facilities in Pennsylvania to obtain consent... Read more

A house was completely destroyed in a fire Tuesday night that happened just over the Butler County line. Crews were alerted to the fire on Logan Road in West Deer Township around 6:30 p.m. O... Read more

Although most of the state budget has been agreed upon, community colleges are feeling the pinch as they have not been given access to state funding. The state allotted $260 million in the b... Read more

One person was taken to the hospital after a crash between a dump truck and school bus Tuesday afternoon. The accident happened just after 4 p.m. in the 100 block of West Liberty Road in Bra... Read more

Attorney General Michelle Henry announced a Philadelphia man pleaded guilty for trafficking heroin and fentanyl in Butler County. Investigators determined that more than 1,000 bricks of hero... Read more

Pennsylvania State Police are still looking for a man who stole a vehicle and was then involved in a hit and run crash. The vehicle, which was a 2015 White Buick Verano, was found in Butler... Read more