The Butler Transit Authority is moving forward with a plan that could result in changes to bus routes and schedules. Although no immediate changes will be made to the local service, PennDOT... Read more

Five people are behind bars after being accused of stealing back packs from a department store in Center Township. On Tuesday officers were called to the Boscov’s located at the Clearview Ma... Read more

A Cranberry Township police officer is receiving recognition for his training, sound judgement, and commitment to public safety. Sergeant Mike Marshall was recently named the recipient of th... Read more

Zelienople’s annual summertime festival begins today. The 62nd annual Horse Trading Days takes place around downtown Zelienople and offers a variety of activities including a used book sale... Read more

It’s another hot day in store and the National Weather Service is issuing a heat advisory for Butler County. The advisory runs from noon until 8 p.m. A high of 95 is expected today, but fact... Read more

Pennsylvania community colleges are taking issue with another year of flat-funding in the state budget. The chief lobbying body for the 15 community colleges in the state said this was the f... Read more

After the $50.8 billion state budget was signed into law, the Pennsylvania Independent Fiscal Office has updated budget calculations for next year. The IFO says the new budget will be $500 m... Read more

Grove City College is being recognized for its overall excellence as an institution by the Colleges of Distinction. Colleges of Distinction, an online college search resource, do in-depth re... Read more

The Butler Area School District has received a grant that will go toward a new project to introduce math concepts to students in a new way. The Remake Learning organization awarded the distr... Read more

Congressman Mike Kelly is co-sponsoring a new bill that looks to encourage artificial intelligence in children’s cancer research. The Acceleration Innovation for Kids Act is a bipartisan bil... Read more

As lawmakers were finishing the budget they also passed a bill that would protect Pennsylvania’s Intermediate Unit (IU). IU’s provide a more specialized education, that can range from specia... Read more

A longtime community volunteer that was very active in Butler sports has died. Jack Baccanti passed away at his home on Sunday. Baccanti was a front office member at Armco Steel for 22 years... Read more

It was a jam-packed meeting in Slippery Rock last night as residents expressed their concern over flooding issues. Borough Council met last night and residents told members they were frustra... Read more

A Butler man is facing charges after he allegedly exposed himself at a community pool in Slippery Rock. The incident happened on Thursday just before 2 p.m. at the Armco Park YMCA pool. Acco... Read more

Slippery Rock High School will have co-principals for next year. Jesse Pattison and Shawn Zappia will work together in the co-principal role after former principal Cory Hake became an admini... Read more

The state attorney general is urging house lawmakers to act on legislation that would put sentencing parameters in place for those convicted to second-degree murder. Earlier this year the st... Read more

Motorists who use the Route 422 Shearer Bridge in Butler and Summit Townships should be aware of rolling closures planned for tomorrow. According to PennDOT, beginning at 7 p.m. Thursday nig... Read more

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is inviting the public to an upcoming gathering about a Slippery Rock Township project. A display of plans for the Branchton Road bridge replace... Read more

State Police are searching for a missing man in that may be in the area. The Kittanning Barracks are searching for 77-year-old John Barrett who was last seen around 10:30 am in the 100 block... Read more

Gas prices continue to edge downward both locally as well as across the western Pennsylvania region as a whole over the past week. According to AAA’s weekly gas prices report, the average pr... Read more