A Cranberry Township organization is nearly ready to unveil the refresh of a much-loved playground. The Cranberry Township Community Chest has renovated the Kids Castle Playground in Communi... Read more

A bipartisan bill in the state senate looks to give a stipend to those pursuing a teaching career. In an effort to help address the teaching shortage, the bill would provide a $10,000 stipen... Read more

Local professionals, remote workers, creative thinkers, and ambitious entrepreneurs are invited to take advantage of an upcoming opportunity. ConnectWork on Main is hosting a Professional He... Read more

State police are asking for help in identifying a vehicle involved in criminal mischief. The incident happened at the Planet Mart in Cabot on Route 356 this past Saturday. Police did not rel... Read more

Temperatures this summer are expected to be higher than average, according to the National Weather Service. There is a 40 percent chance of warmer than average temperatures across Western Pe... Read more

A woman was arrested and charged for attempting to flee police during a traffic stop. Just after midnight on this past Friday, 37-year-old Daelyn Pronesti of Butler, tried to elude police du... Read more

The Butler County treasurer is looking at the possibility of making long term investments with county money. Diane Marburger says a new study will look at the county’s accounts and identify... Read more

Motorists should be aware of a local road closure planned for today. Crab Run Road in Connoquenessing Township will be closed to traffic beginning at 9 a.m. The closure will be from Church H... Read more

A local school administrator has been charged after he allegedly failed to report an incident of sexual abuse that had been disclosed to him. According to State Police, 50-year-old Gregory M... Read more

The 2023-24 Butler Area School District preliminary budget put forward by district administrators does include a tax increase. Board members approved the proposed budget of just over $110 mi... Read more

Butler Health System and Excela Health are continuing to see major financial losses according to their latest reporting. New numbers were released last week that show the newly combined heal... Read more

Two candidates for election to full terms on the Butler Area School Board this fall have been chosen to fill previously open spots now. The board approved appointing Cecilia Tomko and Phil H... Read more

The sale of the Grace Youth and Family Foundation building in Butler will be postponed. The building on Center Avenue was scheduled for sheriff’s sale earlier this month, however Butler Coun... Read more

Gas prices continued to decrease both locally as well as across western Pennsylvania as a whole this week. According to AAA’s weekly gas price report, the average price for a gallon of regul... Read more

Challenges to the workforce in rural areas were the focus of a recent State Senate committee hearing. While there’s a tight labor market all across the Commonwealth, Acting Labor Secretary N... Read more

There is now a new name for the recently merged Butler Health System and Excela Health organization. Officials said the new group will be known as Independence Health System. CEO Ken DeFurio... Read more

The Butler County YMCA is looking for more mentors for their Reach and Rise program. YMCA officials say they are also adding to the program by offering one-on-one youth mentoring—meaning eac... Read more

The Friends of Saxonburg Museum and South Butler Community Library are celebrating the 140th anniversary of the Brooklyn Bridge, with an early screening of a new documentary about the bridge... Read more

A bridge in Cranberry Township is being renamed after a longtime local leader. A ceremony was held earlier this month to rename the bridge at the Cranberry Highlands Golf Course after former... Read more

A local motorist was injured following a two car crash that occurred late last week in Center Township. According to State Police, 39-year-old Matthew Bean of Harmony was driving southbound... Read more