Students at local colleges are heading back to class for the first day of the spring semester. Slippery Rock University and Butler County Community College welcome students back today. The 1... Read more

Incoming governor Josh Shapiro will be taking the oath of office later today. Shapiro will be sworn-in as the 48th governor of Pennsylvania at noon. He will be taking the oath of office on t... Read more

A public defender is the first candidate in the race for a seat on Butler County’s Court of Common Pleas. Maura Palumbi announced that she is running to replace Judge William Shaffer on the... Read more

A longtime Butler owned business will be closing its doors. Furniture Galleries in Penn Township announced that they are closing the business this month. The store was founded by the Offstei... Read more

At least one person was injured Monday afternoon in an accident in Butler Township. It happened just before 5 p.m. at the intersection of South Benbrook Road and Greenwood Drive. Crews from... Read more

Greenwood Drive will be shutting down during daylight work hours starting this Friday. Peoples Gas will be doing a gas line replacement project. Butler Township officials say that the road w... Read more

Penn State Extension is offering an online program later this week about safe and reliable operation of electric distribution systems. A 75 minute webinar on utility companies managing veget... Read more

Fortunately no major injuries happened whenever a car went into a restaurant at the Clearview Mall this morning. It happened around 6 a.m. at the Eat n’ Park restaurant. Images from the scen... Read more

No injuries were reported following a one car crash that occurred last week in Parker Township. According to state police, 22-year-old Cameron Blair of Parker was traveling on Kittanning Pik... Read more

A woman from Mars was killed in a hit and run accident late last week in Ross Township. According to our news partners from WPXI, the accident happened on Babcock Boulevard near the Sheetz a... Read more

A Mars student who was hit by a vehicle is continuing to improve in her recovery. 13-year-old Paige Lauten was seriously injured when she was hit by a car on Route 228 in late November. Acco... Read more

State police are warning residents about an online scam that involves a fake company. A 63-year-old Bruin woman applied for a job through a Facebook listing. The company was called Axel Corp... Read more

The price of some popular wines and spirits are on the rise. The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board announced last month that around 3,500 products would see a four percent increase in price... Read more

The Mega Millions jackpot will reset after a ticket matched all five numbers and the Mega Ball during Friday’s drawing. The winning numbers for the second largest jackpot in Mega Millions hi... Read more

A local organization will receive state funding to accomplish recreation improvement projects. The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has approved the Audubon Society of Wester... Read more

No injuries were reported following a one car crash that occurred late last week in Clay Township. According to State Police, 21-year-old Trevor Donaldson of Slippery Rock was traveling on H... Read more

The Pittsburgh North Regional Chamber of Commerce is inviting members and non-members to attend an event later this week. The Business After Hours will kick off the new year at the Cranberry... Read more

A group of students from Mars are living up to their district’s name after winning a contest to help design a NASA patch. The challenge was sponsored by the Phipps Conservatory and asked par... Read more

A Butler County Commissioner has announced his intention to serve another term in office. Democrat Kevin Boozel recently issued a statement that he’ll be running later this year for a third... Read more

Residents are encouraged to take advantage of a program that offers consolidated access to transportation services. The Find My Ride online tool was introduced in May of 2021 and since that... Read more