Butler City Council has approved a plan to leave the lights on later at several Butler City parks. Council discussed the proposal at their agenda setting meeting earlier this month which inc... Read more

A new bill aims to improve the reporting of drug overdose data in the state. The bill would require law enforcement and emergency medical services agencies within 72 hours to a statewide ove... Read more

Today is the first day of autumn and that means leaf-peepers are getting ready for another season of fall foliage. According to AccuWeather, it should be a pretty good year for it too. Their... Read more

The Slippery Rock University Department of Dance is preparing for a couple performances Thursday night. The department is hosting a show titled “60 by 60 by 60” at 7 and 9 p.m. at the Dance... Read more

A fundraiser to support youth affected by the death of a loved one will be held later this week. Concordia Lutheran Ministries’ Good Samaritan Hospice is holding a Power of the Purse event 6... Read more

A local business is presenting a free program later this week for business owners or representatives with W-2 employees. Bonus Accounting will offer an Employee Retention Credit Seminar Frid... Read more

The director of Butler County human services says the area currently has a housing crisis. County commissioners approved an emergency declaration at yesterday’s public meeting because of an... Read more

Slippery Rock is getting ready for its annual Villagefest this weekend. The yearly event encourages residents to visit the area and support local businesses along with more than 100 plus ven... Read more

Construction work planned for Freedom Road in Cranberry Township will take place this upcoming weekend. PennDOT says the work will begin Friday at 10 p.m. and continue through Monday at 6 a.... Read more

The Butler Health System has released more information about upcoming COVID vaccine clinics. BHS will be offering the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine for people ages 12 and older. Like other vaccin... Read more

A stretch of West Brady Street in the City of Butler has been reopened. According to Butler City Building Code Official John Evans, the Brady Street Bridge was finally finished earlier this... Read more

Butler County Commissioners voted to move a polling place in Clearfield Township, however decided against moving another location in Concord Township. Commissioners heard from a former counc... Read more

A bill that would make it easier for hunters to purchase antlerless deer licenses has made it through the state senate. The bill would allow licenses to be purchased a variety of ways, inste... Read more

A new event happening this Saturday at Butler County Community College will look to raise scholarship funds in honor of two alums that passed away at an early age. The inaugural Pioneer Purs... Read more

A local lawmaker is teaming up with a Democratic colleague from New York to emphasize the need to guard against a dangerous pest. Republican U.S. Congressman Mike Kelly of Butler recently se... Read more

Armco Credit Union is again offering a nationwide financial literacy program to local high school students. The web-based program is called Banzai and is available for free to over 3,000 stu... Read more

The Department of Environmental Protections is looking for more answers after oil spilled into the Connoquenessing Creek earlier this month. The DEP sent a notice of violation to the CERTA,... Read more

Officials with PennDOT say a new study shows that roundabouts are making intersections safer. The transportation department studied 33 different intersections across the state that were repl... Read more

More charges have been filed against a Kittanning man who is accused of sexually assaulting multiple underage girls. State police say two more 16-year-old victims have come forward accusing... Read more

One person was injured in a crash Wednesday morning in Evans City. The two vehicle accident happened just after 5 a.m. in the 600 block of East Main Street—which is about a quarter-mile east... Read more