More funding is heading to the state system of higher education under the new budget approved over the weekend. Overall, the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education will receive $552.5... Read more

Four young men are facing charges after they allegedly drove near the runway at the Butler Farm Show Grounds. State police say they were called to the Farm Show around 3:30 a.m. Sunday after... Read more

Pennsylvania’s entry into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative is on hold. A Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court judge ruled last week to grant a request for a preliminary injunction against t... Read more

The Pennsylvania Game Commission is allowing certain professionals to help pick up road-killed deer. The commission approved a measure that gives nuisance wildlife control operators the abil... Read more

Police are warning drivers after seeing an uptick in road rage incidents. This comes in the wake of the death of an off duty police officer in Blawnox, who was shot and killed after a road r... Read more

State agriculture officials are once again sounding the alarm about the spotted lanternfly. Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding was in Washington County last week, which was just added... Read more

Late last week a state Senate committee moved forward with a constitutional amendment that could put abortion rights in Pennsylvania in jeopardy. It passed via a party line vote in the Rules... Read more

The head coach of Slippery Rock University’s women’s basketball team died suddenly over the weekend. An email from university president Dr. Bill Behre confirmed that Bobby McGraw passed away... Read more

Crews will be paving Route 356 beginning Monday. The work will take place in between the nearly seven mile stretch of Sarver Road and Rennick Road. Route 356 will be single, alternating lane... Read more

Two people were taken to the hospital after a crash in Penn Township Sunday. It happened around 2:30 p.m. on Route 8 near the intersection with Dodds Road. Dispatchers say two vehicles colli... Read more

Slippery Rock University is set to continue a program which helps those with intellectual or physical disabilities. Following an external review, the university decided to move forward with... Read more

A community in Armstrong County lost nearly their entire police force following a mass resignation by officers late last week. Our news partners at WPXI report that four out of the five poli... Read more

Lawmakers have agreed on a new state budget for this fiscal year. The $45.2 billion budget received overwhelming support in the state Senate passing 47-3. “As Senate Finance Committee Chairm... Read more

Grove City College is launching a new major-specific school. College officials announced that they are beginning a School of Business, which will offer 15 different majors for students. Grov... Read more

A Mercer County man is facing charges after he allegedly assaulted another man late last week in nearby Mercer County. According to State Police, an unidentified 64-year-old Sandy Lake man,... Read more

Authorities are searching for two suspects who are accused of committing a quick-change theft at a Cranberry Township business. According to our news partners at WPXI, Jack Rozemberg and Gru... Read more

Authorities are searching for the suspect involved in a robbery that occurred last week at a Mercer County convenience store. According to State Police, an unidentified man entered the Kwik... Read more

A Lawrence County man has been sentenced on charges of violating federal narcotics laws. U.S. Department of Justice officials say 29-year-old Melvin Dorsey-Pace of New Castle will serve 39 m... Read more

Summertime road work is set to continue for PennDOT crews this week. Traffic could be impacted on some major roadways in Butler County as projects continue. There will also be tarring and ch... Read more

Mars Bank is promoting one of their own into an executive role. Jennifer Klein is the new Assistant Vice President of Commercial Banking. She’ll be responsible for managing existing bank rel... Read more