The Mars Area School Board does not anticipate the need to raise taxes in order to meet their 2022-23 school year budget. The proposed budget for next year is nearly 3% or just over $1.5 mil... Read more
A senior at Seneca Valley took a long trip on his bicycle this spring in order to bring awareness to cancer. Noah Petersen is from Cranberry Township and he went on a 100 mile trip last mont... Read more
Two southern Butler County organizations are moving forward with project to renovate a playground in Cranberry Township. The Cranberry Township Community Chest and Cranberry Community Unitin... Read more
Democratic Senator Bob Casey says he will vote in favor of the Women’s Protection Act—a bill that would codify Roe vs. Wade. Casey is self-described as “pro-life,” one of the few Democrats i... Read more
State police took a New Castle man wanted for homicide into custody this morning. Our news partners at WPXI report that Shane McDevitt was arrested early this morning following a police chas... Read more
The parent company of Westinghouse Electric is looking to sell its interest in the organization. The Post-Gazette reports that Brookfield Business Partners wants to move on from the Cranberr... Read more
Two children from Connoquenessing were recognized last night for their efforts during a fatal fire earlier this year. Mika and Tucker Perez were honored for what they did in an early morning... Read more
With Election Day now less than a week away, we’re going to be highlighting some of the contested local primaries over the next couple of days. Incumbent Marci Mustello, a Republican from th... Read more
An event is being held Thursday that aims to inform senior residents about scams that are circulating. Butler City Police are hosting the informational session tomorrow evening at St. Michae... Read more
Butler Memorial Hospital is being recognized once again for the safety of their facility. National healthcare watchdog, The Leapfrog Group, gave the hospital an “A” grade for their overall s... Read more
A Zelienople man is facing multiple charges after an incident of vandalism last week. According to a criminal complaint filed by Zelienople police, officers were called out to the Exxon stat... Read more
Construction crews are taking advantage of nice weather to make progress on two projects at the Butler Senior High School. The Butler Area School District Board of Directors heard an update... Read more
Governor Tom Wolf and other statewide leaders remembered fallen police officers at a ceremony Monday in Harrisburg. The annual event took place with the Fraternal Order of Police in the stat... Read more
Officials at Butler County Community College say they now have a record number of scholarships available for this upcoming fall. A total of 148 scholarships will be awarded to BC3 students—w... Read more
Slippery Rock University is continuing to solicit community input about the search for a new president. The Presidential Search Committee and the search firm that has been hired to assist wi... Read more
Those in the child care industry say that there’s an ongoing struggle to fill open positions. Steve Doster is a partner with PreK for PA and he says a recent survey among child care faciliti... Read more
After a big jump last week, gas prices have continued to rise both locally as well as across western Pennsylvania as a whole over the past week. According to AAA’s weekly gas price report, t... Read more
The 2022-23 Butler Area School District preliminary budget put forward by district administrators still has a lot of questions attached but once again does not include a tax increase. The pr... Read more
Police are searching for a suspect who allegedly stole items from a store at the Clearview Mall. State police say they someone took several Milwaukee batteries from the Rural King this past... Read more
With the primary election now a week away, our newsroom will be highlighting some contested primaries in both parties. The newly drawn 16th Congressional District has two Democrats running f... Read more
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