More than 1,600 students will graduate from Slippery Rock University this weekend. The school will hold four different commencement ceremonies on Friday and Saturday at Morrow Field House. T... Read more

Those interested in learning more about native plants are invited to Moraine State Park later this week for a hike along Lake Arthur. The public is invited to meet with park staff Friday for... Read more

A Democratic candidate for Senate made a stop in Butler County yesterday. Congressman Conor Lamb spoke to a group of voters at North Country Brewery in Slippery Rock yesterday afternoon. He... Read more

Pennsylvania’s Secretary of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources was in Butler yesterday advocating for more funding for state parks. Cindy Dunn spoke outside of the recently... Read more

Today is May the Fourth and the Butler Area Public Library is offering young Star Wars fans the opportunity to celebrate the occasion. Teens and Tweens in 4th through 12th grades are invited... Read more

A local group is looking for feedback to help promote positive changes in Butler’s human services system. Butler County Human Services is holding a public hearing later today beginning at 3... Read more

A man from Prospect is facing charges after he allegedly broke into a former girlfriend’s home, wielding a knife and making threats. The incident happened around 8 p.m. this past Saturday at... Read more

A number of Republican candidates for Senate will be in the area tonight for a televised debate. Cable television network Newsmax is hosting the debate at Grove City College tonight. The eve... Read more

A former state senator and district judge in Butler County has died. Tim Shaffer passed away Tuesday morning at his home in Prospect. Shaffer was a 1963 graduate of Slippery Rock School Dist... Read more

Applications are now being accepted for the Tri-County Technology Consortium scholarship program. Three $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to graduating high school seniors in Butler, Armst... Read more

A new residential apartment complex is coming to Cranberry Township. The board of supervisors approved the final plans for the complex which will go on 7 acres of land at the corner of Route... Read more

Pennsylvania is looking at a substantial surplus in revenue for this fiscal year. April saw a record amount of tax money collected, as the state brought in over $6.5 billion in revenue. That... Read more

A long discussed project to build a restaurant in Butler Township is finally moving forward with the added plan to demolish and rebuild another restaurant right beside it. The Butler Townshi... Read more

This is Small Business Week in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and state agencies are offering support through tools and resources. According to the Department of Community and Economic Dev... Read more

Hundreds of puzzles are up for grabs as part of an exchange event happening this week in South Butler. The quarterly jigsaw puzzle exchange runs through this Saturday at the South Butler Pub... Read more

A former Pennsylvania attorney general is back behind bars after she was accused of violating her parole terms. Kathleen Kane surrendered late last week in Montgomery County after a warrant... Read more

Congressman Mike Kelly is joining a bipartisan group of legislators looking to reauthorize a bill that puts more funding toward childhood cancer research. It’s known as the STAR Act and it w... Read more

Anyone interested in learning more about local nature while getting exercise are invited out to an event scheduled for later this week at McConnells Mill. On Wednesday the Park Naturalist wi... Read more

A local woman has passed away following an accident on Route 8 in Butler Township last week. According to Butler Township Police, 31-year-old Vanessa Morrison of Slippery Rock recently died... Read more

Two motorists were taken to a local hospital following a crash that occurred last week in nearby Lawrence County. According to State Police, 21-year-old Hannah Bossinger of Chicora was trave... Read more