While excitement builds over warmer weather, unfortunately so does litter on the roads. So, state officials are encouraging residents to help Pick Up PA—a springtime initiative to clean up t... Read more

A woman from Petrolia is facing charges after she allegedly stole an elderly man’s debit card. State police say the man was a resident of a long-term care facility in Chicora. That’s where 2... Read more

A unique collection will be on display later this week at a local museum. The Maridon Museum on North McKean Street in Butler City will showcase pinball machines as part of their popular Col... Read more

The Slippery Rock University version of ‘Dancing with the Stars’ is about to return. The event will be held on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Dance Studio Theater in Stoner West on the SRU campu... Read more

For nearly eight months now, the public comment session of Butler County Commissioner meetings have been dominated by talk of the 2020 election. A group of Republicans have been calling for... Read more

The alleged shooter at the Tree of Life Synagogue will not have his trial moved after a motion was denied. The attorneys for Robert Bowers had asked the court to move the case out of Pittsbu... Read more

Organizers say a fundraiser this past weekend for Ukrainian relief was a big success. A baked goods sale and raffle was held Saturday at the Cabot United Methodist Church. Organizer Leigh Ba... Read more

The Butler Area School District is moving ahead with filing a lawsuit regarding the playoff eligibility of their football team. At their Monday meeting, the school board approved a motion to... Read more

Governor Tom Wolf is ordering all commonwealth flags to fly at half-staff in honor of the two State Police Troopers who were struck and killed by a vehicle near Philadelphia. 33-year-old Tro... Read more

Gas prices have dropped slightly both locally as well as across western Pennsylvania as a whole over the past week. According to AAA’s weekly gas price report, the average price for a gallon... Read more

Another woman from Western Pennsylvania is facing charges in connection with the Capitol riot. Department of Justice officials say Melanie Archer of Pittsburgh turned herself in yesterday mo... Read more

Local hospitalization rates connected to COVID-19 have continued to drop at Butler Memorial Hospital over the past week. According to the Butler Health System, as of Monday morning six patie... Read more

The Butler County Republican Committee is throwing their support behind a couple of candidates in this election cycle, but couldn’t come to an agreement on every race. The committee held the... Read more

A new bill is being proposed that would ban smoking in more indoor locations, including casinos. State Representative Dan Frankel says that when the pandemic first hit, one of the restrictio... Read more

Less than a week after qualifying to be on the ballot, a Republican candidate for governor has decided to drop out. Pittsburgh-based attorney Jason Richey announced late last week that he is... Read more

Authorities are continuing their investigation into a hit and run that occurred late last week in Slippery Rock. According to State Police, 39-year-old Shanna Tonelli was attempting to turn... Read more

Authorities are asking for the public’s help with identifying a suspect who recently stole a car in nearby Ford City. According to State Police, the white two door Chevrolet Cobalt was initi... Read more

An investigation is ongoing into recent fraudulent activity that occurred at an Armstrong County personal care home. According to State Police, 41-year-old Carrie Leway is accused of fraudul... Read more

A local lawmaker is continuing his quest to reform the Internal Revenue Service. Republican U.S. Congressman Mike Kelly of Butler is among the group of 100 members of the federal legislative... Read more

Even though the price of crude oil has decreased over the past week, the high price of gas remains, causing some motorists to drive less. According to AAA, over half of Americans said that t... Read more