Another winter storm is on its way, but exactly what our area will see is still a bit unknown. The massive system is being called Winter Storm Landon, and it’s expected to impact a good part... Read more

Butler City Council no longer has a vacancy after a local man was named to the open position. After being chosen by a unanimous vote of the seated council members in attendance, Mayor Bob Da... Read more

Those looking for a tasty chicken sandwich in Butler Township will have a new option later this year. The Butler Township Planning Commission unanimously recommended conditional approval of... Read more

A famous rodent in a rural Pennsylvania town is set to determine our fate of a longer or shorter winter this morning. It’s Groundhog Day and Punxatawney Phil is nestled in his burrow awaitin... Read more

An Ellwood City woman was sentenced to probation and a fine as a result of her role in the Capitol riot. 39-year-old Julia Jeanette Sizer pled guilty late last year to misdemeanor charges af... Read more

State health officials say they’re encouraged by the ongoing decline in COVID cases. During their weekly update, the Department of Health said that the state is averaging just over 11,000 ne... Read more

At least one person was injured as a result of an accident Tuesday afternoon in Buffalo Township. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center shortly after 2:30 p.m. for a crash on Sarve... Read more

We’ve gotten a lot of snow over the past couple of weeks, but it rarely stays on the ground this long. According to the National Weather Service, as of Monday night there was still seven inc... Read more

Recent actions by Butler City Council are advancing the next phase in a project to improve the look of the downtown Butler area. At their meeting last week, Council approved a motion to awar... Read more

Traffic was delayed this morning following a crash in Sarver. It happened just before 5 a.m. on South Pike Road near Freeport High School. Details of the crash are sketchy, but the multi-veh... Read more

Gas prices have risen slightly locally but dropped by a similar margin across western Pennsylvania as a whole. According to AAA’s weekly gas price report, the average price for a gallon of r... Read more

February is Black History Month and Slippery Rock University has numerous programs planned to mark the occasion. This year’s theme of Milestones: Walking Through Black History will explore t... Read more

The Wolf administration is appealing the decision of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court that no excuse mail-in ballots are unconstitutional. The move was expected after the court issued a r... Read more

Nurses at Armstrong County Memorial Hospital are scheduled to meet tonight to discuss the best way forward as a strike looms. Last week, nurses overwhelmingly authorized a strike citing a nu... Read more

The Butler Area School District is receiving more state grant help with funding a unique market at one of their downtown schools. The district will receive $50,000 through the PA Farm Bill’s... Read more

As work on Ehrman Crest Elementary School continues, so does work on Ehrman Road itself. Cranberry Township supervisors approved a new right turn lane from Ehrman Road onto Route 19 late las... Read more

A new study shows that Pennsylvania hunters enjoy starting deer season on a Saturday. The report from the Pennsylvania Game Commission unveiled that 60 percent of hunters surveyed said they... Read more

In the hotly contested race to be the next Senator of Pennsylvania, the state’s Democratic Party did not reach a consensus in endorsing a candidate. The battle appears to be shaping up betwe... Read more

The public is invited to enjoy a delicious dinner while supporting a group of local students later this week. The Mars Area High School Competition Cheer Team is holding a “Grab and Go” Spag... Read more

The Pennsylvania Game Commission says it was another plentiful year for bear hunters. Nearly 3,600 bears in total were harvested over the past year—which ranks as the state’s fifth best harv... Read more