Students from local school districts are invited to participate in a program organized by the Pittsburgh office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. FBI Pittsburgh is now accepting applic... Read more
There is still time for local young people to learn coding as part of a nationwide contest. U.S. Representative Mike Kelly announced the 2021 Congressional App Challenge earlier this summer.... Read more
An Ellwood City woman surrendered this morning for her role in the Capitol riots back on January 6th. The Department of Justice says that Julia Sizer is facing four charges as prosecutors sa... Read more
Stocks rose for the seventh straight month in August, continuing a dramatic run for Wall Street. We talked with local financial advisor Howie Pentony about why, despite the resurgence of COV... Read more
Crews were on the scene of an accident near downtown Butler. At least two vehicles were involved in the crash that happened at the intersection of the General Richard Butler Bridge that lead... Read more
Butler County Detectives have a new contract with a rise in wages. The four year agreement was approved by the county commissioners earlier this week. The contract will see a 2.5 percent inc... Read more
September is Suicide Prevention Month and the VA is continuing their “Reach Out” campaign in an effort to reduce Veteran suicide. The campaign encourages people to “Reach Out” to veterans by... Read more
A residence in Butler Township will likely be used as a day-care and pre-school facility following a decision by the Butler Township Zoning Hearing Board. After hearing an appeal made by the... Read more
There is still time to participate in a wild turkey survey before it closes early next week. The public has until has until Monday to report sightings that happened during July and August as... Read more
The numbers of hospitalizations, ICU patients, and deaths due to COVID-19 are going back up at the Butler Memorial Hospital after seeing very low numbers the previous months. We’ve kept data... Read more
Butler County Commissioners say they will not be starting an investigation into the 2020 election on their own, but rather will wait for word from state Senate. At their public meeting yeste... Read more
Masks were a hot debate at yesterday’s county commissioner meeting. Due to the rising number of COVID cases, the county solicitor required masks to be worn inside the public meeting room. Ho... Read more
A tentative agreement is in place between the South Butler County School District and the teachers union to extend the current contract. According to a press release from the district, the t... Read more
Authorities are continuing their search for three suspects accused of an assault that happened last month in Slippery Rock. According to the Pennsylvania State Police, a 21-year-old man was... Read more
The Independent Regulatory Review Commission is giving their approval for the final plans that would see Pennsylvania join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. The commission voted 3-2 al... Read more
For the past two days, some students in the Butler Area School District have been on buses longer than usual on the ride home. Parents have told our newsroom that kids have been on the bus a... Read more
Mr. Smalls Theatre in Millvale is the latest concert venue to require a COVID vaccine or negative test in order to see a show. The venue announced this week that the policy takes effect imme... Read more
A portion of Butler County is now under a flash flood warning. The National Weather Service issued a flood warning for southeastern Butler County. The rest of the county is under a flash flo... Read more
The Moniteau School District is going to remote learning for the rest of the week. Superintendent Tom Samosky wrote to parents last night that the district is dealing with staffing concerns,... Read more
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