The Mars Area School District mascot has achieved national recognition following the final tabulations of a public vote. The Fighting Planet secured victory as the Best High School Mascot in... Read more
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board is taking opposition to “prediction markets” and their impact on the gambling industry. A prediction market is a platform where people can bet on the fu... Read more
A man was taken to a Pittsburgh hospital after an accident involving a lawn mower. Dispatchers say the accident happened in the backyard of a home on North Maple Drive in Center Township. A... Read more
State police is expanding their Rapid DNA testing program to local law enforcement agencies. The program began last year with state police, which used the Rapid DNA technology to process ove... Read more
The deadline to file for assistance to help with energy bills is approaching. The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program will accept applications through Friday. Eligible customers will r... Read more
Lawmakers in Harrisburg are advancing a bill to the senate that would provide eye tests and glasses to Pennsylvania children. The bill would create a commission that would work with non-prof... Read more
A GoFundMe has been started for an elderly woman who lost her home in a fire yesterday. The blaze broke out yesterday morning around 8:30 at a mobile home on Hyvue Lane in Summit Township, w... Read more
A Mercer County man is in prison after he allegedly raped a woman last year. In March, the victim reported to police that 30-year-old Michael Kirchell of Stoneboro hit her in the head after... Read more
A man is facing charges after a 10-year-old was found on an inflatable mattress that had cocaine on it. Police executed a search warrant at a home in the 400 block of West North Street in Bu... Read more
Drivers who use some local roads should be aware of road work currently underway. PennDOT crews will be doing road work on Route 528 (Lindsay Road) near the Evans City Reservoir, Route 308 (... Read more
There will be another traffic pattern change on Route 422 as work continues on the Shearer Bridge. PennDOT says the eastbound shoulder lane will be restricted starting tomorrow. All of the p... Read more
The Butler VA is offering a free vaccination clinic Thursday. The event will offer veterans shots for RSV, shingles, pneumonia, COVID, tetanus, and hepatitis A and B. There will also be info... Read more
A mobile home was destroyed in a fire earlier this morning in Summit Township. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center around 8:30 this morning for a fire at a home on Hyvue Lane, wh... Read more
Butler Memorial Hospital is receiving recognition for their maternity care. Newsweek and Statista released the “Best Maternity Hospitals” for this year and Butler Memorial made the list. The... Read more
A Mars High School alum will be on an upcoming episode of Pop Culture Jeopardy. 2016 Mars graduate Rebecca Dvorak will be on this season’s first episode, which streams on Netflix. She was pa... Read more
Slippery Rock University has once again been ranked among the best in the country by a national publication. U.S. News and World Report designated SRU in multiple categories on its list of 2... Read more
Experience Butler County officials are advocating for the local tourism scene during National Travel and Tourism Week. With summer around the corner, tourism officials say the industry is ab... Read more
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