Today is the last day of school for another group of local students. Slippery Rock Area School District wraps up classes today with a half-day. Graduation is planned for tonight at 7 p.m. at... Read more

UPMC is laying off hundreds of employees. The Pittsburgh-based health care giant announced they were laying off 200 employees and eliminated another 300 open positions earlier this week. UPM... Read more

Pine Richland School District is rescinding a policy that impacted the book selection for libraries. The controversial policy was first put in place three years ago after a group of resident... Read more

A yearly Butler County golf event will raise money to benefit neighbors in need. The 39th annual St. Barnabas Charitable Golf Open will be held on Friday at the Conley Resort and Golf Club w... Read more

A local teacher was recently named the winner of an academic achievement award. Stephanie Baldauf teaches first grade at St. Wendelin Catholic School in Herman and just won a Golden Apple Aw... Read more

Independence Health System will be hosting a free hernia education and screening event later this month. The event will be led by general surgeons of the hospital. They will discuss the diff... Read more

The Butler Transit Authority will purchase a new piece of equipment to help with maintenance of their property on Hollywood Drive. The authority board approved the purchase of a Bobcat skid... Read more

Alameda Waterpark is looking for additional help for the summer season. The pool is still hiring lifeguards and other seasonal help. Applicants must be at least 15 and pass a lifeguarding co... Read more

A vote on the house floor may soon be held that will require guns to have secure storage. House Bill 2245, will require that all guns be stored securely, especially those left unattended whe... Read more

Taxes will be going up in the Seneca Valley School District. The school board voted to raise taxes by just over 5 mills, or 3.5 percent. The final budget was just shy of $187 million, which... Read more

A teenager was injured in an e-bike crash in the City of Butler. The accident happened last night around 7 p.m. in the 400 block of West Penn Street. Details are unclear, but dispatchers say... Read more

The charge of attempted homicide was dropped after a Butler man pled guilty to lesser charges and was sentenced yesterday. In October of last year, officers were called to Father Marinaro Pa... Read more

The Mars Area School board has given final approval to the 2026-2027 school year budget with no tax increase. The board approved a $69.7 million budget, a 6.7 percent increase from last year... Read more

Cranberry Township will be holding an event this weekend that will allow residents to retire old American flags. The Retire Your Old Glory project will be at the Cranberry Township Park this... Read more

A federal program that provides additional food assistance benefits for children will start going out this month. The SUN Bucks program provides extra funding for families and children while... Read more

A Butler County man is facing charges in Allegheny County after injuring a state police trooper during a traffic stop this weekend. On Saturday around 7:20 p.m., A state trooper pulled over... Read more

Preparations for the 15th Annual Jeep Festival are in the final stages as we get closer to the weekend. The festival starts Friday night with the Jeep Invasion in Downtown Butler. The Invasi... Read more

As the Turnpike begins the move to open road tolling in the western side of the state, there are some interchanges that will also undergo renovations. Turnpike officials say Warrendale will... Read more

A Butler woman accused of selling the drugs that killed a man in the City of Butler, waived her preliminary hearing and had all charges held. In May of this year, police accused 30-year-old... Read more

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