A local organization is inviting residents to help the American Red Cross address blood shortages this week. Tomorrow (Wednesday), from noon to 5:30 p.m. a blood drive is planned for the Sli... Read more
A group of local student athletes is asking for community support with a fundraiser. The Mars Area Lady Planets Softball Boosters are holding an “Egg My Yard” fundraiser to benefit the High... Read more
The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy is now accepting applications for a tree planting grant. The funding will cover, a variety of trees and shrubs, tree protection materials, and labor to p... Read more
Two businesses were damaged in a fire Monday afternoon in Zelienople. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center shortly after 4 p.m. for fire visible from the second floor of 143 South... Read more
The Harmony Fire District hosted Congressman Mike Kelly yesterday to celebrate a $1.2 million grant that will go toward new equipment. Kelly was at the Harmomy Fire District to present the c... Read more
Slippery Rock University is increasing some fees for the upcoming school year. The council of trustees approved the increases at the meeting last week. Students will see about a six percent... Read more
Today is the final day in office for State Representative Stephenie Scialabba, but when or will a special election be held to fill her seat? According to Pennsylvania law, the Speaker of the... Read more
Former Butler Area School District Board Member Bill Halle was back in court Monday afternoon attempting to have charges against him dismissed. Two orders have been granted that all records... Read more
Butler County is moving around some federal dollars to help accomplish a couple of projects. Slippery Rock Borough is receiving Community Development Block Grant funding that will help go to... Read more
If it felt like March was rainier than usual, that’s because it was. In fact, the Pittsburgh region set a record for the amount of rain during the month of March. We received 6.18 inches, th... Read more
A new bill that would regulate A.I. data centers and their impact on communities has passed through the state house. The bill will establish a regulatory framework for data centers in the Co... Read more
Submitted photo. A new chicken wing restaurant is now open in Cranberry. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held for the new Wingstop, which officially opened this weekend. The Wingstop is loca... Read more
A new study from AAA says that over half of drivers struggle with headlight glare. The new study says six out of ten drivers have a problem with glare while driving in the dark and three qua... Read more
Some students in the Mars Area School District have collected money as part of a fundraiser earlier this month. Mars Area Primary Center students collected over $700 in donations to benefit... Read more
The Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs has launched a new initiative to address veteran suicide. The DMVA received a $143,000 investment to work with partner agencies t... Read more
Crews were called to a rollover crash this weekend in Muddy Creek Township. The accident happened Saturday just before midnight at the exit ramp of Route 422 and Route 19. Dispatchers say a... Read more
A giant bear was spotted in a Butler Township backyard over the weekend. Our news partners at WPXI say a man spotted a large black bear near his back porch on Adrian Lane, which is near Gree... Read more
The state is launching an initiative to continue to make the overdose drug Narcan more readily available. The new “Narcan in Courts” program was announced last week. It will put the overdose... Read more
State Police are looking for more information on a hit and run that happened last weekend in Winfield Township. The crash happened on March 21st just after 9:30 p.m. on Winfield Road. Accord... Read more
A Butler man has been sentenced in the attempted break-in and assault of a police officer in the City of Butler. In August, police were called to a home on the 200 block of North Bluff Stree... Read more
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