Four more people have died locally over the past several days as a result of serious COVID-19 symptoms at Butler Memorial Hospital. The hospital reported two COVID-related deaths to the stat... Read more
Local districts are making adjustments to their masking policy following a Supreme Court decision last week. On Friday, the court said the statewide school mask mandate was unconstitutional.... Read more
Health leaders say the pandemic has made the nursing shortage into a growing crisis for the state. Jeffrey Bechtel is a senior vice president for the Hospital and Healthcare Association of P... Read more
Flu cases were at extraordinary levels last year, but the state is seeing a rise in cases this winter. So far, there are more than 5,000 lab confirmed flu cases and two flu-associated deaths... Read more
Talks on a new Congressional map have heated up in Harrisburg as a first draft was proposed by the PA House Republican caucus last week. The preliminary map essentially eliminates Democrat C... Read more
The Slippery Rock University council of trustees approved a 2% tuition increase during their quarterly business meeting Friday. If approved by the State System Board of Governors early next... Read more
A former Butler County resident was found guilty of first-degree murder in Florida. Kimberly Kessler was convicted for the murder of her co-worker Joleen Cummings in 2018. Prosecutors say Ke... Read more
