The minimum wage in Pennsylvania is set to increase over the next few years. A bill passed by the state senate would eventually make the new minimum wage $9.50 per […] Read more
A Butler County native will be the new leader of the Pittsburgh Festival Opera. The city’s resident summer company named Knoch graduate Marianne Cornetti as its new artistic director. Cornet... Read more
Judges and lawmakers across the state will be receiving a pay raise in 2020. Salaries will increase by 1.9 percent—which is tied to a state law that bases salaries changes […] Read more
Butler City Council does not have to make drastic adjustments to their 2020 budget after a significant decline in assessment values was determined to have been the result of a […] Read more
A three vehicle accident in Forward Township caused delays during the Monday morning commute. The crash happened just before 6:00 a.m. on Evans City Road near the intersection with Ash [... Read more
Governor Tom Wolf is expected to sign a bill into law that would raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco and e-cigarettes in Pennsylvania. The new law requires you to […] Read more
Authorities say a Slippery Rock University student died following a hunting accident over the weekend. According to our news partners at WPXI, 19-year-old Jacob Smith of Linesville was hunti... Read more
Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey has been named a Vice Chairman for the Democratic National Convention. Casey said in a press release that he was honored to serve in the role […] Read more
Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Education has announced plans to step down from the position and a replacement has been named. Pedro Rivera II announced Tuesday that after the beginning of the [... Read more
Butler Health System is expanding to a recently purchased property in Clarion County. BHS already owns and administers Clarion Hospital but has now purchased the former Barnes Center in the... Read more
A local group plans to hold a clinic for stray and feral cats in the city of Butler later this week. The Harley’s Angels Cat Rescue will hold their clinic […] Read more
A combination mixer and fundraiser event is planned for later today. The Butler County Young Professionals are organizing this event from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the 11th Frame Bar […] Read more
Ten new cases of COVID-19 were reported for Butler County today. Although today marks the first time with a double digit case count since last Tuesday, overall the positivity rate […] Read more