A young staffer for a new state Senator died in a car crash Friday. Brian Swatt, 21, of Lackawanna County was killed in a crash in East Franklin Township, Armstrong […] Read more
The Slippery Rock University council of trustees took time at their quarterly business meeting on Friday to say goodbye to the university’s provost. Philip Way- SRU provost and vice presiden... Read more
No one was reportedly injured in a weekend fire in Franklin Township. A mobile home on Golden Lane- inside Mount Chestnut Mobile Homes- caught fire around 9 p.m. Friday. The […] Read more
No children were seriously injured when an SUV allegedly sideswiped a school bus Friday in Oakland Township. The crash happened around noon on Chicora Road (Route 68), near Grant Avenue [... Read more
The next time you’re on Main Street in Butler- you might notice something new. Local artists recently came together to turn a vacant space on Main into a pop-up art […] Read more
It was a beautiful evening on Thursday when 495 Butler High School graduates closed one chapter, and began another. The school’s 129th commencement ceremony took place outside at Art B... Read more
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has appointed a new member to the Slippery Rock University council of trustees. Dylan Colcombe has been sworn-in and is participating in his first council of [... Read more
The Redevelopment Authority of the City of Butler is closing in on the finalization of the Centre City Project. At their meeting Thursday afternoon, the authority approved a Settlement Agree... Read more
A teenager is facing charges after he allegedly hit a trooper during a fight at a youth center in Butler County. It happened just after midnight Sunday, when police responded […] Read more
New information now shows that there were two tornadoes that touched down in the region on Wednesday. The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh says the first hit the Tarentum area [... Read more
The Pennsylvania Game Commission has approved the 2020-2021 hunting and trapping seasons with a notable first in state history. According to Game Commission Executive Director Bryan Burhans,... Read more
The South Butler County School Board is moving forward with an agreement to lease new computers for older students this fall. One of the items approved during the board’s virtual […] Read more
United States Senator Bob Casey is one of the national lawmakers calling for funding to support local journalism and media through the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 20 senators [... Read more