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
We have an update on an accident that happened last week in Muddy Creek Township, Butler County that sent two people to the hospital. State Police say last Tuesday, August […] Read more
Butler County officials provided a tour of the diversity and economic development of the local area last week for a new regional official. Friday the Butler County Commissioners, along with... Read more
The new four year plan from Butler County’s Area Agency on Aging is receiving statewide acclaim. County commissioners say the plan has been used as a model across the Keystone […] Read more
A motorcyclist was injured in a two vehicle crash that occurred late last week in nearby Pine Township, Mercer County. According to the Pennsylvania State Police, a 68-year-old man from [... Read more
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is now accepting applications for two rail freight grant programs. The Bureau of Rail, Freight, Ports, and Waterways has opened the application... Read more
A local man has been promoted to a new position in the Pennsylvania Game Commission. State Game Warden and Butler native Jacob Olexsak will transition to the position of Conservation [... Read more