A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle and killed over the weekend in northern Butler County. Firefighters and police were called to the intersection of Route 38 (Oneida Valley Road) […... Read more
Butler Township Police are looking for a male who smashed four mailboxes with a shovel- apparently at random. The incidents happened about 4 a.m. Sunday on both Holland Drive- which [... Read more
Officials will consider a special request to operate a group home for female veterans in a residential area of Butler. Robinwood Development would like to operate the transitional home at [... Read more
Butler County got snow on Sunday, just not as much as was originally expected. A Winter Weather Advisory went into effect in the county at 11 a.m. Sunday with initial […] Read more
A longtime professor at Slippery Rock University has passed away. Dr. Walter Powell taught political science at SRU for 44 years, serving for a time as department chair and for […] Read more
A new report from Pennsylvania’s Auditor General seeks to shed light on the rising cost of prescription drugs. The report outlines how manufacturers’ rebates don’t amount to savings for cons... Read more
The Butler boys’ basketball team fell to Mt. Lebanon on Saturday in the WPIAL 6A championship game. The Golden Tornado lost by five points in the game held at the […] Read more
Three years ago, Summit Elementary School was shut down because of elevated levels of lead in the water. Now, Governor Tom Wolf is proposing a new plan to help avoid […] Read more
Butler County Community College will continue its ‘Lunch and Learn’ series this week with a program focusing on generational differences in the workplace. The program is set for Wednesday in... Read more
Authorities are investigating two recent thefts that occurred at the same Grove City apartment. According to the Grove City Police, at least one unknown person took various items from a [... Read more
An internationally-known opera singer returns to her native Butler County home this Sunday for a performance. Marianne Cornetti will be at St. Mary of the Assumption Church in Herman this [... Read more
February is Black History Month and Slippery Rock University has numerous events scheduled to mark the occasion. The theme of Act Now, Join the Movement will give students the opportunity to... Read more
Thousands made the trip to the town of Punxsutawney for this morning’s weather prediction by the groundhog Punxsutawney Phil. This year marked the 134th prediction made by the famous groundh... Read more