The City of Butler will hire a grant writer to help with the process of applying for federal money to help pay for firefighters. At their Thursday night meeting, Council approved paying John... Read more
Governor Tom Wolf is issuing another call to gradually increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour. Wolf says it’s more important now than ever for the state to raise the minimum wage because... Read more
Monday is Presidents Day, which the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will observe with a long weekend. All PennDOT Driver’s License and Photo Centers will be closed Saturday through... Read more
There were 60 new cases of COVID-19 and one additional death for Butler County on Thursday. That now brings the death toll in the county to 350. Hospitalizations continue to decrease at Butl... Read more
Over $2 million in grant money will soon be available for businesses in the hospitality industry in Butler County. The funds come from the latest state coronavirus relief bill, which will aw... Read more
A lawsuit filed by a South Butler County resident against the South Butler County School District has been resolved. District solicitor Tom Breth informed the South Butler School Board Wedne... Read more
Valentine’s Day is just a few days away, but officials with the FBI say to be on the lookout for romance scams this time of year. More than 5,700 people in Western Pennsylvania fell victim t... Read more
A group of Pennsylvania Republican lawmakers are filing a lawsuit arguing that mail-in ballots are against the state constitution. Local State Representative Tim Bonner joined 13 other GOP l... Read more
September is suicide awareness month and a local group will be holding a gathering later this week to remember the lives lost to suicide. On Wednesday evening at Diamond Park, the Butler Cou... Read more
Authorities have located an Armstrong County man who was reported missing earlier this weekend. According to State Police, 57-year-old Jimmy Walker was reported missing from his Rural Valley... Read more
Motorists should be aware of an upcoming road closure in Forward Township planned by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. According to PennDOT, a portion of Reibold Road from the i... Read more
Cranberry Township residents are invited to join in an event later this week celebrating a unique structure. The Cranberry Township Volunteer Fire Company will unveil their new burn building... Read more
Many Slippery Rock University students were not yet born on September 11th, 2001 but administrators plan to mark the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks with nearly a week of programmi... Read more