Butler County Community College is receiving funding from the state to help dual-enrollment students pay for classes. BC3 received $347,000 for their dual-enrollment program, which allows hi... Read more
Slippery Rock University is celebrating the largest gift in the school’s history. A ceremony was held yesterday to unveil the Haverlack College of Business, which is the first named college... Read more
Medical techs at Butler Memorial Hospital have voted to authorize a strike. Union leaders say 92 percent of the tech workforce approved the potential strike. Officials say stagnant wages, he... Read more
After allegedly assaulting hospital security a Butler man is facing charges. On Sunday police were called to Butler Memorial Hospital just before 7 p.m. for a patient that hit a security gua... Read more
A bill that would require trans athletes to compete in their assigned gender from birth has passed through the State Senate. The Senate passed the bill by a vote of 30 to 17 on Wednesday, mo... Read more
Spring turkey season kicks off this weekend with the annual youth mentored spring turkey hunt. Hunting hours for the junior event begin a half hour before sunrise on Saturday and end at noon... Read more
This weekend marks the spring edition of Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Numerous businesses and government facilities will be hosting collection events Saturday so people can properly get... Read more
The state house has passed a bill that would require the state board of education to create academic standards for social media and mobile devices. The bill would require the development of... Read more
Cranberry Township is unveiling their full list of summertime concerts and movies. The movies begin on June 10th and will be shown on the Armstrong Great Lawn at the Cranberry Municipal Cent... Read more
Some students in the Mars Area School District have collected a large amount of money as part of a fundraiser earlier this month. Mars Area Centennial School students collected nearly $1,700... Read more
Area residents are invited out to Moraine State Park later this week to enjoy the beautiful weather in the great outdoors. A park naturalist will lead visitors on a Bears of Penn’s Woods Hik... Read more
A local school district is receiving national recognition for excellence in music education. Butler Area School District was recently honored with the Best Communities for Music Education Aw... Read more
Local residents are being asked to join in an effort to save lives. A local Vitalant blood drive is planned for tomorrow (Wednesday) from 2 to 6:30 p.m. at North Catholic High School in Cran... Read more