The National Weather Service is issuing a wind advisory for the day. The wind will be steady out of the west at about 15 to 30 miles per hour, and could gust as high as 50 miles per hour at... Read more
Crews battled a fire at an apartment in the City of Butler early Sunday morning. Crews were called to the 100 block of North Chestnut Street just after 4 a.m. for a working fire. The initial... Read more
A garage was damaged in a fire over the weekend in Cranberry Township. The fire broke out around 6 p.m. Saturday in the Ashford Manor housing plan. Cranberry firefighters say they arrived on... Read more
Pennsylvania Western University is looking at the possibility of cutting a number of programs in the near future. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is reporting that school leaders are recommendin... Read more
Slippery Rock Borough is extending the deadline for applicants to their police department. The borough is looking to establish a police officer eligibility list. In order to be eligible, app... Read more
Butler County is moving forward with a project to improve electric work in Alameda Park. County commissioners awarded a bid for a major electrical improvement project at Lower Alameda for $3... Read more
Slippery Rock University’s Performing Arts Center is receiving recognition. The American Institute of Architects recently awarded the center with a certificate of merit in their 2025 Design... Read more
The Ellwood Group has increased the 2026 Industrial Maintenance Scholarship to $20,000. Students pursuing a degree or certification in Industrial Maintenance or a related field, could receiv... Read more
The Pennsylvania Game Commission has added 24 new wardens to their ranks including two Butler County natives and one stationed locally. Butler native Jesse Speicher will be working in Allegh... Read more
Butler Catholic School is recognizing a local meteorologist as the latest distinguished alum. The school announced Jill Swzed of WTAE will receive the Distinguished Alumni Award. Swzed was a... Read more
Butler County Emergency Services is reminding residents about the new emergency alert system. The county is now using the service Regroup, which alerts residents by text and email on emergen... Read more
PennDOT may soon be updating systems to more efficiently update vehicle insurance coverage. Currently, state law requires PennDOT to suspend vehicle registrations for three months if they ar... Read more
The state Department of Agriculture is continuing its fight against the bird flu impacting the state’s poultry population. Known as Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, also HPAI, the disease... Read more