It’s officially summertime on the campus of Slippery Rock University in Butler County and that means crews are busy working on summer construction projects. Vice President of Facilities Scot... Read more
A local mayor could soon be known as the best mayor in Pennsylvania. Evans City Mayor Dean Zinkhann is one of four mayors in the running for the 2018 Mayor of the Year Award. The award is pr... Read more
Gasoline prices in our area continue to rise. Prices in Butler this week are averaging over $3.15 per gallon, according to AAA’s weekly fuel survey, which is an increase of about 5 cents ove... Read more
Starbucks is reopening Wednesday after more than 8,000 of its stores shut down on Tuesday so its employees could undergo bias training. The Starbucks in Butler Township closed at 2:30 p.m. T... Read more
A small borough in Butler County was recognized last week as part of the 135th anniversary of the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge in New York. John Roebling- the founder of Saxonburg- is also... Read more
Two Butler County women were hurt Tuesday in a head-on crash that closed a Butler Township bridge. The accident happened just before noon on the East Jefferson Street Bridge. Butler Township... Read more
One person was killed and another rescued Monday from a dangerous section of a Lawrence County creek. WPXI is reporting that 17-year-old Bruce Thomas Jr. of New Castle was killed while he wa... Read more
South Butler School District is looking for their next Buildings and Grounds manager. By unanimous vote at their Wednesday night meeting, the school board accepted the resignation of Richard... Read more
After receiving feedback from a rider on their commuter service to Pittsburgh, the Butler Transit Authority is looking into possibly making some bus schedule changes. The rider informed the... Read more
Honda is recalling over 240,000 minivans due to a wiring issue that could lead to a fire. The recalls include the Odessey EX-L, Touring, and Elite minivans from 2018 to 2020. According to Ho... Read more
Coaches at the state-owned 14 universities, including Slippery Rock, have agreed to a new four-year contract. The full details of the contract were not revealed, but the deal was approved by... Read more
Although the Mars Area School District will have a make-up day after Friday’s snow cancelation, the district says they will be using Flexible Instructional Days in case they close school aga... Read more
A group of local high school students will take on the challenge of instructing younger peers as part of a program later this week. Student ambassadors with the Seneca Valley Senior High Sch... Read more