A local man is recovering following an accident Monday afternoon in Butler Township. According to police, 33-year-old Brant Hackbarth of Butler was driving his truck west on Route 422 Monday... Read more
A Butler County teacher was surprised with a $25,000 national award Tuesday designed to honor teaching excellence. Melanie Cole is a special education teacher at Slippery Rock High School an... Read more
Nighttime restrictions are continuing this week on Interstate 79 in southern Butler County. The restrictions on both I-79 north and south are between Exit 78 and 88 and in place between 6 p.... Read more
Police still don’t know why a former Butler County woman and a Westmoreland County man beat a woman to death, dumped her body and set it on fire. Investigators arrested 32-year-old Amanda Cy... Read more
Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday signed most of the bills needed to bring the state’s 32 billion budget into balance. He authorized an expansion of casino gambling and gave the OK to a borrowing plan... Read more
The expansion of gambling will now allow Pennsylvanians to bet online, in airports and at truck stops. Online gambling is relatively new- only Nevada, New Jersey and Delaware currently allow... Read more