You might notice more Jeeps moving into town today as the area preps for the annual Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival. The 15th annual version of the festival starts tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. a... Read more
Today is the last day of school for another group of local students. Slippery Rock Area School District wraps up classes today with a half-day. Graduation is planned for tonight at 7 p.m. at... Read more
UPMC is laying off hundreds of employees. The Pittsburgh-based health care giant announced they were laying off 200 employees and eliminated another 300 open positions earlier this week. UPM... Read more
Taxes will be going up in the Seneca Valley School District. The school board voted to raise taxes by just over 5 mills, or 3.5 percent. The final budget was just shy of $187 million, which... Read more
A teenager was injured in an e-bike crash in the City of Butler. The accident happened last night around 7 p.m. in the 400 block of West Penn Street. Details are unclear, but dispatchers say... Read more
The charge of attempted homicide was dropped after a Butler man pled guilty to lesser charges and was sentenced yesterday. In October of last year, officers were called to Father Marinaro Pa... Read more
The Mars Area School board has given final approval to the 2026-2027 school year budget with no tax increase. The board approved a $69.7 million budget, a 6.7 percent increase from last year... Read more
The public is invited to attend a program about an important historical figure later this week. The Butler County Historical Society is presenting an America 250 talk called “To Bantam and B... Read more
The Pennsylvania Game Commission will be putting hunting and trapping licenses up for sale next week. All licenses will go on sale for antlerless deer this upcoming Monday at 8 a.m. Hunters... Read more
The Office of Attorney General put out a response on Friday regarding the settlement for security enhancements after the firebombing attempt on Governor Shapiro’s home. Concerns of security... Read more
The Pittsburgh Zoo is accepting donations to name a lion cub recently born at the zoo. In exchange for a $5 donation to the zoo, visitors can submit what to name the cub that was born on Eas... Read more
Local young people are invited to participate in Summer Camps beginning this week at Jennings Environmental Education Center. “Creepy, Crawly, Cool!” for kids ages 8 to 12 is being offered T... Read more
A portion of I-79 will close for a brief time later today. I-79 northbound in between the Evans City and Zelienople exits will close starting around 2 p.m. State police will be reconstructin... Read more