Many Slippery Rock University students will take advantage of an opportunity beginning Wednesday to get ahead and stay ahead. Nearly 150 classes will be offered as part of SRU’s Winter [... Read more
The Pennsylvania State Senate has passed a bill that would prohibit school districts from requiring a COVID vaccine mandate. Republican Senator Michele Brooks of northwestern PA says the bil... Read more
Gas prices have remained mostly steady this week both locally as well as across western Pennsylvania as a whole. According to AAA’s weekly gas price report, the average price for […] Read more
Four more people have died locally over the past several days as a result of serious COVID-19 symptoms at Butler Memorial Hospital. The hospital reported two COVID-related deaths to the [... Read more
Local districts are making adjustments to their masking policy following a Supreme Court decision last week. On Friday, the court said the statewide school mask mandate was unconstitutional.... Read more
Congressman Mike Kelly is officially running for re-election. The six-term Republican currently represents the 16th District, which spans from Butler into Erie County. However, with redistri... Read more
Health leaders say the pandemic has made the nursing shortage into a growing crisis for the state. Jeffrey Bechtel is a senior vice president for the Hospital and Healthcare Association [... Read more
The alleged shooter at the Tree of Life Synagogue will not have his trial moved after a motion was denied. The attorneys for Robert Bowers had asked the court to […] Read more
The Jehovah’s Witnesses are starting to return to some in-person gatherings. A church spokesman says that starting April 1st they are transitioning back to in-person meetings. They say the m... Read more
Local hospitalization rates connected to COVID-19 have continued to drop at Butler Memorial Hospital over the past week. According to the Butler Health System, as of Monday morning six patie... Read more
The Butler County Republican Committee is throwing their support behind a couple of candidates in this election cycle, but couldn’t come to an agreement on every race. The committee held [... Read more
A new bill is being proposed that would ban smoking in more indoor locations, including casinos. State Representative Dan Frankel says that when the pandemic first hit, one of the […] Read more
Less than a week after qualifying to be on the ballot, a Republican candidate for governor has decided to drop out. Pittsburgh-based attorney Jason Richey announced late last week that [... Read more