Mars Increases Spending But Not Taxes
The Mars Area School Board will not raise taxes in order to meet their 2019-20 school year budget. Next year’s general fund budget of about $52 million is roughly $2 million higher than last... Read more
Butler Transit Board Will Keep Security Cameras At Rt. 528 Park-And-Ride
The Butler Transit Authority is making an investment to make sure security equipment continues to function properly. The authority board approved a two-year service agreement at their Tuesda... Read more
The top administrator of the VA Butler Healthcare System has announced that he will be stepping down. Jon Lasell Jr. told our newsroom Tuesday afternoon that his last day at the facility wil... Read more
Police are asking for help locating a missing person from Jefferson County who may have been observed in Mercer County. According to State Police, 62-year-old Maxine Harris was last seen in... Read more
Lawmaker Unveils Bill That Would Create Separate Sports Playoff Brackets
A local lawmaker unveiled a new piece of legislation this morning which he believes would help ensure more fairness in high school sports. State Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R-Beaver/Butler/Lawrenc... Read more
Drug Bust Nets 3 Arrests, Drugs & Cash
A Monday evening drug bust in the city of Butler resulted in three arrests and the seizure of cash and suspected drugs. The Butler County Drug Task Force and Butler City Police executed a se... Read more
Does It Rain Here More Than Seattle?
Feel like it’s been raining a lot? Forecasters at the National Weather Service say you might feel like that, because it has been. Officials at the NWS Pittsburgh Office said Monday was the 1... Read more
Pirates Get Tossed Out in Atlanta.
Pirates: Ronald Acuna Jr. hit a grand slam, Ozzie Albies added two homers and the Braves beat Pittsburgh 13-7 last night after Pirates starter Joe Musgrove was ejected in a first-inning skir... Read more
A resolution passed by the state House designates June as “Alzheimer’s Disease and Brain Health Awareness Month” in Pennsylvania. Officials say the number of people afflicted with Alzheimer’... Read more
Moats Retires
Steelers: Seventeen months after playing in his final game as a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Arthur Moats announced his retirement Monday. Moats, who started 25 of the 62 games he play... Read more