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
With Veterans Day less than two weeks away, VA Butler Healthcare is kicking off Veterans Month with a special event this week. All veterans and family members are invited to attend an open h... Read more
Three of the candidates vying for seats on the South Butler County School Board participated in a town hall Monday night. Five names will appear on the ballot for four open seats. All candid... 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
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
State police are investigating after a 10-year-old boy accidentally shot his 11-year-old brother in the leg. Trooper Dan Kesten said the incident happened Sunday afternoon at the boys’ home... Read more
As children gear up for trick or treating this week, safety is a big concern. Children in costumes may be difficult for even sober drivers to see, which means impaired drivers with slow reac... Read more
PennDOT is upgrading the lighting at railroad crossings to LED. The Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad began a project last week to upgrade the existing railroad warning devices to LED lighti... Read more
Tuesday is the last day to register for the annual Christmas parade in downtown Butler. The 53rd annual Spirit of Christmas Parade is put on by the Butler Radio Network. It will, again, be o... Read more
There continues to be very little progress with contract talks between the South Butler County School Board and the district’s teachers union. “We did not meet face to face,” Pennsylvania St... Read more
