This past weekend marked the 15th anniversary of the last time minimum wage went up in Pennsylvania. The $2 per hour increase was signed into law on July 9th, 2006 and Democrats in Harrisbur... Read more
Local State Representative Marci Mustello says that the state’s new unemployment system could still be upgraded. She spoke to our newsroom and said she’s still hearing from people who are ha... Read more
A recent gift to Slippery Rock University Foundation will provide generous support to future generations of students. The $1.1 million donation made by Joseph McCandless is considered the la... Read more
Those receiving jobless benefits are now required to start looking for work. The work-search requirement officially starts today after being suspended during the pandemic. The Department of... Read more
State police say they are on a near record pace when it comes to conducting background checks on firearm purchases. Over the last three months, police did more than 334,000 background checks... Read more
Butler Health System says all COVID testing will now be done by appointment. They closed the testing facility early last week and moved their testing operations to a variety of different loc... Read more
PennDOT is continuing early summer road project maintenance work in Butler County this week. These activities include bridge repair on Prospect Road in Jackson Township along with pipe repla... Read more
The snowflakes on Main Street in Butler during the winter time didn’t go up last year due to the new light poles. But, the non-profit Butler Downtown group says they are hoping to get the br... Read more
As local school districts figure out how to safely plan for the start of the year, there’s been more direction issued by the Centers for Disease Control. The CDC says that vaccinated student... Read more
Cranberry Township will begin their annual water distribution system leak detection survey. The sewer and water field operations department will be working with sub-contractors to inspect fi... Read more
