The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is in the middle of a five-year effort to assess the effects of tick-borne illnesses in the state- including Lyme Disease. The surveil... Read more
The public hearing to discuss plans by Sheetz to sell alcohol at another one of its stores in Butler Township has been delayed. Officials with the gas station and convenience store were unab... Read more
A three-person board has decided to allow a group home for female veterans to operate on East Pearl Street in the city of Butler. Two conditions were placed on the decision including an eigh... Read more
A controlled grassland fire is planned for Tuesday for Pennsylvania Game Lands in Butler County. Weather permitting, the burn will take place on State Game Lands 95, which is in the area of... Read more
A woman was flown by medical helicopter to a hospital in Pittsburgh on Monday afternoon after driving her car off Route 8 in northern Butler County. The wreck happened just before 3 p.m. nea... Read more
Pennsylvania State Representative Brian Ellis has resigned, effective immediately. Ellis- of Butler- who represented the state’s 11th House district- submitted a letter of resignation to the... Read more
Two people were killed and four others, including children, were injured in a head-on crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike over the weekend. The wrong-way crash happened late Saturday night in... Read more
Pennsylvania State Police making a traffic stop on Interstate 80 in Clarion County last summer ended up identifying three people sought by the FBI. The three New Yorkers were wanted for thei... Read more
Slippery Rock University’s marching band- the Marching Pride- won two awards during Sunday’s St. Patrick’s Day Festival in Dublin, Ireland. The band was named “Best Adult Band” and “Best Ove... Read more
A portion of Route 422 in Armstrong County will be restricted beginning Monday as crews work to repair a landslide. The slide is about one-and-a-half miles west of Elderton Borough. Single-l... Read more