Parents in the Mars Area School District are expressing concerns about the lack of special education courses but the school board and administrators maintain that progress is being made towa... Read more
Butler County is one of the healthiest counties in the state, according to a recent study. The University of Wisconsin’s Population Heath Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation rel... Read more
A Pennsylvania lawmaker has introduced legislation that could have parents footing the bill if their child bullies another kid at school. State Rep. Frank Burns’ bill gives parents three str... Read more
Students across the country walked out of classrooms on Wednesday to support resolutions ending school violence. Butler County students also participated in the National School Walkout. Sene... Read more
The number of drug-related deaths in Butler County is down drastically so far this year. According to the Butler County Coroner’s Office, there have been three fatal drug overdoses in 2018.... Read more
One person was killed and another injured in an accident Monday afternoon just south of Butler County. Northern Regional Police Chief Bob Amann said 54-year-old Jay Watts of Sewickley was ki... Read more
The Butler Area School District will be purchasing a large number of iPads to help with reading instruction at elementary levels. During a meeting on Monday, the school board gave approval f... Read more
Art pieces created by Butler County high school students will be on display later this week inside The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh. Eighteen art pieces created by seven Seneca Valley se... Read more
There are new bills on the table that could change Pennsylvania’s abortion law. Companion bills introduced in the House and Senate would make it illegal to use Down syndrome as a reason for... Read more
You’ve probably been bombarded with ads for the two candidates running in a special election for Pennsylvania’s 18th Congressional District. That election is happening on Tuesday. It doesn’t... Read more