A rap battle in Slippery Rock earlier this week ended in violence and charges against a Westmoreland County man. According to a criminal complaint, just after midnight early Monday morning S... Read more
Butler Memorial Hospital has been named one of the nation’s best facility’s to treat heart attack patients. BMH was one of only 193 hospitals in the United States to receive the American Col... Read more
The newest Veterans Affairs facility in Butler County will open in less than two months. Construction on the VA Health Care Center on North Duffy Road in Center Township is nearly complete.... Read more
U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly, of Butler, wants to rename the Veterans Affairs community living center in Butler Township after a local Vietnam War hero. Kelly’s bill to designate the center as the “... Read more
With temperatures expected to climb into the 90’s Wednesday, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has forecast a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day. According to the DEP,... Read more
Motorists will pay more to travel on the Pennsylvania Turnpike next year. The turnpike commission on Tuesday voted for the rate increase that will take effect Jan. 7. A typical fare for a pa... Read more
At least one person has been injured as a result of an accident Tuesday afternoon in Cranberry Township. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center just after 1:30 p.m. for the crash on... Read more
A Jefferson Township roadway remains closed after a man was killed Tuesday morning when he was run over by a dump truck. Sources say the 51-year-old man was part of a Wiest Asphalt Products... Read more
The attorney for a Butler County woman charged with overdosing while pregnant is asking a judge to dismiss all charges. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the lawyer for 30-year-old K... Read more
Base tuition rates will increase this fall on the University of Pittsburgh’s main campus. Rates will go up by 2.5 percent for Pennsylvania residents and 3 percent for those from elsewhere. S... Read more
