According to the Environmental Protection Agency and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there is no known safe level of lead in one’s blood. In children, even low levels of lead... Read more
Several parents are questioning how their children were allowed to drink water at Summit Elementary School for months after testing last year showed higher levels of lead than are allowed. B... Read more
Over 100 people showed up to Monday night’s Butler Area School Board meeting demanding action in response to elevated lead levels in the water at Summit Township Elementary School and they... Read more
The Butler Road Race is nearing the finish line. According to a press release issued by the group’s board of directors, June 24th, 2017 will be the final race of the event’s 42 year history.... Read more
State lawmakers from three Senate committees are holding a joint hearing today on the proposed closure of two state prisons. The Senate Majority and Democratic Party committees will join the... Read more
State Police are looking for two men who robbed a Subway in Armstrong County. The incident happened Saturday evening in Cowanshannock Township. Police say one of the men had a semi-automatic... Read more
There is still time to help a local school library in a national contest to collect funding that would benefit instructional programs. The Butler Middle School Library has completed an onlin... Read more
United Airlines says all of its domestic flights were grounded on Sunday because of a computer problem. Company spokeswoman Maddie King said in a brief statement that it issued a ground stop... Read more
Nineteen people were able to safely escape a house fire Sunday morning in Indiana County. The fire tore through a home in Heilwood. Six adults and 13 children were forced from their home. Th... Read more
Two cheese companies in Slippery Rock were sentenced Friday to three years of probation for selling imitation cheese and saying it was real. Universal Cheese & Drying and International P... Read more
