Authorities believe someone intentionally started a fire early Tuesday that destroyed nearly $1,000 worth of hay bales on a Concord Township farm. Firefighters were called to a remote area o... Read more

Slippery Rock University was named one of Pennsylvania’s best online colleges. Bestcolleges.com ranked SRU seventh based on academic quality, affordability and student experience. College ou... Read more

The Wolf Administration and the Pennsylvania Coal Alliance are launching a new safety campaign aimed at protecting miners in the Keystone State. The “Safety First, No Shortcuts” campaign and... Read more

Prospective and current students at Butler County Community College are invited to learn more about the school during a two-day event beginning today. RegFest 2016 begins at 1 p.m. Tuesday a... Read more

New Castle Police are investigating a violent home invasion. Officers were called to a house on West Friendship Street on the city’s south side about 5:30 p.m. Monday. Two men reportedly for... Read more

Two people were reportedly taken to a hospital after a rollover crash Monday afternoon on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Cranberry Township. The accident happened about 3 p.m. in the westbound... Read more

A local lawmaker is hosting a couple of veterans’ affairs specialists on Wednesday. State Rep. Jaret Gibbons, a Democrat representing parts of Beaver, Butler, and Lawrence Counties, is hosti... Read more

The Butler County Sheriff’s Department is still investigating the bomb threats that were called in to the Butler County Government Center last week. Butler County Sheriff Michael Slupe told... Read more

Pennsylvania has a state budget in place but negotiations continue on the plan to pay for it. The $31 billion budget for fiscal year 2016-17 became law at midnight without Governor Tom Wolf’... Read more