Local firefighters were busy with a few brush fires around the Butler County area Wednesday afternoon. The first fire was called in shortly before 1 p.m. in the area around West Eldorado Roa... Read more
Our region remains among the most polluted metro areas in the U.S., according to the American Lung Association’s annual “State of the Air” report released today. The Pittsburgh-New Castle-We... Read more
A 2015 road project in Cranberry Township has been recognized by the state in a road safety competition. Last year, improvements were made to a portion of Unionville Road, which has been the... Read more
Cranberry Township residents interested in learning more about how the municipality handles stormwater are invited to an event Thursday. Township Manager Jerry Andree is hosting a Coffee and... Read more
Freshmen applications are up at Slippery Rock University. School officials say the roughly 3 percent increase in applications for SRU’s summer and fall 2016 terms over the previous year is l... Read more
Now is the time to pick up any artwork you may have left at the Butler Art Center or it will become part of an upcoming auction. The Associated Artists of Butler County will hold an auction... Read more
The defamation case against former Butler County Commissioner Jim Eckstein is expected to head to trial Wednesday. Eckstein is being sued in two separate lawsuits but they are being tried at... Read more
About 2,000 Central Electric Cooperative customers in the Saxonburg area experienced power outages Tuesday night. CEC officials say about 9 p.m., the Saxonburg substation experienced a power... Read more
Firefighters are battling a vehicle fire early Wednesday morning that is threatening a structure. Crews were called to the 800 block of Bonniebrook Road in Summit Township (near Steve Kirk T... Read more
Three young people were seriously injured as a result of a four-wheeler accident in Armstrong County last weekend. According to State Police, two quads were traveling on Kaylor-Frogtown Road... Read more
