Walgreens is buying Rite Aid in a $17 billion deal. The move will bind together the nation’s second and third largest pharmacy chains that combined have nearly 13,000 U.S. stores. That would... Read more

Butler County-based Westinghouse Electric has announced plans to acquire a nuclear-plant construction company. The company is CB&I Stone & Webster Inc. The deal is expected to close... Read more

The city of Butler is holding off on plans to appeal the recently reassessed taxable value of a downtown building. On recommendation of the City Solicitor, council has chosen to wait until t... Read more

Butler County Community College has a new learning space for kids due to a large corporate grant. The Green Garden Park located behind the Children’s Creative Learning Center on BC3’s main c... Read more

Mars School District has released the results of a recent fundraiser for charity. Mars Area students participating in the annual Hats for Heroes fundraiser last Friday (10/23) were able to r... Read more

Two women escaped injury after a deer that was hit by a vehicle ended up on the hood of a second car. The incident happened Monday evening (8:30 p.m.) on Route 422 westbound in Butler Townsh... Read more

No one was reportedly hurt in an overnight mobile home fire in Penn Township. The blaze began around 2:30 a.m. in the 100 block of Bay Street in the Port O’Call mobile home park. The trailer... Read more

It’s exactly one week until the municipal general election. County voters will head to the polls next Tuesday (Nov. 3) to elect three new county commissioners. Running are Republicans Kim Ge... Read more

The City of Butler Parks, Recreation Grounds, and Facilities Authority continues to resolve issues with past debts. At a meeting Monday, the authority’s board- also known as the Stadium Auth... Read more

Lawmakers, community groups and police urge residents to be safe this Halloween weekend. According to the PA DUI Association, 43 percent of all people killed in vehicle crashes on Halloween... Read more