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Fresh Produce Available At Broad Street
The Butler Area School District is offering local residents garden fresh produce. The Fresh Market at Broad Street Elementary School will be open on Thursday from noon to 2 p.m. or as long as the produce lasts. Fresh produce grown in school gardens will be free to the community but...
Former DHS agent: No one should have had building access
As the investigation into the attempted assassination of Donald Trump moves forward, a former Homeland Security agent says there should have been some things done differently to avoid the incident this past Saturday. Read more from WBEN:
Indiana University of Pennsylvania receives $2 million from alumni
Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) has announced a $2 million gift from alumni Tim and Debra Phillips Cejka to help establish a college of osteopathic medicine. IUP has formally initiated steps toward accreditation of its proposed college of osteopathic medicine from the American Osteopathic Association’s Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation, a three- to five-year process that includes submission of self-studies and a feasibility study, along with site visits. Securing clinical training sites for students is part of the successful accreditation process—IUP and Punxsutawney Area Hospital signed a clinical training affiliation agreement for students in IUP’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine.
PIAA asks appellate court to lift injunction that keeps Aliquippa in 4A football
Jul. 16—A Commonwealth Court judge must decide whether there was a reasonable basis for the preliminary injunction issued by a lower court that kept the Aliquippa football team in Class 4A. Appellate Judge Patricia McCullough heard opposing arguments Tuesday from attorneys representing Aliquippa School District and the PIAA, which wants the injunction put on hold so it can move the team up to ...
Official describes the moment a Butler officer confronted the Trump shooter
Butler town manager Tom Knights described the moment a Pennsylvania police officer locked eyes with the Thomas Matthew Crooks, the gunman who attempted to assassinate former President Trump. NBC News' Stephanie Gosk speaks with Knights about the Butler officer's experience and why the local police department was not responsible for securing the building.
Dance Moms star Christi Lukaisak arrested for DUI after ‘crashing her car into a tree’
DANCE Moms star Christi Lukasiak Arrested has been charged with a DUI, The U.S. Sun can confirm. Christi, the mom of original series member Chloe Lukasiak, was arrested in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania on June 27. The Lifetime star crashed her car into a tree, leaving a telephone pole hanging over the vehicle, according to a […]
Second fire consumes a vacant mobile home at Cherry Lane Estates
SOMERSET — A second fire has destroyed yet another vacant mobile home at Cherry Lane Estates Saturday. The first fire occurred just shy of eight weeks ago. No one was hurt in either fire. However, one tenant was displaced from his home because the first fire spread to his trailer.
Pennsylvania man loses $90,000 over one year in gift card scam
LONGSWAMP TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WHTM)– Pennsylvania State Police say a man fell victim to a gift card scam for a year, losing thousands of dollars. State Police in Reading say they were investigating a theft by deception when an Alburtis man in his 70s reported a possible scam on July 1. Troopers say the man reported losing approximately $90,000 in Apple gift cards over the course of a year.
Fresh Produce Available At Broad Street
The Butler Area School District is offering local residents garden fresh produce. The Fresh Market at Broad Street Elementary School will be open on Thursday from noon to 2 p.m. or as long as the produce lasts. Fresh produce grown in school gardens will be free to the community but...
Indiana Basketball Returner Focus: Junior Forward Malik Reneau
The Indiana basketball program is going to look a whole lot different with many new faces coming in this season however, they will bring back a very strong returning core from a season ago. While there are many new faces to the program, the Hoosiers will return six players with...
CEC Issues Another Peak Alert
It’s another peak alert day for Central Electric Cooperative. With temperatures expected to hit the upper 80s, the CEC is asking customers to conserve power from 1pm to 7pm. That can be done by doing chores during non-peak hours, unnecessary lights and electronics are off, and cooking on grills or on stove tops.
Microburst Causes Damage With Hail and Wind
It was a brief, but explosive storm that hit the Butler area Monday afternoon. A roll of thunder was heard just a little after 2 p.m. in the City of Butler. It was soon followed by gusty winds and heavy hail. The microburst lasted not much longer than 5 minutes,...
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