The following numbers on the COVID-19 pandemic were compiled from news releases from the state Department of Health and Butler Health System.
COVID-19 statistics from Thu...
After two years at Slippery Rock University, Elizabeth Szczerbiak, a sophomore, said she’s accrued more than $20,000 in student loan debt.
For students like her, a stude...
GENEVA (AP) — The number of coronavirus deaths reported worldwide fell by 15% in the past week while new infections dropped by 9%, the World Health Organization said Wedn...
Members of the Butler Golden Tornado Marching Band have been buying huge amounts of pie and pie ingredients around town for the past week.
All that pastry will be availab...
More than 200 families went back-to-school shopping Tuesday, where they picked out shoes, clothing and even food to prepare for the imminent start of the school year.
But...
There will be a Buffalo Creek Watershed Festival from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 10 at the Audubon Society’s Buffalo Creek Nature Park, 154 Monroe Road, Sarver. This free co...
The second of a three-part package examining the potential sale of Butler Area Sewer Authority to Pennsylvania American Water Company.
Shaun Brown, of Slippery Rock ...