News across Greater Pittsburgh

SEBCO Pool Project Progressing
The updates to the SEBCO pool are progressing. Jefferson Township officials say the renovations should be done by next month. They are also planning on repainting the Kiddie Pool soon. Officials are continuing to work on fundraising for the renovations and the pool’s operational…

WVU Health System Officially Takes Over Operations at BMH
Butler Memorial Hospital is now officially a part of the West Virginia University Health System. The announcement was made this morning that the hospital and all of its affiliates will now be operating under the WVU Medicine brand immediately. This is the final part of the…
#13-ranked BC3 Volleyball earns win
The Butler County Community College women’s volleyball team swept the Community College of Beaver County 3-0 Monday night. The 13th-ranked Lady Pioneers won by set scores of 25-11, 25-15 and 25-14. Taylor Simon (Butler high) led BC3 with five service aces and 14 digs. Addison Say…
High school sports scores from Wednesday:
Girls Soccer: –Butler-1 North Hills-0. –Mars-2 Knoch-0. –Seneca Valley-1 Pine-Richland-0. –North Catholic-10 Valley-0. Boys Soccer: –Slippery Rock-6 Greenville-0. –Fairview-6 Grove City-0. Girls Volleyball: –Slippery Rock-3 Meadville-0. The Butler boys and girls cross country…
Local Tourism Spending Jumps in 2025
A recent study shows the tourism industry in Butler County continues to grow. According to Experience Butler County, a study found visitor spending in the county increased by over $25 million from 2024 to 2025. Visitor spending in the county totaled nearly $794 million with the…
High school sports scores from Tuesday:
Girls Soccer: –Freeport came back to defeat North Catholic 3-2 in a game that had been suspended due to weather back on September 9th. At the time, North Catholic was leading 2-1. Cece Schlegel netted two of the Yellow Jackets goals, as Freeport remained unbeaten in Class 2A,…
Rock football up to #8 in the nation this week/QB Owens receives PSAC nod
The Slippery Rock University football team moved up two spots this week to #8 in the nation following their PSAC-West opening win over Cal 41-26 Saturday. The Rock will host Gannon for a 6pm kick-off this week. Hear the game on the Rock Athletics Audio network, including The Rock…
High school sports scores from Monday/PIHL season opens
The PIHL season opened Monday and defending Penguins Cup champion Seneca Valley defeated South Fayette 4-1. Cooper Hoehn netted two goals and two assists to lead the Raiders, who are two-time defending Class 3A champions. –Mars defeated Franklin Regional 2-0. –North Catholic-7…
Rep. Bernstine Accused of Making Homophobic Remarks About Lawmaker
A local lawmaker is facing accusations he allegedly used a homophobic slur earlier this week. PennLive is reporting that State Representative Aaron Bernstine is facing accusations that he called Democratic lawmaker Malcom Kenyatta an anti-gay slur and falsely claimed he lost…
Steelers visit rival Browns for Thursday Night NFL Game/on WISR
The Pittsburgh Steelers visit the Cleveland Browns tonight for the NFL’s Thursday Night Football game. Kick-off is 8:15pm. WISR pre-game begins at 7:15pm. Both teams enter the game 2-1 and tied for first place in the AFC North. The Steelers are 1-6 in their last seven games in…
Penguins open season with dominate shutout win in Philadelphia/Dubas strikes again??!
The Pittsburgh Penguins opened their season with a 7-0 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers last night. Nick Robertson scored twice for the Penguins in his debut. Five other Penguins scored, including Evgeni Malkin. Arturs Silovs stopped all 19 shots in net for the Penguins. The…
All but one MLB Wild Card Series ends in two games
Only one MLB Wild Card Series has reached a deciding third game. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Atlanta Braves 4-3 in 10-innings Wednesday afternoon to force a Game 3 in their National League Wild Card Series. The victory came after Bryce Harper missed a fly ball that…