News across Greater Pittsburgh
Butler and Knoch football on-the-air tonight on WBUT & WISR
High School Football on-the-air tonight: –Butler will host Hickory for a 7pm kick-off. WBUT pre-game begins at 6:45pm. Butler enters the game 3-1. Hickory is also 3-1. –Knoch will travel to face Freeport for a 7pm kick. Pre-game on WISR begins at 6:30pm. Both teams enter the game…
Pirates take series from Cardinals and guarantee a non-losing season/Skenes reaches 200k plateau
The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 Thursday afternoon, completing play at PNC Park this season. Oneil Cruz and Ronny Simon scored the Pirates runs. Simon scoring the game-winning run in the eighth inning. Paul Skenes made his final start of the year. He…
Pens shutout by Detroit in preseason hockey/Tragedy strikes the family of a Penguins winger
The Detroit Red Wings defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-0 last night in exhibition hockey. Sergei Murashov started in net for the Pens, and allowed three goals on 16 shots. The Red Wings scored an empty-net goal in the game’s final three minutes. The Pens visit Buffalo for a 3pm…
College Football Saturday – #10-ranked SRU visits Cal — on The Rock Station as well as WBVP and WMBA
College Football Saturday: –The #10-ranked Slippery Rock University football team will visit California to open PSAC-West play Saturday. Kick-off is noon. Hear the game on The Rock Station 97.7 beginning with the Coach Shawn Lutz Show at 11:30am. –Pitt will host Bucknell Saturday…
Nascar hits spins into Kansas this weekend/Hear the Cup race Sunday on WBUT
The Nascar Cup Series will race at Kansas Speedway Sunday afternoon. Tyler Reddick won the race at the track back in April. Chase Elliott is this weekend’s defending race winner. Hear Coverage beginning at 2pm on WBUT.
Steelers host Bengals Sunday at 1pm – on WISR
The Pittsburgh Steelers host the Cincinnati Bengals Sunday for a 1pm kick-off at Acrisure Stadium. Coverage begins at noon on WISR. The Bengals lead the AFC North at 2-0. The Steelers are 1-1. The Bengals are favored by 3-1/2 points. In Thursday Night Football last night – The…
High school sports scores from Thursday
High school sports scores from Thursday: Boys Soccer: –Seneca Valley-1 Butler-0. –Hampton-3 Mars-1. –Freeport-7 Knoch-0. Xavier DeWitt scored four goals for the Yellow Jackets. –North Catholic-8 Riverside-0. Girls Soccer: –Knoch-2 Blackhawk-1. Girls Volleyball: –Freeport-3 Deer…

Crews Respond To School Van On Rt. 422
Crews were on the scene of a crash involving a school van this morning on Route 422 near the Butler Fairgrounds. The accident happened around 6:45 a.m. Details are not clear, but when crews got on scene, the school van had damage to its front end. It was able pull into the…

Online Group Helps In Catching Man Messaging Minor
A Cranberry man is facing charges after online private investigators found he was trying to send inappropriate messages to a minor. On Saturday, police arrested 32-year-old Eric Trylko for allegedly attempting to acquire child sexual abuse material. According to charging…
Lancaster Twp. Hosting Community Day
A local township inviting the public to a gathering this weekend. The Lancaster Township Community Day is being held on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Four Springs Park in Harmony. This free event will begin with a flag raising ceremony honoring veterans, active-duty military…

Saturday Is National Hunters and Fishers Day
Tomorrow is National Hunting and Fishing day. The Pennsylvania Game Commission is celebrating the day to honor the over 1.1 million anglers and 850,000 licensed hunters. Officials with the commission say hunting and fishing is a big contributor to the state’s economy. It’s even…

County Allotment Of CDBG Funding Down Slightly
Butler County is set to receive a similar amount in Community Development Block Grants for this upcoming year. The annual state grant program provides funding for five different municipalities in the county to help with a variety of projects. There will be just over $930,000 in…