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HAZMAT Team responds to acid leak at Cleveland-Cliffs Butler Works plant
1+ week, 3+ day ago (151+ words) Butler County HAZMAT Team 100 responded to an acid leak Tuesday morning, June 16, at Cleveland-Cliffs Butler Works, according to Butler County Emergency Services dispatch. The leak originated from a process tank and caused a "minor" spill inside the facility, according to…...
County, EMS leaders launch app integrating public help with emergency responses
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (462+ words) PENN TWP " EMS providers in Butler County are quick, but they're usually not right around the corner. With the help of the community, they don't have to be. Leaders in emergency services and Butler County gathered Thursday, May 21, at the…...
New West Virginia law requiring photo IDs at polling places greets voters in primary election
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (319+ words) CHARLESTON, W. Va. " Presenting a utility bill as a valid form of identification at a voting precinct in West Virginia has gone the way of the tavern polling place and the punch-card ballot. "The whole point of the law is just…...
Western Pa. put the early United States to the test
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1819+ words) The first days of the newly formed United States were fraught ones. In 1789, following the ratification of the U. S. Constitution, a new form of government came into existence. It had the potential to gain far more power than the one that…...
Catholic priest who criticized Trump immigration crackdown named West Virginia bishop
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (714+ words) CHARLESTON, W. Va. " The next bishop for West Virginia Catholics will be an El Salvador-born advocate for immigrants who has opposed U. S. President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown policies. Pope Leo XIV announced Friday the appointment of the Most Rev. Evelio Menjivar-Ayala, an…...
Legislative roundup: Butler County delegation to state General Assembly gets slow legislative start to year
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (339+ words) Butler County's representatives to the state General Assembly have had a quiet couple months to start the year on the legislative front. Here's a look at legislation introduced by those representatives over the last two months: Hutchinson is the primary…...
West Virginia governor vetoes help for neglected and foster kids after approving tax cuts
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (666+ words) Gov. Patrick Morrisey vetoed a handful of bills meant to help vulnerable West Virginians just days after signing a 5% reduction to the personal income tax. Between the tax cut and aligning some of the state's business taxes with cuts made…...
Independence Health System and WVU Medicine presidents share update on merger, what $1 billion commitment means
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1430+ words) West Virginia University Health System and Independence Health System announced plans to merge in November 2025, a move leaders say will expand access to specialized care and strengthen services across Western Pennsylvania, making Butler Memorial Hospital one of its "tertiary hubs…...
Study raises red flags about proposed WVU/Independence merger
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (613+ words) A study released this month by the Health Care Affordability Lab at Yale University is warning a proposed merger between Independence Health System and West Virginia University Health System could lead to a decrease in competition and an increase in…...
West Virginia beats Pitt in Backyard Brawl on Tye Edwards" short TD run in OT
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (557+ words) MORGANTOWN, W. Va. " The only cheering West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez heard this time in the Backyard Brawl was from his own supporters. Tye Edwards rushed for three touchdowns, including a 1-yarder in overtime to lift West Virginia to a 31-24 win…...