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The Pittsburgh Penguins complete their three-game road trip tonight in San Jose. Face-off is 10pm. WISR pre-game begins at 9:30pm. The Penguins are 6-10-2 overall with 14 points. The Sharks are 8-11-1 with 17 points this season. The Pens return home to host Ottawa Saturday night. The post Penguins visit San Jose tonight – On WISR appeared first on ButlerRadio.com – Butler, PA.

State highs school playoffs tonight: –The Seneca Valley boys will host Conestoga Valley at 5pm in the Class 4A First Round. –The North Catholic boys will visit Westmont Hilltop tonight in the Class 2A First Round beginning at 6pm. –The Freeport girls will host Clearfield in the Class 2A First Round, also beginning at 6pm. The post Seneca Valley, North Catholic and Freeport soccer teams in PIAA action tonight appeared first on ButlerRadio.com – Butler, PA.

State Playoff results on Tuesday: –The Mars girls shutout Northern York 3-0 in their Class 3A First Round matchup. Next up will be District 9 champion DuBois in the Quarterfinal round Saturday. Mars improved to 18-1-1 this season. DuBois defeated Penn-Trafford 4-1 in their First Round match, improving to 17-4-1. –The Freeport and North Catholic girls volleyball teams won their state First Round state matches.

The Mars Area School District is continuing with work at the Elementary School including plans for playground equipment while considering a renovation at the Centennial School. A representative of Snider Recreation presented information about two new playground areas planned for the Elementary.

A portion of I-79 southbound was closed for a time Tuesday evening due to a crash in Cranberry Township. The accident happened around 4 p.m. in the southbound lanes near mile marker 82, which is just south of the Evans City exit. Dispatchers say a car hit the back of a cement truck. One person was taken to a Pittsburgh hospital for injuries, but the accident led crews to shut down I-79 to help remove the cement truck. With I-79 getting shutdown, that also led to heavy traffic on Route 19.

A new state bill looks to automatically enroll income eligible customers into utility assistance programs. According to the bill’s memo, the current enrollment process is confusing, repetitive, and difficult to navigate stopping many families that qualify to receiving this benefit. The new bill would require public utilities to automatically enroll income eligible customers into utility assistance programs from programs like LIHEAP, SNAP, Medicaid, and property tax/rent rebate program.

An effort is underway to ensure the roads stay safe during the holiday season. State police announced they are partnering with Ohio and West Virginia for this year’s Operation Safe Holiday. It officially started on Monday with the state’s Click It or Ticket enforcement, which will run through Thanksgiving. The Holiday Season Impaired Driving Campaign will then get underway on Thanksgiving Eve and run through New Year’s Day.

A Mercer County man is facing charges In Butler County after being accused of being in possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material and attempting to send sexual messages a minor. 37-year-old Randy Daye Jr. of Transfer, PA, is alleged to have attempted to contact a 14-year-old minor. The minor lives in Marion Township and is believed to have first made contact with Daye while visiting family in Mercer County.

The Veterans Day Parade is this morning in Downtown Butler. No parking will be allowed on Main Street from Wayne to Fulton starting at 8 a.m. and continuing until noon. Any veteran interested in participating is asked to meet at the intersection with Penn Street before the parade begins at 10:40 a.m. A moment of silence will be held at 11 a.m. honoring the veterans who have passed away. The normal detour around Main will be in effect using McKean to go North and Washington to go South.

Pennsylvania Turnpike officials are getting ready to make the move to all open-road tolling next year. The switch will officially be made on January 3rd and drivers will no longer have to slow down through the toll booths. The open-road tolling will now charge you by how many miles you’ve been on the Turnpike, opposed to by interchange. For EZ-Pass users, the money will be deducted from your account. Those without an EZ-Pass will be charged by license plate and have a bill sent in the mail.