We’re into the second week of the state’s new unemployment compensation system, and leaders say some of the issues have now been fixed. The Department of Labor says there were problems with... Read more
There were nine new cases of COVID-19 and no additional deaths for Butler County over the weekend. This continues a steady decline in the number of local coronavirus cases—with daily case co... Read more
Hunting licenses are now on sale. A general license for state residents is just over $20, but is available at a discount price for seniors. Game Commission officials are expecting more inter... Read more
State police say the number of DUIs in Pennsylvania went down last year. Overall, police made over 18,000 arrests for driving under the influence in 2020—that number is down about 17 percent... Read more
A member of the state Senate is encouraging the system of higher education to put a pause on integrating six universities. Senator Jim Brewer of Allegheny County wants a two-year pause on th... Read more
Just a handful of homes are without power Monday morning in Butler County following severe weather yesterday. The National Weather Service placed the county under a severe thunderstorm warni... Read more
Main Street in downtown Butler is expected to close for a few hours today for the Jeep event. Starting at 3pm, Main Street will be closed to thru traffic and isn’t expected to reopen until a... Read more
We’ve heard many stories in the past many months on how different industries have been affect by supply and demand issues and have not yet returned to a pre-pandemic normalcy. Our newsroom w... Read more
Two of the smaller pools at the YMCA are reopened after closing Thursday. The organization dealt with a waterline break yesterday and had to close their pools. As of this morning, Pool 2 and... Read more
A bill that would ban “vaccine passports” has passed the state Senate. The proposal would impact places that fall under state guidance—like municipalities, counties, school districts, or uni... Read more