Freezing Rain Leads To School Closures
A majority of Butler County is waking up this morning after receiving a significant amount of freezing rain last night. A projected second round of snow never really developed for the county... Read more
The state is not updating COVID-19 data today due to Presidents’ Day. But, over the weekend there were 81 new cases and two additional deaths for Butler County. As of this morning, Butler Me... Read more
Winter Weather Hits Butler County
Totals are in from the morning snow. The National Weather Service says Butler County saw 1.5 inches of snow during the morning hours. Another round of wintry weather is expected later on tod... Read more
I-79 Reopens After Tractor Trailer Accident
A portion of I-79 in Slippery Rock was closed earlier today after a tractor trailer accident. It happened around 9:30 this morning near mile marker 101—which is just north of the Route 422 i... Read more
There were 81 new cases of COVID-19 and two additional deaths over the weekend for Butler County. That now brings the death toll in the county to 354 since the beginning of the pandemic. As... Read more
Butler Health System continues to serve as the main distributor of the COVID-19 vaccine in the county. While officials say they can now administer up to 1,200 shots per day, Chief Medical Of... Read more
Rite Aid is joining other pharmacies that will be offering the COVID-19 vaccine. The pharmacy chain announced last week that they will start administering shots. However, supply of the vacci... Read more
VA Touts Success Of Vaccine Clinic
VA officials are touting the success of this weekend’s vaccine clinic. The walk-in vaccine clinic started Saturday at 7 a.m.—which was an hour earlier than expected. By the time 11:30 rolled... Read more
PennDOT is implementing travel restrictions later today for a number of highways in the area. The restrictions are in place on the PA Turnpike, I-79, I-279, and I-80 among others starting at... Read more
Friday Update: 23 New Cases Marks Lowest Daily Total For County Since Nov.
There were 23 new cases of COVID-19 and two additional deaths reported by the state for Butler County on Friday. That now brings the death toll in the county to 352 since the beginning of th... Read more