Students in two more Butler County school districts will head back to class Monday to begin the first day of a new school year. Students in the South Butler County School District as well as... Read more
Boil Water Advisory Extended Until Wednesday
The boil water advisory for a portion of Butler County has been extended. Pennsylvania American Water announced Monday afternoon that although tank levels have returned to normal, this preca... Read more
About 100 students at Westminster College are being asked to quarantine after a potential exposure to COVID-19. The school made the announcement Friday afternoon, saying that the quarantine... Read more
Friday Update: Seven New Cases
There were seven new COVID-19 cases reported by the Pennsylvania Department of Health for Butler County on Friday. That comes with 230 negative test results, giving the most recent report a... Read more
Arrests Made In Downtown Shooting
Two teenagers are in custody for the shooting of an 18-year-old that happened in downtown Butler earlier this week. Butler City Police arrested two teenage boys—a 15 and 16 year-old—for the... Read more
Police Investigating Summit Twp. Burglary
State police are asking for help after someone stole a gun and ammo from a Summit Township apartment. Police say it happened yesterday around 6 p.m. in the 300 block of Mitchell Hill Road. I... Read more
Butler City To Evaluate Sidewalks
The City of Butler has entered into an agreement with a company to provide a comprehensive evaluation of all the sidewalks in the city to identify ones that violate the city’s regulations. A... Read more
Mars Moves Back First Day Of School
The Mars Area School District is pushing back the first day students will be in class. At a special meeting on Thursday, the board voted to make Tuesday, September 8th the first day of schoo... Read more
Pennsylvania has been formally approved for extra federal unemployment benefits. The state will receive nearly $1.5 billion to provide unemployed workers with an extra $300 per week. State o... Read more
Governor Tom Wolf is responding to controversy regarding his decision to allow thousands of people inside the Carlisle Car Show. He said in an interview earlier this week with KDKA Radio tha... Read more