Crews Battle Butler City House Fire
A couple of pets died in a house fire Monday afternoon in the city of Butler. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center shortly before 3 p.m. for a two story structure on fire in the 1... Read more
Monday Update: State Surpasses 25K Deaths
There were 41 new cases of COVID-19 and no additional deaths for Butler County Monday. It comes after a weekend of 91 new cases—which now puts Butler County over 15,000 total cases since the... Read more
A vote is scheduled for Monday night in Zelienople that would determine whether or not you can have alcohol in public areas. The proposal would see all alcohol banned from public streets, si... Read more
Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey is once again calling for more background checks when it comes to purchasing firearms. “My focus has always been, make it more difficult for people we all agr... Read more
A new bill will increase penalties if someone who is sick spits on a police officer. According to the bill introduced by Blair County Republican Lou Schmitt, anybody who knowingly has a comm... Read more
BHS COVID Testing Site To Change Hours
Butler Health System will soon be changing hours at their COVID-19 testing site in Butler. The hospital says starting next Monday, the testing collection location on Delwood Road will be ope... Read more
Weekend Update: County Crosses 15K Total Cases
There were 91 new cases of COVID-19 and no additional deaths for Butler County over the weekend. That brings the running total number of cases over 15,000 for the county since the beginning... Read more
Authorities are continuing their search for two suspects accused of an assault that happened over the weekend in Slippery Rock. According to Slippery Rock University’s student newspaper, the... Read more
Butler Health System says their COVID-19 vaccine supply continues to increase. We reported last week that the hospital was expecting a steadier shipment of vaccine over the next month. With... Read more
Friday Update: 74 New Cases; One Additional Death
There were 74 new cases of COVID-19 and one additional death for Butler County Friday. That now brings the death toll to 384 since the beginning of the pandemic. Hospitalizations locally hav... Read more