There were seven new COVID-19 cases and another death reported Wednesday by the Pennsylvania Department of Health for Butler County. That now marks 18 total deaths for the county. There were... Read more
A federal appellate court is denying Butler County’s president judge on two of his three claims of qualified immunity. The ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third District affirm... Read more
An Ellwood City man is in jail after he allegedly assaulted his girlfriend and killed his son’s puppy. According to police, the domestic dispute happened just after midnight Monday at a home... Read more
Slippery Rock is the first school district in Butler County to head back to class with today marking their first day of school. The district is giving students three different options for th... Read more
Seneca Valley Football is shutting down for two weeks after a player was possibly exposed to COVID-19. The district issued a release saying that football practice was suspended as of Tuesday... Read more
An inmate at the Butler County Prison is among 33 that have been charged in western Pennsylvania for attempting to illegally obtain coronavirus unemployment benefits. 40-year-old Clifford Yo... Read more
Multiple crews were on the scene of a fire at the North Main Street Cemetery Tuesday night. It happened around 7:30 p.m. when a brush fire broke out inside the cemetery. Crews were able to q... Read more
A handful of residents in northern Butler County were still without power as of Wednesday morning after strong storms rolled through the area Tuesday afternoon. Several calls came into the B... Read more
There were five new COVID-19 cases reported Tuesday for Butler County. This comes along with 182 negative tests, giving today’s report a 2.6 percent positivity rate. That continues a trend o... Read more
Governor Tom Wolf is calling on the legislature to legalize recreational marijuana. He posted on social media earlier today saying that the revenue would go toward small business grant fundi... Read more