A hiker is recovering after she was rescued by first responders at McConnells Mill State Park on Saturday morning. According to KDKA, an unidentified 60-year-old woman was hiking with her fa... Read more
The state Department of Health has reported eight new COVID-19 cases for Butler County Friday—bringing the county’s total to 645. Statewide, there were 758 positive cases, 15 additional deat... Read more
Mail-In Ballot Applications Now Available
You can now apply for mail-in ballots online. Although the ballots won’t be sent out until they are officially printed, Butler County residents can request their mail-in ballot online. You c... Read more
Cleanup Effort This Saturday In Downtown
A local organization is asking for local volunteers to pitch in with an upcoming cleanup effort. Butler Downtown is planning a Main Street work day for this Saturday from 9 a.m. to around no... Read more
Governor Tom Wolf believes high school sports should not take place for the rest of the year. “The guidance from [the state] is that we don’t do any sports until January 1st,” Wolf said. The... Read more
Drug Bust Ends With Three Arrests
Three people are behind bars following a drug bust Thursday morning in the city of Butler. The Butler County Drug Task Force, along with the Butler City Police and a Butler County Emergency... Read more
Interstate 79 in Lancaster Township has reopened after an accident resulted in a partial closure Friday morning. The crash happened around 5:30 a.m. near milemarker 92—which is in between th... Read more
A man is facing charges after he slapped an employee at a Burger King in Butler Township. Police say 21-year-old Austin Addison of Lyndora was at the restaurant on New Castle Road back in la... Read more
Thursday Update: 13 New COVID-19 Cases
There were 13 new COVID-19 cases reported for Butler County Thursday—bringing the county’s total to 637. There were also 322 negative tests—giving Thursday’s report a 4 percent positivity ra... Read more
The Butler Area School District has released their detailed plan for reopening schools this fall. The district will be operating with in-person classes, five days a week from kindergarten th... Read more