Officials in Seven Fields Borough have made the difficult decision to cancel or suspend a couple of popular summer events as a result of health and safety concerns with COVID-19. Earlier thi... Read more
Congressman Mike Kelly is introducing a new bill that would extend paid leave to health care workers who contract the coronavirus. The Essential Workforce Parity Act would also offer liabili... Read more
Pennsylvania’s Governor has issued new orders aimed at slowing or reversing recent increases in cases of COVID-19. Among the mitigation efforts announced by Governor Tom Wolf are a maximum o... Read more
According to the state Department of Health’s website, there were no new coronavirus cases reported for Butler County today. The state did report 320 negative test results. Overall the state... Read more
As some state lawmakers call for an investigation into the Department of Labor and Industry for their handling of unemployment claims during the pandemic, the head of that office is defendin... Read more
As a result of COVID-19, a new Butler Transit Authority policy will require employees to notify administration if they are planning out of state travel. The authority’s board of directors ap... Read more
Two police reform bills are now law after they were signed Tuesday morning by Governor Tom Wolf. House Bills 1841 and 1910 require pre-employment background checks and mental health evaluati... Read more
The Butler Township Planning Commission has approved a commercial subdivision and land development plan. Developers would like to construct the Benevan Square plan on New Castle Road next to... Read more
Butler City Police are investigating an incident involving a young boy in the Connoquenessing Creek. Officers, along with medics and the City Fire Department, were called shortly after 7 p.m... Read more
Butler County saw 15 new coronavirus cases reported by the state Department of Health Tuesday. This also comes along with 270 new negative tests reported—which indicates about a 5 percent po... Read more