Local COVID Update Includes Three More Recent Deaths; Hospitalizations Steady
Three more people have died locally at Butler Memorial Hospital over the weekend as a result of serious COVID-19 symptoms. The hospital reported one COVID-related death to the state on Frida... Read more
The longtime leader of the Arc of Butler County has died. Philip Rosenbauer passed away last Friday. He was the executive director at the Arc for 32 years until he retired in 2012. During th... Read more
BC3 Announces Dean and President Lists
Butler County Community College recently announced the names of students who have made the President’s List and Dean’s List for the Fall 2021 semester, as well as the names of those who have... Read more
The family of a man shot and killed in Venango County is continuing to push for more details surrounding his death. A vigil for 29-year-old Peter Spencer was held last night in Pittsburgh. I... Read more
A former Butler resident will spend at least the next two years in prison for his role in selling drugs in the area. 43-year-old Dwayne Smallwood was sentenced to 28 months in prison for dis... Read more
Ohio Man Pleads Guilty In City Drug Bust
An Ohio man has pleaded guilty in connection to a drug bust that happened in Butler nearly three years ago. 42-year-old Marshall Grimes pleaded guilty to two counts of federal narcotic and f... Read more
State health officials are increasing their efforts to get more young people vaccinated against COVID. Acting Health Secretary Keara Klinepeter says she understands parents concerns about ge... Read more
Police are providing more information on an accident in Oakland Township that sent three people to the hospital last week. It happened last Wednesday night around 7:45 p.m. on Chicora Road n... Read more
State Health Leaders Urging Blood Donations
For the past couple of months, health leaders have been sounding the alarm about the need for blood donations. The push continued late last week as PA Physician General Dr. Denise Johnson sa... Read more
No injuries were reported after a car overturned on the Pennsylvania Turnpike last week in Cranberry Township. According to State Police, a 55-year-old Florida man was traveling on the Turnp... Read more