This week is Labor Rights Week and the United States Labor Department is raising awareness about fair and safe workplaces. According to the Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Admini... Read more
Butler Area School District is experiencing significant delays in transporting some students for a second day in a row on Tuesday. After the district sent out a message to student contacts s... Read more
Governor Tom Wolf is set to announce that all students and staff in kindergarten through 12th grade will be required to wear masks while indoors at school. Wolf had said earlier this year th... Read more
An Ellwood City man is facing charges after police found hundreds of photos of child pornography on his phone. The New Castle News reports that Ellwood City Police say 37-year-old Cecil Roof... Read more
As the remnants of Hurricane Ida move into the Western Pennsylvania region, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is reminding motorists about the dangers of flooded roadways. PennDO... Read more
Readers are in luck this week as thousands of books will be for sale as part of a fundraiser for libraries. The Mega Used Book Sale starts Wednesday at the Butler Farm Show Grounds. The even... Read more
There’s a push in Harrisburg to allow teenagers to get the COVID vaccine and other shots without parental consent. Representative Dan Frankel of Squirrel Hill says he plans to unveil a bill... Read more
The number of local residents requiring hospitalization for serious COVID-19 symptoms continues to rise and three more local deaths have been reported. According to the Butler Health System,... Read more
Butler Health System administrators have decided to reopen the COVID-19 testing facility beginning today. The drive-thru testing site at 304 Delwood Road has been opened again as a result of... Read more
A Philadelphia man arrested last year as part of a drug ring in Butler County will serve time in prison. 23-year-old Nasir Sharpe was sentenced to 18 months in prison along with six years of... Read more