The Butler County Humane Society has decided to isolate a section of cats that will not be able to be seen this week. The cat sections of the facility will be deep cleaned in order to elimin... Read more

A new bill has been proposed that would change how unemployment compensation works in Pennsylvania. A group of legislators, including State Representative Aaron Bernstine, introduced two bil... Read more

A hearing to lower the bail for a man alleged to have killed a teenager will be held later this week. After defense attorneys for 39-year-old Joshua Rivera filed a motion to have his bail lo... Read more

With Rite Aid filing for bankruptcy, the state’s attorney general is reminding customers to use their gift cards soon. Attorney General Dave Sunday said the company’s recent bankruptcy annou... Read more

Today is the final day to apply for a mail-in ballot for next week’s election. All applications must be completed by 5 p.m. today—it can be done in-person at the county’s election office or... Read more

Gas prices have been dropping both locally as well as across the western Pennsylvania region as a whole over the past week. According to AAA’s weekly gas price report, the average price for... Read more

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is seeking bids for a project in Clearfield Township. The DEP is seeking bids for a storage tank removal project in Gehm’s Little Vill... Read more

Nurses at Butler Memorial Hospital officially have agreed to a new deal. According to union officials, 80 percent of the nurses voted in favor of the three-year deal last night. Union leader... Read more

Butler County Community College is getting ready to celebrate the graduation of the latest class of students later this week. The college’s 57th graduation ceremony is planned for Wednesday... Read more

A Cranberry Township business has applied to be included in President Donald Trump’s two-year exemption from hazardous air pollution limits. American Contract Systems (ACS) in Zelienople has... Read more

Grove City College is building a new domed athletic complex on campus. The facility will be named the McNulty Athletic Center thanks to a $5 million gift from retiring college president Paul... Read more

The Blind Association will be receiving new trucks thanks to a statewide grant. Butler County was awarded a $177,000 grant from the Department of Environmental Protection to purchase two box... Read more

Slippery Rock University has named a new leader of their alumni and fundraising efforts. Tim Richart was announced as the senior director of annual giving and alumni engagement. In that role... Read more

Two teenagers were seriously injured in a crash early Sunday morning in Center Township. The accident happened around 7 a.m. on West Sunbury Road near the intersection with Aggas Road. Polic... Read more

Crews battled a large garage fire over the weekend in Winfield Township. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center around 3:30 p.m. Sunday for a garage on fire in the 1000 block of Win... Read more

Two people were taken to the hospital after a crash in Center Township Sunday night. The two-vehicle crash happened around 8:45 p.m. on Mercer Road at the intersection of East Brewster Road.... Read more

Nurses at Butler Memorial Hospital are expected to vote on ratifying a new contract today. After authorizing a strike last week, Independence Health System said they reached a tentative agre... Read more

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission is beginning their review of how utility companies responded to the severe weather a couple of weeks ago. The PUC said they are starting a comprehe... Read more

One man is facing charges after he allegedly stole the identity of an officer with the Northern Regional Police Department. Charging documents say the scam happened when an administrative as... Read more

A local school district is making some security changes. According to our news partners at WPXI, Mars Area School District has declined to renew their longtime contract with the Adams Townsh... Read more