There’s been a dramatic drop in newly reported COVID cases for Butler County this past week. According to the Department of Health, there were just shy of 500 cases over the last seven days.... Read more

Slippery Rock University is seeing a slight decline in enrollment to start the year. For the spring semester, the university says that total enrollment is down nearly 4 percent compared to t... Read more

Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey is urging the Biden Administration to take action with trade laws that would help protect a local manufacturer. Casey says Cleveland-Cliffs (formerly AK Steel)... Read more

A chilly fundraising gets underway starting tonight in Downtown Butler. The 6th annual Carved In Ice makes its return to Diamond Park for the next two days. It runs tonight from 5 to 8 p.m.... Read more

A large number of Butler County Fire Companies will receive state grant money for operational expenses. The Fire Company and Emergency Medical Service grants are awarded by the Office of the... Read more

One of the frontrunners in the Democratic race for U.S. Senate will make a stop in Butler County Saturday. Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman will be in Harmony this Saturday night around 7:... Read more

The City of Butler will see a number of water main upgrades later this year. Pennsylvania American Water recently informed the City that crews are going to be replacing lines on East Brady S... Read more

The Redevelopment Authority of the City of Butler is applying for a large state grant in order to help the city of Butler with equipment. The Authority approved an application for a $710,000... Read more

Two more people have died locally at Butler Memorial Hospital this week as a result of serious COVID-19 symptoms. The hospital reported two COVID-related deaths to the state on Wednesday. Ac... Read more

The Redevelopment Authority of the City of Butler has finally resolved a longstanding legal dispute about a vacant property in the city of Butler. At their monthly meeting Thursday afternoon... Read more

Funding for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education was the subject of a hearing in Harrisburg earlier this week. PASSHE Chairman Dan Greenstein provided an update on the merger of... Read more

Police are looking for anyone who may have had property damaged by a stray bullet in Ford City. State police say an AR-15 rifle was accidentally fired in a bedroom on Sunset Street in Ford C... Read more

A longtime local business owner recently passed away. Leeland “Lee” Bortmas died Monday. After serving in the U.S. Army and Coast Guard, Bortmas worked with his father as manager of the fami... Read more

Kids at a local school will get a closer look at some extinct creatures later today. Jurassic Quest dinosaur trainers and baby dinosaurs plan to visit Haine Elementary School this morning to... Read more

There were minor injuries this morning after a garbage truck rolled over an embankment in Lawrence County. Dispatchers say it happened around 7 a.m. on Muddy Creek Road in Slippery Rock Town... Read more

This week is Burn Awareness Week and a local burn center is joining with a national organization to bring attention to this danger. According to the West Penn Hospital Burn Center and the Am... Read more

The South Butler County School District has taken another step forward with the process of securing funds for a renovation. At their meeting Wednesday night, school board members directed a... Read more

The timeframe for political candidates to circulate petitions has been put on hold by the state Supreme Court. The order applies to both state and federal races. The three week petition peri... Read more

Penn Power says work is underway on a new substation in southern Butler County. The 8,000 square foot facility will serve more than 20,000 customers in Cranberry, Mars, Evans City, and Jacks... Read more

The Connoquenessing Volunteer Fire Company is looking for donated older vehicles to use for training. Starting in March, their volunteer firefighters go through practice situations of cuttin... Read more