Butler County is moving more money into emergency shelter resources as the area deals with an ongoing housing issue. Nearly $350,000 in state funding is moving from homeless prevention into... Read more
Butler County has approved a new hazard mitigation plan. Commissioners voted unanimously on the five-year plan at their meeting last week. The county’s Emergency Services Director Steve Bice... Read more
There’s been a flurry of campaign announcements as Pennsylvania gears up for both a senate and governor race next year. Our news partners at Radio PA spoke with longtime Pennsylvania politic... Read more
If you or your kids have seen the latest Spiderman movie, you are among the many who have helped it cross the $1 billion mark. ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’, as of Sunday reached the milestone a... Read more
Crews are on the scene of a barn fire this morning in Penn Township. It happened just after 7 a.m. in the 200 block of Rockdale Road. Multiple crews were called in to help battle the blaze.... Read more
A winter weather advisory has been issued for Butler County. It runs until 1 p.m. according to the National Weather Service. Some mixed precipitation could lead to a light glaze of ice on so... Read more
After nearly two years of the pandemic, nurses starting their career are acknowledging a problem that many longtime nurses are dealing with—burnout. A group of soon-to-be graduates from Butl... Read more
In preparation for the winter driving season, AAA is reminding drivers to put together an emergency kit for their vehicles. Jana Tidwell is with AAA and she says an emergency kit should incl... Read more
The former longtime superintendent of the Butler Area School District has died. Dr. Ed Fink passed away last week at Butler Memorial Hospital. The Philadelphia native moved to the county whe... Read more
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is providing more details about their decision to overturn Governor Tom Wolf’s school mask mandate. The Democratic-majority court said that Wolf had no legal a... Read more
One person was taken to the hospital after a two vehicle crash Sunday afternoon in Winfield Township. It happened a little after 2:30 p.m. on North Pike Road near the intersection with Winfi... Read more
Plans are in the process for road work on Three Degree Road in Valencia. An entire renovation of the road will happen in the near future at the intersection with Babcock Boulevard at the cou... Read more
Butler County Commissioners have approved a proposed settlement with a number of opioid manufacturers. The expected amount is just above $9 million for the county and would be a part of the... Read more
Summit Academy says one student has run away from the campus. According to police, Jandell Nunez left Summit Academy yesterday afternoon and went in an unknown direction. Nunez was wearing a... Read more
The Butler County Prison is budgeting for an on-site dentist for a couple of hours a week to deal with a growing list of inmates who need dental work. Prison officials say that more than 100... Read more
Paul J. Hovanec, 54, passed away on Friday, December 24, 2021, at Butler Memorial Hospital after a lengthy battle in the ICU with Covid-19. Paul was born in Burlington, Iowa on October 9, 19... Read more
First responders were called to the scene of a fire that began early Sunday morning in Prospect. Calls came into the Butler County 911 Center around 6:14am for a fire that began at the Fairg... Read more
No injuries were reported after a vehicle caught fire late last week in neighboring Armstrong County. According to State Police, a 58-year-old Rural Valley woman was traveling on West Main S... Read more
Authorities are continuing their investigation into a recent scam that occurred in neighboring Mercer County. According to State Police, a 52-year-old Mercer man fell victim to an online sca... Read more
Donating blood is important to the community and a local opportunity to do so is planned for later this week. Vitalant’s bloodmobile will be parked at the Butler Radio network’s parking lot... Read more
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