Butler Area School District is changing how administrators report data about COVID cases within the district. According to a letter from Superintendent Dr. Brian White to families last week,... Read more

A local lawmaker will hold a public hearing later this week to the benefits, challenges, and economics of extracting rare earth minerals. State Representative and Pennsylvania House Environm... Read more

The Butler County Symphony Association is looking forward to the second half of their season with a special offer. The first 100 people who call the Symphony office at 724-283-1402 will rece... Read more

The Mars Area School District will offer a training session for parents and family members of special education students this week. The session is planned for Wednesday between 6:30 p.m. and... Read more

The Pennsylvania Farm Show is ready to get underway and yesterday the annual butter sculpture was revealed. The theme of the 1,000 pound sculpture was “Harvesting More” which both urban and... Read more

Pittsburgh has become a major hub for the autonomous vehicle industry, and state officials were at Carnegie Mellon University to unveil a new law they hope will help continue innovation. Rep... Read more

A total of 200 disciplinary actions were filed across the state in December for unsafe digging practices- including one in Butler County. The local violation occurred in June of 2020 when a... Read more

With the wintry weather now here that means more vehicle accidents are on the way. A new study by AAA shows that almost half of bad weather accidents happen during the winter. Poor weather a... Read more

The first of three local presentations focusing on diversity will be held this weekend in Cranberry Township. The Cranberry Area Diversity Network will screen a movie at noon Saturday in the... Read more

The Butler area did see its first snowfall of the year last night. About an inch of snow hit downtown Butler, but most roads have been treated and are in decent shape. Crews still advise bei... Read more

COVID cases and hospitalizations are on the rise locally. According to the Department of Health, the number of cases more than doubled compared to last week in Butler County. There were more... Read more

As some districts move to virtual learning in place of school days that used to be canceled due to weather concerns, at least one local district will continue with the practice of sticking w... Read more

A business owner from Erie is looking to challenge Congressman Mike Kelly for a seat in Washington. 62-year-old Dan Pastore announced yesterday he was running for the Democratic nomination f... Read more

With the arrival of the Omicron variant, COVID cases are surging but that hasn’t had an impact on the stock market. Local financial advisor Howie Pentony says that despite a number of growin... Read more

A local organization is temporarily suspending all in-person Support Group meetings effective immediately. The Butler County chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness or NAMI has ma... Read more

Police are asking for help regarding a recent incident of vandalism at the Penn Theater. Extensive spray painting of the screen, stage, walls, doors, and seats was discovered recently by emp... Read more

One more person has died locally at Butler Memorial Hospital this week as a result of serious COVID-19 symptoms. The hospital reported one COVID-related death to the state on Monday. Accordi... Read more

As COVID cases rise, Butler Health System is expanding their testing hours. The testing tent on Delwood Road is now open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each weekday. Butler Health System officials sa... Read more

There were two winners in last night’s Powerball drawing. The tickets were sold in California and Wisconsin. The two winners will split the $632 million pot—which is one of the largest jackp... Read more

The Pennsylvania Farm Show is nearly underway in Harrisburg and a local lawmaker will be hosting an agriculture event. This is the 106th year for the show, which highlights different aspects... Read more