It was a recording setting year of liquor sales in Pennsylvania. According to the latest report from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, more than $3 billion was spent on liquor, wines, a... Read more

A new report says Pittsburgh is the number one city in the country for beer drinkers. It was published by financial website Smart Asset, which evaluated over 360 cities against a few metrics... Read more

Pennsylvania set a new daily record of COVID cases Wednesday. The state Department of Health says there were more than 17,000 new cases of COVID—that’s a 40 percent increase compared to last... Read more

A street in the City of Butler is set to close for a couple of months. Officials say a portion of West Brady Street will tentatively close next Monday for a bridge replacement project over S... Read more

Public hearings are now set to discuss the proposed state house and senate maps. Six separate meetings will be held virtually and in-person in Harrisburg during the first two weeks of Januar... Read more

A new firehouse is being planned for the Connoquenessing Volunteer Fire Company. The move comes after township supervisors approved an increase in the fire tax. Members of the volunteer fire... Read more

Three Butler County district magistrates are now in their final days before heading to retirement. William O’Donnell of Slippery Rock, David Kovach of Cranberry, and Wayne Seibel of Evans Ci... Read more

We reported last week that the Butler County Commissioners approved the proposed opioid settlement through the state. Now, Attorney General Josh Shapiro is announcing that 75 percent of coun... Read more

Three people have died in a house fire Wednesday morning in New Castle. According to our news partners at WPXI, one adult and two teens were found dead inside the home on West Clayton Street... Read more

Crews were on the scene of a two vehicle accident this morning near Sarver. It happened around 7:20 a.m. on Route 28 at exit 17—which is the Butler/Freeport exit to Route 356. Dispatchers sa... Read more

A longtime program on WBUT is coming to an end. The buy, sell, and trade program Superstore is coming to a close after more than 50 years on the air. The program first aired on WBUT back in... Read more

As COVID cases rise in the state, hospitals will soon be receiving help from the federal government. Acting Secretary of Health Keara Klinepeter says the Federal Emergency Management Agency... Read more

A former Slippery Rock University president and community member has died. Dr. G. Warren Smith passed away on December 16th. The Kansas City native came to the Butler community in 1997 when... Read more

State police are releasing the latest accident and enforcement data from this past holiday weekend. Overall, state police responded to 488 crashes in Pennsylvania, including four fatal accid... Read more

After a relatively quiet flu season last year, it’s come back in a big way. So far, the Department of Health has confirmed nearly 17,000 cases of the flu across the state. That comes after l... Read more

The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank is expanding their ability to store cold foods. The organization received a $1.2 million grant as part of the American Rescue Plan and will use it... Read more

It’s a holiday break in the sun for members of the Butler Golden Tornado Marching Band. Members of the band made the 20 hour trek to Florida earlier this week to spend time in Orlando. The b... Read more

Governor Tom Wolf will have a new secretary of state beginning next year. His administration announced that Leigh Chapman will become the next acting secretary of the commonwealth starting J... Read more

State police are investigating a pair of thefts from vehicles in Summit Township. It happened earlier this month in between December 7th and 8th. The first happening to a 20-year-old woman o... Read more

The Powerball jackpot continues to grow. It’s worth an estimated $441 million after there were no winners yesterday. No one has won the Powerball since early October, when a lucky winner too... Read more