Some districts are less than a week into school, and we’re already seeing dozens of active COVID cases and well over a hundred students who are in quarantine. Our newsroom spoke with Butler... Read more

Slippery Rock University is set to open a new facility on Main Street in Butler next week. It’s called SUCCEED and it will serve as a community outreach office. SRU is leasing the building i... Read more

A local physician and administrator has received national recognition. The Butler Health System recently announced that Dr. Michael Fiorina has been named a Fellow of the America Academy of... Read more

U.S. Senator Bob Casey was in Butler yesterday making multiple stops around the county. He spoke to our newsroom before visiting with the county’s Democratic Committee and then stopped at Cl... Read more

A local lawmaker will be speaking at a hearing later today in opposition to Pennsylvania joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. Republican State Senator Joe Pittman will speak at a... Read more

As the remnants of Hurricane Ida move into our area, two organizations are encouraging preparations and offering tips. According to the American Red Cross, Tropical Depression Ida’s arrival... Read more

There have been over a thousand new fully vaccinated Butler County residents over the past week. Data from the Department of Health shows that there are now more than 97,000 people who are f... Read more

This week is Labor Rights Week and the United States Labor Department is raising awareness about fair and safe workplaces. According to the Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Admini... Read more

Butler Area School District is experiencing significant delays in transporting some students for a second day in a row on Tuesday. After the district sent out a message to student contacts s... Read more

Governor Tom Wolf is set to announce that all students and staff in kindergarten through 12th grade will be required to wear masks while indoors at school. Wolf had said earlier this year th... Read more

An Ellwood City man is facing charges after police found hundreds of photos of child pornography on his phone. The New Castle News reports that Ellwood City Police say 37-year-old Cecil Roof... Read more

As the remnants of Hurricane Ida move into the Western Pennsylvania region, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is reminding motorists about the dangers of flooded roadways. PennDO... Read more

Readers are in luck this week as thousands of books will be for sale as part of a fundraiser for libraries. The Mega Used Book Sale starts Wednesday at the Butler Farm Show Grounds. The even... Read more

There’s a push in Harrisburg to allow teenagers to get the COVID vaccine and other shots without parental consent. Representative Dan Frankel of Squirrel Hill says he plans to unveil a bill... Read more

The number of local residents requiring hospitalization for serious COVID-19 symptoms continues to rise and three more local deaths have been reported. According to the Butler Health System,... Read more

Butler Health System administrators have decided to reopen the COVID-19 testing facility beginning today. The drive-thru testing site at 304 Delwood Road has been opened again as a result of... Read more

A Philadelphia man arrested last year as part of a drug ring in Butler County will serve time in prison. 23-year-old Nasir Sharpe was sentenced to 18 months in prison along with six years of... Read more

Less than a week into the school year, the Freeport Area School District already has two dozen students in quarantine. According to the district’s website, there are seven total active cases... Read more

The American Red Cross is offering another incentive for people to donate blood. Starting tomorrow, those who donate blood through the month of September will receive a coupon for a free hai... Read more

A Pennsylvania lawmaker is calling on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to halt evictions. Following the United States Supreme Court’s ruling overturning the eviction moratorium, Democrat Senat... Read more