PennDOT is continuing mid-summer road project maintenance work around Butler County this week. These activities include bridge repair on Lindsay Road in Jackson Township through Friday along... Read more

Gas prices have jumped once again both locally as well as across western Pennsylvania as a whole this week. According to AAA’s weekly gas price report, the average price for a gallon regular... Read more

Traffic alert for drivers in Cranberry Township as construction crews will be working on I-79 southbound. Starting today, the right lane of I-79 will be closed in between the Evans City on-r... Read more

The Butler Area School District is moving forward with the sale of a piece of property in the City of Butler. At their meeting Monday night, the Butler Area School Board approved the sale of... Read more

We’re learning more about a crash yesterday that caused traffic delays on Route 8 in Center Township. The two vehicle accident happened around 11:15 a.m. at the intersection of Unionville Ro... Read more

The Butler Area School District is continuing forward in the process adding learning space to the Senior High School campus. At their regular meeting Monday night, the district’s Board of Sc... Read more

Crews are on the scene of a two vehicle crash this morning in Center Township. It happened just after 11 a.m. at the intersection of Route 8 North and Mahood Road. Dispatchers say a car and... Read more

Butler Health System’s COVID-19 vaccine clinic hours will change this week. Starting today, they will no longer be holding clinics on Mondays. Instead vaccines will be distributed on Wednesd... Read more

Health officials continue to encourage residents to get vaccinated from COVID-19, especially because of the Delta variant. We’ve had many conversations in the past 18 months with Dr. John Lo... Read more

COVID-19 policies were at the center of a state Senate Education Committee hearing late last week. Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam says the state is asking districts to follow CDC gui... Read more

It’s expected to be another hot week, so don’t forget to take care of your pets. Temperatures are expected to be in the lower 90’s today and tomorrow, and close to 90 through most of this we... Read more

The opioid disaster declaration in Pennsylvania will expire at the end of the month. Republican legislators announced late last week that they will not renew the emergency order, which has b... Read more

One person was injured in a motorcycle crash yesterday in Center Township. According to dispatchers, the accident happened around 5 p.m. on South Benbrook Road. It’s unclear how the motorcyc... Read more

The 73rd Butler Farm Show starts today. After being canceled last year due to the pandemic, the event is back.  Most everything you’ll see and experience will be the same, although a change... Read more

Authorities are continuing their investigation into a bank robbery that occurred earlier this weekend in Middlesex Township. According to our news partners at WPXI, the Northwest Savings Ban... Read more

If you are looking to get your first vaccination shot and would like to go through the Butler Health System, you can still do so. The Butler Health System did reduce their COVID-19 vaccine c... Read more

A local man had the opportunity recently to lay a wreath at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Washington D.C. Steve Monteleone says it was a surprise to him that his organization, It’s Abou... Read more

The Mars Area School District will be changing the responsibilities of a couple of administrators for the upcoming school year. Dale Sleva Jr will move from serving as the assistant principa... Read more

A new project will aim to help improve fish habitat in a waterway at a Butler City Park. During their meeting Thursday night, Butler City Council approved a motion to send a letter in suppor... Read more

The number of local hospitalizations and COVID cases reported by the state for Butler County continues to increase. According to the Department of Health, there were 134 new local cases of C... Read more