A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until later on tonight. The National Weather Service says that Butler County is under a severe thunderstorm watch through 6 p.m. tonight. The watch c... Read more

More than 200 homes were without power this morning in Butler Township due to scheduled maintenance. According to First Energy, the work took place on near McQuistion Road, which resulted in... Read more

We’re into the second week of the state’s new unemployment compensation system, and leaders say some of the issues have now been fixed. The Department of Labor says there were problems with... Read more

There were nine new cases of COVID-19 and no additional deaths for Butler County over the weekend. This continues a steady decline in the number of local coronavirus cases—with daily case co... Read more

Hunting licenses are now on sale. A general license for state residents is just over $20, but is available at a discount price for seniors. Game Commission officials are expecting more inter... Read more

State police say the number of DUIs in Pennsylvania went down last year. Overall, police made over 18,000 arrests for driving under the influence in 2020—that number is down about 17 percent... Read more

A member of the state Senate is encouraging the system of higher education to put a pause on integrating six universities. Senator Jim Brewer of Allegheny County wants a two-year pause on th... Read more

Just a handful of homes are without power Monday morning in Butler County following severe weather yesterday. The National Weather Service placed the county under a severe thunderstorm warni... Read more

Main Street in downtown Butler is expected to close for a few hours today for the Jeep event. Starting at 3pm, Main Street will be closed to thru traffic and isn’t expected to reopen until a... Read more

We’ve heard many stories in the past many months on how different industries have been affect by supply and demand issues and have not yet returned to a pre-pandemic normalcy. Our newsroom w... Read more

Two of the smaller pools at the YMCA are reopened after closing Thursday. The organization dealt with a waterline break yesterday and had to close their pools. As of this morning, Pool 2 and... Read more

A bill that would ban “vaccine passports” has passed the state Senate. The proposal would impact places that fall under state guidance—like municipalities, counties, school districts, or uni... Read more

A local building with historical significance is scheduled to be demolished in three months unless a person or organization steps forward to save it. During their meeting last night, Butler... Read more

Governor Tom Wolf is weighing in on the latest election reform bill proposed by Pennsylvania Republicans. It’s a long list of changes that includes major overhauls to the mail-in ballot proc... Read more

The Redevelopment Authority of the City of Butler will receive state grant funding in order to make repairs at a building containing rental apartments. The Authority was awarded a $500,000 P... Read more

The YMCA is currently addressing some issues within their building today but they are open for business. The organization is dealing with a waterline break and won’t be able to accommodate s... Read more

Main Street in downtown Butler is expected to close for a few hours on Friday for the Jeep event. Starting at 3pm Friday (6/11/21), Main Street will be closed to thru traffic and isn’t expec... Read more

A recall has been put out for a yogurt snack. The company, Clio Snacks, is initiating a voluntary recall on certain packages of their Greek yogurt bars because they say certain lots of produ... Read more

There is still time for local residents to participate in four public hearings next week about another proposed rate increase requested by Columbia Gas. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commi... Read more