The Butler Fall Festival will not be happening again this year, but organizers are planning two Community Days in its place. “Our goal is to have the festival on Main Street. Since we weren’... Read more

Pennsylvania Senators were split on yesterday’s infrastructure bill that passed with bipartisan support. Democrat Bob Casey voted for the new $1.2 trillion package while Republican Pat Toome... Read more

A man is in the Butler County Prison after police say he intentionally set fire to a motor home. It happened last Friday morning on County Line Road in Marion Township when a passerby discov... Read more

A nurse who worked in Butler County is facing charges for allegedly stealing medicine from patients. According to our news partners at WPXI, 46-year-old Karen Hemby of Ellwood City is facing... Read more

There will a national emergency alert test sent out later this afternoon. According to FEMA and the FCC, people will hear the alert on TVs, radios, and cell phones at 2:20 p.m. today. The em... Read more

The Butler Health System is reporting an increase of local residents requiring hospitalization for COVID-19 symptoms as well as two more deaths. According to BHS, as of Tuesday morning 15 pa... Read more

Cleanup is happening today in parts of the city as they recover from Tuesday’s strong storms. The system moved through downtown Butler around 1:30 p.m. and brought heavy rain along with ligh... Read more

Seneca Valley and its teachers association have reached a new five-year agreement. District officials say the two sides reached a deal following six months of negotiations. Under the agreeme... Read more

Traffic was delayed for a time this morning on Route 422 after a crash. It happened in the eastbound lane a little after 7:30 a.m. in between the Route 8 and Lyndora exits. Details of the cr... Read more

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