As the VA expands who is eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccination, officials say they have the capacity to continue accepting more appointments. Dr. Aref Rahman is the Chief of Staff at th... Read more
We continue to look at the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths at Butler Memorial Hospital throughout the past few months of the pandemic to see if the trends are increasing or de... Read more
A teenager was seriously injured as a result of a motorcycle accident Tuesday afternoon near Portersville. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center shortly before 5 p.m. for a 14-year... Read more
The Butler Township Planning Commission has approved a revised recommendation for a housing development in the Highfield area. After hearing from developer Jerry Oliver of the 39 acre Highfi... Read more
Multiple crews responded to the scene of woods on fire Tuesday afternoon in Jackson Township. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center shortly after 4 p.m. for a fire in the 100 block... Read more
There were 55 new cases of COVID-19 and two additional deaths for Butler County Tuesday. That now brings the death toll in the county to 388 since the beginning of the pandemic. As of Monday... Read more
Multiple crews were on the scene of a house fire Tuesday morning in Jackson Township. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center around 10:45 a.m. for a fire at a single story home on T... Read more
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives have passed a bill that would make Daylight Saving Time permanent. Now, a law would still have to be passed by the U.S. Congress for this to go into... Read more
According to the state Department of Health, Butler County now has over 63,000 people in total that have received at least one shot of the coronavirus vaccine. Of that number, nearly 45,000... Read more
Gas prices have continued to inch downward 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 gallo... Read more
The Pennsylvania Game Commission says this past hunting season saw the biggest deer harvest in 15 years. Officials say just over 435,000 deer were harvested this hunting season—which is up a... Read more
An Ohio man is facing charges after he allegedly broke into a local golf course while high on drugs. It happened on the morning of March 27th at the Krendale Golf Course on North Eberhart Ro... Read more
Butler Township continues to move forward with securing funding for the recreation property at Pullman Business Park. At their meeting Monday night, Butler Township Commissioners approved re... Read more
There were 31 new cases of COVID-19 and no additional deaths for Butler County Monday. It comes after a weekend that saw 111 new cases. However going back to last Monday, the Department of H... Read more
The Butler VA is expanding who is eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Officials say anyone who served in the military, their caregivers, and spouses are now eligible to receive the vac... Read more
The state has completed its goal of vaccinating teachers and staff according to Governor Tom Wolf. “We set out, what I think was a very ambitious goal, and that was to have every teacher, sc... Read more
Authorities are continuing their investigation after a body was found earlier this weekend in Slippery Rock Township, Lawrence County. According to our news partners at WPXI, the body of an... Read more
With warmer temps in front of us this week, hopefully the snow has come to an end for the season. After receiving a little less than an inch at the end of last week, the official winter snow... Read more
The YMCA is planning on having the Butler Road Race this year. Organizers announced that it will be Saturday, June 19th. The 46th edition of the Road Race will have in-person options of a fi... Read more
The state took in more than anticipated revenue during the month of March. The PA Department of Revenue reported a total of collection of $4.8 billion—which is up $378 million than expected.... Read more
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