There were 30 new cases of COVID-19 and no additional deaths for Butler County Friday. As of Friday morning, Butler Memorial Hospital was treating eight patients for the coronavirus, with th... Read more

The next step in the lawsuit filed by the Butler Area School District against Governor Tom Wolf and the Secretaries of Health and Education is scheduled for next month. Oral arguments will b... Read more

Topics spanned a variety of issues this morning at the Legislative Update hosted at the Butler County Club. Local state representatives and senators joined the Chamber of Commerce to discuss... Read more

Butler County Commissioners are releasing their final report of the Election Review Commission. The bi-partisan group was established in January to review the policies and procedures of last... Read more

Meals were distributed yesterday at Karns City High School as part of an ongoing effort to help provide food to families in need in Butler County. The United Way of Southwestern PA has been... Read more

A food distribution will be held Saturday in Chicora. Agencies and individuals are invited to stop by the Christ’s Family Church parking lot on West Slippery Rock Street starting at 11 a.m.... Read more

Slippery Rock University staff and faculty are expecting to return to full in-person work later this summer. SRU officials confirmed that part of the University’s plan for fall instruction i... Read more

The United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention is revising their mask guidance to allow those who are fully vaccinated to end mask use and social distancing. The head of the CDC... Read more

There were 18 new cases of COVID-19 and one additional death for Butler County Thursday. That now brings the death toll to 412 for the county according to the Department of Health. As of Wed... Read more

A New Castle man is behind bars after confessing to killing his mother and neighbor. 59-year-old Louis Esposito is charged with the crime. It happened Wednesday night at a duplex on Dewey Av... Read more

The Pennsylvania Department of Health has approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for ages 12-15. The DOH gave the go-ahead for providers to start administering shots to the younger age group f... Read more

The South Butler School Board has revealed an expected budget for the 2021-22 school year with no tax increase. During an online school board meeting Wednesday night, officials approved a pr... Read more

The number of COVID cases for those 65 and older have dropped significantly since the beginning of the year. According to the latest data from the Department of Health, only 9 percent of COV... Read more

A southern Butler County crash forced the closure of a portion of a busy road Wednesday afternoon. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center shortly before 4:30 p.m. Wednesday for a cr... Read more

There were 27 new cases of COVID-19 and no additional deaths for Butler County Wednesday. Local hospitalizations continued their downward trend. As of Wednesday morning, Butler Memorial Hosp... Read more

Governor Tom Wolf has announced that he plans to lift some gathering restrictions later this month. Beginning Monday, May 17th, maximum occupancy limits will be increased to 50% for indoor e... Read more

There is still no update in the search for a missing Clarion County man. 20-year-old Colt Snyder was first reported missing back on April 30th after his vehicle was found running near the Em... Read more

Sean Parnell made it official Tuesday—he’s running for Senate. The former candidate for the 17th Congressional District announced he’s entering the Republican primary to replace Senator Pat... Read more