There were 16 new cases of COVID-19 and one additional death reported by the state for Butler County on Monday. That now brings the death toll to 413 since the beginning of the pandemic. Ove... Read more

Butler Health System is still requiring masks inside their facilities. Officials say the new guidance from the CDC still recommends that masks be worn in healthcare settings. So, Butler Heal... Read more

A former Congressman is entering the race to be the next governor of Pennsylvania. Republican Lou Barletta made the official announcement this morning. Barletta is a former Hazelton mayor an... Read more

Police have found the body of a missing Clarion County man over the weekend. 20-year-old Colt Snyder was found Saturday in the Allegheny River in Armstrong County. Snyder was originally repo... Read more

Monday is the federal tax deadline. It was extended earlier this year due to the pandemic. If you have waited until the last minute, Pennsylvania Department of Revenue spokesperson Jeffery J... Read more

Some restrictions on gatherings are changing today. Indoor event capacity will now increase to 50 percent—which means at tomorrow’s Pittsburgh Penguins hockey game, they’ll be half full. Out... Read more

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