A local lawmaker is among those sponsoring legislation that would help more Americans prepare for a secure retirement. The Secure a Strong Retirement Act of 2021 co-authored by Republican U.... Read more

Pennsylvania is keeping on pace for healthy budget surplus this fiscal year. According to the April numbers, collections totaled more than $4 billion—which was about $28 million in front of... Read more

There were 29 new cases of COVID-19 and no additional deaths for Butler County Thursday. That’s actually the second consecutive day of 29 new cases. As of Wednesday morning, Butler Memorial... Read more

Governor Tom Wolf is encouraging college students to get the COVID-19 vaccine. “Now that college students are eligible to get vaccinated, it’s really important to make this a priority,” Wolf... Read more

Police are searching for a suspect who slashed tires in a parking lot Franklin Township. The specific location was not revealed by police, but they did say it happened last Saturday afternoo... Read more

National Teacher Appreciation Week continues today as a local teacher is helping students develop an appreciation for art around Butler. Butler Middle School Art teacher Holly Wilson will be... Read more

Governor Tom Wolf is confirming that he will not renew the contract with the company that had a data breach with contact tracing information. A recent data breach reported by our news partne... Read more

There were 29 new cases and one additional death for Butler County Wednesday. That now brings the death toll in the county to 409. Local hospitalizations have gone up since the beginning of... Read more

The state Department of Health says they are including more locations in the vaccine rollout plan. Health officials say smaller medical practices will be getting more doses of the COVID-19 v... Read more

Motorists in Butler Township should be aware of roadwork planned for this week which will result in road closure. The Butler Township Public Works Department will close Litman Road to all th... Read more

The Butler Area School District has taken the next step in the process of an addition to Senior High School facilities. Following a presentation by representatives of the district’s engineer... Read more

After being canceled last year as a result of COVID restrictions, the Memorial Day parade in downtown Butler will return this year. It’s not going to be the traditional parade that people ar... Read more

The National Weather Service late Tuesday afternoon confirmed that a “very brief, weak” tornado touched down Monday evening 5 miles northwest of Portersvillle, in eastern Lawrence County nea... Read more

Pennsylvania plans to lift all COVID-related mitigation orders with the exception of masking at the end of this month. A recent announcement from the state Department of Health and the Wolf... Read more

There were 40 new cases of COVID-19 and two additional deaths for Butler County Tuesday. That now brings the death toll in the county to 408 according to the Department of Health. As of Mond... Read more

Governor Tom Wolf is continuing his push to get more people vaccinated. Wolf spoke in Philadelphia Monday and said the vaccine is the best way to get back to normal. “Every single Pennsylvan... Read more

Butler City Police are no longer searching for a local man accused of an alleged assault last week.  According to Butler City Police, 29-year-old Danielle Frazier of Butler turned himself in... Read more

Motorists in southern Butler County should be aware of a PennDOT bridge project beginning tomorrow. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, the project will focus on brid... Read more

Mars Area School District is the latest to say they’re taking this year’s senior prom outdoors. The prom will be this Friday from 7 to 11 p.m. at the Mars Athletic Complex. Only students and... Read more

A pair of familiar faces appear to be gearing toward a Senate run in 2022. After facing off in the battle for the 17th Congressional District, Politico reports that Democrat Conor Lamb and R... Read more