The state is not updating COVID-19 data today due to Presidents’ Day. But, over the weekend there were 81 new cases and two additional deaths for Butler County. As of this morning, Butler Me... Read more

Totals are in from the morning snow. The National Weather Service says Butler County saw 1.5 inches of snow during the morning hours. Another round of wintry weather is expected later on tod... Read more

A portion of I-79 in Slippery Rock was closed earlier today after a tractor trailer accident. It happened around 9:30 this morning near mile marker 101—which is just north of the Route 422 i... Read more

There were 81 new cases of COVID-19 and two additional deaths over the weekend for Butler County. That now brings the death toll in the county to 354 since the beginning of the pandemic. As... Read more

Pennsylvania’s Attorney General recently announced a couple of agreements that will benefit residents across the state. First, Josh Shapiro announced that telecommunications provider Comcast... Read more

A motorist was seriously injured in a two car crash that occurred late last week in Clay Township. According to State Police, an 84-year-old West Sunbury woman was attempting to turn from Eu... Read more

Butler Health System continues to serve as the main distributor of the COVID-19 vaccine in the county. While officials say they can now administer up to 1,200 shots per day, Chief Medical Of... Read more

Rite Aid is joining other pharmacies that will be offering the COVID-19 vaccine. The pharmacy chain announced last week that they will start administering shots. However, supply of the vacci... Read more

VA officials are touting the success of this weekend’s vaccine clinic. The walk-in vaccine clinic started Saturday at 7 a.m.—which was an hour earlier than expected. By the time 11:30 rolled... Read more

PennDOT is implementing travel restrictions later today for a number of highways in the area. The restrictions are in place on the PA Turnpike, I-79, I-279, and I-80 among others starting at... Read more

There were 23 new cases of COVID-19 and two additional deaths reported by the state for Butler County on Friday. That now brings the death toll in the county to 352 since the beginning of th... Read more

Butler County and the Area Agency on Aging are receiving high marks from state leaders for their handling of the COVID-19 vaccination process. Secretary of Aging Robert Torres spoke yesterda... Read more

Monday is Presidents Day, which the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will observe with a long weekend. All PennDOT Driver’s License and Photo Centers will be closed Saturday through... Read more

Governor Tom Wolf is issuing another call to gradually increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour. Wolf says it’s more important now than ever for the state to raise the minimum wage because... Read more

The Pennsylvania Department of Health will be offering free COVID-19 testing to anyone who feels that they are in need of a test in neighboring Lawrence County later this week. According to... Read more

The City of Butler will hire a grant writer to help with the process of applying for federal money to help pay for firefighters. At their Thursday night meeting, Council approved paying John... Read more

The Butler VA is hosting a walk-in COVID-19 vaccine clinic tomorrow. It runs from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the VA’s main campus on New Castle Road. However, to be eligible to receive a shot to... Read more

There were 60 new cases of COVID-19 and one additional death for Butler County on Thursday. That now brings the death toll in the county to 350. Hospitalizations continue to decrease at Butl... Read more

Over $2 million in grant money will soon be available for businesses in the hospitality industry in Butler County. The funds come from the latest state coronavirus relief bill, which will aw... Read more

A local lawmaker is maintaining the importance of high speed internet access for all Pennsylvania residents as well as the funding necessary to make that expansion. Republican State Senator... Read more