Businesses will have more time to apply for the Paycheck Protection Program thanks to an extension by the U.S. Senate. The application period now runs through May 31st. NexTier Bank CEO Clem... Read more

The U.S. Department of Justice is warning residents of scams involving fake surveys about getting the COVID-19 vaccine. According to the DOJ, these surveys promise a prize or cash in exchang... Read more

The impressive totals are in from last weekend’s fundraiser to support those impacted by the January Main Street fire in Butler. According to the Venue on Main, the spaghetti dinner and raff... Read more

Cranberry Township will not be moving forward with a plan to build housing geared toward younger people. The Board of Supervisors opted to withdraw an ordinance related to missing middle hou... Read more

There were 79 new cases of COVID-19 and no additional deaths for Butler County Wednesday. Hospitalizations are also on the rise statewide, as there are now more than 2,000 patients being tre... Read more

More people are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Pennsylvania. Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam explains the four groups of frontline workers who are now eligible for th... Read more

The Butler Area School District will be receiving more than $11 million as part of the latest federal recovery plan. Superintendent Dr. Brian White said a portion of the money must be used f... Read more

A longtime Butler party business is closing its doors next month. Mary’s Cake and Candy announced on Facebook last week that their location at the Bon Aire Plaza will be closing in mid to la... Read more

The state Department of Health and Education are updating their in-school guidance to bring it more in line with the Centers for Disease Control recommendations. “Students must now be at lea... Read more

March 31st marks the final day in which Governor Tom Wolf wants everyone in Phase 1A to get scheduled for a COVID-19 vaccine. Wolf said that his administration is planning to hit President B... Read more

Multiple fire departments were called to the scene of a brush fire that eventually destroyed one trailer in Brady Township Tuesday afternoon. The call came in to the Butler County 911 Center... Read more

Saxonburg based II-VI has acquired a west coast laser-company named Coherent in a deal valued just shy of $7 billion. II-VI had competed in a bid for Coherent along with two other companies,... Read more

President Joe Biden is scheduled to stop in Pittsburgh Wednesday to unveil his infrastructure package. It’s his first presidential visit to the region after making a number of stops in Weste... Read more

There were 75 new cases of COVID-19 and two additional deaths for Butler County Tuesday. That now brings the death toll to 386 for the county according to the Department of Health. As of Mon... Read more

The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced that the moratorium on evictions for multifamily housing residents has been extended. According to the United State... Read more

A tractor trailer accident on I-79 caused significant delays in Cranberry Township Tuesday morning. It happened in the southbound lane near the Cranberry Township exit on I-79 around 6:15 a.... 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

According to the latest information from the state Department of Health, Butler County is now approaching nearly 60,000 people who have received the COVID-19 vaccine. The latest information... Read more

A couple of pets died in a house fire Monday afternoon in the city of Butler. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center shortly before 3 p.m. for a two story structure on fire in the 1... Read more