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
There were 41 new cases of COVID-19 and no additional deaths for Butler County Monday. It comes after a weekend of 91 new cases—which now puts Butler County over 15,000 total cases since the... Read more
A vote is scheduled for Monday night in Zelienople that would determine whether or not you can have alcohol in public areas. The proposal would see all alcohol banned from public streets, si... Read more
Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey is once again calling for more background checks when it comes to purchasing firearms. “My focus has always been, make it more difficult for people we all agr... Read more
A new bill will increase penalties if someone who is sick spits on a police officer. According to the bill introduced by Blair County Republican Lou Schmitt, anybody who knowingly has a comm... Read more
Butler Health System will soon be changing hours at their COVID-19 testing site in Butler. The hospital says starting next Monday, the testing collection location on Delwood Road will be ope... Read more
There were 91 new cases of COVID-19 and no additional deaths for Butler County over the weekend. That brings the running total number of cases over 15,000 for the county since the beginning... Read more
Authorities are continuing their search for two suspects accused of an assault that happened over the weekend in Slippery Rock. According to Slippery Rock University’s student newspaper, the... Read more
Butler Health System says their COVID-19 vaccine supply continues to increase. We reported last week that the hospital was expecting a steadier shipment of vaccine over the next month. With... Read more
There were 74 new cases of COVID-19 and one additional death for Butler County Friday. That now brings the death toll to 384 since the beginning of the pandemic. Hospitalizations locally hav... Read more
There were 74 new cases of COVID-19 and one additional death for Butler County Friday. That now brings the death toll to 384 since the beginning of the pandemic. Hospitalizations locally hav... Read more
Butler County will be receiving $37 million through the American Rescue Plan. The latest relief package will see the county receive more than double the amount of money the first CARES Act p... Read more
Slippery Rock University is moving forward with an in-person commencement ceremony this year. The university will be having the ceremony spread over the course of two days—April 30th and May... Read more
Monday officially kicks off the application period for emergency rental relief program in Butler County. The county was awarded over $12.3 million for the program that aims to provide housin... Read more
The City of Butler has again rejected a revised plan that would sell a portion of the parking in the downtown area. By a 3-2 margin, City Council rejected an updated term sheet with a compan... Read more
Both parties now have their official candidates for the upcoming special election in the 60th legislative district. Local Democrats have chosen a familiar name as their candidate as Buffalo... Read more
It’s been a blustery Friday in Butler which resulted in dozens of calls for down wires and trees throughout the county. Incidents have been reported all day long including… Rowan Road in Cra... Read more
There have now been over one million cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic according to the latest update from the state Department of Health. The milestone comes 12 months a... Read more
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