State health leaders say the vaccine roll out is continuing to ramp up. Senior health advisor Lindsey Mauldin provides the latest updates on the numbers. “More than 67,200 Pennsylvanians eve... Read more
A federal judge has ruled that a former Butler County detective will not be able to change his plea in a case that says he and his wife embezzled over a million dollars from the Butler Healt... Read more
There were 48 new cases of COVID-19 and two additional deaths reported by the state for Butler County Wednesday. That now brings the death toll in the county to 374 according to the Departme... Read more
Butler Health System officials say they’ve received more COVID-19 vaccine doses and are encouraging eligible residents to get registered. Currently, the hospital is vaccinating those who are... Read more
The name of AK Steel will be changing soon. Officials with Cleveland Cliffs confirmed the news earlier this morning. A company spokeswoman said that “while Cleveland Cliffs appreciates and r... Read more
Pennsylvania officials say the number of statewide opioid deaths last year could be the highest since it peaked in 2017. Secretary of the PA Department of Drugs and Alcohol Programs Jennifer... Read more
The Mars Area School District will replace the roof on the Primary Center. At their meeting Tuesday night, the school board voted to accept a bid from the Bur Mac Commercial Roofing Company... Read more
Students at Seneca Valley will be moving to in-person instruction for five-days-a-week beginning March 22nd. The board approved the decision earlier this week for students in Kindergarten th... Read more
Our newsroom has learned that a Buffalo Township man has died after he was originally reported missing last night. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office says that 74-year-old Dennis... Read more
Leaders in the nursing home industry are stressing the importance of staff getting the COVID-19 vaccine. Pennsylvania Health Care Association President Zach Shamberg said he was initially su... Read more
Butler Health System is asking for blood donations as blood supply remains low. BHS is sponsoring a blood drive tomorrow along with Vitalant outside the Dimmick Center on Brady Street. All d... Read more
There were 51 new cases of COVID-19 and no additional deaths for Butler County Tuesday. Local hospitalizations though continue to remain in the single digits. As of Monday morning, Butler Me... Read more
The Pennsylvania Department of Health has now administered over 3 million COVID-19 vaccinations. The latest data shows that the state has administered just over 3,041,000 shots. There’s also... Read more
Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey is weighing in on the recent surge of retail investing ahead of a Senate Banking Committee hearing Tuesday focusing on the rise of Gamestop stock value. Toome... Read more
The latest data from the state Department of Health shows that Butler County’s COVID positivity rate has almost fallen to 5 percent. Over the last seven days, the PCR positivity rate is at 5... Read more
The State Department of Health says the state is closing in on administering 3 million COVID-19 vaccinations. The latest data shows that the state has administered just over 2.98 million sho... Read more
The Butler Area School District is moving forward with the next steps to reopen Broad Street Elementary School. Monday night the School Board approved a motion to authorize Superintendent Dr... Read more
Gas prices are continuing to rise 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 gallon regular, unl... Read more
Teachers in Butler County will begin to receive the vaccine for COVID-19 on Saturday. Butler Area School District Superintendent Dr. Brian White informed school board members Monday night th... Read more
There were 20 new cases of COVID-19 and no additional deaths for Butler County Monday. That comes after a weekend of 36 cases and one additional death—bringing the county’s death toll now to... Read more
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