There were 36 new cases of COVID-19 and one additional death for Butler County over the weekend. That now brings the county’s death toll to 372 according to the Department of Health. As of F... Read more

Two firefighters suffered minor injuries during an apartment fire yesterday in the City of Butler. It broke out just before 3 p.m. at an apartment unit at the corner of South McKean Street a... Read more

The Butler VA Health Care System will host a virtual listening session later this week with veterans and other stakeholders. On Wednesday, March 10th, the Butler VA will host the virtual ses... Read more

Residents of Cranberry Township can now register to stop solicitors from knocking on their door. The program is called “Do Not Knock” which allows homeowners to choose to not have door-to-do... Read more

This past Saturday, Governor Tom Wolf marked the one year anniversary of the first COVID-19 case in Pennsylvania. “It’s been a hard year. One full of unimaginable loss and broken dreams. We... Read more

There were 2,757 new cases of COVID-19 statewide, along with 36 new cases and two deaths reported by the state for Butler County on Friday. As of Friday morning, the hospital was treating fi... Read more

A familiar name and face in the Butler community is declaring his candidacy for local elected office. Lifelong resident of the City of Butler Bob Dandoy will run for Butler Mayor as a Democr... Read more

A local business owner and former member of Butler City Council has decided to run for Mayor. Longtime Butler resident Fred Reese was a member of Council about eight years ago and also serve... Read more

A local woman involved in the Capitol riot on January 6th has been indicted by a federal grand jury. The indictment against 40-year-old Rachel Powell of Mercer County—known as the “pink hat... Read more

A new study shows that Butler County is leading the way in the region in terms of vaccinating its residents. The report was done by the United Way of Southwestern PA. The data shows that 17... Read more

As other states around the country lift their mask mandates, Pennsylvania’s acting health secretary says that’s not happening in the Commonwealth just yet. “At this stage, mask wearing is st... Read more

Butler County officials are laying out the guidelines for businesses in the hospitality industry to receive COVID relief funding from the state. The county was awarded $2.2 million in relief... Read more

A portion of Evans City Road in Jackson Township has reopened following a two vehicle accident Thursday afternoon. The closure took place between Lindsay Road (Route 528) and Hartmann Road—w... Read more

There were 36 new cases of COVID-19 and no additional deaths for Butler County Thursday. As of Wednesday morning, Butler Memorial Hospital was treating seven patients for the coronavirus, wi... Read more

A group of lead doctors in Western Pennsylvania are encouraging residents to take all three approved COVID-19 vaccines. The Western PA Regional Chief Medical Officer Consortium say that all... Read more

Butler County will soon be accepting shelter reservations online. Park officials say that the online service will be available starting Friday. The 24/7 service will have all the dates and t... Read more

Butler County formally entered into an agreement with the Center for Community Resources to continue to serve as the call center for vaccine scheduling. The agreement will pay CCR up to $300... Read more

The Butler Township Planning Commission has recommended approval for a housing plan partially in Butler and Center Townships. After hearing from a representative for the developer of the 25... Read more

Butler County is poised to turn over day-to-day operations of the Alameda Pool to an independent management group this summer. County Commissioners heard a proposal yesterday that would see... Read more

There were 35 new cases of COVID-19 and no additional deaths for Butler County Wednesday. That now brings the running total number of cases over 14,000 since the beginning of the pandemic. A... Read more