Slippery Rock University is planning for a “more traditional experience” this upcoming fall semester. The university laid out its plans for next school year with the expectation that in-pers... Read more

A bill authored by a local lawmaker would allow school districts to change their names. State Representative Marci Mustello’s House Bill 232 overwhelmingly passed the House Education Committ... Read more

The Butler Township Planning Commission has denied a recommendation concerning a housing development planned for the Highfield area. After hearing from a representative for the developer of... Read more

A portion of Route 422 was closed for nearly three hours Wednesday morning following an accident near Mitchell Hill Road. Our news partners at WPXI report that a steel coil fell off of a tra... Read more

Butler City Mayor Ben Smith has decided not to seek re-election to a second term in office. Smith was elected in November of 2017 with about 60% of votes cast and took office in January of 2... Read more

There were 39 new cases and no additional deaths for Butler County on Tuesday. Statewide, there were 2,564 new cases and 74 additional deaths. As of Monday morning, Butler Memorial Hospital... Read more

Enrolled veterans over the age of 55 with the Butler VA Health Care System can now call to schedule a COVID vaccine appointment. The VA says they are seeking veterans in the priority group w... Read more

A woman is in custody for allegedly stabbing a man in the City of Butler. It happened last Monday, February 22nd, around 11:40 p.m. at a home in the 300 block of Second Street on Institute H... Read more

A Butler County pig farm owner stands accused of trying to bring home too much bacon. According to a criminal complaint filed by a special agent with the PA Attorney General’s Office, Larry... Read more

Education officials in the state are trying to find ways to evaluate students’ progress following the shut down last spring. Even though some districts are back in class, Department of Educa... Read more

A Ford City man is facing charges after he allegedly stole items from a landscaping company and tried to sell them to a pawn shop. State police say their investigation started in late Decemb... Read more

Republicans in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives have announced the start of an investigation into how the administration of Governor Tom Wolf has handled nursing homes during the pa... Read more

Butler Township is moving forward with plans to secure funding for projects connected to the recreation property at Pullman Business Park. At their meeting Monday night, Butler Township Comm... Read more

Gas prices have remained steady locally this week while continuing to rise across western Pennsylvania as a whole this week. According to AAA’s weekly gas price report, the average price for... Read more

There were 23 new cases of COVID-19 and no additional deaths for Butler County Monday. That comes after a weekend of 59 new cases and one death. As of Monday morning, Butler Memorial Hospita... Read more

Governor Tom Wolf is relaxing his mitigation orders on gatherings and travel restrictions. Wolf announced Monday morning that maximum occupancy for indoor events is 15 percent, no matter the... Read more

The total number of people who have died from Covid-19 at the Butler Hospital continues to decline. At the end of each month, we look at data that we keep in our newsroom, which comes direct... Read more

A portion of North Boundary Road in Cranberry Township is closed due to construction. The closure runs from Route 19 to the Marshall Road roundabout. Officials say this is due to constructio... Read more

The Pittsburgh Zoo is officially reopening to the public. The beginning of March marked the first day the public could visit the zoo since early December. Currently, there is a limited capac... Read more

There have been a number of recent reports of stolen catalytic converters in Butler County. In fact, a crime ring from Michigan was recently charged with stealing a number of catalytic conve... Read more