A brief power outage impacted hundreds of people Wednesday morning in Butler. According to the First Energy website there were over 700 customers affected by the outage, including the Butler... Read more
The number of residents in long term care facilities who have received the COVID-19 vaccine is continuing to increase. Governor Tom Wolf provided an update earlier this week and said that th... Read more
Butler Area School District administrators and teachers are introducing a unique program at a local elementary school for use by students across the district. In a letter to Summit Elementar... Read more
The Butler Area Public Library will be re-opening beginning next week. This upcoming Monday, March 1st, the library will reopen their doors, although hours will be limited 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.... Read more
Two Democratic lawmakers from Pennsylvania are throwing their support behind President Biden’s request to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour. Senator Bob Casey and Congressman Conor Lamb... Read more
One person is recovering following a rollover accident Monday in Muddy Creek Township. The one vehicle crash happened around 4:45 p.m. in the southbound lane of I-79 near milemarker 97. Poli... Read more
Pennsylvania voters may soon elect lieutenant governors in a different way. A bill moved out of a state Senate committee that would allow candidates for governor to choose their lieutenant g... Read more
There were 36 new cases of COVID-19 and two additional deaths for Butler County Tuesday. That now brings the death toll in the county to 365 according to the Department of Health. As of Mond... Read more
The Butler Area School District is continuing with the process of planning an expansion of, or addition to, the Senior High School. Representatives of the district’s architectural contractor... Read more
Ahead of today’s food distribution at the Lernerville Speedway, a new study shows state residents are experiencing hunger at highest levels since the beginning of the pandemic. Researchers a... Read more
Gas prices are skyrocketing 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, unleaded,... Read more
Police are investigating another theft of a catalytic converter in Connoquenessing Township. It happened sometime in between February 7th through the 17th at Platinum Service Center. Police... Read more
Police are revealing more information about a crash over the weekend that injured one woman. The one vehicle accident happened Sunday afternoon around 4:30 p.m. on Unionville Road. Police sa... Read more
The National Guard is one step closer to becoming heavily involved in the state’s vaccine distribution. A bill that would utilize the National Guard passed the House of Representatives yeste... Read more
There were 12 new cases of COVID-19 and no additional deaths for Butler County Monday. This comes after 77 new cases this weekend, along with three deaths. That now brings the death toll in... Read more
The United States Supreme Court will not hear the election lawsuit filed by local Congressman Mike Kelly. It was the final appeal for the suit, which alleged that the state’s mail-in ballots... Read more
There were 77 new cases of COVID-19 and three additional deaths for Butler County over the weekend. That now brings the death toll to 363 for the county according to the Department of Health... Read more
Last week we reported that police were searching for a Mercer County man wanted on child sexual assault charges. Now, we’re learning that man has died following a child abduction case that b... Read more
Butler County took the latest step toward drawing down funds that will help businesses in the hospitality industry. Over $2 million has been set aside by the state for businesses like bars a... Read more
A Sunday afternoon fire destroyed part of the Clinton Township Public Works building. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center just before noon for a fire at the garage, which is in t... Read more
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