There were 79 new cases of COVID-19 and two additional deaths for Butler County Tuesday. That now brings the death toll in the county to 330 according to the Department of Health. As of Mond... Read more
The COVID-19 vaccine distribution has now eclipsed one million shots in Pennsylvania, according to the Department of Health. Here in Butler County, over 12,000 people have at least received... Read more
Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow Tuesday morning, meaning there will be six more weeks of winter. Very few were in attendance at the 135th annual edition of Groundhog Day at Gobbler’s Knob.... Read more
For the first time this year, gas prices have dropped locally as well as across western Pennsylvania as a whole this week but only by a little. According to AAA’s weekly gas price report, th... Read more
Pennsylvania’s Secretary of State has resigned following an error concerning an amendment to the state’s Constitution. Governor Tom Wolf announced yesterday that Kathy Boockvar is stepping d... Read more
A local man sustained serious injuries as a result of a crash in Butler Township last week. According to Butler Township Police, 44-year-old John Tirk of Butler was driving on Woodlawn Road... Read more
Police are asking anyone with information about a recent theft by deception in Jefferson Township to come forward. According to State Police, troopers began an investigation last week after... Read more
There were 122 new cases of COVID-19 and three additional deaths reported by the state for Butler County on Monday. That now brings the death toll to 328 for the county according to the Depa... Read more
Multiple businesses were affected by the 4-alarm fire in downtown Butler on Saturday morning. Officials have not yet determined the cause of the blaze that apparently started at Sir Speedy p... Read more
A large donation from a local bank will allow Butler County Community College to offer educational programs for students in elementary school as well as high school. Farmers National Bank of... Read more
Students, faculty and staff of Slippery Rock University are invited to help those in the campus community through a food drive now underway. The SRU Student Government Association is joining... Read more
We do have a winter weather advisory in effect. According to the National Weather Service, the advisory will expire on 6 AM on Tuesday (2/2). For our area, NWS indicated that we were to get... Read more
Some school districts were adjusting plans on Sunday night for their first day of school this week because of the weather. South Butler alerted parents that all students will be learning rem... Read more
Multiple fire crews were called to the scene of a four alarm fire that occurred earlier this weekend in downtown Butler. Calls came into the Butler County 911 Center just before 8:30am on Sa... Read more
A settlement has been reached in the case of a former Butler County employee and a judge. According to attorneys from both parties, Court of Common Pleas Judge Thomas Doerr and former Butler... Read more
There were 85 new cases of COVID-19 and three additional deaths reported by the state for Butler County on Friday. That now brings the death toll to 325 for the county according to the Depar... Read more
As winter continues and many people struggle in a variety of ways during the pandemic, local residents have the opportunity to show someone appreciation. The Butler Health System Foundation... Read more
A new online platform hopes to make it easier for hunters and fishers to navigate getting a license. It’s called Hunt-Fish-PA, and it offers a number of services in addition to buying a lice... Read more
The City of Butler has reached an agreement with the union that represents city employees on a new contract. This new collective bargaining deal with Local 757/Council 84 of the American Fed... Read more
As the vaccine rollout continues in Butler, our newsroom has received a number of calls from people wondering how they can schedule a vaccine appointment if they don’t have access to the int... Read more
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