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

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

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

One person was injured in a crash Thursday in Forward Township. The two vehicle crash happened on Route 68 near Evans City around 9:45 a.m. Police say a vehicle driven by an unnamed 17-year-... Read more