Although state health and education officials held a press conference yesterday recommending elementary students return to in-person learning, local school officials say the announcement doe... Read more
There were 137 new cases of COVID-19 and nine additional deaths for the county on Thursday. That now brings the county’s death toll to 225 according to the Department of Health. As of Wednes... Read more
Pennsylvania Department of Health officials are confirming the first known case of the new and more contagious variant of COVID-19 in the state. According to a press release, the person who... Read more
Police in Nashville are searching for another suspect in the death of Butler native Caitlyn Kaufman. Officers say they’re looking for James Cowan, who was allegedly involved in the killing o... Read more
The delivery of a concrete arch for the MSA Thruway could cause delays. The delivery is expected to go through Route 228 to the Cranberry Springs area. The tunnel is being installed under Ro... Read more
Mars Area School District administrators have decided to reopen schools to in-person instruction beginning Monday, January 11th. According to Superintendent Dr. Mark Gross, this decision was... Read more
In the early morning hours of Thursday, the House and Senate formally certified the Electoral College results, which officially will make Joe Biden the next President of the United States. P... Read more
State police are investigating after dozens of tires were slashed at the Clearview Mall yesterday. Our news partners at WPXI report that people parked their cars at the mall to board buses a... Read more
There were 215 new COVID-19 cases and eight additional deaths for Butler County today. That now means the county has surpassed 10,000 total cases since the beginning of the pandemic accordin... Read more
One person died in a one vehicle crash overnight in Slippery Rock Township. State police say they were called out to an accident on Harmony Road around 1:40 a.m. When police arrived, they fo... Read more
Indiana University of Pennsylvania is the latest school to announce they will start their spring semester fully online. IUP officials cited the high number of COVID-19 cases and slow rollout... Read more
A Saxonburg man is receiving honors for his decades of work in the news field in Missouri. Fred Caesar was recently named to the St. Louis TV Hall of Fame. Caesar worked in news departments... Read more
It was a chaotic day in Harrisburg as members of the state Senate during their swearing-in ceremony Tuesday. The fireworks occurred when majority Republicans refused to seat 45th District Se... Read more
A local eatery has been forced to close by the state for a COVID-19 related violation. The PA Department of Agriculture is responsible for enforcing the restaurant restrictions for COVID-19,... Read more
A few local lawmakers have been appointed as majority committee chairmen for the new legislative session. Returning Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Republican Bryan Cutl... Read more
There were 147 new cases of COVID-19 and four additional deaths for Butler County Tuesday. That now brings the total number of deaths to 208 for the county according to the Department of Hea... Read more
A longtime Cranberry Township resident is taking the reins as the new township manager. Dan Santoro was selected to the position during last night’s reorganizational meeting. Santoro has ser... Read more
Pennsylvania Republican Senator Pat Toomey will vote to certify the Electoral College results tomorrow. Toomey said in a statement that he finds the move to challenge the results is an “effo... Read more
One man was taken to the hospital after an accident with a garbage truck yesterday on I-79. The two vehicle crash happened around 11 a.m. in the northbound lane near mile marker 80—which is... Read more
More vaccinations are on the way to Pennsylvania this week. According to Dr. Rachel Levine, the Commonwealth will receive a little more than 167,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine. She said abo... Read more
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