A former Butler County detective is looking to change his plea to not guilty to charges of false tax returns and loan applications. Scott Roskovski initially pled guilty this past May to tho... Read more
A teenager was injured as a result of a vehicle versus bicycle crash Monday afternoon in Mercer Township. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center around 3:30 p.m. for the collision o... Read more
The Butler VA is keeping up with high demand for the COVID-19 vaccine. According to an update published yesterday, the VA has administered all doses that they have received. So far, there ha... Read more
There were 64 new cases of COVID-19 for Butler County Monday. There were no additional deaths. This comes after five deaths and 151 new cases this weekend according to the Department of Heal... Read more
Butler County Emergency Services will soon have a new mobile command post. The $278,000 purchase was approved at last week’s county commissioner meeting. Officials say the new post will be u... Read more
The daily number of COVID-19 cases locally has been declining over the past two weeks. In the past seven days, Butler County had a total of 564 new cases. Just two weeks ago, the county had... Read more
A Center Township man is out thousands of dollars following a fraud scheme. State police say an unknown entity stole $30,000 from a 94-year-old unnamed man. Police describe the theft as a “c... Read more
Additional funds are being set aside for those facing challenges paying for bills amid the pandemic. County commissioners approved nearly $200,000 for the program that will help people pay f... Read more
The demand for the COVID-19 vaccine is high according to officials with the Butler Health System. However, due to a limited supply, BHS says they have temporarily suspended scheduling additi... Read more
Shelter rentals at Alameda Park are still happening as planned for the 2021. The Parks and Recreation Department says that in-person rentals will happen on the last Friday in February as the... Read more
There were 151 new cases of COVID-19 and five additional deaths over the weekend for Butler County. That now brings the death toll to 311 for the county since the beginning of the pandemic.... Read more
Multiple crews were on the scene of a fire in neighboring Armstrong County. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center around 9:20 a.m. for a structure fire at a building in the 200 blo... Read more
Butler County has now surpassed 300 total deaths due to COVID-19. According to Friday’s update by the state Department of Health, there were seven additional deaths for the county Friday—whi... Read more
As people eagerly await getting the COVID-19 vaccine, many are asking where and how they will get it. Dr. David Rottinghaus who is the chief medical officer for the Butler Health System says... Read more
A possible motive may have been discovered in the murder of Butler County native Caitlyn Kaufman. According to our news partners at WPXI-TV, a hearing in court yesterday revealed that road r... Read more
Residents waiting for federal stimulus checks should be aware of possible delays depending on how they had their taxes prepared. According to Attorney General Josh Shapiro, tax preparation c... Read more
Slippery Rock University is unveiling their new COVID-19 testing plan in hopes of bringing students back to campus. Testing will begin in the next few weeks for both residential students and... Read more
A man recently arrested for a threatening post on social media has now been banned from entering a local campus. Earlier this week, police charged 24-year-old Ryan McConnell of Butler with t... Read more
There were 92 new cases of COVID-19 and two additional deaths for Butler County Thursday. That now brings the death toll to 299 for the county since the beginning of the pandemic. As of Wedn... Read more
A new election review commission for Butler County aims to improve elections in the future. The county commissioners voted to establish the commission at Wednesday’s public meeting. Accordin... Read more
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