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
Recent efforts by the Butler County Tourism and Convention Bureau have resulted in support for local workers as well as the local economy and businesses. Bureau President Jack Cohen recently... Read more
Concordia’s Cabot location is dealing with a growing number of coronavirus cases. According to Concordia’s website, at three different facilities on the Cabot campus there are 88 active case... Read more
There were 104 new cases of COVID-19 and one additional death for Butler County Monday. This comes after 385 new cases since New Year’s Eve, along with nine additional deaths. That brings th... Read more
A noted Butler County philanthropist has died. Robert Heaton passed away Saturday at his home in Butler Township. Heaton was a businessman who worked in real estate and funeral services. Fol... Read more
Authorities are continuing their investigation into a recent Publishers Clearing House scam that impacted an East Franklin Township couple. According to State Police, one of the victims was... Read more
The Butler community is mourning the loss of a two-year-old child who died in a house fire last week. Tristan Oesterling was killed in the fire that happened at a home in the 100 block of Kn... Read more
Vaccines are rolling out to healthcare workers and nursing home patients. But you may be wondering when the general population will have access to the vaccine. Butler Health System’s Chief M... Read more
An easing of restrictions in Pennsylvania starts at 8 a.m. Monday. Governor Tom Wolf announced that he would lift the ban on indoor dining and other restrictive measures late last week. Whil... Read more
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