A long-time Harmony Volunteer Firefighter has been named Volunteer of the Year by Zelienople Borough. Earlier this week the borough presented the 2019 award to Rodney Kniess. Kniess joined t... Read more

Even though they won’t be coming to Western Pennsylvania right away, state health officials are getting ready to introduce 250,000 rapid antigen COVID-19 tests to its residents. Dr. Michael... Read more

Hunters will head to the woods on this weekend for the opening of the state’s bear archery and muzzleloader seasons. The Pennsylvania Game Commission believes black-bear hunters could set a... Read more

The Republican candidate for state treasurer has tested positive for COVID-19. Stacy Garrity announced the results after being tested prior to speaking at President Trump’s rally in Johnstow... Read more

There were 27 new cases of COVID-19 for Butler County on Thursday. That comes with 251 negative tests, giving the daily report a 9.7 percent positivity rate. As of Wednesday morning, Butler... Read more

A portion of Route 422 in Summit Township has reopened following a closure Thursday morning due to down wires. Dispatchers say wires were brought down near the intersection of Route 422 and... Read more

There has now been nine straight days of over 1,000 daily cases of COVID-19 for Pennsylvania. The state’s top health official says it appears that we’re now in a fall resurgence of the coron... Read more

The South Butler County School District is still experiencing challenges that need to be addressed with water supply. According to Superintendent Dr. David Foley, recent tests for the presen... Read more

With interest high in this year’s election, and new ways to vote in place, that’s made the Butler County Elections office a very busy place. That’s led the elections bureau to bring on 10 pa... Read more

Pennsylvania House Republicans are unveiling what they call a “pro-jobs, recovery focused legislative-package” dubbed the “Commonwealth’s COVID Comeback.” A series of bills were released by... Read more

We’re less than two weeks away from the deadline to apply for mail-in ballots, and Butler County’s Director of Elections says it’s important to do so as soon as possible. Aaron Sheasley said... Read more

The City of Butler Planning and Zoning Commission has denied a proposal that would restrict where certain businesses could be located in downtown Butler. Many local officials along with busi... Read more

There were 21 new cases of COVID-19 for Butler County on Wednesday. That comes with 153 negative tests, giving the daily report a 12.1 percent positivity rate. The state overall added 1,276... Read more

Crews were on the scene of an accident near the Freeport Bridge in Buffalo Township early Wednesday morning. It happened just after 7 a.m. at the intersection of Butler Road and Freeport Roa... Read more

Governor Tom Wolf is once again calling for the state legislature to legalize adult recreational marijuana. “So far, I haven’t heard anything. There has been no movement to advance legislati... Read more

One person was sent to the hospital following an accident in northern Butler County. The vehicle crash happened just before 8 p.m. yesterday on North Main Street in Harrisville. Police say a... Read more

The open enrollment period for Medicare begins tomorrow. Those who are eligible can make changes to their current Medicare coverage as well as join, switch or drop Medicare Advantage or Pres... Read more

A federal organization has confirmed information provided by a whistleblower of misconduct at VA Butler Healthcare in 2017. The United States Office of Special Counsel has sent letters to th... Read more