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

If you’re heading onto the Pennsylvania Turnpike today without an EZ Pass, you’re in store for a major toll hike. Starting this past weekend, tolls for drivers without an EZ Pass increased b... Read more

There were 385 new cases of COVID-19 and nine additional deaths for Butler County since last Thursday. According to the Department of Health there have now been 203 total deaths in the count... Read more

Several closures should be noted due to New Year’s Day today. Government offices at the local, county, state and federal level will be closed.  This includes district courts and the Butler C... Read more

A winter weather advisory has been issued for tomorrow morning. The National Weather Service has put the advisory in effect from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday. Freezing rain is expected, which cou... Read more