A Petrolia man is in police custody after he was charged with assaulting a young girl that left her with severe head injuries. Police say 20-year-old Dakota Anthony beat his girlfriend’s two... Read more

There were 180 new cases of COVID-19 and three additional deaths reported by the state for Butler County on Friday. That comes with 190 negative test results, giving the Department of Health... Read more

Leaders at the Butler Health System are saying thank you to their workers through a new video. BHS President Ken DeFurio voices the 2 minute video that displays healthcare workers on the fro... Read more

Butler City Council has finalized the adoption of a budget for 2020 that includes a small tax increase. Council unanimously voted to adopt the just over $11 million balanced budget during a... Read more

State Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine says “so far, so good” when it comes to distributing the vaccine. “Things are moving smoothly in Pennsylvania,” Levine said. “Vaccine distribution... Read more

A local municipality has joined the effort to support hospitality industry employees who are being laid off as a result of the latest state protective measures. Last week the Butler County C... Read more

Through a partnership with some local organizations, the Butler Area School District is helping local families. Staff members at Emily Brittain Community Partnership and Demonstration School... Read more

The first COVID-19 vaccinations in Butler County will be distributed to health care workers Friday. Butler Health System officials said earlier this week that they’re expecting to begin vacc... Read more

The YMCA is offering a new child care program to help parents and caregivers. The Emergency Child Care Program is currently accepting enrollments on a first-come, first-serve basis. Y offici... Read more

There were 136 new COVID-19 cases and three additional deaths for Butler County on Thursday. It comes with 253 negative tests, giving the Department of Health’s daily report a 34.9 percent p... Read more

State Police say the Christmas Light show at the Fairgrounds is causing traffic issues and they may have to change some traffic patterns. Police say the unexpected delays happen throughout t... Read more

Butler Township is still accepting calls from residents in need of food assistance. Township Commissioners and employees are hosting a donation sponsored food drive for Butler Township resid... Read more

South Butler County School District is continuing to experience confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the school community. In a letter to families earlier this week, Superintendent Dr. David Foley... Read more

It was treacherous conditions for drivers last night, but as of this morning most of the main roads are in pretty good shape. Butler’s PennDOT Maintenance Manager Mike Mattis says major road... Read more

Snow shovels and plows were active Thursday morning as Butler dug out of one of the biggest snow events that has ever happened in the month of December. With snow starting around 10:30 a.m.... Read more

Snow started to fall a little earlier than expected for Butler County, with the first showers starting around 11 a.m. And the Butler County 911 Center is already busy handling calls for acci... Read more

There were 216 new cases of COVID-19 and four additional deaths reported by the state for Butler County on Wednesday. According to the Department of Health, there have now been 136 COVID-19... Read more

PennDOT crews are also getting ready for the big snow system. Mark Mares of Butler County’s PennDOT workforce says trucks are out right now pre-treating roads in anticipation of Wednesday’s... Read more

A box truck went into a ditch and injured its driver in an accident yesterday in Winfield Township. It happened just after 6 a.m. on Winfield Road near Edgewood Drive. Police say 60-year-old... Read more

According to the state’s Department of Health, nearly half of the county’s COVID deaths have happened to residents of long term care facilities. Deaths in those facilities account for 61 of... Read more