Butler County facilities are now among those across state to have received rapid antigen COVID-19 tests from the federal government. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Health, the t... Read more

Wintry weather is on the way today with the National Weather Service issuing a winter storm warning for Butler County. A majority of the heavy snow appears to be to our east and could heavil... Read more

There were 177 new cases of COVID-19 for Butler County Tuesday. There were also seven additional deaths for the county reported by the Department of Health, bringing the total to 132 since t... Read more

The Butler Area School District is filing a lawsuit against Governor Tom Wolf and the Secretaries of Health and Education saying their latest order is not within their powers. The school boa... Read more

A social media campaign is now underway to help get the word out about local restaurants. With the new restrictions put in place banning indoor dining for the next three weeks, the Butler Co... Read more

A local municipality has been recognized with a regional award for significant improvements to building a skilled workforce in the area. Butler Township was named Butler County Employer of t... Read more

A PennDOT project will result in a partial highway closure for several hours Tuesday. Short-term single lane closures are planned on interstate 79 northbound from mile marker 81.4 to 80.5 st... Read more

Butler Memorial Hospital is once again receiving high marks for their care by an independent watchdog group. The hospital recently earned an “A” Safety Grade from the Leapfrog Group for the... Read more

The COVID-19 vaccine has made its way to Western Pennsylvania. Health professionals at UPMC received shots of the Pfizer vaccine earlier this morning at Children’s Hospital. Secretary of Hea... Read more

Charges have been filed in connection with a fatal crash that occurred in Middlesex Township last May. According to a criminal complaint filed by Middlesex Township Police, 37-year-old Diane... Read more

There were 110 new cases of COVID-19 and one additional death for Butler County on Monday. This comes after 383 new cases and seven additional deaths for the county over the weekend. Accordi... Read more

Police are looking for more information about a vehicle accident that happened last week in Connoquenessing Township. It happened last Wednesday around 9:40 a.m. on Evans City Road. Police s... Read more

Slippery Rock University is already beginning to plan for a return to in-person, on-campus operations for the fall of 2021. While the current plan is for the spring 2021 semester to follow t... Read more

Multiple crews are on the scene of a structure fire in Jefferson Township. It broke out just before 5:30 this morning at a home in the 300 block of Victory Road. Multiple tanker trucks were... Read more

There were 383 new cases of COVID-19 for Butler County over the weekend. There were also seven additional deaths reported, bringing the total for the county to 124. There were also 529 negat... Read more

Congressman Mike Kelly is now asking the U.S. Supreme Court to make a ruling that would deem mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania unconstitutional. Kelly and other Republicans filed a writ of Cer... Read more

There were seven additional deaths and 245 new cases of COVID-19 reported by the state for Butler County on Friday. There have now been 117 county residents to die from COVID-19 according to... Read more

The Butler Area School District will remain in remote learning all next week. Superintendent Dr. Brian White sent an email to parents earlier today, that also said winter break will official... Read more