There were 41 new cases of COVID-19 for Butler County on Thursday. That comes with 215 negative tests, giving the daily report a 16 percent positivity rate. Statewide, there were 2,063 new p... Read more
An override attempt of Governor Wolf’s veto of a bill that sought to loosen restrictions on restaurants in Pennsylvania has failed. Those who voted against the override said it wasn’t in the... Read more
A Cranberry Township Volunteer Fire Fighter has been recognized for helping to save a life. Spencer Shea recently received the Company’s Merit Award for his actions last month. On September... Read more
Butler VA Health Care System administrators have made the difficult decision to postpone an upcoming event. The annual Whole Health Fair had been planned for Tuesday (10/27) but has now been... Read more
A Butler County municipality will receive funding assistance from the state to help pay for a major wastewater treatment project. Marion Township has been awarded a $2.7 million grant along... Read more
If voter registration is any indication, interest is high in the 2020 election. The PA State Department says they have over 9 million voters registered for the fall election, which is the mo... Read more
There were 25 new cases of COVID-19 for Butler County on Wednesday. That comes with 141 negative tests, giving the daily report a 15 percent positivity rate. As of Wednesday morning, Butler... Read more
Governor Tom Wolf is asking state residents to increase their efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 as the number of cases increase across Pennsylvania. “The fall resurgence is here, and... Read more
We’re learning more about an accident that killed a student from Knoch High School last weekend. Our news partners at WPXI report that 17-year-old Robert Kotchey was riding ATVs with his bro... Read more
A former Butler restaurant that caught on fire more than a year ago has been officially demolished. Crews were working earlier this week to take down the former Pizza Hut that was on Route 8... Read more
State agriculture officials announced that Pennsylvania has confirmed its first COVID-19 positive cat. It was a 16-year-old cat from Cumberland County that lived in a house with multiple peo... Read more
The City of Butler will purchase a new ladder truck for the fire department but has not yet finalized a payment option. At their meeting Tuesday night, City Council approved an agreement wit... Read more
Administrators and school board members with the Butler Area School District are asking state lawmakers to make a change that would allow former teachers to return more easily. Butler Superi... Read more
There were 20 new cases of COVID-19 for Butler County Tuesday. That comes with 155 negative tests, giving today’s report an 11.4 percent positivity rate. As of Monday morning, Butler Memoria... Read more
Butler County is enhancing their staff handling phones at the election bureau. Officials say they’ve been slammed with phone calls over the past months, with questions about the mail-in ball... Read more
Residents of Butler Township continue to take advantage of a township service included with the current waste disposal contract- free recycling of electronics and hazardous household waste.... Read more
The Butler Area School District is changing the school calendar so that three previously normal school days will now become ACT 80 days to allow more time for grading and teacher preparation... Read more
State police are investigating a case of fraud that left a man out tens of thousands of dollars. The incident was reported to police over the weekend. Police say an unnamed 67-year-old man f... Read more
The Butler Health System will be moving their COVID-19 testing site. Effective Monday, October 26th, the testing site currently located in a tent at the Brady Street parking lot of the Butle... Read more
A divided U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling that will allow ballots to be counted as late as November 6th. Meanwhile, Governor Tom Wolf was hoping to reach an... Read more
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