There were five cases of COVID-19 for Butler County on Monday. That comes after 48 positive cases were announced by the state Department of Health over the weekend. There was also an additio... Read more
The South Butler School District community is mourning the loss of a high school student who died over the weekend. 17-year-old Robert Kotchey died in an ATV accident this past weekend in In... Read more
Multiple fire departments were needed early Monday morning to help put out a vehicle fire. Dispatchers made the call around 6:45 a.m. for a West Penn Power vehicle that caught on fire on New... Read more
A West Sunbury man is facing charges for separate incidents that happened within hours of each other earlier this month. State police say they responded to a home on Rolling Valley Lane in C... Read more
County officials say they’ve had a number of people sign up for the county’s new emergency alert system, but they’re hoping for more. The CodeRED emergency notification warning system was in... Read more
Election officials in the county are in the process of sending out mail-in ballots. That’s led some to wonder about how long it takes to send out—and how long it takes for it to get back to... Read more
Today is the last day to register to vote. You can visit the state’s website or stop by the county’s election office to register. You’ll need your social security card or PA driver’s license... Read more
Crews were on the scene of a house fire yesterday in Penn Township. It happened around 2:45 p.m. at a home in the 200 block of Dutchtown Road. At the moment, it’s unclear what started the fi... Read more
There were 48 new cases of COVID-91 for Butler County over the weekend. That comes with 526 negative tests, giving the weekend report an 8.4 percent positivity rate. Overall, the state added... Read more
The Varsity Boys Soccer team at North Catholic in Cranberry Township will quarantine for two weeks after potential exposure to coronavirus in a recent match. The Diocese of Pittsburgh made t... Read more
There were 19 new cases of COVID-19 for Butler County on Friday. That comes with 142 negative tests, giving the daily update an 11.8 percent positivity rate. There was a new death reported f... Read more
A woman originally from Butler County who is on trial for murder in Florida has been denied a request for a new attorney. According to our news partners at WPXI-TV, Kimberly Kessler made the... Read more
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
Indiana University of Pennsylvania announced they will be restructuring different aspects of their college in the near future. IUP’s President Dr. Michael Driscoll said at a meeting with sta... 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
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