Three people are behind bars following a drug bust Thursday morning in the city of Butler. The Butler County Drug Task Force, along with the Butler City Police and a Butler County Emergency... Read more

Interstate 79 in Lancaster Township has reopened after an accident resulted in a partial closure Friday morning. The crash happened around 5:30 a.m. near milemarker 92—which is in between th... Read more

A man is facing charges after he slapped an employee at a Burger King in Butler Township. Police say 21-year-old Austin Addison of Lyndora was at the restaurant on New Castle Road back in la... Read more

There were 13 new COVID-19 cases reported for Butler County Thursday—bringing the county’s total to 637. There were also 322 negative tests—giving Thursday’s report a 4 percent positivity ra... Read more

The Butler Area School District has released their detailed plan for reopening schools this fall. The district will be operating with in-person classes, five days a week from kindergarten th... Read more

Students, faculty, and staff returning to the campus of Slippery Rock University later this month will see some changes in regard to food service. As a result of the situation with coronavir... Read more

State officials say a new school safety program continues to see impactful results after its first year and a half. According to the Office of Attorney General Josh Shapiro, nearly 24,000 ti... Read more

Pennsylvania election officials say that if you vote by mail this fall, you won’t have to pay for the stamp. The state will be covering the cost of the 55 cent stamps which officials say cou... Read more

Restaurants and bars across the state are banding together in hopes to change restrictions implemented on their industry by Governor Tom Wolf. A petition was created by the Pennsylvania Rest... Read more

According to Wednesday’s report from the state Department of Health, nine new cases of COVID-19 have been added to the Butler County total. There were also 179 negative tests reported in the... Read more

Butler’s mayor says that businesses in downtown have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. Republican Ben Smith, who also owns a restaurant on Main Street, told our newsroom that shutdo... Read more

Butler County Commissioners are offering their assistance to help municipalities receive their federal CARES Act funding. $8 million was allotted to municipalities from the $17 million total... Read more

A local state representative is among those asking state officials to reconsider a decision to eliminate spectators from school sporting events this year. Republican Representative Aaron Ber... Read more

Two people were taken to the hospital after an accident Tuesday night near Portersville. Crews responded just before 9 p.m. to the one vehicle crash in the 1100 block of Route 19. Emergency... Read more

Governor Tom Wolf is sending colleges and universities a combined $28 million to help higher education deal with the fallout from the coronavirus. The money is being spread out between four-... Read more

Ten new cases of COVID-19 were reported for Butler County today. Although today marks the first time with a double digit case count since last Tuesday, overall the positivity rate for the co... Read more

Police are investigating a situation at a Center Township home in which a number of farm animals were killed by dogs. The incident happened Monday at a farm on Minich Road. Our newsroom talk... Read more

One woman was taken to the hospital after an accident yesterday in Slippery Rock Township. Police say 33-year-old Susan Brewer of Slippery Rock was driving north on Route 8 near Stamm Road a... Read more

Indiana University of Pennsylvania is the latest school in the state system to announce a move to mostly online classes this fall. IUP officials say only a third of enrolled students will be... Read more

The Department of Health announced that coronavirus drive-thru testing will now be available at select Walmart locations across the state. The Walmart in Cranberry Township will host drive-t... Read more