The state’s plan to distribute $300 per week in unemployment benefits has ended before it even started. The state’s Department of Labor announced yesterday that the Federal Emergency Managem... Read more

An effort is underway today to have people all across the country honor the lives lost during 9/11 by waving an American flag. Wreaths Across America is spearheading a national effort to wav... Read more

Drivers can expect a number of intermittent closures at the Jefferson Street ramps next week. Work will begin Sunday night at 9 p.m. when the on-ramp from Route 68 to Route 422 will close. C... Read more

Both President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden are scheduled to visit Shanksville today to commemorate 9/11. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump visited the Flight 93 Memorial f... Read more

Butler County has been awarded a large grant that will go to the Gateway Route 228 project. The U.S. Department of Transportation announced the county will receive a $25 million BUILD grant... Read more

There were nine new COVID-19 cases reported Thursday for Butler County. It comes along with 443 negative tests, giving the report a two percent positivity rate. As of Wednesday morning, Butl... Read more

A recent bill passed by the state senate could be setting up a battle between Governor Tom Wolf and the legislature. Yesterday, the senate approved a bill that would give school districts co... Read more

State health officials are encouraging residents to get their flu shot this year. Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine says the flu shot is available now and there are plenty of doses for stat... Read more

One person was flown to the hospital and another taken by ambulance after an accident last night on I-79. The one vehicle crash happened around 8:15 p.m. near milemarker 95—which is near the... Read more

Travel delays could be possible for motorists in Cranberry Township later this week, as crews continue work on North Boundary Road. According to PennDOT, North Boundary Road will be closed b... Read more

Several recent tests of water in the South Butler County School District have caused administrators to take action. According to Superintendent Dr. David Foley, a test of 27 samples for lead... Read more

The South Butler County School District has decided to once again modify the plan concerning how students are educated. The new Phased Reopening Plan approved by a school board vote of 6 to... Read more

There were 24 new COVID-19 cases reported Wednesday for Butler County. The PA Department of Health also added two more deaths for Butler County. The COVID death toll is now at 21. The most r... Read more

It’s the first day of school for students in Moniteau. Originally, Moniteau was going to start the Tuesday after Labor Day, but Superintendent Tom Samosky said the district wanted to give te... Read more

A section of a local road will be closing for a day later this week to allow for repairs to be made. Winfield Road will be closed to all vehicular traffic on Thursday from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m... Read more

The City of Butler is continuing the process to replace their firefighting ladder truck. At their regular meeting on Tuesday, City Council approved a motion to look into obtaining quotes for... Read more

A local man is accused of stealing a large amount of money while he was an employee of Walmart. According to the Butler Township Police, 20-year-old Samrajya Khadka of Butler was charged las... Read more

No one was injured when a car crashed into a Cranberry Township restaurant Tuesday night. The accident happened just after 11:30 p.m. at the Jimmy Wan’s on Route 228. Our news partners at WP... Read more

There was one new case of COVID-19 for Butler County on Tuesday, although overall testing results were low across the state. The state Department of Health reported only 54 negative tests fo... Read more

New data released by the CDC shined a light on how much people with comorbidities are at risk of contracting serious cases of COVID-19. Butler Health System’s top infectious disease speciali... Read more