Restaurants will soon be allowed to increase indoor capacity to 50 percent, Governor Tom Wolf announced. The new rule will go into effect September 21st, but Wolf says restaurants must stric... Read more

Extra money will now be available to unemployed workers in Pennsylvania. State Labor Secretary Jerry Oleksiak says eligible unemployed workers will receive an extra $300 per week beginning t... Read more

There were nine new COVID-19 cases for Butler County on Monday. It comes with 65 negative tests, giving it a 12 percent positivity rate. The recent surge in county cases can also be linked w... Read more

Two more Butler County school districts head back to class today. Mars and Freeport students have their first day of school. And of course, it’s not business as usual, as new safety protocol... Read more

Crews quickly knocked down a fire at a home in the City of Butler Monday. It happened just before 2 p.m. at a home in the 400 block of Mercer Street. Units reported that the fire was under c... Read more

With the high school football season scheduled to start this Friday for many teams, athletic directors are cautioning parents that the new guidelines may not necessarily mean fans will be in... Read more

Butler County is accepting applications from non-profit organizations and small businesses as part of coronavirus relief funding. They have allotted nearly $2.5 million for the program—howev... Read more

Today is Labor Day and here’s a rundown of what’s closed. All offices at the municipal, county, state and federal level are closed today, including Butler City Hall and the Butler County Cou... Read more

There were 37 new COVID-19 cases for Butler County over the weekend. The uptick in cases over the past few days has led to an increase in the county’s positivity rate. According to the state... Read more

There were 12 new cases of COVID-19 for Butler County on Friday. It comes with 191 negative tests, giving the report a 5.9 percent positivity rate. As of Friday morning, Butler Memorial Hosp... Read more

County commissioners are holding off on approving the sale of multiple parcels of property in the Woodlands neighborhood. The board voted to table the vote that would have signed off on the... Read more

A Cranberry Township man is facing federal penalties after security found a gun on him at the Pittsburgh International Airport. TSA officials say they found a loaded 9 mm gun in the 46-year-... Read more

The Pennsylvania House has made some changes to mail-in ballots prior to the election. The new bill was sent to the state senate largely along party lines. The new modifications include givi... Read more

Butler County Commissioners are approving a refinancing of nearly $10 million in borrowing that they say will save over $770,000. The 2018 borrowing was originally totaled at $10.8 million a... Read more

A drive thru food distribution will be held Friday (Sept. 4) in downtown Butler. The Salvation Army on West Cunningham Street will be hosting the distribution from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. There wi... Read more

A lawsuit has been filed against a Walmart security guard by a man who claims to have been assaulted. John Schirra, of Butler, has brought a suit in federal court against Constable Thomas Ma... Read more

There were 20 new COVID-19 cases for Butler County Thursday according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The most recent report comes with 209 negative test results—which is a 9.5 per... Read more

Route 422 westbound in Muddy Creek Township is now reopen after being shut down for hours Thursday morning following an accident. The crash happened around 5:30 a.m. in the westbound lane of... Read more

Slippery Rock Township could soon be getting a new park. Commissioners approved funding for the park that will be located behind the community center on Branchton Road. Funding for the new p... Read more