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

An Iowa man has been charged as a result of his involvement with a couple of missing juveniles last month in Mercer County. According to State Police, troopers began investigating a situatio... Read more

The Butler Township Planning Commission has approved a proposal to change how some local properties are zoned. This proposal focuses on a zoning change from residential to commercial for sev... Read more

The Butler Area School District is moving forward with their successful start to the school year by providing several updates in several areas of change or clarification. Administrators have... Read more

Nearly $4 million will be distributed to municipalities in the county through federal CARES Act funding. County commissioners approved the measure yesterday, which will see the funds go to 2... Read more

The state is easing restrictions to their policy regarding high school sports—and will allow fans in attendance. According to the PIAA, Governor Wolf changed the guidance yesterday, saying s... Read more

There were 12 new COVID-19 cases for Butler County Wednesday according to the Department of Health. This marks the first double digit case count in nearly three weeks. The state also reporte... Read more

The boil water advisory for parts of Butler Township, Center Township and the City of Butler has been lifted. Pennsylvania American Water says that acceptable test results were received over... Read more

Last week Governor Tom Wolf publicly asked the legislature to legalize recreational marijuana—and now his secretary of health is responding. Dr. Rachel Levine says she supports the governor’... Read more

The family of a former Butler County man found dead in California over two years ago is looking forward to seeing justice served. Jeff Kennedy is the father of 32-year-old Zackary Kennedy. “... Read more

Pennsylvania’s Attorney General is filing a lawsuit against a well-known plumbing service in Western PA. Democrat Josh Shapiro announced yesterday that he is suing Gillece Services and membe... Read more

Local residents have the opportunity to help neighbors in need while also learning information about themselves later this week. The American Red Cross is holding a blood drive on Thursday f... Read more

A drive thru food distribution will be held in downtown Butler later this week. The Salvation Army on West Cunningham Street will be hosting the distribution this Friday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.... Read more

Students in two more Butler County school districts will head back to class today to begin the first day of a new school year. Students in the Seneca Valley School District as well as those... Read more

There were four new cases of COVID-19 for Butler County Tuesday according to the Department of Health. It comes with 105 negative tests, giving the daily report a 3.7 percent positivity rate... Read more

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is extending the expiration dates for commercial driver licenses and permits but not non-commercial licenses, permits, ID cards, and camera card... Read more

PennDOT is now postponing scheduled work on a portion of Ekastown Road in Sarver. Originally, the road was going to be closed in between Obringer Lane and Fleming Road tomorrow, but that wor... Read more

Police in California have arrested a suspect for allegedly killing a former Butler County man. 32-year-old Zachary Kennedy was a former Butler resident, who was reported missing in Long Beac... Read more