Nearly 3,000 Butler County residents remain without power as of 3:30 p.m. Friday following Thursday night’s strong storms. The first severe thunderstorm hit the downtown Butler area shortly... Read more

There were three new cases of COVID-19 for Butler County reported by the Pennsylvania Department of Health on Thursday. There were also 120 negative test results reported, giving the most re... Read more

Local police are asking for help with their investigation into a recent shooting in downtown Butler. According to Butler City Police, that shooting occurred just after midnight Thursday morn... Read more

We’ve had word to our news room about an accident at Lions Park Road and Benbrook Rd.  involving a tractor trailer.  We are unsure of the exact time of the accident, although the information... Read more

Governor Tom Wolf is responding to controversy regarding his decision to allow thousands of people inside the Carlisle Car Show. He said in an interview earlier this week with KDKA Radio tha... Read more

Our “Back to School” series continues today highlighting the Mars Area School District. Dr. Mark Gross is less than two months into his job as school superintendent and is really appreciativ... Read more

Butler County has ended a lawsuit filed by former Commissioner Jim Eckstein four years ago seeking reimbursement of legal fees.  The County will pay Eckstein $100,000 of the $270,000 he orig... Read more

A restaurant in downtown Butler was damaged Wednesday night when a police vehicle hit the front of the building. According to Butler City Police, the accident happened just before 9:30PM.  A... Read more

A two-vehicle accident shut down Route 422 eastbound for a little over a half hour Wednesday night. The crash happened around 7 p.m. near the Mercer Road overpass when the driver of an SUV c... Read more

There were seven new COVID-19 cases and another death reported Wednesday by the Pennsylvania Department of Health for Butler County. That now marks 18 total deaths for the county. There were... Read more

A federal appellate court is denying Butler County’s president judge on two of his three claims of qualified immunity. The ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third District affirm... Read more

An Ellwood City man is in jail after he allegedly assaulted his girlfriend and killed his son’s puppy. According to police, the domestic dispute happened just after midnight Monday at a home... Read more

Slippery Rock is the first school district in Butler County to head back to class with today marking their first day of school. The district is giving students three different options for th... Read more

Seneca Valley Football is shutting down for two weeks after a player was possibly exposed to COVID-19. The district issued a release saying that football practice was suspended as of Tuesday... Read more

An inmate at the Butler County Prison is among 33 that have been charged in western Pennsylvania for attempting to illegally obtain coronavirus unemployment benefits. 40-year-old Clifford Yo... Read more

Multiple crews were on the scene of a fire at the North Main Street Cemetery Tuesday night. It happened around 7:30 p.m. when a brush fire broke out inside the cemetery. Crews were able to q... Read more

A handful of residents in northern Butler County were still without power as of Wednesday morning after strong storms rolled through the area Tuesday afternoon. Several calls came into the B... Read more

There were five new COVID-19 cases reported Tuesday for Butler County. This comes along with 182 negative tests, giving today’s report a 2.6 percent positivity rate. That continues a trend o... Read more

Governor Tom Wolf is calling on the legislature to legalize recreational marijuana. He posted on social media earlier today saying that the revenue would go toward small business grant fundi... Read more

The Moniteau School District is moving their first day of school. The board voted last night to make Wednesday, September 9th the first day of school for students. Originally, school was to... Read more