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

One woman was injured Tuesday morning after an accident in Middlesex Township. The crash happened around 8:45 a.m. in the 300 block of Route 228—which is also known as Glade Run Road. Emerge... Read more

An East Brady man is in jail after he allegedly threatened to shoot someone with a crossbow. Police say it happened just after midnight Sunday. They were called to a home in the 200 block of... Read more

Our “Back to School” series focusing on school’s efforts to reopen continues today as we highlight AC Valley. It’s a unique district that spans four counties—the only one like that in Pennsy... Read more

Local small businesses have another resource available during these challenging times. The nonprofit Pennsylvania 30 Day Fund is offering forgivable loans of up to $3,000 to small businesses... Read more

A local lawmaker is joining several colleagues in an attempt to dissolve what he believes to be an abuse of emergency powers by Governor Tom Wolf. Republican State Representative Daryl Metca... Read more

A pair of food distributions are set for Tuesday. The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank will be hosting a drive thru food distribution from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Big Butler Fairgroun... Read more

A data revision by the state Department of Health has reduced Butler County’s COVID-19 case count by one. Coming out of the weekend, the total number of cases was 746, but as of noon Monday—... Read more

A portion of Route 8 in Penn Township has reopened following a shut down due to an accident Monday morning. The crash happened just before 8 a.m. when a box truck carrying bags of ice flippe... Read more