Butler Township is moving forward with a project to make improvements at Preston Park. At their meeting Monday night, Commissioners opened the five bids they received for the part of the pro... Read more
Butler Township is moving forward with a project to make improvements at Preston Park. At their meeting Monday night, Commissioners opened the five bids they received for the part of the pro... Read more
Thousands of people gathered in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia again yesterday as protests surrounding the death of George Floyd and police brutality continued. Governor Tom Wolf visited Philad... Read more
A longtime community member and philanthropist in Butler has died. Jean Purvis passed away Sunday at her home in Butler. She helped establish the Butler Visiting Nursing Association and serv... Read more
Today is primary election day across Pennsylvania. In Butler County, polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., although many people opted to vote early by mail due to concerns about exposure to... Read more
There were no new cases of COVID-19 announced today in Butler County—keeping the case count at 230. Across the state, just over 300 new cases were reporting, bringing the total to just over... Read more
One man has died after falling from a barn roof Monday morning in Adams Township. Adams Township Police said he was one of four men who fell about 30 feet from a roof at a barn in the 100 bl... Read more
Multiple polling precincts in Butler County are changing locations for tomorrow’s election. Center Township 2 moves from St. Andrew’s to the Crossfire Church at the old Kerr’s building. Evan... Read more
It’s the first election in state history with mail-in ballots; it’s also a presidential election year; and Butler County is doing it all without their Director of Elections. Despite all of t... Read more
Following days of national protests surrounding the death of George Floyd, hundreds of demonstrators gathered in downtown Butler yesterday. The protest in Diamond Park started around 2 p.m.... Read more
A local lawyer is declaring victory in the first round of the lawsuit filed by Butler County against Governor Tom Wolf after a ruling by a federal judge. Tom King of the firm Dillon, McCandl... Read more
Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey announced this morning that he has tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies. The results of that test suggest that the senator had the coronavirus. Casey said i... Read more
Friday is the final day of instruction for students in the Butler Area School District. The revised schedule that was made after schools closed down wrapped up the school year earlier than o... Read more
The Pennsylvania State Senate has advanced a partial budget plan while a local lawmaker is making sure that fire companies and EMS squads are not forgotten. The Senate approved House Bill 23... Read more
This weekend marks the 35th anniversary of a deadly tornado outbreak that stuck parts of Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, and Ontario. National Weather Service records indicate there were more... Read more
Police are investigating the recent death of a man found in a vehicle with his three-year-old daughter. According to Butler City Police, the unnamed man was discovered slumped and unresponsi... Read more
Organizers announced yesterday that the Boston Marathon had been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, the first time that’s happened in its 124-year history. The marathon had alread... Read more
Suspended and jailed Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Felipe Vazquez is now facing child pornography charges in St. Louis. The 28-year old native of Venezuela has been in Westmoreland County Jail... Read more
Butler County will transition into the green phase of reopening on Friday, June 5th. Governor Tom Wolf also announced that 15 other counties will transition with Butler County next week incl... Read more
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