No new COVID-19 cases were reported in Butler County today, keeping the case count at 263. 413 new positive cases were announced statewide—which means there has now been more than 80,000 cas... Read more

More than 100 days after the state’s first coronavirus case was confirmed, Governor Tom Wolf says Pennsylvania has been a leader in the country when it comes to reducing the overall number o... Read more

As colleges in the State System of Higher Education face declining enrollment this fall, Slippery Rock University is bucking the trend. SRU is seeing its enrollment of first year students sl... Read more

The South Butler School Board has approved a the final budget for the 2020-21 school year with no tax increase, even though administrators are still anticipating a budget shortfall. During a... Read more

The South Butler School Board has approved a the final budget for the 2020-21 school year with no tax increase, even though administrators are still anticipating a budget shortfall. During a... Read more

Butler County will once again receive a large amount of money from natural gas drilling this year. According to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, the county will receive just over... Read more

The South Butler County School District has approved a Phased Reopening Health and Safety Plan that would see students only travel to school for in person classes two days each week. Superin... Read more

Three new COVID-19 cases were announced again Wednesday for Butler County. That’s two consecutive days of three new cases, bringing the county’s total to 263 Wednesday also marked the fourth... Read more

Butler Health System’s Chief Executive Officer is offering his reaction amid the financial troubles the hospital has encountered as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Ken DeFurio spoke to... Read more

Multiple people were seriously injured as a result of a collision between a truck and a motorcycle on Route 8 North Tuesday afternoon. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center around... Read more

Community feeding programs are experiencing increased demand in their services during the coronavirus pandemic. That’s why Armstrong organized a virtual 5K race to help raise funds for local... Read more

Butler Township Commissioners have approved a one year extension to the collective bargaining agreement with Township Police. According to Butler Township Manager Tom Knights, the same condi... Read more

Butler Township is taking the next step in the purchase of 18 acres of land in the Pullman Business Park to use for recreational purposes. After the state granted the Community Development C... Read more

A local lawmaker has introduced articles of impeachment against Governor Tom Wolf. State representative Daryl Metcalfe of Cranberry announced the five articles as part of House Resolution 91... Read more

A Butler woman is behind bars after she allegedly stabbed and killed her boyfriend over the weekend. Police say 31-year-old Shaina Grush is facing homicide charges for the death of 43-year-o... Read more

The Butler Area School District now has a reopening health and safety plan in place but administrators expect changes to continue to be made through the summer months. Superintendent Dr. Bri... Read more

Butler Township is advancing a project to make improvements at Preston Park. At their meeting Monday night, Commissioners awarded a contract to Gregor Contracting out of Renfrew who submitte... Read more

The body of a missing New Castle man was found last night. Our news partners at WPXI report that a police officer found the body of 19-year-old Amari Wise beside a creek in Shenango Township... Read more

A major water line break caused problems on North Main Street in Butler around 7:30 last evening. The break, which resulted in a large geyser of water shooting up into the air, occurred in t... Read more

A motorcyclist was seriously injured Monday afternoon on Interstate 79 near Slippery Rock. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center shortly before 5:30 p.m. for a motorcyclist laying... Read more