State Police have released information on an I-79 accident that happened on Friday (8/7). According to the police report, the incident happened around 5:30am near mile marker 92 in Lancaster... Read more

A Saxonburg man was taken into custody over the weekend after police say he took a sword into a local store. According to State Police, 34 year old Kenneth Connor walked into the Dollar Gene... Read more

Local residents are encouraged to continue to avoid a Butler Township Park this week due to ongoing construction. According to Butler Township Manager Tom Knights, the project at Preston Par... Read more

The new four year plan from Butler County’s Area Agency on Aging is receiving statewide acclaim. County commissioners say the plan has been used as a model across the Keystone State. The pla... Read more

An air quality alert is in effect today. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has issued a Code Orange for today.  That mean air pollution concentrations may become unheal... Read more

The state Department of Health has reported 16 new COVID-19 cases for Butler County over the weekend—bringing the county’s total to 661. No additional deaths were reported. With our last upd... Read more

A hiker is recovering after she was rescued by first responders at McConnells Mill State Park on Saturday morning. According to KDKA, an unidentified 60-year-old woman was hiking with her fa... Read more

The state Department of Health has reported eight new COVID-19 cases for Butler County Friday—bringing the county’s total to 645. Statewide, there were 758 positive cases, 15 additional deat... Read more

You can now apply for mail-in ballots online. Although the ballots won’t be sent out until they are officially printed, Butler County residents can request their mail-in ballot online. You c... Read more

A local organization is asking for local volunteers to pitch in with an upcoming cleanup effort. Butler Downtown is planning a Main Street work day for this Saturday from 9 a.m. to around no... Read more

Governor Tom Wolf believes high school sports should not take place for the rest of the year. “The guidance from [the state] is that we don’t do any sports until January 1st,” Wolf said. The... Read more

Three people are behind bars following a drug bust Thursday morning in the city of Butler. The Butler County Drug Task Force, along with the Butler City Police and a Butler County Emergency... Read more

Interstate 79 in Lancaster Township has reopened after an accident resulted in a partial closure Friday morning. The crash happened around 5:30 a.m. near milemarker 92—which is in between th... Read more

A man is facing charges after he slapped an employee at a Burger King in Butler Township. Police say 21-year-old Austin Addison of Lyndora was at the restaurant on New Castle Road back in la... Read more

There were 13 new COVID-19 cases reported for Butler County Thursday—bringing the county’s total to 637. There were also 322 negative tests—giving Thursday’s report a 4 percent positivity ra... Read more

The Butler Area School District has released their detailed plan for reopening schools this fall. The district will be operating with in-person classes, five days a week from kindergarten th... Read more

Students, faculty, and staff returning to the campus of Slippery Rock University later this month will see some changes in regard to food service. As a result of the situation with coronavir... Read more

State officials say a new school safety program continues to see impactful results after its first year and a half. According to the Office of Attorney General Josh Shapiro, nearly 24,000 ti... Read more

Pennsylvania election officials say that if you vote by mail this fall, you won’t have to pay for the stamp. The state will be covering the cost of the 55 cent stamps which officials say cou... Read more

Restaurants and bars across the state are banding together in hopes to change restrictions implemented on their industry by Governor Tom Wolf. A petition was created by the Pennsylvania Rest... Read more