The annual Cruise-a-Palooza in downtown Butler is joining the growing list of events being canceled because of the coronavirus. The festival celebrates antique vehicles and brings in numerou... Read more
Local lawmakers and politicians are expressing frustration with the decisions made by and communication with officials in the administration of Governor Tom Wolf. Butler County Commissioners... Read more
The death toll due to COVID-19 in Pennsylvania is now over 3,000, according to the state’s department of health. Officials say the over 500 newly reported deaths are a result of data accumul... Read more
Today is a special edition of Giving Tuesday, where people are encouraged to donate to organizations impacted by the coronavirus. “It is a new way to ask people to give around the pandemic t... Read more
Even as many Butler Township residents continue to take advantage of recycling services offered by the Township’s waste services provider, the township would like to prevent people from dump... Read more
Butler Township Commissioners are making their opposition known to a proposed utility rate increase. The Commissioners have authorized a letter to be sent from them to the Pennsylvania Publi... Read more
Pennsylvania continues to prepare for an election in which many people may choose to vote by mail. According to Governor Tom Wolf, even though this election has been pushed back once already... Read more
A local lawmaker sees progress in the latest development surrounding cheap foreign products undermining components produced at AK Steel. According to United States Representative Mike Kelly,... Read more
There are now officially over 50,000 COVID-19 cases in Pennsylvania. But, according to the state department of health, Butler County has gone three straight days without any new confirmed ca... Read more
Another popular summer event in Butler has been canceled as a result of the coronavirus. The Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival is officially cancelling this year. Originally, organizers had plan... Read more
One of the most important parts to the lifting of COVID-19 related Stay-at-Home orders is the wide-spread availability of testing. Butler Health System Infectious Disease Medical Director Dr... Read more
The Butler County Commissioners are evaluating their next steps after the county wasn’t included among those that had their stay-at-home orders lifted on Friday. The commissioners hosted a c... Read more
There were no new cases of COVID-19 reported in Butler County over the weekend. That keeps the number of confirmed cases at 180 according to the state’s department of health. Across Pennsylv... Read more
A motorist was flown to a local hospital following a one car crash that occurred earlier this weekend in Fairview Township. According to State Police, an unidentified motorist was traveling... Read more
A home into downtown Butler was significantly damaged because of a fire over the weekend. Crews arrived to a home in the 400 block of Fairview Avenue Saturday afternoon around 1:30 p.m. for... Read more
Crews are still searching for a man who fell into a creek at McConnell’s Mill State Park earlier this weekend. According to our news partners at WPXI, an unidentified 38-year-old man fell fr... Read more
The Butler Health System has provided another update regarding the spread of the coronavirus. As of 10am Saturday, Butler Memorial Hospital is treating seven patients with COVID-19 symptoms,... Read more
The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting two new COVID-19 cases in Butler County—bringing the county’s total to 180. Meanwhile, the Commonwealth is nearing 48,000 confirmed cases a... Read more
Governor Wolf’s administration will be lifting the Stay-at-Home order for several neighboring counties next week but not Butler County. The first group of 24 counties that will be moved from... Read more
Back on March 11th, thousands packed into the UPMC Event Center at Robert Morris University to watch the Butler Golden Tornado play Upper St. Clair in the second round of the PIAA state bask... Read more
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