As the area gears up for a stretch of days above 90 degrees, Central Electric Cooperative is reminding their customers to not overuse electricity. A peak alert was issued by the CEC, asking... Read more

Another annual summer event in Butler is being canceled because of the coronavirus. The Butler Farm Show won’t happen this year organizers announced this morning. They cited crowd size restr... Read more

Two new bills are now law in Pennsylvania that will reform local police departments. Governor Wolf signed the bills yesterday. One requires police departments to disclose employment historie... Read more

PennDOT is now accepting proposals for transportation projects as part of the Public-Private Partnership program. The unsolicited proposal period applies to PennDOT-owned projects and infras... Read more

The Grapevine Center at 140 North Elm Street in Butler has reopened. Although the Grapevine Center has returned to regular hours of 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, for the time being, the Drop-In C... Read more

Residents in a Cranberry Township neighborhood will soon begin to notice some improvements being made based on feedback received. The Cranberry Township Board of Supervisors began a Neighbor... Read more

A local group is asking for help supporting kids and families dealing with food insecurity. Organizers with the Kids Weekend Backpack Program are now accepting donations for the third annual... Read more

Governor Tom Wolf has signed an order requiring that masks be worn whenever anyone leaves home. This order is issued under the authority of PA Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine through t... Read more

Crews were on the scene of an accident this morning in Center Township. The two vehicle crash happened just outside the Abie Abraham VA Center on North Duffy Road around 10:15 this morning.... Read more

Department of Health officials announced four new cases for Butler County Wednesday, bringing the case count to 311. The Butler Health System says they are treating three patients for the co... Read more

The victim of an assault last year in the city of Butler is filing a complaint against the local agency he believes to be responsible. Attorney Al Lindsay is representing 53-year-old Robert... Read more

Pennsylvania is extending unemployment benefits by another 13 weeks. The Department of Labor and Industry announced the changes yesterday saying that if you have exhausted your 26 maximum we... Read more

Pennsylvania’s Secretary of State and county election boards are now facing a federal lawsuit from local Congressmen and President Trump’s re-election campaign. The Associated Press is repor... Read more

Butler City Police are looking for a suspect after a firearm incident that happened yesterday afternoon. Details surrounding the event were not revealed by police, but they say the incident... Read more

Five new COVID-19 cases were reported today for Butler County. According to the state Department of Health, the county has collectively seen 34 new cases since last Tuesday. As of Monday aft... Read more

The St. Vincent de Paul food bank is temporarily closing out of an abundance of caution after a family member of a volunteer may have been exposed to the coronavirus. Officials with St. Vinc... Read more

Two people were flown to a Pittsburgh trauma center following a motorcycle accident yesterday in Penn Township. It happened around 11:45 a.m. on McBride Hill on Route 8 South. The two people... Read more

The Butler Vo-Tech is honoring graduates with a special end-of-year ceremony. The two-day drive-thru ceremony will wrap up today after honoring half the class yesterday. Graduates from cosme... Read more

A gate along the Butler-Freeport trail was damaged over the weekend. Police say it happened in between Saturday night and Sunday morning when a yellow steel post for a gate system on the sou... Read more

Applications are now being accepted for small business loans in Pennsylvania. The relief program was announced earlier this month, with funds coming from the federal CARES Act. The $225 mill... Read more