Just days after Slippery Rock University announced plans to bring back students to campus this fall; the State System of Higher Education is releasing guidelines for the upcoming semester. T... Read more

Five new COVID-19 cases were announced for Butler County today, bringing the case count to 255. Statewide, the number of new cases remained under 500 again today, with 467 positive tests rep... Read more

For the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began, some visitors will be allowed inside Butler Memorial Hospital. Officials announced the new visitor policy earlier this morning. Most... Read more

At least two people needed medical treatment as a result of an accident Wednesday afternoon on Route 228. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center shortly before 4 p.m. for the two ve... Read more

Governor Tom Wolf is responding after the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives and State Senate voted to end the emergency disaster declaration he issued in early March. “A crisis cal... Read more

The City of Butler will once again offer its Summer Playground program this year. The program is entirely free to all children who live in the City of Butler and will again be administered b... Read more

The National Weather Service yesterday confirmed that it was indeed a tornado that touched down in Beaver County Wednesday night. A tornado warning had been issued at 9:30 p.m. NWS officials... Read more

Vice President Mike Pence is coming to Butler County. He is scheduled to speak at Oberg Industries this Friday as part of a roundtable discussion hosted by the American First Policies. It’s... Read more

Just over 400 new COVID-19 cases were announced across the state by the Department of Health on Wednesday. Butler County saw one new positive case—bringing the local total to 250. As of 10 a... Read more

A new COVID-19 testing site is coming soon to downtown Butler. Rite Aid announced that their location on Main Street will begin conducting “no charge COVID-19 self-swab testing” starting tom... Read more

Kennywood will be open beginning next month. The amusement park announced they will be opening to the public on July 11th. There will be limited capacity and people will be required to wear... Read more

Police were at a home in New Castle last night looking for evidence they hope will help lead to the whereabouts of a missing man. Our news partners at WPXI say 19-year-old Amari Wise of New... Read more

Pennsylvania’s Speaker of the House is expected to announce his resignation today. Republican Mike Turzai of the North Hills said he wouldn’t run for reelection after this year and would tak... Read more

A former Slippery Rock University student is facing charges of theft after he allegedly stole nearly $15,000 from a college club. 23-year-old Charles Borcherding of Hanover, PA was arrested... Read more

An Armstrong County man is facing multiple charges after seriously injuring a woman Tuesday morning in Summit Township. According to a criminal complaint filed by state police, 29-year-old D... Read more

The COVID-19 death toll in Pennsylvania has now surpassed 6,000 after 61 additional deaths were reported today. The number of new daily cases though continues to trend downward, as 493 cases... Read more

An 11-year-old boy is recovering after being hit by a vehicle over the weekend in neighboring Mercer County. According to Grove City Police, 22-year-old Dakota Christy was driving a Lincoln... Read more

The BlueSox are returning to the City of Butler this weekend. After holding their first practice last Friday and beginning the year with road games in Youngstown on Wednesday and Dubois on F... Read more

Small businesses still trying to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 health crisis are being given a new tool in that effort. Governor Tom Wolf has announced a $225 million statewide gra... Read more