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

Butler Health System is making staffing cuts as a result of financial stress caused by the coronavirus pandemic. A news release from the health care provider Monday afternoon says that 57 em... Read more

Butler Health System officials say another person has died from COVID-19 at the hospital. BHS reported the death to the state Department of Health yesterday. This is the eighth death attribu... Read more

A Chicora man was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital after he was seriously injured in an accident early Sunday morning. State police say 27-year-old Nathan Carben was driving east on Route 422... Read more

Pennsylvania’s Labor and Industry Department continues to deal with unemployment claims from the coronavirus pandemic. The department has received about 2.5 million claims since March 15th,... Read more

There were no new cases of COVID-19 announced in Butler County over the weekend. That keeps the case count at 257. Statewide there were 336 new cases reported on Sunday—which marks the lowes... Read more

Even though June 14th is Flag Day, many government offices are observing the holiday today. The Butler County Government Center, Annex Building, Courthouse and municipal courts are closed. T... Read more

A man is in police custody and facing homicide charges in connection with the death of a missing New Castle man. Police say they arrested 20-year-old Connor Henry in Ocean City, Maryland las... Read more

A fatal stabbing incident early Sunday morning in downtown Butler remains under investigation by City Police. Officers responded at 2 a.m. to a report of an injured person at 138 West Jeffer... Read more

There was one new case of COVID-19 announced in Butler County today. Butler Memorial Hospital is treating two patients for the coronavirus, with one person in ICU. The state Department of He... Read more

As Beaver County enters the green phase of the governor’s reopening plan, a long-term care facility that was home to one of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks is now facing fines from the federal... Read more

The Gateway 228 project is continuing to develop. Butler County Commissioners approved the use of funds for the $5 vehicle fee to help pay from the major project that will expand the Balls B... Read more