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
A new online program between Butler County Community College and the Community Partnership will give students a chance to study entrepreneurship. The program is called CO.STARTERS and it’s f... 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
COVID-19 hospitalizations are remaining low at Butler Memorial Hospital. According to officials, the hospital is treating one patient for the coronavirus—that person is in ICU. Butler Health... Read more
It’s almost been a week since the Pennsylvania primary election, and there are still a number of races across the Commonwealth that don’t have a winner. The most high profile race is the Dem... Read more
Most students are now enjoying summer vacation, but amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, administrators in the Seneca Valley School District are working to prepare for the fall. A survey i... Read more
The Butler County Government Center will soon be undergoing a redesign. Late last month the commissioners approved the preparation of a master plan for redesigning the county offices. Commis... Read more
Slippery Rock University is planning to resume in-person classes this upcoming fall. According to SRU President Dr. Bill Behre the semester will have a different feel as the university will... Read more
A man is facing charges for allegedly assaulting firefighters when they arrived to battle a house fire Friday afternoon. It happened around 11:00 a.m. on Oneida Valley Road in Center Townshi... Read more
There were eight new COVID-19 cases announced over the weekend in Butler County. That brings the total case count to 247 for the county. Across the state, there are now more than 75,000 tota... Read more
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