The first case of the coronavirus in Butler County has been confirmed. Butler Health System made the announcement late this morning. Officials say the individual had been sick for a few days... Read more

Gov. Tom Wolf announced the enforcement of businesses failing to adhere to his shutdown order is being pushed back. According to WPXI, instead of “non-life-sustaining” businesses being disci... Read more

Meals on Wheels in the city of Butler will be making one more delivery next week before suspending operations temporarily. Mary Pataky, coordinator of the Meals on Wheels for the city of But... Read more

Tax Day is moving back. U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin made the announcement earlier Friday morning. Tax Day will move from April 15th to July 15th. Mnuchin said “all taxpayers and bu... Read more

Teachers at the Butler Area School District will be presenting lessons for students on WISR beginning Monday morning. The lessons will be offered each weekday on WISR beginning with lessons... Read more

The Pennsylvania Turnpike has decided to reopen all 17 of their service plazas beginning at 7 a.m. today. Restrooms inside all service plazas will be open 24 hours a day but the outside port... Read more

Governor Wolf has made a modification to a list of businesses ordered to close after an objection by a state organization. The Pennsylvania Restaurant and Lodging Association called the Wolf... Read more

Butler County Community College is now officially closing their campus to students, faculty, and all non-essential staff. The move was made in accordance with the order from Governor Wolf. B... Read more

Pennsylvania health officials say there have been 83 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus, bringing the state total to 268. 38 of those new cases are in Western Pennsylvania, however there... Read more

As we hear talk about the closing of non-essential businesses, that’s led some to wonder what exactly qualifies as non-essential? Non-essential businesses include public-facing industries su... Read more

All courts across Pennsylvania will now close to the public for at least two weeks after an order from the state Supreme Court. That order will go into effect after business hours close toda... Read more

Local State Representative Marci Mustello has announced that her district office in Butler will remain open but walk-in service for residents has been suspended until further notice. Mustell... Read more

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has reopened some rest areas to allow for truck parking. The decision to reopen 13 of 30 rest areas in critical locations was made to address sa... Read more

The Butler County Symphony Association has announced that they are cancelling or postponing the remainder of their 2019-2020 schedule. This includes the cancellation of the April 11th concer... Read more

The U.S. Department of Justice is appointing a COVID-19 Fraud Coordinator to investigate potential fraud schemes in connection with the coronavirus pandemic. Assistant U.S. Attorney and Seni... Read more

A local doctor is part of a Regional COVID-19 Healthcare Collaboration. Dr. David Rottinghaus of the Butler Health System is one of seven senior physician leaders from different hospitals an... Read more

The City of Butler is joining the federal, state, and Butler County governments in declaring a state of emergency. Councilman Jeff Smith points out the seriousness of the situation as well a... Read more

A disaster emergency has been declared in Butler County. The Butler County Commissioners made the announcement at a press conference shortly before noon Wednesday at the Butler County Govern... Read more

Butler Township is closing all their municipal buildings to walk-in service. Municipal services including tax payments, permits and real estate transaction documents will continue however. I... Read more

While all Butler County senior centers are closed, the Area Agency on Aging is offering free meals to anyone over the age of 60 who is in need. The agency says they will deliver five frozen... Read more