Today officially kicks off the beginning of trout season in Pennsylvania. Officials at the PA Fish and Boat Commission made the decision to move forward with trout season after consultation... Read more

There are now over 100 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Butler County, according to the state’s Department of Health daily report. 16 new cases were recorded Tuesday—bringing the county’s tota... Read more

Local residents dealing with job loss as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic are encouraged to file for unemployment benefits but reminded that there will be wait times. According to t... Read more

The monthly public meeting of the Butler Township Commissioners looked a little different Monday evening. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, only commissioners Dave Zarnick, Fred Vero, an... Read more

Butler County Emergency Services is preparing for the possibility that someone working in the 911 Dispatch Center becomes ill with COVID-19. The alternate stations are located in the meeting... Read more

Like many other municipalities in the area, the Borough of Saxonburg is declaring a disaster emergency. This declaration allows the borough to take all appropriate actions to help ease the e... Read more

According to the daily update from the state’s Department of Health, there are 12,980 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Pennsylvania. That’s about 1,500 more since yesterday. Butler County mean... Read more

As the United States Surgeon General warns of a tough week ahead, Butler Health System officials say internal surge capacity plans are complete. All ventilators, critical care, and anesthesi... Read more

Butler Memorial Hospital is treating 11 patients for COVID-19 symptoms, according to an update provided by Butler Health System officials Sunday morning. Three of those patients are currentl... Read more

The Pennsylvania Department of Health announced that there are now over 10,000 people who have tested positive for COVID-19 in the state. As of Saturday afternoon, there were 10,017 confirme... Read more

The Department of Human Resources has announced the launch of a statewide Support and Referral Helpline. Skilled and compassionate staff will be available 24/7 to assist Pennsylvanians strug... Read more

Moniteau School District has 40 households without internet service for their students to do online schooling. According to Executive Director of the Butler County Chamber of Commerce, the t... Read more

Butler Area School District is working to prepare their Broad Street School facility for use by the Butler Health System and local residents if needed. Butler Superintendent Dr. Brian White:... Read more

Governor Tom Wolf has announced that he is recommending that all Pennsylvanians wear cloth masks in public when leaving home. Wolf and Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Health said that people do... Read more

There were just over 1,400 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus announced by state health officials today. That brings the statewide total to 8,420. It was also reported that there have no... Read more

Although Butler Health System says their personal protective equipment supply is adequate at this time, they are still accepting donations. That includes homemade masks. Officials at BHS say... Read more

The United States Department of Justice is making a large amount of grant money available to address different community issues. A total of $850 million is available to help public safety ag... Read more

The Evans City Borough is declaring a Disaster Emergency for the municipality. The Connoquenessing Valley Regional Emergency Management Agency received the paperwork the borough earlier this... Read more

As other cities build temporary hospitals to help with the influx of COVID-19 patients, the Butler County Commssioners say there have been conversations locally exploring that possibility. C... Read more

Butler County Emergency Services has received a couple of large donations of protective masks. MSA Safety in Cranberry Township donated 960 protective N95 masks that will be given to ambulan... Read more