The deadline is fast approaching for families in the Butler Area School District to decide about how students will begin the school year. Butler School administrators are asking that parents... Read more

Five new cases of COVID-19 were reported Monday for Butler County. This comes after eight new cases over the weekend, bringing the county’s total to 723. The state also says that over the la... Read more

It’s an unusual start for students today at Slippery Rock University. Normally, the campus would be busy with students running around from building to building, but today a majority of them... Read more

It’s an unusual start for students today at Slippery Rock University. Normally, the campus would be busy with students running around from building to building, but today a majority of them... Read more

Governor Tom Wolf is reducing the number of states that they recommend quarantining at home if you have returned from traveling there. Wolf announced that Nebraska, North Carolina, Utah, and... Read more

There were eight new cases of COVID-19 reported in Butler County over the weekend. That brings the total number of cases to 718. The state also updated their weekly positivity rate—in which... Read more

Slippery Rock University has announced some changes to reflect new safety measures in place for this fall at Bailey Library. The library opens for fall semester classes today and the hours o... Read more

The Cranberry Township Community Response Team is making sure kids in the area are getting back-to-school supplies. Operation Lunch Pail Pals will hold a school supply giveaway starting at 1... Read more

A staff member at a local juvenile facility was seriously injured while on the job last week. According to State Police, a 24-year-old employee at George Junior Republic was escorting a 15-y... Read more

A motorist was injured following a crash that occurred earlier this weekend in Center Township. According to the Pennsylvania State Police, a 70-year-old Butler man was traveling north on Ro... Read more

The state Department of Health has reported 3 new cases of COVID-19 for Butler County Thursday.  That brings the total to 710 for the county. Over the past day 271 negative tests were also r... Read more

The Redevelopment Authority of the City of Butler will contract with a local company for the repair of bricks at one of their rental units. The Authority’s board has accepted a bid proposal... Read more

The state Department of Health has reported 12 new cases of COVID-19 for Butler County Thursday.  That brings the total to 707 for the county. Over the past day 302 negative tests were also... Read more

The state Department of Health has reported 18 new cases of COVID-19 for Butler County Wednesday.  That brings the total to 695 for the county. Over the past day 400 negative tests were also... Read more

The state Department of Health has reported 6 new cases of COVID-19 for Butler County Tuesday.  That brings the total to 677 for the county. Over the past day 168 negative tests were also re... Read more

The state Department of Health has reported 10 new cases of COVID-19 for Butler County Monday.  That brings the total to 671 for the county. Statewide, there were 601 additional positive cas... Read more

A hiker is recovering after she was rescued by first responders at McConnells Mill State Park on Saturday morning. According to KDKA, an unidentified 60-year-old woman was hiking with her fa... Read more

The state Department of Health has reported eight new COVID-19 cases for Butler County Friday—bringing the county’s total to 645. Statewide, there were 758 positive cases, 15 additional deat... Read more

You can now apply for mail-in ballots online. Although the ballots won’t be sent out until they are officially printed, Butler County residents can request their mail-in ballot online. You c... Read more

A local organization is asking for local volunteers to pitch in with an upcoming cleanup effort. Butler Downtown is planning a Main Street work day for this Saturday from 9 a.m. to around no... Read more