Crews were on the scene of a fire Friday morning at a downtown Butler apartment. The first call came in around 7:10 a.m. for a fire on the second floor of an apartment complex on Cunningham... Read more
Multiple fire departments responded to the scene of a garage fire Thursday afternoon in Jefferson Township. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center just before 4 p.m. for a structure... Read more
As of Thursday afternoon there are no patients receiving treatment for COVID-19 at Butler Memorial Hospital. Butler Health System’s most recent update on Thursday confirmed this important st... Read more
Two Lawrence County residents are facing charges of sexual exploitation of children. 61-year-old David Bates of Ellwood City and 33-year-old Tamara Kreitzer of New Castle were both indicted... Read more
A bill that would prohibit making the COVID-19 vaccine mandatory in certain places has passed the state Senate. The new law would not allow state, county, and local governments, along with s... Read more
A new position could soon be created by Butler County that would help with the coordination of elections. Earlier this week, the county’s salary board discussed the creation of a poll worker... Read more
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced that the moratorium on evictions for multifamily housing residents will be extended one final time. According to th... Read more
Butler County Commissioners say they’re frustrated with the ongoing election reform battle in Harrisburg. On the heels of the state House passing a new round of election reform, local commis... Read more
Butler County now has over 100,000 residents who have received the COVID-19 vaccine. According to the latest information from the Department of Health more than 89,000 people in the county a... Read more
The Butler Health System’s COVID-19 testing facility will be closing next week. The drive-thru testing site on Delwood Road will be closing on Friday, July 2nd. BHS will continue offering CO... Read more


