Another round of hot weather is in store for Butler County Monday. The National Weather Service says that temperatures will approach 90 degrees. However, wind is likely to be calmer today th... Read more
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
A new primary care physician has joined the staff of Butler Health System. Dr. Joseph Dougherty joined BHS Primary Care last month specializing in Family and Sports Medicine. He is seeing pa... Read more
A familiar figure returned to the Butler Township Municipal Building to administer oaths of office to those beginning new roles or new terms. The Honorable Judge Marilyn J. Horan administere... Read more
A local businesswoman and well-known member of the Butler community has passed away. Margaret “Peggy” Curtin Hutchinson on Penn Township passed away at home on Friday. Hutchinson and her hus... Read more
Officials with the Department of Aging are asking for volunteers, young and old, to help this year. Aging Secretary Robert Torres said yesterday that the department is looking for people to... Read more
Seven more people have died locally at Butler Memorial Hospital this past weekend as a result of serious COVID-19 symptoms. The hospital reported one COVID-related death to the state on Frid... Read more
The University of Pittsburgh is one of the first local colleges to implement some changes as they get ready to return to class. The university will be moving to remote learning to start the... Read more