A new bill will increase penalties if someone who is sick spits on a police officer. According to the bill introduced by Blair County Republican Lou Schmitt, anybody who knowingly has a comm... Read more
It’s been a blustery Friday in Butler which resulted in dozens of calls for down wires and trees throughout the county. Incidents have been reported all day long including… Rowan Road in Cra... Read more
There were 74 new cases of COVID-19 and one additional death for Butler County Friday. That now brings the death toll to 384 since the beginning of the pandemic. Hospitalizations locally hav... Read more
Butler County will be receiving $37 million through the American Rescue Plan. The latest relief package will see the county receive more than double the amount of money the first CARES Act p... Read more
The City of Butler has again rejected a revised plan that would sell a portion of the parking in the downtown area. By a 3-2 margin, City Council rejected an updated term sheet with a compan... Read more
Slippery Rock University is moving forward with an in-person commencement ceremony this year. The university will be having the ceremony spread over the course of two days—April 30th and May... Read more
Monday officially kicks off the application period for emergency rental relief program in Butler County. The county was awarded over $12.3 million for the program that aims to provide housin... Read more
College Football: –Slippery Rock will host IUP for a homecoming game at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium Saturday. Kick-off is 1pm. This is the fourth straight season the two teams have met fo... Read more
Southern Butler County residents are invited to participate in a collection event this weekend in the Cranberry Township area. ReuseFest is scheduled for Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at t... Read more
The public is invited to get some good deals on a wide variety of items this weekend while supporting activities for local kids. The Butler County 4-H Public Auction will take place Saturday... Read more
The Redevelopment Authority of the City of Butler is selling a couple of long vacant properties in the city of Butler. At their monthly meeting Thursday afternoon, the authority sold the Wis... Read more
Attorney General Josh Shapiro filed a motion today asking a Pennsylvania court to strike down a request to subpoena voter information from a state senator. The voter information subpoena com... Read more
PennDOT is experimenting with a new type of road surfacing. A pilot project is taking place in Delaware County that mixes asphalt with recycled plastics. “This material is intended to... Read more