Pennsylvania has been formally approved for extra federal unemployment benefits. The state will receive nearly $1.5 billion to provide unemployed workers with an extra $300 per week. State o... Read more
There were seven new COVID-19 cases and another death reported Wednesday by the Pennsylvania Department of Health for Butler County. That now marks 18 total deaths for the county. There were... Read more
A federal appellate court is denying Butler County’s president judge on two of his three claims of qualified immunity. The ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third District affirm... Read more
Multiple crews were on the scene of a fire at the North Main Street Cemetery Tuesday night. It happened around 7:30 p.m. when a brush fire broke out inside the cemetery. Crews were able to q... Read more
An inmate at the Butler County Prison is among 33 that have been charged in western Pennsylvania for attempting to illegally obtain coronavirus unemployment benefits. 40-year-old Clifford Yo... Read more
Seneca Valley Football is shutting down for two weeks after a player was possibly exposed to COVID-19. The district issued a release saying that football practice was suspended as of Tuesday... Read more
Slippery Rock is the first school district in Butler County to head back to class with today marking their first day of school. The district is giving students three different options for th... Read more
Mother’s Day is this weekend and those looking for a gift for a mom who enjoys reading are invited to visit a local book sale. The Friends of the Butler Library have opened a used book store... Read more
A former Butler County detective had his second request to change his guilty plea denied by a federal judge. Scott Roskovski and his wife Stephanie are facing charges in regards to embezzlin... Read more
Cranberry Township is getting ready to unveil the new amphitheater inside the Community Park. Renovations have been ongoing at the park after being named the Township’s Community Chest Proje... Read more
Residents who have Central Electric can now sign up for outage alerts. The new communication tool allows the CEC to contact members when their power is out, give an estimated restoration tim... Read more
Republican House leaders are calling for an investigation into a contact tracing data breach. Our news partners at WPXI reported last week that over 70,000 people had their information expos... Read more
Police are providing more information about an accident this weekend that sent two children to the hospital. The one vehicle crash happened just before 5 p.m. Saturday in the northbound lane... Read more