A top state official will be looking into how Pennsylvania handled COVID-19 business shutdown waivers. In order to both take corrective actions now as well as be better prepared for the futu... Read more
Golf courses, marinas, and privately-owned campgrounds will reopen Friday. A reminder, however, that state-owned campgrounds will not open until May 14. So what’s next in Pennsylvania’s phas... Read more
Butler City and Butler Township are among the local municipalities participating in a statewide activity this weekend. Butler City Mayor Ben Smith and the Butler Township Commissioners are e... Read more
Butler Health System will resume performing elective surgeries beginning next week. Officials announced the decision earlier today saying that outpatient visits, admissions, surgeries and pr... Read more
PennDOT will resume construction projects beginning tomorrow. Officials announced the decision earlier today that highway and bridge construction projects will start again on Friday. “Our de... Read more
There was a spike in the number of reported deaths in Pennsylvania Wednesday—as state health officials announced 479 deaths attributed to COVID-19. State Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levin... Read more
The board of governors of the State System of Higher Education yesterday approved a tuition freeze for the upcoming 2020-21 academic year. That means there will be no tuition increase this f... Read more
A local lawmaker is working to advance a bill that would require social media companies to provide more notice to users about censorship. State Senator Scott Hutchinson is circulating a co-s... Read more
One person was taken to the hospital following an accident Sunday in Butler Township. The one vehicle crash happened around 3:30 a.m. in the 200 block of Whitestown Road. Police say 40-year-... Read more
Pennsylvania’s Lieutenant Governor made it official this morning…he’s running for the U.S. Senate. Democrat John Fetterman said he’s formally in the race to be the next Senator from Pennsylv... Read more
Two teens from the Saxonburg area are facing charges for burglary, theft, and receiving stolen property. State police filed the charges against two unnamed 16-year-old boys on Saturday morni... Read more
There were 99 new cases of COVID-19 and three additional deaths over the weekend for Butler County. The two day total continues to see the county’s decline in daily cases. However, with the... Read more
With the winter season and the need for increased isolation due to the dangerous spread of COVID-19, many people are dealing with increased stress, anxiety and loneliness. With older adults... Read more