Move-in day for first year Slippery Rock University students is Thursday and the school community is helping with the transition. More than 1,400 first-year and transfer students will move i... Read more

Students in Catholic schools in the Diocese of Pittsburgh will be required to wear masks to begin the year. Diocese officials made the announcement yesterday, saying that their goal is to ke... Read more

A woman was taken to the hospital following an early morning crash yesterday in Slippery Rock Township. It happened around 1:30 a.m. on Ralston Road near Centreville Pike. State police say 2... Read more

A flash flood watch is in effect as the remnants Tropical Storm Fred hit the area. The flood watch remains in place until 8 p.m. tonight as much of the east coast deals with the large system... Read more

Butler Health System is now administering third doses of the COVID vaccine for those who have compromised immune systems. Following directions from the CDC and FDA, the hospital will begin a... Read more

A statewide initiative to help cut down on the use of illegal prescription drugs has reached a milestone. Attorney General Josh Shapiro says the drug take back program has collected more tha... Read more

With the start of the school year right around the corner, state officials are encouraging students to get their COVID vaccines. Dr. Deb Carrara is with the Department of Education and she s... Read more

It’s rodeo week in North Washington. Festivities begin tonight with the annual parade at 6:30 p.m. Competition at the North Washington Rodeo will then run tomorrow through Saturday. Events b... Read more

With the latest Census data released late last week, the process of redrawing the Congressional map for Pennsylvania begins. The state’s population surpassed 13 million, but lagged behind ot... Read more

Slippery Rock University is holding multiple vaccine clinics this week. They will be held Thursday and Sunday at the university’s Mass Testing Center inside the University Union. Officials s... Read more

A couple of surrounding counties are now considered to have a high level of COVID transmission. According to the CDC, Armstrong and Allegheny Counties just joined four other counties with hi... Read more

The Butler County Sheriff’s office is warning of an elaborate scam that deals with not reporting for federal jury duty. Sheriff Mike Slupe says that the scammer will call and use very offici... Read more

PennDOT is beginning late summer road project maintenance work around Butler County next week. These activities include bridge repair on Prospect Road in Jackson Township Monday through Frid... Read more

A new order from the Department of Health aims to get more staff at nursing homes vaccinated. Yesterday, state officials at the DOH set an expectation for all of Pennsylvania’s skilled nursi... Read more

A local group is getting ready for a popular summer event that will be held this weekend. The 27th annual Rodfathers Cruise-A-Palooza is planned for Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Main Str... Read more

The number of COVID cases continues to grow, although local hospitalizations have gone down since the beginning of the week. According to the Department of Health, there were 172 new cases i... Read more

More than 200 homes were without power this morning in Butler County after last night’s strong storms. After receiving some heavy rain around 12:30 p.m. yesterday afternoon, another stronger... Read more

The FBI has made an arrest in connection to last Saturday’s bank robbery in Middlesex Township. Our news partners at WPXI report, 39-year-old Matthrew Milliron of West Deer is charged with t... Read more

Slippery Rock University will now be requiring masks at all indoor facilities. SRU officials say that since Butler and Allegheny Counties are now in the substantial level of transmission, th... Read more