An influential voice has offered his endorsement in the race to replace outgoing Senator Pat Toomey. Former President Donald Trump is throwing his support behind army veteran Sean Parnell fo... Read more

A couple of local precincts will be changing their voting locations this fall. The director of elections says that voters in Mercer Township will now move to the new Mercer Township Building... Read more

With Labor Day Weekend right around the corner, PennDOT driver license and photo centers will be closing starting tomorrow. The DMV will be closed Saturday through Monday for the Labor Day h... Read more

Former President George W. Bush will be in Somerset County next weekend to mark the 20th anniversary of 9/11. It was announced yesterday that Bush will deliver the keynote address at the Fli... Read more

A boil water advisory for residents in the Harmony area will also impact students at the Seneca Valley Secondary campus. Harmony Borough Water Authority informed our newsroom Thursday evenin... Read more

A school bus from the Butler Area School District was involved in a minor accident Thursday afternoon. It happened around 3:10 p.m. near the entrance to the senior high school on New Castle... Read more

Students from local school districts are invited to participate in a program organized by the Pittsburgh office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. FBI Pittsburgh is now accepting applic... Read more

There is still time for local young people to learn coding as part of a nationwide contest. U.S. Representative Mike Kelly announced the 2021 Congressional App Challenge earlier this summer.... Read more

An Ellwood City woman surrendered this morning for her role in the Capitol riots back on January 6th. The Department of Justice says that Julia Sizer is facing four charges as prosecutors sa... Read more

Stocks rose for the seventh straight month in August, continuing a dramatic run for Wall Street. We talked with local financial advisor Howie Pentony about why, despite the resurgence of COV... Read more

Crews were on the scene of an accident near downtown Butler. At least two vehicles were involved in the crash that happened at the intersection of the General Richard Butler Bridge that lead... Read more

Butler County Detectives have a new contract with a rise in wages. The four year agreement was approved by the county commissioners earlier this week. The contract will see a 2.5 percent inc... Read more

September is Suicide Prevention Month and the VA is continuing their “Reach Out” campaign in an effort to reduce Veteran suicide. The campaign encourages people to “Reach Out” to veterans by... Read more

A residence in Butler Township will likely be used as a day-care and pre-school facility following a decision by the Butler Township Zoning Hearing Board. After hearing an appeal made by the... Read more

There is still time to participate in a wild turkey survey before it closes early next week. The public has until has until Monday to report sightings that happened during July and August as... Read more

The numbers of hospitalizations, ICU patients, and deaths due to COVID-19 are going back up at the Butler Memorial Hospital after seeing very low numbers the previous months. We’ve kept data... Read more

Butler County Commissioners say they will not be starting an investigation into the 2020 election on their own, but rather will wait for word from state Senate. At their public meeting yeste... Read more

Masks were a hot debate at yesterday’s county commissioner meeting. Due to the rising number of COVID cases, the county solicitor required masks to be worn inside the public meeting room. Ho... Read more

A tentative agreement is in place between the South Butler County School District and the teachers union to extend the current contract. According to a press release from the district, the t... Read more

Authorities are continuing their search for three suspects accused of an assault that happened last month in Slippery Rock. According to the Pennsylvania State Police, a 21-year-old man was... Read more