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

Butler County dealt with a third straight day of heavy rain and storms. The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the county at noon today. The system quickly mov... Read more

The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for this afternoon with temperatures rising into the low-90s. The advisory is in effect from noon until 8 p.m. as the heat index could... Read more

Students in the Butler Area School District can expect to spend more time on the bus at the beginning of the year. Superintendent Dr. Brian White said transportation cards will soon be sent... Read more

Seneca Valley School District is outlining their safety plan for returning to school this year. District officials say masks will be recommended but not required of students and staff. They... Read more

One person was taken to the hospital after an accident with a tractor trailer yesterday afternoon. The crash happened just before 1:30 p.m. on Evans City Road near the Butler Farm Show groun... Read more

Another round of severe weather hit Butler County again this afternoon. The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning around 12:30 for southwestern Butler County. Winds a... Read more