(2:30 p.m. Tuesday) Power has been restored to all Butler Township residents following an outage Tuesday. Around 11 a.m. crews were called to an electrical pole near Highfield Road and Willi... Read more
The President is weighing in on the new congressional district map released Monday by the state Supreme Court. President Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday morning urging Republicans to challenge... Read more
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has released a new congressional district map and in it comes a big change for Butler County. Butler has previously all been included under the 3rd […] Read more
Under the Pennsylvania congressional district map that has been in place since 2012, Butler County was entirely part of the 3rd Congressional District and represented by Mike Kelly, a Republ... Read more
Before Monday’s announcement, state Republican leaders had vowed to challenge the court’s map. State Rep. Brian Ellis of Butler, who represent’s Pennsylvania’s 11th District, visited WISR fo... Read more
A Pennsylvania U.S. Senator is renewing his call for improved background checks in the wake of last week’s Florida high school shooting. U.S. Senator Pat Toomey says the federal background [... Read more
Security will be increased at the Butler Area Senior High School starting Monday. Superintendent Brian White says the senior high campus will be closed to the public immediately after studen... Read more
It is move-in day on Thursday for new Slippery Rock University students. All first-year and transfer students will move into their dorms between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Thursday will […] Read more
You have an opportunity to get a peek inside State Representative Marci Mustello’s new office on Thursday. The freshman District 11 lawmaker will host an open house from 3 p.m. […] Read more
A Butler man is accused of pointing a stun gun at another man during an argument over a parking spot. No one was hurt in the incident- which happened over […] Read more
The Butler County Prison plans to start washing incoming inmates with a substance to help prevent the spread of certain infections. A prison official couldn’t provide exact data on how [... Read more
The Butler Transit Authority will begin negotiations with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation next month to determine new standards and targets for their commuter service to Pittsb... Read more
A former president of Slippery Rock University has died. Robert Aebersold of Greensboro, North Carolina died last week from medical complications. He was hired by SRU in the late 60s [... Read more