Butler County Community College officials are expected to finalize partnerships today with Chatham University and Indiana University of Pennsylvania. The partnerships would enable BC3 studen... Read more

The former Deshon Woods property will be auctioned off at a sheriff’s sale Friday however Butler Township will not be part of the process. Butler Township Manager Ed Kirkwood told our newsro... Read more

Butler County is one of the healthiest in the state according to a recent study. Butler County is ranked 7th in health outcomes and 8th in health factors out of 67 counties in Pennsylvania.... Read more

Bumblebee Foods has issued a recall of some of their cans of tuna. Over 31,000 cases of canned Chunk Light Tuna produced last month and distributed nationally are being recalled due to devia... Read more

You can still join WISR as we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at a party Thursday. The event is from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Grand Ballroom in downtown Butler. Tickets are $25 and available at t... Read more

The county will save about $25,000 this year by temporarily merging two positions in the wake of a retirement. Instead of hiring a new county Car Pool Director this year after the current di... Read more

The Butler County Salary Board voted unanimously Thursday to hire two additional, full-time 911 dispatchers. These are the first full-time, permanent county jobs created so far this year. Em... Read more

Police are investigating after several camp sites in neighboring Armstrong County were burglarized. State Police say the series of burglaries took place at sites along the Allegheny River, o... Read more

Governor Tom Wolf says he will have radioactive seeds implanted to treat what he calls a treatable form of prostate cancer. Wolf revealed in February that the cancer was detected early by hi... Read more