Earlier this week a truck crashed into a Mercer County campground building. The Shenango Township Fire Chief social media account showed pictures from the scene that show a large truck that... Read more

The State Police are offering a new resource for those with autism in order to improve their interactions with officers. After introducing an informational card that alerts officers that the... Read more

Slippery Rock University once again led all institutions in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference with seven Team GPA Awards and SRU student-athletes recorded the highest overall cumula... Read more

Governor Josh Shapiro has signed an executive order to ensure Pennsylvania is ready to act in case of emergency. The order directs the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency to work with s... Read more

Multiple crews were called to help battle a tractor trailer fire on the Turnpike last night. The fire broke out around 10:45 p.m. in the westbound lanes of the Turnpike near the Cranberry ex... Read more

Later this month Connoquenessing Township will have a potentially final meeting to approve their sewer design plan. On Wednesday night, board supervisors voted to approve the holding of a sp... Read more

Two people were taken to the hospital after a crash in the City of Butler last night. The accident happened around 10:45 p.m. in the 600 block of East Brady Street. Dispatchers say a car hit... Read more

A Slippery Rock man is facing charges after allegedly stealing items from a Clay Township home then selling them to a scrap metal shop last year. Last October, the owner of the scrap yard ca... Read more

A Pittsburgh man is facing charges after being found with nearly eight ounces of marijuana in Summit Township. On July 21 around 4 p.m., police were in the area of Chicora and Oneida Valley... Read more

A local man who attempted to flee police last year has been sentenced. In March of 2025, Butler Township Police stopped 27-year-old Noah Burnside at the intersection of Evergreen and Peterso... Read more

With many local students looking forward to the start of a new school year later this month, Butler County Community College is announcing that their College Within the High School program i... Read more

A Dubois man is facing charges after allegedly slashing tires, smashing windows, and attempting to break into a Center Township home. Sunday morning just before 2 a.m., police were called to... Read more

Two men are facing charges after they allegedly stole thousands in power tools from the Cranberry Township hardware store. The incident happened on Saturday around 5:45 p.m. at the Home Depo... Read more

Food vouchers are still available for seniors to get fresh produce at participating farm stands in Butler County. This Senior Farm Market Nutrition program is for Butler County residents age... Read more

Those planning a visit to a Cranberry Township park this weekend should be aware of a planned closure. The UPMC Passavant Foundation 5K race at Graham Park is being held on Saturday. As a re... Read more

The Secretary of the Commonwealth has announced an audit of the voter rolls has been completed and over 300,000 names have been moved to inactive. Voters can be moved to active to inactive f... Read more

Longtime WISR Morning Show host and on-air personality Dave Malarkey has died. Malarkey passed away last weekend in Butler at the age of 78. The Parker native began his career at WISR in 197... Read more

One person was taken to the hospital after a crash in Slippery Rock Township last night. The accident happened just before 4 p.m. in the 500 block of Mercer Road. Details on the crash are un... Read more

Crews are ramping up work on Butler’s Main Street. The overnight work resulted in Main Street being shut down last night starting around 8 p.m. That closure stretched until 6 a.m. this morni... Read more

Congressman Mike Kelly talked with our newsroom about the ongoing war with Iran. Kelly was on WISR yesterday, where he said the Iranians are not reliable negotiators. “We have watched Iran b... Read more