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Butler man suing state police, sheriff over concealed carry permit denial
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling last month finding federal law does not bar casual drug users from owning firearms has led to a lawsuit over a denied concealed carr...
Families worry about potential ordinance affecting maintenance of Armstrong County road
NORTH BUFFALO TWP, Armstrong County — When property owners on Creek Road — Township Road 308 — found out the township was considering an ordinance to vacate the...
Butler’s aces, catcher make PA all-state baseball team after historic season
Weeks after making the PIAA Class 6A championship, Butler baseball’s three biggest names are all-state honorees. The Golden Tornado’s ace pitchers Kyle Casteel ...
Center Township recoups costs of negligent fire through ordinance
Building will become a boat, marine engine store
Children march in Kids Caravan Parade
FRANKLIN TWP — Although America’s 250th birthday has passed, patriotic spirit was alive at the Big Butler Fair’s Kids’ Caravan Parade. In the parade, held Tues...
Butler man suing state police, sheriff over concealed carry permit denial
Butler man suing state...
Families worry about potential ordinance affecting maintenance of Armstrong Coun...
Families worry about p...
Butler’s aces, catcher make PA all-state baseball team after historic season
Butler’s aces, catcher...
Center Township recoups costs of negligent fire through ordinance
Center Township recoup...
Children march in Kids Caravan Parade
Children march in Kids...
Top Headlines
Butler’s cultural history and growth will be celebrated Friday and Saturday, July 10 and 11, at the first ever Steeples & Stacks Heritage Weekend. Local performers, artis...
July 08, 2026 America 250
ZELIENOPLE — Borough council voted unanimously to issue payments toward construction work for part of the improvement project on Main Street at its meeting Monday, June 2...
July 08, 2026 Local News
A Butler man accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl with autism pleaded guilty Tuesday to a felony charge of aggravated indecent assault. Ivan Cumba, 54, enter...
July 07, 2026 Local News
BUTLER TWP — Spencer D. Geibel Funeral Home and Cremation Services is looking to expand its facilities on New Castle Road with a new accessory storage building. The Butle...
July 08, 2026 Local News
Christina Durci’s trailer at the Saxony Estates mobile home park in Saxonburg has a minor flaw: a hole in the driveway that reemerged over the weekend. According to Durci...
July 08, 2026 Local News
News
While still warm, temperatures for the rest of this week are not expected to reach the heights of last week’s heat wave. According to forecasts from the National Weather ...
July 08, 2026 Local News
NEW YORK — Nearly 1,000 people in Michigan have been diagnosed with a parasitic infection that can cause weeks of watery diarrhea, making it the largest such outbreak in ...
July 08, 2026 Health
Trial may be moved to accommodate attorney general case
July 08, 2026 Local News
A Mars man is accused of entering a home, assaulting a woman and slashing three of her vehicle’s tires in Adams Township. Darnyll Lamarr Bishop, 39, was charged Wednesda...
July 08, 2026 Local News
A Lyndora man is accused of breaking a glass ashtray over a woman’s head, which caused multiple lacerations and bleeding, police said. Timothy James Pletcher, 48, was ch...
July 08, 2026 Local News
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Community
Celebrate the Lake an opportunity to showcase site, conservancy member says
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
The South Butler Community Library will have a few events to cap off this week. There will...
July 08, 2026
For Breakneck Beagle Club president Robert Dorsch, the opportunity to run his beagles in t...
July 07, 2026
Founder forms official nonprofit with opening of second location
July 07, 2026
The North Country Trail Butler County Chapter will have a meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, ...
July 06, 2026
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Sports
PITTSBURGH — Joey Bart hit a two-run home run with two outs in the eighth inning, lifting ...
 
PITTSBURGH — Ryan O'Hearn hit three home runs and finished with a franchise-record 10 RBIs...
July 07, 2026
The 2026 PIAA boys volleyball season began with many unknowns for Butler County teams. Two...
July 07, 2026
A week after earning Butler Eagle Softball Player of the Year, Knoch sophomore Emersyn Jon...
July 07, 2026
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates will have to try to stay in postseason contention with...
July 07, 2026
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Editorial
July 08, 2026 Cartoons
Mars can remain a unique place even if it becomes a township instead of a borough. Mars Borough Council voted Monday, July 7, to put the merging of th...
July 08, 2026 Our Opinion
Ask almost any adult about their first summer job and they’ll remember it instantly. Usually with a smile on their face. Maybe you scooped ice cream o...
July 08, 2026 Other Voices
July 07, 2026 Cartoons
There’s another chance for the Hotel Saxonburg to find new life after the site was once again listed for sale last week. While the building failed to ...
July 07, 2026 Our Opinion
Business
NEW YORK — After four years in exile, the prediction market platform Polymarket has begun a well-funded campaign to sell a new version of itself to th...
July 08, 2026 Business
The following are first place winners from the Big Butler Fair, which runs through Saturday. Champions Supreme Champion Beef Female, Norah Kennedy, Va...
July 08, 2026 Agriculture
The following are first place winners from the Big Butler Fair, which runs through Saturday. VEGETABLES Asparagus, Bryan Hoover, Punxsutawney Beans – ...
July 08, 2026 Agriculture
The following are first place winners from the Big Butler Fair, which runs through Saturday. Specimen Flowers Zinnias – Giant, Bryan Hoover, Punxsutaw...
July 08, 2026 Agriculture
The following are first place winners from the Big Butler Fair, which runs through Saturday. Clothing Aprons, Sue Brennan, Cranberry Twp Outfit, Age ...
July 08, 2026 Agriculture
Weekend Entertainment
The Cranberry Women’s Club will host the Farkleberry Craft Show Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Cranberry Township Municipal Center. While the event is several months away, appl...
July 08, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — Singer Lauren Bennett, famous for her contribution to the 2011 LMFAO song “Party Rock Anthem,” has died. Bennett’s death was announced by her former G.R.L. ban...
July 08, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — Mariska Hargitay is set to host the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, airing on NBC on Sept. 14. NBCUniversal announced Hargitay as host on Tuesday, the day befo...
July 07, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
FORT WORTH, Texas — A new film about the life of Jimmy Stewart will make its world premiere in Fort Worth. “Jimmy” follows Stewart’s service in World War II and how it sh...
July 07, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
George Clooney is returning to the Venice Film Festival this year, where he’ll be honored with a lifetime achievement award. The festival’s organizers said Monday tha...
July 07, 2026 People
The latest Rolling Stones album and the streaming debut of the hit movie “Backrooms” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. A...
July 06, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
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Special Sections
To view the Butler Eagle’s PDF version, click here. ...
July 07, 2026 Special Sections
This list is one in a series showing a snapshot of what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. Below are the even...
July 04, 2026 Special Sections
This list is one in a series showing a snapshot of what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. Below are a number...
July 03, 2026 Special Sections
This list is one in a series showing a snapshot of what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. Butler Area Pu...
July 03, 2026 Special Sections
This list is one in a series showing a snapshot of what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. Butler Transit Aut...
July 03, 2026 Special Sections
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Seeking Refuge
Every morning Irena Tkachenko starts her day the same way: by telephoning her relatives and friends in Ukraine to see if they are still OK. Tkachenko,...
February 24, 2023 Local News
Three young Ukrainian families who escaped their war-torn hometown of Kharkov think the American holiday of Thanksgiving is a good time to say they ca...
November 23, 2022 Local News
CRANBERRY TWP — Huge, steaming pots of homemade food and endless carafes of coffee and tea sustain 11 adults and children seeking refuge at the crowde...
July 16, 2022 Local News
When it comes to helping those in need, Butler County residents have proven their generosity again and again by donating amounts large and small strai...
June 20, 2022 Local News
Two young Ukrainian families are relieved to be watching the deer and chipmunks frolic on their hosts’ Cranberry Township lawn, and not wondering wher...
June 18, 2022 Local News
Digital Divide
HARRISBURG — In the coming years, Pennsylvania will receive more than $1 billion in federal funding to bring high-speed internet access to everyone in...
August 30, 2023 Pennsylvania News
The Biden administration on Monday continued its push toward internet-for-all by 2030, announcing about $667 million in new grants and loans to build ...
August 22, 2023 National News
STATE COLLEGE — Before Pennsylvania can spend an almost $1.2 billion windfall of federal funding for high-speed internet, it must figure out how to us...
July 18, 2023 Pennsylvania News
The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority is asking for the public’s opinion until Friday, March 10 on two potential action plans for wider int...
February 27, 2023 Local News
CRANBERRY TWP — Pennsylvania is set to get a piece of $42.5 billion in federal money to help expand broadband internet access to underserved areas. On...
February 17, 2023 Business

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