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FBI: Butler County man arrested before he could carry out terrorist attack
The FBI said it followed a trail of clandestine internet activity stretching back years to catch up with a Butler County man just before officials say he intend...
Officials highlight need for public assistance after Valencia man’s arrest
PITTSBURGH — Officials with the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the FBI held a news conference Tuesday, Sept. 15, following the arrest of Jonathan Hunter Kramer, 21,...
Despite basketball roots, Butler senior Raina Lewandowski has big goals on volleyball court
BUTLER TWP — Basketball and the Lewandowski family are synonymous with each other. Joe Lewandowski coaches United States 3x3 teams on an international level...
Busy schedules can lead to ‘backpack burnout’
Students must juggle school, work, extracurricular activities
Meet this week’s athletes of the week from Butler County-area schools
Following are the athletes of the week recognized in the Sept. 17 edition of the Butler Eagle. Boys Freeport Football: Danny King, senior Highlight...
FBI: Butler County man arrested before he could carry out terrorist attack
FBI: Butler County man...
Officials highlight need for public assistance after Valencia man’s arrest
Officials highlight ne...
Despite basketball roots, Butler senior Raina Lewandowski has big goals on volle...
Despite basketball roo...
Busy schedules can lead to ‘backpack burnout’
Busy schedules can lea...
Meet this week’s athletes of the week from Butler County-area schools
Meet this week’s athle...
Top Headlines
Butler County will see over $4.3 million in state funding distributed to its municipalities after the Commonwealth Financing Authority approved a wave of Local Share Acco...
September 16, 2026 Local News
SLIPPERY ROCK — With the year coming to a close, borough officials considered whether purchasing a new police cruiser this year would be a feasible option instead of inco...
September 16, 2026 Local News
Charges were filed Tuesday against a Bronx, N.Y., man after state police said he used bank account information from a deceased man to take $2,500 from his account at Firs...
September 15, 2026 Local News
Parking will be restricted on nine streets in Butler between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, for cleaning. The roads affected are Wren, Wick and Cleveland streets;...
September 15, 2026 Local News
The VA Butler Healthcare System is partnering with Pennsylvania CareerLink of Butler County to host a job fair for veterans and their families. The event is scheduled fro...
September 15, 2026 Business
News
Interstate 79 northbound is closed between two Butler County exits following a tractor trailer rollover Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 15. According to a news release from Penn...
September 15, 2026 Local News
BRADY TWP — A West Sunbury woman died when her Subaru collided with a truck at the intersection of William Flinn Highway and Duffy Road on Tuesday, Sept. 15. According to...
September 15, 2026 Local News
Federal officials say he bought guns, ammunition to aid ISIS
September 15, 2026 Local News
An unidentified man is in U.S. Marshals custody and receiving medical care after unsuccessfully attempting to flee arrest in Sharon on Saturday night, Sept. 12, on suspic...
September 15, 2026 Crime & Courts
Two county historical societies will receive shares of in $4 million in grants awarded to support operations from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. The B...
September 15, 2026 Local News
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Community
Meteorologist finally returns to forecast for hometown news channel
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
History buffs and people interested in acting are invited to take a closer look at the fri...
September 15, 2026
MARS — A few years into her growing interest in baking, Heather Sprague realized how many ...
September 14, 2026
To raise awareness about lung cancer screening, prevention and treatment, Independence Hea...
September 14, 2026
Jackson Township is hosting its fifth-annual Touch-a-Truck event Saturday, Sept. 26. Get a...
September 14, 2026
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Sports
JACKSON TWP — Seneca Valley boys soccer was living large through the first four games of t...
 
PITTSBURGH — Jacob Misiorowski struck out seven in five shutout innings, and the Milwaukee...
September 15, 2026
The biggest form of adversity that has encountered Freeport girls soccer in 2026 has not c...
September 15, 2026
Camryn Woods has gotten a glimpse of where her soccer career is going. A recent setbac...
September 15, 2026
Lucia Leyland scored twice, while Dakota Viehmann and Molly Rudish also found the net in B...
September 14, 2026
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Editorial
Politics nerds have many ideas about how to strengthen American democracy. However, few directly address silent elections. For example, ranked-choice ...
September 16, 2026 Other Voices
September 14, 2026 Cartoons
The attacks on Hugging Face ran from May to late July, yet the details of what actually happened when OpenAI’s artificial-intelligence agents deceived...
September 14, 2026 Other Voices
It’s almost unimaginable that 25 years have passed since that day. To be honest, in the early hours of that day, it was a little uncertain that there...
September 12, 2026 Our Opinion
September 11, 2026 Cartoons
Business
You can spend thousands of dollars creating the perfect estate plan, but a beneficiary form you filled out 20 years ago could potentially undo much of...
September 15, 2026 Business
NEW YORK — The CEO of Anthropic said Saturday the artificial-intelligence industry should slow its fast-moving development to give safety measures tim...
September 13, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON— Canada might seem an unlikely target for a U.S. trade war. No country on Earth buys as much from the United States as its northern neighb...
September 13, 2026 Business
The Pennsylvania Association of Community Bankers says it has joined state bankers associations nationwide, urging the U.S. Senate to strengthen provi...
September 12, 2026 Business
Before the first golfers of the day tee off, Tim Tarcha, director of golf at Slippery Rock Golf Club and Events Center, is already making his rounds. ...
September 12, 2026 Local News
Weekend Entertainment
A new organization in the Karns City area is planning a family event for Sunday, Sept. 13. Karns City Communities that Care is organizing KC Strong Community Day, to take...
September 09, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
WASHINGTON — The Trump-aligned Kennedy Center board voted Tuesday to close most of the iconic performing arts venue just hours after a federal judge blocked the instituti...
September 15, 2026 National News
The return of “Dancing with the Stars” and a new album from Luke Bryan are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the ...
September 15, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — Bob Mackie, the fashion designer whose visually provocative Hollywood style defined glamour for the 1970s — including putting Carol Burnett in some of her kook...
September 14, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — The 78th Emmy Awards are here. “The Pitt” will look to find its place in the television pantheon and “Widow's Bay” will ride a storm of buzz into the ceremo...
September 14, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
She hit the high F, held it, then blew out a breath and turned to look back at the band — a quick, disbelieving glance toward her musical director. Some 30,000 people rea...
September 14, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
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Special Sections
The events of Sept. 11, 2001 mark a moment in American history that typically draws the question, “Where were you?” The Butler Eagle asked that very question on social me...
September 11, 2026 Special Sections
At first, the Butler Eagle’s front page on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, seemed like it was going to look very different than how it ended up. Among the stories that seemed de...
September 11, 2026 Special Sections
Parkers Appliance sees customers looking for option that best suits need
September 10, 2026 Special Sections
As temperatures begin to slowly drop, Eli Nickerson, HVAC service and installation manager with Armstrong Comfort Solutions, likes to take a cooler, late summer day to wa...
September 09, 2026 Special Sections
The following are first-place winners from the Butler Farm Show, which ended Saturday, Aug. 15. ALPACAS Showmanship Youth Through 18, Roselyn Knight, Evans City Age 19 & ...
September 05, 2026 Local News
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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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