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Flooding in Slippery Rock Borough increasingly common
Slippery Rock resident Dennis Snyder started to plug the drains in his basement after two substantial floods in two years lifted sewage into his home. Yet, when...
Newell man killed at Cleveland-Cliffs Monessen plant
A Newell man died Sunday, Sept. 27, after being pinned between two door machines at the Cleveland-Cliffs Coke Works plant in Monessen, according to the Westmore...
Photo gallery: Look back on the Seven Fields Oktoberfest’s weekend-long fun
Oktoberfest in Seven Fields provided a chance to enjoy the season for both children and adults this weekend at the borough’s Town Park. Adults got a chance to e...
How Lucia Leyland is finding her place in Butler girls soccer’s attack as playmaking scorer
BUTLER TWP — Entering this season, Lucia Leyland heard the words every soccer player loves to hear, though there were still some nerves attached with them. “Las...
Adams Township approves retail/commercial portion of Quincy Heights development
ADAMS TWP — Supervisors gave final land development approval for the retail portion of the Quincy Heights combined residential/retail planned development during...
Flooding in Slippery Rock Borough increasingly common
Flooding in Slippery R...
Newell man killed at Cleveland-Cliffs Monessen plant
Newell man killed at C...
Photo gallery: Look back on the Seven Fields Oktoberfest’s weekend-long fun
Photo gallery: Look ba...
How Lucia Leyland is finding her place in Butler girls soccer’s attack as playma...
How Lucia Leyland is f...
Adams Township approves retail/commercial portion of Quincy Heights development
Adams Township approve...
Top Headlines
Assaults began when both were minors
September 29, 2026 Local News
A woman in Cranberry Township arrived home Thursday, Sept. 24, to find a Jefferson Township man naked in her bed, according to charges filed Friday. Cody J. Grupp, 33, w...
September 28, 2026 Local News
A Butler man accused in April of threatening a woman and her children had his felony aggravated assault charge withdrawn at a Monday, Sept. 28, preliminary hearing. Dana...
September 28, 2026 Local News
SLIPPERY ROCK TWP — Township officials are preparing to review options regarding a small concrete bridge after a discussion with the county found it to be the township’s ...
September 29, 2026 Local News
ZELIENOPLE — Borough council unanimously approved four special event permit applications at its Monday, Sept. 28, meeting, including three by the Zelienople Area Business...
September 29, 2026 Local News
News
The following items were collected from various police departments and district courts: Butler Sept. 7 — Robert S. Sennett Jr., 43, of Butler, was charged with felony pos...
September 29, 2026 Local News
State police are investigating a hit-and-run involving three vehicles that caused a head-on crash Sept. 20 in Jefferson Township, according to a news release Friday, Sept...
September 28, 2026 Local News
A motorcycle passenger was taken to a Pittsburgh hospital following a two-vehicle crash Wednesday, Sept. 23, in Franklin Township, according to a Friday news release. Th...
September 28, 2026 Local News
Seminar will focus on Roblox and similar platforms
September 28, 2026 Local News
Several Mars Area High School students were recognized at the 2026 Saxonburg Fine Art Show. Juried art show winners include senior Anya Ignatuk, who received second place...
September 28, 2026 Local News
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Community
JACKSON TWP — Mike Meredith doesn’t consider himself a local celebrity. However, people in...
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
What makes the Rocket Fuel Cafe an example other schools want to follow
September 28, 2026
For decades, it hardly seemed like there was enough time in the week for all of the tasks ...
September 26, 2026
Intermediate League of Butler will meet Oct. 5, at Christ Community Methodist Church, 205 ...
September 25, 2026
The Butler Art Center & Gallery is accepting drop-offs from Oct. 7 through Oct. 10 for its...
September 25, 2026
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Sports
Steve Lodovico spent the last few months like he had for so many years, directing summer w...
 
PITTSBURGH — Mike McCarthy and Aaron Rodgers have been around each other a long time. So m...
September 28, 2026
PITTSBURGH — Aaron Rodgers urged patience, not panic, after the new-look Pittsburgh Steele...
September 28, 2026
See this week’s schedule of local sports across Butler County. Monday, Sept. 28 B...
September 28, 2026
DETROIT — Konnor Griffin homered and the Pittsburgh Pirates recorded their first winning s...
September 27, 2026
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Editorial
President Donald J. Trump’s reported ban of MS NOW, CNN and Politico from the White House is outrageous, dangerous and fundamentally contrary to the C...
September 26, 2026 Letters to the Editor
Why doesn’t someone do some painting on the horse statue at the end of the viaduct in Butler. It is rusting away. It was a beautiful thing when first ...
September 26, 2026 Letters to the Editor
In the Sept. 9 Butler Eagle article “Callery fire company asks for additional funding, 3-year contract from borough” (Page 1), my kudos to Assistant F...
September 26, 2026 Letters to the Editor
Dolly Parton was a famous singer for decades, but she never used her star platform to advance her political views. She understood that her fans came t...
September 26, 2026 Letters to the Editor
September 25, 2026 Cartoons
Business
The VA Butler Healthcare System has been recognized at VA’s 2026 National Customer Experience Symposium with the Veterans Health Administration Custom...
September 28, 2026 Business
More than half the storefronts at the Clearview Mall sit vacant, but the Florida company that has operated the mall since the start of 2024, hopes to ...
September 25, 2026 Business
BUTLER TWP — Butler County Community College’s new bistro and cafe features a familiar name to Butler County. Run by Vintage Coffeehouse, located on ...
September 25, 2026 Local News
FRANKLIN TWP — Butler County Farm Bureau members approved a bushel full of policy recommendations Thursday, Sept. 24, at the bureau’s annual fall meet...
September 25, 2026 Agriculture
Forward Township will try again Thursday in maintenance garage
September 24, 2026 Government
Weekend Entertainment
The Tuff Tornado Run takes place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, at the top loop of Alameda Park, bringing a 2-mile muddy challenge to children and adults alik...
September 24, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
Sylvester Stallone achieved peak fitness during his “Rocky” years and beyond, but at a price paid in steroid use and an eating disorder, he revealed in a new interview. ...
September 29, 2026 People
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad — Calypso music lost one of its most emblematic voices Sunday with the death of Slinger Francisco, who was known on stage as the Mighty Sparrow an...
September 28, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
The limited series adaptation of “East of Eden” and an album from Quavo are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the...
September 28, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — Seven years after becoming the second-highest grossing film ever, “Avengers: Endgame” returned to the No. 1 spot at the box office in a victory lap for Marvel ...
September 28, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
PHILADELPHIA — Bill Giles, who rose from a Philadelphia Phillies business executive to become an owner and CEO during more than a half-century with the team, died Friday ...
September 25, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
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Special Sections
ZELIENOPLE — Painters have a brush and canvas. Writers have a pen and paper. Skaters have a skateboard and a skate park. Locals consistently choose to perfect their craft...
September 28, 2026 Special Sections
A cohort of businesses in Harmony is planning two fall events to spur more foot traffic in the farthest ends of the borough. There will be two evening Moonlight Makers an...
September 28, 2026 Special Sections
Outdoor air pollution from factories, vehicles and wildfires is harmful for kids. But the air inside homes, schools and other indoor spaces matters, too. Indoor air can ...
September 23, 2026 Special Sections
ZELIENOPLE — Emily Keir was all about running while growing up. The 2018 Seneca Valley graduate ran the Raider Maze 5K when she was 8 years old. She began running cross ...
September 22, 2026 Special Sections
La Roche University Executive Director of Introcaso Center for Lifelong Learning Jennifer Engel said she remembers when a woman, grieving her late husband, said that the ...
September 16, 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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