CRANBERRY TWP — It started in 1982, with a group of high school friends who describe themselves as “bored” and “ultracompetitive” and needed something to do tha...
As contract negotiations with Mars Area School District drag on, the teachers’ union is publicly airing its grievances and planning a rally before the next scho...
Never before has Butler’s baseball scene burned so bright.
On Sunday, three Golden Tornado graduates — David Leslie, Kyle Casteel and Madden Clement — heard the...
Moniteau school board approved $168,622 Monday for the next phase of a project designed to improve drinking water capacity at Dassa McKinney Elementary School.
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SLIPPERY ROCK — Nearly every seat for the Slippery Rock Borough Council meeting was full Tuesday evening, July 14, as council prepared to discuss recent floodin...
Cranberry Township family’s badminton tournament persists for four decades
Cranberry Township fam...
Teachers’ union, Mars Area School District still divided in contract negotiation...
Teachers’ union, Mars ...
A record 3 Butler players were taken in the 2026 MLB Draft. What might the local...
A record 3 Butler play...
Moniteau approves $168,000 to connect new water wells to Dassa McKinney
Moniteau approves $168...
Slippery Rock residents react to flood; council reassures plans underway
Community members and Butler PM Rotarians alike got their grout on at the Penn Theater lot on North Main Street, Tuesday, July 14.
Grouting is one of the final steps in c...
Public transit riders in Butler will eventually see updated bus routes in the city.
The Butler Transit Authority’s board of directors approved moving forward with restru...
SAXONBURG — Visitors to the Saxonburg Area Business Association’s website may have noticed something very different this week. During its monthly board meeting on Tuesday...
A Sarver man used his hand to cover a woman’s mouth to prevent her from screaming for help after he allegedly beat and confined her in a closet, according to the woman’s ...
The following items were collected from various police departments and district courts:
State police, Butler
June 29 — Daniel David Bargielski, 49, of Erie, was charged w...
A Seven Fields man is accused of possessing a stolen firearm while on probation.
Aaron John Whittington, 18, was allegedly found Monday, July 13, with a firearm reported...
A Ford City man is accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl inside a vehicle in the ACMH Hospital parking lot.
State police in Kittanning said they received a r...
Children, older adults and those with respiratory conditions should avoid heavy outdoor activity Tuesday, July 14, due to ozone buildups harming the air quality, accordin...
A Lyndora woman is accused of brandishing a knife during a fight in Butler.
Kathryn Lucille Lane, 35, was charged Wednesday, July 8, with felony aggravated assault and m...
Butler County students are encouraged to apply for the teen academy program offered by the FBI’s Pittsburgh field office. It’s a one-day experience, b...
I'm appalled by Sheriff Mike Slupe’s comment in the Eagle on July 3 regarding the detainment of Ignacio Carrizalez (“Butler resident released from ICE...
I want to give a big shout out to Sens. John Fetterman and Dave McCormick for making sure Pennsylvania was represented at the celebration on the Natio...
With growing national attention on drinking water safety, many people are asking, “Is my water safe?”
For residents of Butler County, that answer is ...
I disagree with the writer on the issue of the value of a minimum-wage increase (“Minimum wage hike makes good cents,” June 14, Page 1).
Your paper ha...
Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday has joined a coalition of 42 states announcing a $18 million bankruptcy claim settlement with genetic testin...
Lutheran SeniorLife has named a new executive director of its Visiting Nurses Association, Western Pennsylvania.
Suzanne Grove will take over the role...
NEW YORK — Twelve states sued to block Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery on Monday, arguing that the $81 billion merger would “extinguish...
The following are first place winners from the Big Butler Fair, which ended Saturday.
Dairy Champions
Supreme Champion Cow, Camp-Run Farms, Fombell
Re...
The following are first place winners from the Big Butler Fair, which ended Saturday.
Champions
Grand Champion Showman, Kai Hess, Slippery Rock
Reserv...
Before the petting zoo opens, the annual dog show begins and competitors gobble up dozens of hot dogs during the final day of Horse Trading Days in Zelienople, an 11-year...
PHOENIX — Pat Oliphant, an influential political cartoonist known for creating caricatures of U.S. and world leaders, died Monday. He was 90.
Oliphant died at his home in...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Sam Neill, the smoothly elegant and versatile actor whose prolific career moved from art films to blockbusters as he dodged velociraptors in “Ju...
Say what you will about them, but the Disney live-action remakes have at least given us a choice. Which would you rather see? A spirited, soaring, animated “Moana,” or a ...
French filmmaker Sébastien Vaniček vowed when he took charge of the sixth installment in the “Evil Dead” film series that it would be the most brutal. Mission accomplishe...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
Two young Ukrainian families are relieved to be watching the deer and chipmunks frolic on their hosts’ Cranberry Township lawn, and not wondering wher...
HARRISBURG — In the coming years, Pennsylvania will receive more than $1 billion in federal funding to bring high-speed internet access to everyone in...
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 ...
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...
The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority is asking for the public’s opinion until Friday, March 10 on two potential action plans for wider int...
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...
