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ICE continues Cranberry Township-area operations
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in and around Cranberry Township continue to result in individuals being detained, and occasionally, such in...
Butler, Notre Dame legend Terry Hanratty has cancer. It’s taken his stamina, but not his sense of humor
Terry Bradshaw has still not sent a wig to Terry Hanratty. Bradshaw, the Hall of Fame Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback, used to wear wigs when he started losing ...
Documentary teaches how to overcome hate at Cranberry library
CRANBERRY TWP — A documentary director and a former Holocaust denier are traveling America to teach the public about the horrors of the event and how to cure ha...
Help sought in moving Saxonburg’s replica bridge
SAXONBURG — With the borough on the verge of beginning a structural restoration project on the historic wire rope workshop at Roebling Park, there still remains...
Snow expected to cease by Wednesday morning
Little additional accumulation expected
ICE continues Cranberry Township-area operations
ICE continues Cranberr...
Butler, Notre Dame legend Terry Hanratty has cancer. It’s taken his stamina, but...
Butler, Notre Dame leg...
Documentary teaches how to overcome hate at Cranberry library
Documentary teaches ho...
Help sought in moving Saxonburg’s replica bridge
Help sought in moving ...
Snow expected to cease by Wednesday morning
Snow expected to cease...
Top Headlines
The Butler County Prison Board on Tuesday voted to request proposals for inmate phone, video and other communication services due to a federal rule going into effect in a...
March 18, 2026 Local News
A Butler man is accused of sending a photo of his genitalia to a teenage girl. Dakota Lee Anthony, 25, was charged Tuesday, March 17, by Butler police with one felony co...
March 18, 2026 Local News
A fire on Tuesday morning, March 17, destroyed a building containing tractors along Browntown Road in Mercer Township. The fire, reported just before 10:50 a.m. at 311 Br...
March 17, 2026 Local News
After a wrong-way crash on the Fort Duquesne Bridge in Pittsburgh, a Butler woman fled on foot, according to state police. Lindsay K. Kleeman, 41, of Butler, is to be ch...
March 17, 2026 Local News
MERCER TWP — The township’s board of supervisors used its meeting on March 16 to discuss revisiting and updating the township’s Agriculture Security Council in an effort ...
March 17, 2026 Local News
News
A Parker teen was taken to the hospital after his vehicle rolled over in Center Township, state police said Tuesday, March 17. The crash occurred at 10:24 a.m. March 11 a...
March 17, 2026 Local News
Another inch to come for most areas
March 17, 2026 Local News
FRANKLIN TWP — At their monthly meeting on Monday night, March 16, the board of supervisors gave local construction company Specialty Precast the green light to go ahead ...
March 17, 2026 Local News
BUTLER TWP — The township is looking to complete 19 different asphalt projects on its roads and curbs this summer, along with 13 seal coat projects. The Butler Township ...
March 17, 2026 Local News
The following Butler County schools are operating on adjusted schedules for Tuesday, March 17, 2026: Allegheny-Clarion Valley School District - 2 Hour Delay Butler Area...
March 17, 2026 Local News
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Community
In March, 2008, Michael Cichra, 13, of Butler Township, became the first Elite Athletic Ce...
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
Portersville Christian School will host a “Let Your Light Shine” Legacy Gala on Saturday, ...
March 17, 2026
Four-part harmony barbershop style chorus still singing
March 17, 2026
The Pennsylvania Resources Council has hosted an annual Lens on Litter Photo Contest since...
March 16, 2026
Group to honor Ruby Award winner at annual event
March 16, 2026
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Sports
For the second year in a row, it’s North Catholic’s boys and girls teams left standing fro...
 
CRANBERRY TWP — Tough to argue with the numbers. Early on, Peters Township didn’t present ...
March 17, 2026
Highlights and updates from the past few weeks: Butler grad Rock named All-Region indoor t...
March 17, 2026
The 2026 Penguins Cup playoffs begin Feb. 23, starting with Class A. Butler takes on North...
March 17, 2026
The PIAA’s newest sport has officially kicked off — well, there aren’t kickoffs in it but ...
March 17, 2026
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Editorial
March 17, 2026 Cartoons
The Butler County Board of Commissioners should be applauded for making it possible for the Butler County Hazardous Response Team 100 to respond to la...
March 17, 2026 Our Opinion
The CIA calls it the “strategic commodity” of the Middle East. But it’s not referring to oil or natural gas. What the American spy agency has in mind ...
March 17, 2026 Other Voices
March 16, 2026 Cartoons
“Addiction and isolation always go hand in hand like recovery and community go hand in hand.” These words, spoken by Dr. C. Thomas Brophy, medical dir...
March 16, 2026 Our Opinion
Business
GREELEY, Colo. — Thousands of workers for the world’s largest meatpacking company began a two-week strike Monday in Colorado, threatening to make alr...
March 17, 2026 Business
NEW YORK — A drop in oil prices on Monday helped send the U.S. stock market to its best day since the war in Iran began. The S&P 500 climbed 1% for i...
March 16, 2026 Business
NEW YORK — The antitrust trial of Live Nation and Ticketmaster resumed Monday in a New York federal court with three dozen states remaining in the cas...
March 16, 2026 Business
Summer camp, tech company among those facing off
March 16, 2026 Business
Jet fuel prices are rising as the war in the Middle East disrupts global oil supplies, putting cost pressure on airlines as the busy summer travel sea...
March 15, 2026 Business
Weekend Entertainment
Beaver Valley church also opening on Easter
March 16, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — Books on homelessness, the U.S. Census and ancient India are among this year’s winners of prizes handed out by the J. Anthony Lukas Project, named for the lat...
March 17, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Country megastar Dolly Parton assured fans she’s taking care of herself after facing a series of health issues while grieving her late husband, Carl Dean. The “Jolene” si...
March 17, 2026 People
Buckley, Jordan win best actress, actor
March 16, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
WASHINGTON — The Kennedy Center’s board of directors voted on Monday to shut down operations for two years following this summer’s July 4 celebrations. The widely expecte...
March 16, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — Pixar’s “Hoppers” held onto the top slot at the box office, bouncing back with $28.5 million in its second weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, wh...
March 16, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
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Special Sections
Helping local children develop early literacy skills
March 17, 2026 Special Sections
Verah Vucelich, 3, kicked away from the side of the pool, a small foam backpack strapped to her chest, as her instructor encouraged her from a few feet away. In adjacent ...
March 17, 2026 Special Sections
To view the Butler Eagle’s PDF version, click here. ...
March 10, 2026 Special Sections
At Passavant Community in Zelienople, the beauty of kindness arrives on four wheels. Once a month, a pushcart filled with fresh-cut flowers donated by Trader Joe’s makes...
February 18, 2026 Special Sections
Cranking up the volume in your car may sound harmless and fun, but it could lead to hearing problems in your older years -- and possibly even increase your risk of dement...
February 18, 2026 Senior
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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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