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Zelienople time capsule reveals community efforts to honor WWI soldiers
ZELIENOPLE — More than 200 years of Zelienople history converged Saturday, Nov. 14 at the Buhl House on South Main Street. The Zelienople Historical Society un...
Jeep owners cruise quarry at Kildoo for annual Toys for Tots drive
MUDDY CREEK TWP — Think of it as a roller coaster. Channa Robinson spoke those words before plunging her Jeep down a muddy slope, the last major feature of the ...
Freeport’s Emily Boylan, Evie Tola blast past Waynesburg Central into PIAA girls volleyball semis
PETERS TWP, Washington County — It looked too easy at times for Freeport girls volleyball. Led by the barrage of Emily Boylan and Evie Tola on the outside and a...
Slippery Rock football wins 13th PSAC Championship after QB DaOne Owens carves up East Stroudsburg
SLIPPERY ROCK TWP — Quarterback DaOne Owens rushed for 206 yards and three touchdowns Saturday as No. 5 Slippery Rock University rolled to a 44-14 football vict...
Zelienople time capsule reveals community efforts to honor WWI soldiers
Zelienople time capsul...
Jeep owners cruise quarry at Kildoo for annual Toys for Tots drive
Jeep owners cruise qua...
Rolling Valley Estates residents struggle with unstable water situation
Rolling Valley Estates...
Freeport’s Emily Boylan, Evie Tola blast past Waynesburg Central into PIAA girls...
Freeport’s Emily Boyla...
Slippery Rock football wins 13th PSAC Championship after QB DaOne Owens carves u...
Slippery Rock football...
Top Headlines
Mother starts support group for others going through infant adjustment
November 12, 2026 Community
The daylong Microsoft outage that began Thursday afternoon interrupted a key channel of communications for 400 million active accounts across the globe. The outage affect...
November 14, 2026 Local News
Zachary Scherer, a Republican from Donegal Township, announced he is running for one of three Butler County commissioner seats in 2027. Scherer said he is a college gradu...
November 14, 2026 Elections
BUTLER TWP — From helping beautify neighborhoods to bringing pollinator education to the community, Pete and Julie Sebock have found plenty of ways to give back to Butler...
November 14, 2026 Business
FRANKLIN TWP — For its 19th Star Gala, LifeSteps honored Amber Merrison, a woman who used LifeSteps’ programs to gain employment for the first time, with the Star Award. ...
November 14, 2026 Local News
News
Steiner’s Outdoors and More in Bradys Bend, Clarion County, is having a celebration Saturday to thank its loyal customers for selecting the mom and pop fishing tackle sho...
November 14, 2026 Local News
An Evans City woman is accused of driving under the influence and rear-ending another driver with a juvenile in her car at Evans City Pumpkin Festival, according to Evans...
November 13, 2026 Crime & Courts
A Connoquenessing Township man is accused of shooting target practice with an improper backstop after being told people were behind the target, according to state police....
November 13, 2026 Local News
Police utilized a precision immobilization technique to stop a vehicle fleeing a traffic stop in the early morning Wednesday in Washington Township, according to state po...
November 13, 2026 Crime & Courts
A man being held in Butler County Prison and another man are facing charges alleging they threatened to beat a witness to keep them from testifying and stole from a resid...
November 13, 2026 Local News
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Community
JACKSON TWP — Acquiring workplace skills is at the center of the vocational readiness clas...
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
The Butler Elks is offering community meals Saturday, Nov. 21. Call 724-287-4077 from 2 to...
November 12, 2026
The Leonid Meteor shower — one of the year’s better showers — peaks this coming Tuesday, N...
November 12, 2026
With help from Wayne Cooper, antique pedal tractors have been showcased in youth tractor p...
November 10, 2026
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Sports
MANOR TWP, Armstrong County — Mars girls soccer knew the biggest threat to it reaching the...
 
MCCANDLESS TWP, Allegheny County — North Catholic girls volleyball head coach Amanda Fette...
November 14, 2026
The PIAA Boys Soccer Championships begin Tuesday, Nov. 10, and for the first time in decad...
November 14, 2026
The PIAA Girls Soccer Championships begin Tuesday, Nov. 10, and for the first time in deca...
November 14, 2026
The PIAA Girls Volleyball Championships begin Tuesday, Nov. 10, and will wrap up in two we...
November 14, 2026
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Editorial
The Oct. 9 edition of the Butler Eagle continued to tell the story of the Carrizalez family. Yes, it’s easy to feel empathy for them. But for the last...
November 14, 2026 Letters to the Editor
At the Eagle, we believe an investment in local journalism is an investment in the community. It’s with that belief that, last week, the Butler Eagle ...
November 13, 2026 Our Opinion
November 13, 2026 Cartoons
Music is the universal language and learning an instrument heightens one’s cultural awareness. It also brings physiological benefits, especially in ch...
November 13, 2026 Our Opinion
November 11, 2026 Cartoons
Business
Harrisville Memorials — a company that designs, creates and installs custom granite monuments, bronze memorials and cemetery products — has become a m...
November 13, 2026 Business
Family Dollar will pay $63 million to settle state and federal allegations that it routinely charged customers more at the register than the prices di...
November 13, 2026 Business
The widespread disruptions highlight dependence on a single tech company
November 13, 2026 Business
Allegheny Health Network has received a $25 million gift in order to add improvements to the network’s Cancer Center, including its more than 35 clini...
November 12, 2026 Business
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigned Thursday, capping a spectacular downfall for a poster boy of the artificial intelligence boom whose exit following re...
November 12, 2026 Business
Weekend Entertainment
New Beginnings Free Methodist Church at 416 Center Ave. in Butler will host a free clothing giveaway from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 14. Men’s, women’s and children’...
November 11, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
PHILADELPHIA — The story of Rocky Balboa is one that audiences love and know well – of resilience, grit and persevering despite the odds. Fans honored his legacy 50 years...
November 13, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
A light saber used by Darth Vader in the “Star Wars” movies “The Empire Strikes Back” and ”Return of the Jedi“ sold Thursday for nearly $5 million in an auction. The lig...
November 13, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Spanish singer Rosalía won album of the year at the 27th annual Latin Grammy Awards on Thursday night, capping an electrifying night full of stellar performances acro...
November 13, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
“I Play Rocky,” Peter Farrelly’s comic and crowd-pleasing tale about the making of “Rocky,” might seem like a one-two punch of pure nostalgia. It’s been almost exactl...
November 13, 2026 Reviews
Johnny Depp certainly leaves his mark as the latest to tackle Ebenezer Scrooge, one of the great Christmas-time villains. You’ll likely not soon forget the scene wher...
November 13, 2026 Reviews
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Special Sections
Martin Sales & Service deals constantly with in-home heating
November 12, 2026 Special Sections
LOS ANGELES — Strapped into a harness, Josh Law was lowered from a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter into the rough Pacific Ocean in the pitch black night, far off the Mexican ...
October 28, 2026 Special Sections
A longtime Western Pennsylvania firefighter who died in 2022 at the age of 49 left behind memories for his colleagues and a lasting legacy as a fire instructor. Jimmy...
October 28, 2026 Special Sections
Matt Boehm can pinpoint when his interest to start the Model Train Club of Zelienople began. A little more than five years ago, his sister, Sandy, gave him their father’s...
October 26, 2026 Special Sections
Adams Area Fire District Address: 645 Route 228, Mars Phone: 724-625-1210 Email: info@adamsarea42.com Website: adamsarea42.com Fire Chief: Ta...
October 26, 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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