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Ice jam threatens Emlenton, Allegheny River communities with flooding
Brady Louise, an Emlenton borough resident and captain at Emlenton Fire Department, said he spent most of Friday, Feb. 20, watching the water levels of Alleghen...
What financial help do EMS agencies receive from local government?
For decades, EMS agencies could survive year-to-year by subsisting on insurance reimbursements and billing patients. Those days have passed, due to both stagnan...
Increased ICE activity: Chaos surrounds immigrant communities, nonprofits say
A video, recently shared with the Butler Eagle, claims Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained a person at about 8 a.m. Jan. 21 at a Cranberry Township und...
How a Butler woman spent years trying to gain citizenship
Ana Maria Geibel and her husband, Donnie, buy into the idea that America is still a land of opportunity. Ana Maria, who was born in Colombia, has a well-establi...
Cherrie Mahan investigation builds momentum into 41st anniversary of disappearance
Cherrie Mahan was 8 years old when she was abducted Feb. 22, 1985. She went missing less than 100 yards from her Winfield Township home after getting off the sc...
Ice jam threatens Emlenton, Allegheny River communities with flooding
Ice jam threatens Emle...
What financial help do EMS agencies receive from local government?
What financial help do...
Increased ICE activity: Chaos surrounds immigrant communities, nonprofits say
Increased ICE activity...
How a Butler woman spent years trying to gain citizenship
How a Butler woman spe...
Cherrie Mahan investigation builds momentum into 41st anniversary of disappearan...
Cherrie Mahan investig...
Top Headlines
Crowds packed downtown Butler on a mild February evening as the city’s annual Carved in Ice Winter Festival kicked off with its popular light-up night on Friday in Diamon...
February 20, 2026 Local News
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump's far-reaching global tariffs on Friday, handing him a stinging loss that sparked a furious attack on th...
February 20, 2026 National News
After a few months off, the Butler-Built Garage open house returned for a second season on Sunday, Feb. 15, at the Butler branch office of state Rep. Marci Mustello, R-11...
February 18, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
BUTLER TWP — The Butler County chapter of the Twilight Wish Foundation, a nationwide nonprofit dedicated to granting wishes to senior citizens, held its 10th annual Happy...
February 20, 2026 Local News
One firefighter stayed in the hospital overnight as a precaution after crews battled a fire in the basement of a ranch-style brick home Thursday, Feb. 19, in Buffalo Town...
February 20, 2026 Local News
News
Butler City police have announced a number of parking restrictions and road closures through the weekend while Carved in Ice is taking place. Parking at Diamond Park clos...
February 20, 2026 Local News
A two-vehicle crash with injuries was reported around 11:20 a.m. Friday, Feb. 20, on South Main Street in Butler. Butler County Emergency Services dispatch said there wa...
February 20, 2026 Local News
Emlenton Fire Department reported just after 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20, that water is beginning to rise onto a borough street due to ice jams in Allegheny River. The Emlento...
February 20, 2026 Local News
Butler County Commissioner Kevin Boozel announced Thursday, Feb.19, he is running for a second four-year term on the Pennsylvania Democratic State Committee. The committe...
February 20, 2026 Government
JACKSON TWP — During a meeting Thursday, Feb. 19, supervisors approved the formation of an oversight committee for Harmony EMS through the Southwestern Butler Council of ...
February 20, 2026 Local News
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Community
SLIPPERY ROCK — People with interesting jobs, hobbies and those looking to practice giving...
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
Docents pick out their favorite pieces
February 19, 2026
Play bingo for a chance to win plant prizes — like starters and gardening goodies — on Apr...
February 19, 2026
A musical being staged by Knoch High School next weekend tells a story set in Greek mythol...
February 19, 2026
Cranking up the volume in your car may sound harmless and fun, but it could lead to hearin...
February 18, 2026
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Sports
The WPIAL, District 9 and District 10 playoffs continue this week, with five Butler County...
 
MILAN — The much-anticipated but never guaranteed U.S.-Canada showdown for gold in men's h...
February 20, 2026
Brandon Deal, of Petrolia, was named Amateur Trapshooting Association Open All-American se...
February 20, 2026
MILAN — Sidney Crosby is not playing for Canada against Finland in the semifinals at the ...
February 20, 2026
SLIPPERY ROCK — Jence Rhoads has spent much of her life following in her mother’s footstep...
February 20, 2026
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Editorial
February 19, 2026 Cartoons
In 1988, the power brokers of the Democratic Party watched a Chicago civil rights leader, a maverick with a movement he called a “Rainbow Coalition,” ...
February 19, 2026 Other Voices
It’s a truism those experiencing the Industrial Revolution would have recognized immediately: The world is increasingly wider than our own backyard. T...
February 19, 2026 Our Opinion
February 18, 2026 Cartoons
In November 2023 and more than 15 billion miles from Earth, NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft started sending gibberish back to mission control. The signal...
February 18, 2026 Other Voices
Business
Cranberry Township-based grocer Giant Eagle has launched its spring Full Plates, Zero Waste register donation campaign, which continues through May 20...
February 20, 2026 Business
NEW YORK — Walmart delivered another impressive quarter as the promise of lower prices and speedy deliveries attracted a broader spectrum of Americans...
February 20, 2026 Business
The grandson of the inventor of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups has lashed out at The Hershey Co., accusing the candy company of hurting the Reese's brand ...
February 20, 2026 Business
WASHINGTON — The U.S. trade deficit slipped modestly in 2025, a year in which President Donald Trump upended global commerce by slapping double digit ...
February 19, 2026 National News
LOS ANGELES — Mark Zuckerberg and opposing lawyers dueled in a Los Angeles courtroom on Wednesday, where the Meta CEO answered questions about young p...
February 18, 2026 National News
Weekend Entertainment
The day after our country’s sesquicentennial, Evans City will host the “A Voice For Liberty” 250th anniversary musical event on Sunday, July 5, at the Evans City Cemetery...
February 19, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — The Oscars are reuniting last year's acting winners for next month's ceremony. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Thursday that best...
February 19, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
PARIS — Gisèle Pelicot’s memoir was released on Tuesday in 22 languages worldwide, sharing details of the horror she went through and sending a powerful message of hope a...
February 18, 2026 People
AUSTIN, Texas — Late-night host Stephen Colbert said his interview with Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico was pulled from Monday night’s broadcast over net...
February 17, 2026 National News
NEW YORK — Warner Bros. Discovery is briefly reopening takeover talks with Skydance-owned Paramount to hear the company’s “best and final” offer, while the Hollywood gian...
February 17, 2026 Business
Emerald Fennell’s bold reimagining of “Wuthering Heights” brought crowds of women to movie theaters this weekend. The Warner Bros. release topped the box office charts an...
February 17, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
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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
WASHINGTON — Colorectal cancer is a threat not just to older adults but increasingly to young men and women, too. It’s now the top cancer killer of Americans younger than...
February 18, 2026 Special Sections
BUTLER TWP — The dance floor may be new for the group of seniors who get together every Monday to line dance together, but the steps remain the same. The senior line danc...
February 18, 2026 Special Sections
BROOKLYN, Ill. — Sr. Julia Huiskamp, all 4 feet and 10 inches of her, oversees everything at the Thomas Terry Community Center: the food pantry, the child care, the fundr...
February 18, 2026 Special Sections
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February 11, 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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