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Sheriff: 36 detained by ICE in Butler County
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested 36 undocumented immigrants in collaboration with the Butler County sheriff’s office since November, accord...
Seniors share stories, tips for long-lasting marriages
JEFFERSON TWP — Four senior couples recently told the Butler Eagle that, with the right attention and care, love can be long-lasting. The couples, all residents...
8 detained in Thursday drug bust in Butler
Law enforcement detained eight people Thursday, Feb. 12, while executing a search warrant on a Federal Street residence in Butler, state police announced on Fri...
Butler County Schools balance safety, quality instruction with remote learning days
As winter weather disrupted school schedules across Butler County, districts turned to remote learning instead of more traditional snow days. Two county distric...
Fenelton couple to get married on Valentine’s Day
Getting married on Valentine’s Day sounds like a dream, and for one Fenelton couple, it will become a reality this weekend. Amanda Crawford and Justin Tirk, bo...
Sheriff: 36 detained by ICE in Butler County
Sheriff: 36 detained b...
Seniors share stories, tips for long-lasting marriages
Seniors share stories,...
8 detained in Thursday drug bust in Butler
8 detained in Thursday...
Butler County Schools balance safety, quality instruction with remote learning d...
Butler County Schools ...
Fenelton couple to get married on Valentine’s Day
Fenelton couple to get...
Top Headlines
A jackpot-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 with Quick Cash ticket worth $889,273 was sold in Zelienople during the Thursday, Feb. 12 drawing. The ticket matched all fi...
February 13, 2026 Local News
Law enforcement detained eight people Thursday, Feb. 12, while executing a search warrant on a Federal Street residence in Butler, state police announced on Friday. Six ...
February 13, 2026 Local News
FORWARD TWP — Township supervisors have a finished budget to work with for the 2026 fiscal year. The township’s original 2026 budget was finalized and approved in Decemb...
February 13, 2026 Government
With the residents of Bernie’s Mobile Home Park in Winfield Township experiencing their third water service outage in the past four months, organizations have reached out...
February 13, 2026 Local News
An election polling place change in Zelienople and the consolidation of two Butler precincts into one were discussed at a Butler County commissioners meeting Wednesday, F...
February 13, 2026 Local News
News
Federal offices will be closed for Presidents Day on Monday, Feb. 16. Some services will be effected locally. The U.S. Postal Service will be closed and will not deliver ...
February 13, 2026 Local News
A Butler man is accused of attaching a tracker to a woman’s vehicle in Summit Township. Randy Lee Shuler, 40, was charged Tuesday, Feb. 10 by state police with misdemeano...
February 13, 2026 Local News
JEFFERSON TWP — As the Butler County Area Vocational-Technical School aimed to keep costs low, school boards like Knoch School District’s have shown less opposition to it...
February 13, 2026 Local News
During a meeting Monday, Feb. 9, Seven Fields Borough Council approved plans for a solar-powered communications device to be installed on the roof of the borough building...
February 13, 2026 Local News
A group of journalists from Sweden are wrapping up a weeklong visit to media hubs in the United States that included New York City, Boston and Washington, D.C. The goal o...
February 13, 2026 Local News
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Community
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
The Valencia Presbyterian Church deacons are holding a chili cook-off Feb. 24 at 6:30 p.m....
February 11, 2026
Cranberry Township building filled with Alan Byrne’s art
February 11, 2026
Bill Fay, of Chicora, had spent most of his life in bowling alleys and had racked up more ...
February 11, 2026
Reservations for shelters at Alameda Park for spring and summer dates starts Feb. 27. Butl...
February 10, 2026
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Sports
BRADENTON, Fla. — José Urquidy and the Pittsburgh Pirates finalized their $1.5 million, on...
 
PITTSBURGH — Elroy Face, an All-Star reliever for the Pittsburgh Pirates who saved three g...
February 13, 2026
Hanna Dailey scored 14 points, including nine in the first quarter, in Karns City girls ba...
February 13, 2026
The WPIAL girls basketball playoff pairing were announced Monday, with four Butler County ...
February 12, 2026
A Knoch-North Catholic Part 3 will have to wait a few rounds. But if it happens, it’ll set...
February 12, 2026
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Editorial
A fast-moving measles outbreak in South Carolina reached a grim milestone last week: It is now the biggest outbreak in the U.S. in a quarter century. ...
February 12, 2026 Other Voices
What’s Galentine’s Day? “Oh, it’s only the best day of the year,” said Leslie Knope, the fictional deputy director of the imaginary Pawnee Parks and ...
February 12, 2026 Our Opinion
February 12, 2026 Cartoons
Jeffrey Epstein has become one of the few scandals that unites Americans in cynicism. The case is about far more than sex crimes. It has crystallized ...
February 11, 2026 Other Voices
Visitors found a sign on the Mars Area Public Library’s doors Friday stating the library will be closed until further notice. This was after the libr...
February 11, 2026 Our Opinion
Business
Buffalo Township purchases two new police cars
February 12, 2026 Business
Financial adviser Lyric Schnur of Schnur McCance Group, a Baird Private Wealth Management team in Butler, was recently recognized with a 2026 Forbes’ ...
February 12, 2026 Business
CRANBERRY TWP — A new Jersey Mike’s Subs opened its doors in the township on Wednesday, Feb. 11, marking the chain’s second location in the community....
February 11, 2026 Local News
Kraft Heinz said Wednesday it's pausing its plans to split into two companies. Steve Cahillane, a former Kellogg Co. chief who became CEO of Kraft...
February 11, 2026 Business
The Penn State Extension is hosting a crop conference that includes reviewing crop production last growing season and planning for next year’s season,...
February 11, 2026 Local News
Weekend Entertainment
Let’s learn to speak the language of love. Regrettably, I cannot fluently speak any romance language. But that doesn’t stop me from communicating with those I love, espec...
February 12, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
PHILADELPHIA — Old City-based 9.14 Pictures is working on an untitled documentary about comedian Bob Saget, the Philly-bred funny man who rose to fame in the 1980s as the...
February 11, 2026 People
NEW YORK — James Van Der Beek, a heartthrob who starred in coming-of-age dramas at the dawn of the new millennium, shooting to fame playing the titular character in “Daws...
February 11, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Terrance Gore, a speedy outfielder who played for three World Series champions while spending parts of eight seasons in the major leagues, has died. He was 34. Chad Funde...
February 09, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
SAN FRANCISCO — Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime performance translated into an immediate surge in global listening, with new data from Apple Music showing sharp gains acr...
February 09, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
TUCSON, Ariz. — Savannah Guthrie’s family is “at an hour of desperation” in the search for her missing mother, the “Today” show host said in a video released Monday, just...
February 09, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
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Special Sections
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February 11, 2026 Special Sections
Looking to give your loved one roses for Valentine’s Day? This year, the traditional dozen red roses might not be your best bet. At least that’s the opinion of Jeff Doubl...
February 11, 2026 Special Sections
Love can be celebrated in many different ways. For children, it can mean hugs from parents, gift-giving or being there for a friend. At St. Wendelin Catholic School in S...
February 11, 2026 Local News
By February, most of us are looking forward to the gardening season. Our plant catalogs are dog-eared and worn; lists of plants and seeds are being finalized and we are a...
February 11, 2026 Special Sections
Doing something romantic for Valentine's Day does not need to involve a heart-shaped box of chocolates, roses or an atypically expensive dinner, according to relationship...
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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