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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette announces it has found a buyer to keep the newspaper open
NEW YORK — Barely two weeks before it was due to shut down, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said Tuesday it had found a last-minute buyer — a successful nonprofit j...
Sing Hosanna musical theater group to disband by end of summer
Butler County’s musical theater community will soon lose one of its contributors as the Sing Hosanna group announced this week it will disband by the end of thi...
Butler man pleads guilty to threatening Trump, U.S. officials
A Butler man pleaded guilty in federal court to threatening President Donald Trump and other United States officials, the U.S. Department of Justice announced M...
Karns Crossing, Route 228, Franklin Road projects continue in Butler County as weather warms
With warmer weather setting in, work is picking back up on some long-term road projects around the county. Karns Crossing Bridge replacement One major road proj...
Karns City receives design proposals for high school renovation
KARNS CITY — Architects have presented design proposals for a future high school renovation project to Karns City Area School District’s board, a big step towar...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette announces it has found a buyer to keep the newspaper ope...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazett...
Sing Hosanna musical theater group to disband by end of summer
Sing Hosanna musical t...
Butler man pleads guilty to threatening Trump, U.S. officials
Butler man pleads guil...
Karns Crossing, Route 228, Franklin Road projects continue in Butler County as w...
Karns Crossing, Route ...
Karns City receives design proposals for high school renovation
Karns City receives de...
Top Headlines
Sugarcreek Elementary School is close to being completely demolished. The Karns City Area School District board approved a bid for abatement and razing of the former Sug...
April 14, 2026 Local News
One adult was flown to the hospital for suspected moderate injuries following a school van crash Monday afternoon, April 13. According to state police, emergency responde...
April 13, 2026 Local News
CLAY TWP — The toy store billing itself as the “world’s coolest” is now at the epicenter of the hottest toy phenomenon of the moment. On Monday afternoon, April 13, a lin...
April 14, 2026 Business
VALENCIA — The borough is in the middle of negotiations with St. Barnabas Health System on entering into a public-private partnership agreement — a contractually binding ...
April 14, 2026 Local News
SLIPPERY ROCK TWP — While students are away for summer break, Slippery Rock Area School District is looking to make some small facility upgrades. The district school boar...
April 13, 2026 Local News
News
HARRISVILLE — Borough council is making strides toward revitalizing their parks and recreational areas through repairs and additions. At a council meeting on Monday, Apri...
April 14, 2026 Local News
A Greenville man died over the weekend when his UTV overturned in Mercer County. Chad W. Bromley, 42, died at the scene Saturday, April 11, when the UTV rolled over him ...
April 14, 2026 Local News
ZELIENOPLE — Glade Run Lutheran Services said it is changing the name of St. Stephen’s Lutheran Academy to Glade Run Academy. According to the organization, the new name ...
April 14, 2026 Local News
The Route 422 eastbound on- and off-ramps at the Route 422/Route 19 interchange will be closed between April 20 and 26 as a result of the Route 422 resurfacing project in...
April 14, 2026 Local News
Traffic along Route 228 in Middlesex and Adams townships will be impacted as PennDOT road crews will be conducting median work at the Robert Williams Drive intersection. ...
April 14, 2026 Local News
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Community
Andy Potyka retired from Armco in 1996, but his hard hat was still in use in Butler Townsh...
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
The Friends of the Mars Area Public Library will hold its Spring Book Sale from Thursday t...
April 13, 2026
Hope’s Road will host a free “Planting Hope” event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 2,...
April 13, 2026
Mars Area Elementary School third-grader Quinn Grady is seeking votes in the national “Ame...
April 13, 2026
BUTLER TWP — Last spring, 186 Butler County Community College students transferred a numbe...
April 13, 2026
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Sports
PITTSBURGH — Paul Skenes spent last season pitching on a razor's edge, aware that one mist...
 
SLIPPERY ROCK — Ian Ross could’ve walked out of Slippery Rock University’s Critchfield Par...
April 13, 2026
Nolan Stefaniak and Trent Best combined for a two-hit gem as Butler baseball blanked Hempf...
April 13, 2026
PITTSBURGH — Paul Skenes allowed one hit in six strong innings, and Brandon Lowe homered f...
April 13, 2026
Bob Rottman knew he had something special when Lily Staab joined Moniteau varsity softball...
April 13, 2026
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Editorial
April 14, 2026 Cartoons
The staff of the Tamarack Wildlife Center in Crawford County deserve praise for their successful efforts to heal an injured bald eagle found last fall...
April 14, 2026 Our Opinion
For decades, there’s been a quasi-clandestine accord about expanding oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. Nobody wanted to go there — well, except the ...
April 14, 2026 Other Voices
April 14, 2026 Cartoons
Firefighters and other first responders saved a life last week on Wednesday, April 8, when they responded to a house fire on Center Avenue in Butler w...
April 13, 2026 Our Opinion
Business
NEW YORK — Convenience chain 7-Eleven expects to close hundreds of its locations this year. According to earnings filings published last week, 7-Eleve...
April 14, 2026 Business
A Butler senior living community has received national recognition. Newhaven Court at Clearview earned U.S. News & World Report 2026 Best Senior Livin...
April 14, 2026 Business
Armco Credit Union, based out of Butler, is expanding its Butler County footprint toward the southeast portion of the county. With a target open date ...
April 14, 2026 Business
Route 8 will be losing a staple breakfast spot at the end of the month. Reichold’s Cafe, 772 Pittsburgh Road in Butler, has announced plans to close i...
April 14, 2026 Business
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks rallied Monday and recovered the last of their losses caused so far by the U.S.-Iran war, as Wall Street remains hopeful that ...
April 13, 2026 Business
Weekend Entertainment
Greater Pittsburgh Civil War Roundtable will have a presentation from Ronald Kirkwood, titled “Too Much For Human Endurance.” The talk will take place at 7 p.m. Monday, A...
April 08, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — Britney Spears has entered a substance abuse treatment facility just over a month after she was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alco...
April 13, 2026 People
NEW YORK — More than a thousand movie stars, writers, directors and other Hollywood professionals announced their “unequivocal opposition” to the proposed Paramount merge...
April 13, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — Sid Krofft, the Canadian-born entertainment wizard who teamed with his brother and fellow puppeteer Marty Krofft to create such cult favorites as children's 19...
April 13, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Sadie Sandler starring in the Netflix comedy “Roommates” and fresh tunes from Zayn Malik are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near yo...
April 12, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
“The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” enjoyed otherworldly success at the box office in its second weekend in theaters. The Universal and Illumination sequel added $69 mill...
April 12, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
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Special Sections
To view the Butler Eagle’s PDF version, click here. ...
April 14, 2026 Special Sections
Vendors and exhibitors scheduled to appear at this year’s Butler County Home Show include: Agway Water Treatment of Western PA Alex Restoration & Masonry Repairs ARK Base...
April 08, 2026 Special Sections
When something in the house stops working or needs to be replaced, the first impulse of many people is to call a contractor or comparison shop online. Others have the min...
April 08, 2026 Special Sections
3 days of experts, exhibits, demonstrations and free admission
April 08, 2026 Special Sections
Many consumers are guilty of filling drawers or closets with old laptops, cellphones, fitness trackers and other electronic devices once they are no longer needed. It’s h...
April 08, 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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