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Industry history an important part of Butler’s past
Steeples and Stacks puts business on display at Saturday event
‘Arts Alley’ mural highlights Butler’s heritage
Washington Trail, Moraine State Park depicted in image
Pancake breakfast tops off final day of Cranberry Summer Nights
CRANBERRY TWP — The aroma of pancakes filled Cranberry Township Community Park Saturday morning, July 11, as the Cranberry Township Area Lions Club kicked off t...
Steeples & Stacks welcomes history
When the young, slightly redheaded 21-year-old George Washington was asked to deliver a message to Virginia, he stopped in what is now Harmony. A Native America...
With new deportation date set, the Carrizalez family considers what’s next
The Carrizalez family spent their Fourth of July, just two days after Ignacio’s release from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, like an ordinary ...
Industry history an important part of Butler’s past
Industry history an im...
‘Arts Alley’ mural highlights Butler’s heritage
‘Arts Alley’ mural hig...
Pancake breakfast tops off final day of Cranberry Summer Nights
Pancake breakfast tops...
Steeples & Stacks welcomes history
Steeples & Stacks welc...
With new deportation date set, the Carrizalez family considers what’s next
With new deportation d...
Top Headlines
Butler doubled its Inspiration Trail bench collection Friday, July 10, as it unveiled two new art installations in front of the Arc of Butler County and the Butler Family...
July 10, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Longo: Community unites to help one another
July 11, 2026 Local News
Those looking for the Genesis Medical Associates primary care facility near Butler Memorial Hospital need not worry; it hasn’t disappeared. It has simply moved a few mile...
July 11, 2026 Health
Over 40 Butler County adults obtained their commonwealth secondary school diplomas through a free Butler County Community College program during its 40th anniversary. A J...
July 11, 2026 Local News
An Allegheny Township man was sentenced Friday in Butler County Common Pleas Court to serve a sentence of prison and house arrest after pleading guilty to one of more tha...
July 11, 2026 Crime & Courts
News
Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education announced a new initiative to cover remaining tuition costs for in-state undergraduate students who receive federal and st...
July 11, 2026 Local News
A Butler man allegedly struck his father multiple times with a hammer and was found with another weapon, a Molotov cocktail, in Franklin Township, state police said. Tim...
July 11, 2026 Local News
A 66-year-old Butler man is accused of exposing himself in front of multiple children at a public pool in Slippery Rock Township. Richard Edward Weiland was charged Frida...
July 11, 2026 Local News
Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education’s Board of Governors are poised to raise in-state undergraduate tuition by $172 per semester unless the state provides suf...
July 11, 2026 Local News
After visiting Butler County earlier this week, U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pa., has sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy urging the Department of...
July 10, 2026 Government
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Community
Moraine, Cranberry Township have renowned courses
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Today in History
 
The Zelienople Historical Society is selling tickets for its annual quilt raffle at the bo...
July 10, 2026
The Butler County Historical Society will present a talk about Walter Lowrie on Thursday, ...
July 10, 2026
Butler Senior High School awarded 67 scholarships to graduating seniors May 19. The Goodma...
July 09, 2026
KidsFest is a three-day fun-filled camp where children learn about God in an interactive w...
July 09, 2026
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Sports
PITTSBURGH — The scheduled game between the Milwaukee Brewers and Pittsburgh Pirates was p...
 
Four different Butler Iron Bucks pitchers combined to throw a no-hitter, as the Iron Bucks...
July 10, 2026
The St. Louis Cardinals and JJ Wetherholt have agreed to an eight-year, $112.5 million con...
July 10, 2026
David Leslie wasn’t accustomed to lackluster outings. The Butler graduate and 2025 Ame...
July 10, 2026
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates fell back to .500 and failed to claim a series against...
July 09, 2026
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Editorial
July 10, 2026 Cartoons
Well, it’s happened again. For the fifth year in a row, Pennsylvania lawmakers missed the deadline for passing a state budget. Republicans who control...
July 10, 2026 Our Opinion
Pennsylvania is producing 60% fewer new teachers than it did a decade ago. So what needs to be done to address this shortage? Having dedicated my care...
July 10, 2026 Other Voices
July 08, 2026 Cartoons
Mars can remain a unique place even if it becomes a township instead of a borough. Mars Borough Council voted Monday, July 7, to put the merging of th...
July 08, 2026 Our Opinion
Business
The following are first place winners from the Big Butler Fair, which ended Saturday. Champions Supreme Ewe, Bobbie Jo Morrison, New Castle Supreme R...
July 11, 2026 Agriculture
The following are first place winners from the Big Butler Fair, which ended Saturday. Youth Vegetables Beets, Alexis Brown, Butler Cucumbers–Pickling...
July 11, 2026 Agriculture
The following are first place winners from the Big Butler Fair, which ended Saturday. Special Contests Bale Decorating Contest, Country Roots 4H, Boy...
July 11, 2026 Agriculture
NEW YORK — Shares of South Korean memory chipmaker SK Hynix rose 14% as they made their debut on Wall Street, at a time when demand for chips is surgi...
July 10, 2026 Business
NEW YORK — Kia America has issued a new recall for nearly 463,000 of its Telluride SUVs, urging owners to again park their vehicles outside and away f...
July 10, 2026 Business
Weekend Entertainment
The Cranberry Women’s Club will host the Farkleberry Craft Show Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Cranberry Township Municipal Center. While the event is several months away, appl...
July 08, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
Say what you will about them, but the Disney live-action remakes have at least given us a choice. Which would you rather see? A spirited, soaring, animated “Moana,” or a ...
July 11, 2026 Reviews
French filmmaker Sébastien Vaniček vowed when he took charge of the sixth installment in the “Evil Dead” film series that it would be the most brutal. Mission accomplishe...
July 11, 2026 Reviews
ABC is continuing to fight back forcefully against efforts by federal regulators to reopen the question of whether its popular talk show “The View” is subject to equal ti...
July 09, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Every so often, I like to go into more detail about the life and times of stars we see night after night over Butler, provided clouds don’t get in the way. All of the sta...
July 09, 2026 Community
LOS ANGELES — “The Pitt” led all nominees with 25 in a dominant sophomore season, while “Hacks” got a graduation party with a record-setting 24 to lead all comedies in it...
July 09, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
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Special Sections
To view the Butler Eagle’s PDF version, click here. ...
July 07, 2026 Special Sections
This list is one in a series showing a snapshot of what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. Below are the even...
July 04, 2026 Special Sections
This list is one in a series showing a snapshot of what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. Below are a number...
July 03, 2026 Special Sections
This list is one in a series showing a snapshot of what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. Butler Area Pu...
July 03, 2026 Special Sections
This list is one in a series showing a snapshot of what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. Butler Transit Aut...
July 03, 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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