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No Kings rallies foster conversation between protesters, counterprotesters
Hundreds in Butler County showed out for No Kings rallies in Zelienople, Adams Township and Evans City, joining the thousands protesting nationwide Saturday, Ma...
Jackson egg hunt pulls large crowds of competitors
JACKSON TWP — The Jackson Community Foundation hosted its free township Easter Egg hunt on Saturday. The hunt was held at Sippel Reservoir Park and allowed part...
Butler’s Best Buddies Eggstravaganza gets families ready for Easter
Butler’s Best Buddies Eggstravaganza brought Easter spirited fun to families, helping to fund the program and bring peers with differences closer together. Best...
No Kings rallies begin across Butler County
Three No Kings rallies are set around Butler County Saturday as protests against President Donald Trump’s administration are planned nationwide for the third ti...
Butler County representatives split on Pa. marriage equality bill
Butler County’s delegation in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives — all Republicans — are split down the middle in how they voted on a newly proposed bill...
No Kings rallies foster conversation between protesters, counterprotesters
No Kings rallies foste...
Jackson egg hunt pulls large crowds of competitors
Jackson egg hunt pulls...
Butler’s Best Buddies Eggstravaganza gets families ready for Easter
Butler’s Best Buddies ...
No Kings rallies begin across Butler County
No Kings rallies begin...
Butler County representatives split on Pa. marriage equality bill
Butler County represen...
Top Headlines
Daniel Lewis heard the estimated 100-year-old tree graze his home as it fell onto a neighboring home during severe storms Thursday night, March 26. “The ground was shaki...
March 28, 2026 Local News
CRANBERRY TWP — The defense for a mechanic charged with deceptive business practices in multiple cases argued the proceedings should be civil matters, not criminal. Keit...
March 27, 2026 Local News
A 7 Brew drive-through coffee house and an America’s Tire are making plans to open shops in Cranberry Township. Developers for both projects are scheduled to make their p...
March 27, 2026 Government
Slippery Rock University’s food pantry is receiving a sizable grant from the state, assisting its efforts to combat food insecurity and give students better access to foo...
March 28, 2026 Local News
The state Department of Transportation, state police and the state Turnpike Commission are warning about a number of text phishing scams and reminding residents that Penn...
March 27, 2026 Local News
News
Butler County rivers and lakes well stocked
March 28, 2026 Local News
Left turns will no longer be allowed at the intersection of Davis Road and Route 228 in Middlesex Township after April 6, according to the state Department of Transportat...
March 27, 2026 Local News
State Rep. Aaron Bernstine, R-8th, will host a seminar on firearm ownership and concealed carry laws from 5:30 to 7 p.m. April 15. The event, which will be held at the Un...
March 27, 2026 Local News
Slippery Rock University’s council of trustees voted to increase some fees for students, including academic, dining and parking fees. The council voted at its business me...
March 27, 2026 Local News
A Hilliards man was sentenced to five years of probation Thursday in Butler County Common Pleas Court. Patrick J. Butcherine, 40, faced charges stemming from a string of ...
March 27, 2026 Crime & Courts
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Community
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
The Worthington-West Franklin Community Library and End of the Hall Used Bookstore are hav...
March 27, 2026
T-shirts remind students to be kind every Wednesday
March 27, 2026
The Rotary Club of Cranberry Township — Sunrise honored the December, January and February...
March 26, 2026
There even might be a bright, morning comet There’s absolutely no guarantee, but early Apr...
March 26, 2026
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Sports
JACKSON TWP — It felt like athletes were battling the elements more than their rivals Satu...
 
ADAMS TWP — The Mars Planets didn’t sweat. In the regular season, players on the girls lac...
March 27, 2026
Butler’s Mavrik Clement hit a solo home run while pitchers Blake Scott and Ryan Rattigan c...
March 27, 2026
After averaging 22.4 points and seven rebounds per game and leading her team to the state ...
March 27, 2026
Fernando Mendoza didn't participate in on-field drills at the combine last month but p...
March 27, 2026
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Editorial
I am writing regarding the Sunday, March 21, edition letter “It takes courage to stand up to tyranny” (Page A4). I am fairly certain you won’t publish...
March 28, 2026 Letters to the Editor
I often read in the Letters to the Editor section of this paper issues facing our nation oversimplified as being either Republican or Democrat. Do we ...
March 28, 2026 Letters to the Editor
On Friday, March 13, at approximately 5:30 p.m., a Goliath of a pine tree, over 70 feet tall, snapped in the wind and somehow managed to descend witho...
March 28, 2026 Letters to the Editor
Agriculture is often misunderstood as a narrow career path — something reserved for those who plan to farm or work directly with livestock and crops. ...
March 28, 2026 Other Voices
The Pennsylvania House deserves credit for being proactive in dealing with the building of data centers in the state. Last week, the house approved a...
March 28, 2026 Our Opinion
Business
SAN FRANCISCO — Internet trailblazer Yahoo is exploring technology’s next frontier with Scout, an answer engine powered by artificial intelligence. Sc...
March 27, 2026 Business
Realty ONE Group is expanding its footprint into Butler County. The real estate agency is preparing to open its new Realty ONE Group Landmark office i...
March 27, 2026 Business
BUTLER TWP — Sometimes the perfect career opportunity is the one you least expected. Students from around Butler County and community members got a ta...
March 26, 2026 Business
NEW YORK — Hopes for a possible end to the war with Iran pushed stocks higher on Wall Street Wednesday, while oil prices eased. The S&P 500 rose 0.5% ...
March 26, 2026 Business
LOS ANGELES — A jury found both Meta and YouTube liable in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that aimed to hold social media platforms responsible for harm ...
March 26, 2026 Business
Weekend Entertainment
With Easter just around the corner, Butler County has a host of egg hunts before, during and after Easter Sunday for children to take part in. March 27: Alameda Park ...
March 26, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — Singer-songwriter Darrell “Dash” Crofts, who teamed with childhood friend Jim Seals for such 1970s soft-rock hits as “Summer Breeze,” “Diamond Girl” and “Get C...
March 27, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Paul McCartney is back with his first new album since the end of 2020, and a new single that honors late former bandmate John Lennon. The Beatles icon and former Wings fr...
March 26, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — The Oscars are leaving Hollywood. In 2029, the year the telecast moves from ABC to YouTube, the ceremony itself will move from its longtime home at the Dol...
March 26, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — A woman from Florida pleaded not guilty Wednesday to the attempted murder of Rihanna. Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, of Orlando, also pleaded not guilty through he...
March 25, 2026 People
Joshua Rowe uses keys to unlock doors just like anyone else, but they also helped him enter a world of arts and crafts. For nearly two decades, Rowe — who is now in his l...
March 24, 2026 Community
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Special Sections
Helping local children develop early literacy skills
March 17, 2026 Special Sections
Verah Vucelich, 3, kicked away from the side of the pool, a small foam backpack strapped to her chest, as her instructor encouraged her from a few feet away. In adjacent ...
March 17, 2026 Special Sections
To view the Butler Eagle’s PDF version, click here. ...
March 10, 2026 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
Cranking up the volume in your car may sound harmless and fun, but it could lead to hearing problems in your older years -- and possibly even increase your risk of dement...
February 18, 2026 Senior
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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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