Read the latest news from today along with all of the articles published yesterday to the website in preparation for the current print edition of the Butler Eagle.
BELLEFONTE — As federal Medicaid cuts loomed over Pennsylvania’s rural hospitals, health advocates focused on safeguarding funding for these already strained facilities ...
These real estate transactions were recorded in Butler County from Sept. 15 to 19:
Adams Township
Annette Mowery to Andrew and Caitlin Lipinski at 9107 Cherry Blosso...
Seneca Valley School District’s board appointed Samantha Flanhofer as the next assistant principal for Ryan Gloyer Middle School.
Flanhofer, a Gibsonia resident, has wor...
A 26-year-old woman died Saturday, Nov. 22, after being electrocuted at Sonneborn in Petrolia, according to officials.
Victoria Zachrich, of Hadley, Mercer County, died...
No injuries were reported when police, ems and fire companies responded to a trailer fire Sunday evening, Nov. 23, in Jefferson Township.
Crews were dispatched at 8:24 p...
A 67-year-old Concord Township woman died Saturday, Nov. 22, in a farming accident.
Nancy J. Porter died from injuries sustained in the farming accident, according to of...
The City of Butler’s building will be closed until further notice after a pipe burst over the weekend and caused significant damage to the 140 W. North St. location.
May...
The proposed budget for Middlesex Township for the 2026 fiscal year is not expected to include a tax increase.
The draft budget, which was first advertised on Wednesday,...
NEW YORK — A tax on tea once sparked rebellion. This time, it’s just causing headaches.
Importers of the prized leaves have watched costs climb, orders stall and margins...
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Monday dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, concluding that t...
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon announced Monday it is investigating Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona over possible breaches of military law after the former Navy pilot jo...
The turbulence caused by the longest government shutdown on record may still be fresh on travelers' minds this Thanksgiving, but experts say preparing for the usual holid...
WASHINGTON — With his new 28-point plan to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, President Donald Trump is resurfacing his argument that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy do...
Philadelphia stands to lose tens of millions of dollars in federal funds intended to fight homelessness under a plan issued by the Trump administration that advocates say...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — A long-dormant volcano erupted in northern Ethiopia over the weekend, sending ash plumes across the Red Sea toward Yemen and Oman.
The Hayli Gubbi...
BRASILIA, Brazil — Brazil's federal police on Saturday arrested former president Jair Bolsonaro over suspicion he was plotting to escape and avoid starting a 27-year pris...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A University of Alabama at Birmingham football player stabbed two teammates Saturday morning hours before the team's game against the University of Sou...
GENEVA — Top U.S. and Ukrainian officials said Sunday they'd made progress toward ending the Russia-Ukraine war but provided scant details after discussing the American ...
LONDON — Pressure is increasing for the former Prince Andrew to give evidence to a U.S. congressional committee investigating the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein a...
PITTSBURGH — Mike Tomlin thrives living on the margins. The Pittsburgh Steelers coach loves it when things get “thick,” to borrow one of his favorite words.
Things have ...
The high school basketball season is nearly here. As with every year, the faces have changed.
Here are some of the Butler County boys hoops players you can expect to leav...
See this week’s schedule of local sports across Butler County.
Monday, Nov. 24
Boys Hockey
8:30 — Seneca Valley at Central Catholic, at Alpha Ice Complex
8:40 —...
PITTSBURGH — Amarri Monroe scored 25 points to lead Quinnipiac to an 83-75 victory over Pittsburgh on Sunday in the Legends Classic, giving the Bobcats their first win ov...
Virginia Tech’s financial commitment to football is evident in new coach James Franklin’s five-year contract, which guarantees him $41.75 million and dramatically increas...
CHICAGO — Caleb Williams hoped he'd get a chance to chat with Aaron Rodgers. He got his opportunity after he led the Bears to yet another close win.
Williams threw for th...
It required penalty kicks for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds to make club history, but it was worth it.
The Riverhounds beat FC Tulsa on PKs 5-3 Saturday after a scoreless dr...
STATE COLLEGE — Kaytron Allen ran for 160 yards and two touchdowns, and Penn State’s defense played its best game of the season to keep the Nittany Lions’ bowl hopes aliv...
ATLANTA — Ja’Kyrian Turner ran for 201 yards and a touchdown, Braylan Lovelace had a 100-yard interception return and Pittsburgh held off No. 15 Georgia Tech 42-28 Saturd...
PITTSBURGH — Brandon Montour scored with 50 seconds left in overtime to give the Seattle Kraken a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night.
Montour's wrist ...
Budget plans for next year have been proposed by Butler County and city officials and neither proposal looks to raise taxes for 2026.
The city chalks this up to revenues ...
The bedrock life principle, “the house always wins,” derives from the mathematical advantage casinos build into their games. But what if that wasn’t the price of admittan...
CENTER TWP — Thousands of shoeboxes have been loaded into trucks at Community Alliance Church over the past week and their journey is just beginning.
Rege Judy, coordinat...
With days to go before the Thanksgiving holiday, dozens of families gathered at the St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church on Sunday, Nov. 23, to grab a bagged lunch as part of...
Lily Maser, a senior at Butler Senior High School, achieved the Girl Scout Gold Award through the completion of a project she called the five senses of animal enrichment....
Robert S. Bieber
February 8, 1960 – November 24, 2006
Time slips by and life goes on,
But from my heart you’re never gone.
Rob, hard to believe it has been
19 years, miss...
David Clingensmith
January 11, 1955 - November 24, 2023
It has been 2 years since you left this world to be in God’s kingdom. You left us with great memories that will li...
Love the Lord, all his saints! The Lord preserves the faithful, but the proud he pays back in full. Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord. — Psalm 31:23-...
Chicora and Slippery Rock kicked off the holiday season with a parade and light up night, respectively; and at Trinity Lutheran Church on Saturday, two miniature trees we...
