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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.
Local News
The last class graduated from Chicora High School in 1959 before the school closed its doors and consolidated into Karns City Area Junior/Senior High School. Nearly seven...
January 27, 2026 Local News
Experience Butler County is running a promotion to encourage tourists and residents alike to try the unique food landscape of the region — when they are ready to go out i...
January 27, 2026 Local News
ADAMS TWP — Erie Insurance Company is suing the manufacturer of a bidet, claiming a defective hose fractured and leaked water throughout a township home and caused the co...
January 27, 2026 Crime & Courts
Armco Credit Union of Butler announced the three winners of its Walt Disney World Vacation Sweepstakes, held in honor of the credit union’s 90th anniversary. Dawn Rinaman...
January 27, 2026 Business
Almost all businesses, public buildings and transportation services were shut down this weekend by the winter storm, with some canceled through Tuesday. However, a handfu...
January 27, 2026 Local News
ADAMS TWP — Supervisors tabled a vote to grant tentative approval to plans for the Matilda Fields residential development during their meeting on Monday night, Jan. 26. T...
January 27, 2026 Local News
On Friday, Jan. 23, Gov. Josh Shapiro declared a “disaster emergency” for the entire Keystone State, as the western part of the state braced for its most severe snowstorm...
January 27, 2026 Local News
SLIPPERY ROCK TWP — Slippery Rock Parks and Recreation is set to receive a one-time payment from its supporting entities to give it the breathing room to make adjustments...
January 26, 2026 Local News
Harrisville Volunteer Fire Company is inviting anyone willing and able to join it to help out neighbors struggling with the aftermath of Winter Storm Fern. According to a...
January 26, 2026 Local News
A project to improve a section of State Route 228 in Buffalo and Clinton townships has received $7 million in federal Community Project Funding grants. The project is aim...
January 26, 2026 Local News
Other News
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s leading prisoner rights organization said Monday that dozens of prisoners were released over the weekend, as the United States continues ...
January 27, 2026 International News
PITTSBURGH — Several Pennsylvania Democrats expressed support for Gov. Josh Shapiro Sunday and Monday as his upcoming book and rising national profile reportedly rankle s...
January 27, 2026 National News
SANTA ANA, Calif. — A former Canadian Olympic snowboarder pleaded not guilty to running a billion-dollar drug trafficking ring and orchestrating multiple killings, as one...
January 26, 2026 National News
MEXICO CITY — Beer cans, candles and blood-stained clothing littered a soccer field in central Mexico on Monday, a day after gunmen killed 11 people and injured 12 others...
January 26, 2026 International News
WASHINGTON — The death toll from the Trump administration’s strikes on alleged drug boats is up to 126 people, with the inclusion of those presumed dead after being lost ...
January 26, 2026 National News
HOUSTON — The deadly and widespread winter storm paralyzing much of the American East with ice, snow and cold is also taking a multi-billion dollar bite out of the U.S. e...
January 26, 2026 National News
PORTLAND, Maine — The business jet that crashed during takeoff as a snowstorm moved in and visibility diminished in Maine on Sunday night, killing at least a half dozen p...
January 26, 2026 National News
JERUSALEM — Israel brought home the remains of the last hostage in Gaza on Monday, closing a painful chapter for the country and clearing the way for the next and more ch...
January 26, 2026 International News
WASHINGTON — Democratic senators are vowing to oppose a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security following the shooting death of a 37-year-old Minnesota man, ...
January 26, 2026 National News
TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday some of U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats should be viewed as prepositioning ahead of negotiations to renew ...
January 26, 2026 National News
Sports
Highlights from recent college action: Butler County products help Grove City at Western Pa. Invite Freeport graduate and Grove City College swimming freshman Mary Anne A...
January 26, 2026 Sports
Here are the latest cancellations and postponements as of 9:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 26. Missed something? Email us at sports@butlereagle.com. Monday, Jan. 26 Boys B...
January 26, 2026 Sports
BUTLER TWP — Knoch’s four medals at Saturday’s Butler Girls Wrestling Tournament marked the program's best performance at the event. To be fair, the Knights and the tourn...
January 26, 2026 Sports
After having a six-season streak of reaching the NCAA Division II football playoffs snapped this past campaign, Slippery Rock University head coach Shawn Lutz has been on...
January 26, 2026 Sports
See this week’s schedule of local sports across Butler County. Editor’s note: This schedule was compiled in the beginning of the season and Monday’s schedule was ...
January 26, 2026 Sports
Editorial
A record 45% of American adults now identify as political independents, according to new Gallup polling — up from 33% in 1990. That’s a big change. As the ranks of the p...
January 27, 2026 Other Voices
Many organizations, schools, businesses and even municipal government offices closed this weekend and Monday following the snow that blanketed Butler County on Sunday, Ja...
January 27, 2026 Our Opinion
January 27, 2026 Cartoons
Community
FOXBURG, Clarion Co. — The auditorium at Allegheny-Clarion Valley Junior/Senior High School is getting an overhaul so it can house new technology combining art and engine...
January 27, 2026 Community
Bishop Emeritus David Zubik will celebrate a special Mass on Friday, Jan. 30, to mark the 115th anniversary of Saint Gregory Catholic School, 2 W. Beaver St. in Zelienopl...
January 27, 2026 Community
The Cranberry Community Uniting People (CUP) is now accepting applications to be its 2026 beneficiary. Anyone within the Seneca Valley School District is welcome to appl...
January 27, 2026 Community
The Rotary Club of Slippery Rock is sponsoring a blood drive from noon to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4, at the Center Presbyterian Church, 211 Center St., Slippery Rock. C...
January 27, 2026 Community
Announcements
Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — With a winter storm blanketing a large swath of the country, Hollywood had its quietest weekend of the year at the box office. The Amazon MGM sci-fi thriller “...
January 27, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
MEXICO CITY — BTS’s upcoming concerts in Mexico have escalated to a presidential level, with the demands of the ARMY fan base reaching Claudia Sheinbaum’s Monday news bri...
January 27, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — The Tony Awards will be back at Radio City Music Hall for the 2026 ceremony honoring the best in American theater and shining the biggest spotlight on the seas...
January 27, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
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