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.
West Penn Power reported Saturday morning, March 14, that 12,433 of its customers had no electricity, after heavy winds took down electric lines and trees around the area...
Data breaches and ransomware attacks make headlines with alarming frequency these days. Businesses of all sizes face a pressing question: How do they protect their compan...
Commuters who frequent Hansen Avenue and Whitestown Road regularly might have noticed some activity at the former Lyndora Hotel over the past few weeks.
That’s because th...
A Pittsburgh man is accused of entering a camper uninvited in search of a person to help him.
Robert Christopher Tabor, 39, was charged Friday, March 13, with one felony ...
Parents want to be connected to their students; teachers want engaged, attentive students; and Butler Area superintendent Brian White wants to find a way to balance the c...
Rep. Mike Kelly, R-16th, who represents Butler County, sat down with Butler Eagle reporters on Tuesday March 10, to talk about the latest happenings in Washington. Th...
St. Patrick’s Day is all about the “wearin’ of the green,” but did you ever consider the “growin’ of the green” in your landscape?
In high school biology, we learned tha...
NEW YORK — This stowaway truly was sly as a fox.
A red fox somehow slipped onto a cargo ship that traveled from Southampton, England, to New York, where the animal is no...
WASHINGTON — In New York City, two men who federal authorities say were inspired by the Islamic State brought powerful homemade bombs to a protest outside the mayoral man...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The American military has ordered 2,500 Marines and an amphibious assault ship to the Middle East, a U.S. official said Friday, in a major a...
WEST BLOOMFIELD TWP, Mich. — A man with a rifle who crashed into a large Michigan synagogue in what federal officials say was an attack had lost four family members in an...
NEW YORK — Court documents show less than two years after Mohamed Bailor Jalloh was released from prison for attempting to aid the Islamic State group, he opened fire in ...
KLEINFELTERSVILLE, Pa. — A few dozen birdwatchers gathered in the predawn darkness to wait for the moment when thousands of migrating snow geese stopped honking and preen...
PROVO, Utah — The man accused of killing Charlie Kirk on a Utah college campus was back in court Friday as a state judge weighs whether certain documents and proceedings ...
A club hockey team consisting of players from various school districts, including Butler, Seneca Valley and Freeport, will be competing at the end of March in a national ...
Junior Jacob Proudfoot had 10 kills and Avery Rudolph dished out 26 assists as Butler boys volleyball opened the season with a sweep of visiting Latrobe on Friday.
Jaeden...
Swimming this late in the high school season is nothing new for Knoch’s Adrian Lavorini.
The senior had qualified for the PIAA Swimming and Diving Championships meet the ...
MCCONNELLSBURG, Fulton County — North Catholic entered Friday evening’s PIAA Class 4A boys basketball quarterfinal hoping to play spoiler.
For most of the contest against...
Another college rugby tournament will be held Saturday and Sunday, March 14-15, at Butler’s Pullman Recreation Complex.
Slippery Rock University’s men’s team will be amon...
For the second year in a row, it’s North Catholic’s boys and girls teams left standing from Butler County in the PIAA basketball tournaments.
The Trojans and Trojanettes ...
The 2026 Penguins Cup playoffs begin Feb. 23, starting with Class A.
Butler takes on North Catholic in a battle of Butler County teams in a play-in game Tuesday, Feb. 24....
PITTSBURGH — Jeff Capel is sticking around in Pittsburgh.
Athletic director Allen Greene announced Friday that Capel will be back for a ninth season despite a disappoint...
BUTLER TWP — Butler football considered returning home to the WPIAL during the offseason.
But with PIAA enrollment classifications set and no change to WPIAL’s conference...
We can argue about the reason. We can cast blame or spread it around. The bottom line for the average American remains: It’s more expensive to maintain the same quality o...
I am writing to express my objection to U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly’s recent vote for the SAVE America Act in the U.S. House. (“House passes strict voter regulation,” Butler Eag...
This is in response to Mike Rock’s letter, “Only service dogs should be allowed in grocery stores,” (Feb. 22, Page A4).
My beloved Bandit, whom I sadly had to euthanize a...
Perhaps Butler County has always been a red county, as mentioned in the Sunday, Feb. 22, letter (“Letters not reflective of county,” Page A4). But change is inevitable an...
Butler County’s rolling fields, family farms and rural landscapes are more than just scenic backdrops. They are the foundation of our local economy, our food system and o...
Lifesteps is accepting registrations for the 2026-27 Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts program, serving qualified families in Armstrong, Beaver and Butler counties.
The program i...
Beef, potatoes and leeks, lightly coated in a rich beer-mustard sauce, are the stars of this hearty one-pot meal. It’s perfect for celebrating St. Patrick’s Day or for an...
Senior centers at Butler, Chicora, Cranberry Township, Evans City, Slippery Rock, Mount Chestnut and Winfield Township will serve the following menus this week.
Lunch is ...
The Theodore K. Vogeley Memorial Scholarship application is available on the Butler Senior High School website under “News & Announcements” under “Quick Links.”
Applicant...
Five youths in a home school STEM class built a milk jug igloo in the Butler YMCA with the help of a retired architect.
According to the YMCA, Dylan, Daniel, Annie, Anna ...
Jacob Loyal
Five years since your light left us. Five years since your smile strengthened us, your arms consoled us, your heart held us.
The world is dark without your li...
In loving memory of A. Dale Pinkerton
March 14, 1940 - January 19, 2020
This Man made a difference
You Are Not Forgotten
You are not forgotten, loved one
Nor will yo...
In loving memory of our beloved Ben Rihel whose birthday is March 15.
Happy Heavenly 41st Birthday, sweet boy, Ben.
Even though you would have been 41 today, you were onl...
In loving memory of our beloved Bill Gregory who passed away 10 years ago today.
There have been many changes in the 10 years that you have been gone, but two things that...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — From Mexican American and Chicano barrios in the American Southwest to the halls of the Smithsonian on the National Mall and even the streets of Japan...
The hunky, sweet hero in the new romantic drama “Reminders of Him” at one point turns to the movie’s heroine and tells her: “I’m starting to wonder if you’re the saddest ...
Writer-director Ian Tuason’s feature debut, the sonic-driven horror “Undertone,” has, at least at the outset, an appealingly stripped-down quality.
The 30-something Evy ...
LONDON — Over six decades of “Doctor Who,” the intergalactic adventurer’s adversaries have included evil robots, rampaging Yeti — and the BBC, which erased many early epi...
