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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
Butler Memorial Hospital has received a $250,000 grant from Pennsylvania’s Department of Labor and Industry to support its planned preapprenticeship program. The grant, a...
May 08, 2026 Local News
CRANBERRY TWP — At Thursday’s township meeting, the board of supervisors voted unanimously to pass the conditional use application for the planned 7 Brew location along R...
May 08, 2026 Local News
Mars Area Middle School’s seventh- and eighth-graders went to battle Thursday morning for a good cause, and they did so via water balloon. The school’s student council sp...
May 08, 2026 Local News
Whirlpool appeared to be in a prime position to thrive, producing about 80% of its major appliances at American factories at a time when President Donald Trump has emphas...
May 07, 2026 Business
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose again this week, reflecting ongoing bond market volatility as surging oil prices due to the war with Iran heighten inflation...
May 07, 2026 Business
McDonald’s posted better-than-expected sales in the first quarter but said high gas prices and consumer anxiety over the Iran war could dent sales this spring. The a...
May 07, 2026 Business
State Rep. Aaron Bernstine, R-8th, is hosting two events in Butler County for veterans and members of the public to learn about issues and ask questions. A veterans event...
May 07, 2026 Local News
Five Allegheny Health Network hospitals have earned the highest possible “A” grades in The Leapfrog Group’s Spring 2026 Hospital Safety Grades for excellence in patient s...
May 07, 2026 Business
A Pittsburgh-area floral design studio has made its way north to Butler County. Blue Daisy Floral Designs officially opened its Zelienople location, 109 E. Spring St., wi...
May 07, 2026 Business
A Butler man is charged with driving under the influence of alcohol with a 15-month-old child in the vehicle in Concord Township. Coltin Lee Lary, 20, was charged Tuesday...
May 07, 2026 Local News
Other News
HOMESTEAD, Allegheny County — Retired emergency medical services director Vern Smith, a face familiar to thousands of Butler County residents, was one of six people acros...
May 08, 2026 Pennsylvania News
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican raised the “need to work tirelessly in favor of peace” in talks Thursday with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who came to Rome on a fence-...
May 07, 2026 International News
HERSHEY, Pa. — Supreme Court justices are not “political actors,” Chief Justice John Roberts said Wednesday, insisting unpopular court decisions are based solely on the l...
May 07, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's proposal to put a coat of white paint on the exterior of a 19th-century historic landmark building next to the White House could cos...
May 07, 2026 National News
As storm chaser Ashton Lemley picked his way through a tornado-ravaged Mississippi trailer park, he heard the unmistakable meow of a kitten pierce the predawn darkness. T...
May 07, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department will begin revoking the U.S. passports of thousands of parents who owe a significant amount of unpaid child support. The departmen...
May 07, 2026 National News
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran has created a government agency to vet and tax vessels seeking passage through the crucial Strait of Hormuz, a shipping data company re...
May 07, 2026 International News
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.S. military said it intercepted Iranian attacks Thursday on three Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz and “targeted Iranian military fa...
May 07, 2026 International News
Russian air defenses shot down 347 Ukrainian drones overnight, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Thursday, in what appeared to be a major attack after Moscow spurned Kyiv’s ...
May 07, 2026 International News
BOGUE CHITTO, Miss. — Anunciata Schwebel could only watch in horror on FaceTime while her friend and tenant slunk into a bathtub to take cover from one of several tornado...
May 07, 2026 National News
Sports
North Catholic girls lacrosse closed the season with a dominating 19-5 victory against host West Allegheny on Thursday. Kate Geary scored three times for the Trojanettes ...
May 07, 2026 Sports
In its quest for a fourth consecutive WPIAL Class 2A championship, Mars girls lacrosse was tabbed as the top seed in the district playoff tournament. The brackets were re...
May 07, 2026 Sports
Butler County boasts four teams in this season’s WPIAL softball playoffs, which get underway next week. Seneca Valley, seeded No. 2 in Class 6A, received a bye to the sem...
May 07, 2026 Sports
It’s a good time of year to run (or walk) in Butler County. We’ve got three great events from wild to mild over the next two weekends. On Saturday, go wild with Glacier R...
May 07, 2026 Sports
Editorial
Community
Three seniors graduating from Butler Senior high School were selected to receive the Starwood Scholarships, provided by a local couple through the Pittsburgh Foundation. ...
May 07, 2026 Community
Passavant House maintained since 1978 by Zelienople Historical Society
May 07, 2026 Community
Forward Township has a unique connection to America’s colonial past. It’s the location where George Washington was nearly shot and killed by his Native American traveling...
May 07, 2026 Community
Announcements
Arts & Entertainment
First United Methodist Church, 1802 N. Main Street Extension in Center Township, will hold its annual rummage sale May 15 and 16. The sale will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 ...
May 07, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
Butler Township is hosting its annual “Guys who Grill” event benefiting the Butler Golden Tornado Scholastic Foundation from 5 to 8 p.m. May 30 at Preston Park. The event...
May 07, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
Other
May 08, 2026 Daily Photo Gallery
Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. — 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 ...
May 08, 2026 Verse of the Day
May 07, 2026 Daily Photo Gallery
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