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.
A working vehicle fire was reported Wednesday afternoon, April 8, at the intersection of Normal Avenue and Franklin Street in Slippery Rock.
Butler County Emergency Servi...
A vehicle struck a pedestrian Wednesday afternoon, April 8, near the Clearview Mall in Center Township, according to Butler County Emergency Services dispatch.
The call ...
A special election will be held Aug. 18 to replace former State Rep. Stephenie Scialabba, R-12, following her resignation.
House Speaker Joanna McClinton signed a writ o...
Boylan Funeral Home on Wisconsin Avenue in Cranberry Township is planning a substantial addition to its building and parking area.
The expansion will increase the footpr...
Butler also slated for HVAC, accessibility upgrades
With Butler and Zelienople’s libraries receiving over $600,000 in state grants, both are looking to offer new spaces f...
Nancy Fend thought she was helping PNC Bank when she was scammed out of $15,000.
The 78-year-old Butler resident received a call at the beginning of March from a woman cl...
The following items have been collected from various police departments and district courts:
Adams Twp
March 24 — Joseph Montanez, 41, of Butler, was charged with misdeme...
WASHINGTON — Makers of dietary supplements are pushing the Food and Drug Administration to expand the types of ingredients they can put in their products, a change that c...
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz again Wednesday in response to Israeli attacks against the Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon, casting doubt over whether...
BEIRUT — Israeli strikes hit several dense commercial and residential areas in central Beirut without warning Wednesday afternoon, hours after a ceasefire was announced i...
RINGGOLD, Ga. — Republican Clay Fuller on Tuesday won Marjorie Taylor Greene’s former U.S. House seat in Georgia, turning back a Democratic challenge with the help of Pre...
BRASILIA — Thousands of Indigenous people marched in Brazil’s capital on Tuesday to protest what they say are violations of their land rights by large corporations advanc...
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday peace talks held in China between Afghanistan and Pakistan to halt cross-border fighting between the two ...
BOLIVIA, N.C. — A judge on Tuesday ordered that a Marine veteran charged with three counts of first-degree murder in a mass shooting at a North Carolina waterfront bar la...
LAGOS, Nigeria — Thousands of revelers flooded Nigeria’s Lagos for the annual Lagos Fanti Carnival, celebrating the Afro-Brazilian heritage of the “Aguda,” or the formerl...
ROME — Pope Leo XIV said Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to destroy Iranian civilization was “truly unacceptable” and said any attacks on civilian infra...
BAGHDAD — American journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was kidnapped from a Baghdad streetcorner last week, has been released, two Iraqi officials with direct knowledge of t...
HOUSTON — Still aglow from their triumphant lunar flyby, the Artemis II astronauts put in a call to their friends aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday as the...
Santino Sloboda doesn’t exude a rugged toughness or nastiness like some wrestlers.
The Butler senior can actually appear aloof, even on the biggest stage.
But four y...
JACKSON TWP — Maybe getting the injury out of the way early in the season will be just what Gracyn Vardy needs to fulfill her postseason goals.
The Butler senior qualifie...
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates are optimistic about reaching a long-term contract with rookie shortstop Konnor Griffin, but general manager Ben Cherington cautioned ...
Madison Romanovich is the blueprint of what her teammates and future Slippery Rock girls basketball players aspire to be.
“Starting as a freshman, and kind of develop...
Two seniors from Mars and Slippery Rock are among those named all-state girls basketball players this week.
The Pennsylvania Sports Writers All-State Girls Basketball Tea...
Mady Bell and Ali Smith held Valley scoreless on two hits in Freeport softball’s 10-0, five-inning victory Tuesday.
Freeport’s 11 hits included Addyson Caruso’s home run ...
PITTSBURGH — Reigning National League Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes put together his second straight solid start, keeping San Diego hitless until the sixth inning of ...
A genealogist group that meets at Zelienople Public Library takes time to focus on the stories that have been passed down from one generation to the next and ensure they’...
As the market for portable products offering recording capabilities continues to expand, so does the risk that comes with how users choose to use the technology.
In Minn...
NASA’s Artemis II mission has been a bit of good news in what has been an unsettled spring filled with reports of war, inflation and political turmoil.
The expedition bla...
I’m going to say something from my firsthand experience as a mom: Schools have a terrible track record with screens. It tends to be adoption first, skepticism later (and ...
The Richland Township Volunteer Fire Department will host its annual Purse Bash fundraiser April 25.
It will take place from 6 to 10 p.m. at the department’s social hall,...
Butler County employees were running out of space in 2011.
With offices squeezed into the nooks and crannies of the government center and courthouse, workers were doublin...
In loving memory of our beloved Bruce Pollock whose birthday is April 8, 1952.
Thinking of you on your Heavenly birthday!
Love,
Rita, Sara, and Evan
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In loving memory of our dad and pap, Kenneth Hilliard, who passed away 28 years ago on April 8.
As we look back over time
We find ourselves wondering...
Did we remember t...
A group of students that performed at the annual Holocaust Remembrance Event at Slippery Rock University are taking their production of “The Singer of Shanghai” to the Ma...
Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes,
Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes,
Silver white winters that melt into springs,
These are a few of my favorite ...
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — The rapper Offset, a former member of the influential hip-hop trio Migos, was shot outside a Florida casino and is in stable condition, a spokesperson s...
Vendors and exhibitors scheduled to appear at this year’s Butler County Home Show include:
Agway Water Treatment of Western PA
Alex Restoration & Masonry Repairs
ARK Base...
When something in the house stops working or needs to be replaced, the first impulse of many people is to call a contractor or comparison shop online. Others have the min...
Many consumers are guilty of filling drawers or closets with old laptops, cellphones, fitness trackers and other electronic devices once they are no longer needed. It’s h...
As winter disappears into our rearview mirror, the annual ritual of spring cleaning is just ahead.
For some, this could include clearing out the attic, the garage or even...
The white fringetree, Chionanthus virginicus, is a beautiful but mostly unknown native tree of Pennsylvania, including Butler County. Also called “old man’s beard,” it ha...
