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 Butler man accused of stealing from the Fairground Market and Salvation Army had additional charges filed Wednesday, Jan. 14, related to one of the burglaries.
Erik Ste...
One person was taken to Allegheny General Hospital after reportedly being struck by a vehicle Thursday morning, Jan. 15, in Butler.
The call came in around 5:15 a.m. for...
The following Butler County schools are operating on adjusted schedules for Jan. 15, 2026:
Freeport Area School District - 2-Hour Delay
Knoch School District - 2-Hour D...
NEW YORK — U.S. overdose deaths fell through most of last year, suggesting a lasting improvement in an epidemic that had been worsening for decades.
Federal data rele...
Schnur McCance Group, a Baird Private Wealth Management team in Butler, was recently recognized by Forbes/SHOOK Research as a 2026 Best-In-State Wealth Management Team.
F...
BUTLER TWP — A new, independent hotel has opened its doors for business on Route 8.
Hotel Butler Inn, 138 Pittsburgh Road in Butler Township, held a ribbon-cutting ceremo...
MIDDLESEX TWP — Some individuals find their calling in life at a young age. Justin Bouch is one of those people.
From his time growing up in county-subsidized housing in...
BUTLER TWP — Dispatchers at Butler County’s Emergency Communications Center use artificial intelligence to identify the caller’s location and translate instantly.
The com...
A Butler man is sitting in Butler County Prison after allegedly swiping money and valuables out of the cars of two Domino’s delivery drivers.
Sebastian M. Sorg, 23, is ch...
Butler County commissioners on Wednesday, Jan. 14, approved construction change orders and provided updates for water and sewer projects in the north and the Butler Seni...
CARACAS, Venezuela — President Donald Trump is set to meet Thursday at the White House with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, whose political party is wi...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has cast the U.S. announcement that the fragile ceasefire in Gaza would advance to its second phase ...
MINNEAPOLIS — President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act and deploy troops to quell persistent protests against the federal officers sen...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The nationwide protests challenging Iran’s theocracy appeared increasingly smothered Thursday, a week after authorities shut the country off...
WASHINGTON — U.S. forces in the Caribbean Sea have seized another sanctioned oil tanker the Trump administration says has ties to Venezuela, coming as part of a broader U...
MINNEAPOLIS — A federal officer shot a person in the leg in Minneapolis after being attacked with a shovel during an arrest Wednesday, a person familiar with the matter t...
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans voted to dismiss a war powers resolution Wednesday that would have limited President Donald Trump’s ability to conduct further attacks on ...
WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers who appeared in a video urging members of the military to resist “illegal orders” confirmed Wednesday that they are under investigation ...
Whole milk is heading back to school cafeterias across the country after President Donald Trump signed a bill Wednesday overturning Obama-era limits on higher-fat milk op...
WASHINGTON — Earth’s average temperature last year hovered among one of the three hottest on record, while the past three years indicate that warming could be speeding up...
Sometimes, from inside the Knoch High School halls, you can hear Joe Lafko calling out for a mythical being.
Knights senior forward Derek Lang is being treated like one b...
High school soccer players will no longer be working overtime during the regular season.
On Wednesday, the PIAA Board of Directors listened to the recommendation of its s...
PITTSBURGH — The Steelers have a head coach opening for the first time in 19 years. So, who’s out there?
When the Steelers replaced Bill Cowher in 2007 with Mike Tomlin, ...
Ready, set, go!
For me, the last command is the hardest to follow this time of year. I’m ready with running time carved out of my schedule and a choice of safe and scenic...
JEFFERSON TWP — Knoch’s girls wrestling coach was reinstated by the school board Wednesday, Jan. 14, after being fired due to alleged inappropriate contact with the wrest...
Dawson Cook’s 22 points helped power Moniteau boys basketball to a 67-56 victory Monday at Clarion-Limestone.
Fifteen of Cook’s points came in the second half as the Warr...
Mark Ingram, the first Alabama player to win the Heisman Trophy, and Ndamukong Suh and Aaron Donald, two of the most fearsome defensive linemen of their era, highlight th...
The PIAA soccer championships are heading west — far west.
The state’s high school governing body announced the next four-year cycle of fall championship locations, and P...
PITTSBURGH — Art Rooney II sensed Mike Tomlin might be ready for a change. Nineteen years doing any job is a long time, let alone in the white-hot spotlight that comes wi...
Those battling chronic illness know what a long, difficult battle it is to get well again, understanding all too well that old sentiment: You don’t realize how important ...
Jax Ramirez isn’t so very different from other 10-year-olds.
He wants to play soccer and hang out with friends. He wants to enjoy being 10.
It shouldn’t be that big of a...
Good Samaritan Hospice, a service of Concordia Lutheran Ministries, will host a free weekly virtual grief support group called the “Good Mourning Devotional” each Thursda...
In memory of Dave Thompson, April 26, 1938-January 9, 2014 and Darlene Thompson, September 5 1940-January 15, 2025.
December 14, 1956 is when it all began. Seventy years ...
In loving memory of Darlene L. Thompson who passed away January 15, 2025.
We lost you, Mom, one year ago today.
Psalm 23: A psalm of David.
1 The LORD is my shepherd; I h...
While I’m debating what color scarf to wear into the icy wastes, Jennifer Lawrence is wearing sequined gowns and high heels as she steps out of her limousine at the Golde...
Even though the original “driving force” behind the Mars Hockey Club’s annual ALS fundraising game graduated from Mars Area High School years ago, the team still plans th...
Two online music classes sponsored by Butler County Community College are for people who want to learn guitar or piano, but don’t have a lot of time.
Instant Guitar for H...
Artist Noele Reynolds is hosting a solo photography show at the Cranberry Township Municipal Center’s CAN Art Gallery.
Reynolds is the president and a founding member of ...
Winterfest, the annual showcase of all that Moraine State Park has to offer, returns Jan. 31.
The event is hosted by the Moraine Preservation Fund, a nonprofit volunteer ...
Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center in Midland will stage “The Importance of Being Earnest” for nine performances Feb. 13 through 22.
With its razor-sharp wit, story of t...
Spanish singer-songwriter Julio Iglesias has been accused of sexual and physical assault by two women who previously worked for him.
The results of a joint investigation...
For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright...
