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.
The large police presence Tuesday night, Oct. 20, on West Brady Street in Butler resulted from a brief vehicle pursuit where the alleged perpetrator fled to a home in the...
At least one person was transported to Butler Memorial Hospital following a two-vehicle crash Wednesday morning, Oct. 21, on Pittsburgh Road in Butler Township, according...
A seat on Zelienople Borough Council is vacant as Councilman Steve Schoppe recently stepped down from his role.
Schoppe’s resignation was “reluctantly and unanimously” ac...
PENN TWP — Township residents packed the municipal building on Tuesday, Oct. 20, to express their opposition to a proposed project planned to be constructed in an area ne...
A Butler woman is accused of sending sexually inappropriate photos and engaging in inappropriate acts with a 15 year old while the two were employed at a Cranberry Townsh...
A new law aiming to strengthen Pennsylvania’s consumer protections for telemarketers and robocalls took effect Monday.
The new law, Act 47 of 2026, adds restrictions to m...
SLIPPERY ROCK — A borough council meeting on Tuesday was canceled due to lack of a quorum. A majority of council members, or a quorum, must legally be present at the meet...
The Butler County Prison Board on Tuesday, Oct. 20, voted to request an increase in the rates U.S. Marshals Service pays to house and transport federal inmates being held...
The following items were collected from various police departments and district courts:
Butler County Detectives
Sept. 29 — Eric Dean Letcher Jr., 44, of Butler, was char...
LANCASTER TWP — Children in Butler County have a new indoor play place to sample: Kidtopia on Perry Highway in Lancaster Township, which opened last month.
At its monthly...
U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg on Wednesday about Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, as U.S. President ...
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday blamed “foreign leaders,” including those “on the other side of the Atlantic,” for trying to exploit France's tense ...
EDMONTON, Alberta — Voters in oil-rich Alberta province overwhelmingly backed remaining in Canada, according to referendum results released Tuesday, delivering a boost to...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday announced a $25 million program to encourage the public to blow the whistle on suspected fraud ...
PARIS — Paris returned to calm Tuesday after its first quiet night since a weekend marred by France’s worst rioting in years, as authorities imposed curfews in several ci...
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that Kyiv is once again receiving early warnings from its partners following recent Russian missile a...
The United States is making an unprecedented attempt to revive three shuttered nuclear plants to meet rising energy demand, including from large-scale data centers.
No co...
Last year’s changes to federal eligibility guidelines for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program have led to steeper-than-expected drops in enrollment, causing a k...
The postseason has arrived.
The 2026 WPIAL Girls Soccer Championships kick off Saturday, Oct. 24, with the finals set to be held in two weeks. Districts 9 and 10 will be ...
This is what it’s all led up to.
The 2026 WPIAL Boys Soccer Championships kick off Thursday, Oct. 22, and Districts 9 and 10 will open their playoffs in short order.
The ...
Strong bonds can help sports teams at any level in their quest for a successful campaign. In that regard, Butler girls soccer hit the ground running this season.
Nine pla...
BUTLER TWP — Jacob Prex had to take his lumps from his older siblings.
“They would make me play goalie for them (growing up),” the Seneca Valley senior forward said. “I w...
Boys
Karns City
Soccer: Trevor Rumbaugh, senior
Highlight: Scored three goals in a win over Central Clarion.
Seneca Valley
Soccer: Zach White, senio...
North Catholic senior Chris Faber closed his high school career Tuesday by earning a medal at the PIAA Class 2A Boys Individual Golf Championship.
Faber shot a 3-over 75,...
PITTSBURGH — Marquez Valdes-Scantling is back with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The Steelers signed the veteran wide receiver to their practice squad Tuesday ahead of a trip ...
The NFL hopes to bring a “mini-Super Bowl” vibe to Paris this week for its first regular-season game in France, even as authorities consider imposing curfews following ci...
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Pittsburgh Penguins forward Ben Kindel was being evaluated at a Salt Lake City hospital Tuesday after having a medical emergency on the team's flig...
NEW YORK — The NFL said security will be heightened for the game in Paris between the Pittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans Saints on Sunday after civil unrest protests eng...
The Butler Education Association hosts a tailgate party food drive at a Butler Senior High School football game each year. A member of the union said the group also has a...
Just three years after OpenAI said its models were good at grade-school math, the company announced they had solved the Navier-Stokes Millennium Prize problem in 88 hours...
The YMCA is hosting its annual Turkey Trot Nov. 7, in Downtown Butler, with the start and finish line right outside the Butler YMCA, 339 N. Washington St., Butler.
Trotte...
Slippery Rock University secured funds to combat underage drinking.
SRU was awarded the $50,000 Reducing Underage and Dangerous Drinking grant from the Pennsylvania Liquo...
Clarinetist Janice Coppola and the KleZletic Klezmer Band will liven Saxonburg Memorial Church at 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25 as the church’s concert series, Saxonburg Concert...
PENN TWP — The township is sending a collection of recently-discovered artifacts from Renfrew Park to the State Museum of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg, where they will be s...
The Jackson Community Foundation will host the Jackson Township Trunk or Treat Saturday, Oct. 24. The event runs from 3 to 5 p.m. at Sippel Reservoir Park, 400 Reservoir ...
The Buttercup Garden Club is looking for more women who enjoy gardening, socializing, local trips and lunches to increase the group’s membership.
Call Val at 724-355-083...
In loving memory of our grandson, Austin Dean Flint.
A special smile a special face.
In our hearts a special place.
Memories are a gift to treasure.
And ours of you w...
Happy 24th Birthday to my precious son,
Austin Dean Flint
I am sending a butterfly to Heaven
With a parcel on its wings,
Be careful when you open it,
It's full of beautif...
The Wayne Street Viaduct, which carries Wayne Street over the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad tracks, Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad tracks and Connoquenessing Creek, op...
The Yoga House is a new yoga studio in Butler. It will have an open house Sunday, Oct. 25.
The open house takes place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sunday at 113 S. McKean Stree...
Freeport Area High School crowned its homecoming king and queen Friday, Oct. 16. Breanna Farineau was crowned queen and Camden Schlegel king.
Breanna is the daughter of K...
Nixon United Methodist Church, 334 Airport Road, is hosting its annual Trunk or Treat from 5 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, at the church grounds, rain or shine.
All are welc...
The Butler Knights of Columbus is hosting a flash back to the ’80s dance party from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, in St. Michael’s Church Hall, 432 Center Ave. Bu...
Have you ever walked around a cemetery this time of year? When the wind is cold, the ground is wet and leaves crunch with your every step?
I had occasion to take such a c...
NEW YORK — Richard Riehle, a prolific character actor in TV and film who often played authority figures but was equally skilled at comedy, notably playing a sad-sack prod...
Butler County’s law enforcement
Butler County Sheriff
Telephone: 724-284-5245
Sheriff: Mike Slupe
Pennsylvania State Police — Troop D
Address: 200 Barra...
For some individuals, an encounter with a police officer can be terrifying or uncomfortable even if they aren’t in trouble with the law.
This is why the Cranberry Townsh...
It’s not a new trend.
Anyone paying attention to things happening with fire departments and EMS agencies will tell you those involved have been raising alarms for years ...
