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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
The state Department of Transportation, state police and the state Turnpike Commission are warning about a number of text phishing scams and reminding residents that Penn...
March 27, 2026 Local News
Left turns will no longer be allowed at the intersection of Davis Road and Route 228 in Middlesex Township after April 6, according to the state Department of Transportat...
March 27, 2026 Local News
State Rep. Aaron Bernstine, R-8th, will host a seminar on firearm ownership and concealed carry laws from 5:30 to 7 p.m. April 15. The event, which will be held at the Un...
March 27, 2026 Local News
CRANBERRY TWP — The defense for a mechanic charged with deceptive business practices in multiple cases argued the proceedings should be civil matters, not criminal. Keit...
March 27, 2026 Local News
Butler Area School District’s board of directors received an award recognizing outstanding leadership in the district. The Tri-State Area School Study Council’s D. Richar...
March 27, 2026 Education
Slippery Rock University’s council of trustees voted to increase some fees for students, including academic, dining and parking fees. The council voted at its business me...
March 27, 2026 Local News
A Hilliards man was sentenced to five years of probation Thursday in Butler County Common Pleas Court. Patrick J. Butcherine, 40, faced charges stemming from a string of ...
March 27, 2026 Crime & Courts
SAN FRANCISCO — Internet trailblazer Yahoo is exploring technology’s next frontier with Scout, an answer engine powered by artificial intelligence. Scout seems insightful...
March 27, 2026 Business
A 7 Brew drive-through coffee house and an America’s Tire are making plans to open shops in Cranberry Township. Developers for both projects are scheduled to make their p...
March 27, 2026 Government
A Butler man was sentenced Thursday in Butler County Common Pleas Court after pleading guilty to assaulting his former girlfriend in her Penn Township home in September 2...
March 27, 2026 Local News
Other News
WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance on Friday held the inaugural meeting of a new anti-fraud task force he’s leading as the Trump administration seeks to show it’s crack...
March 27, 2026 National News
Former All-Pro center Barret Robbins, largely known for leaving the Oakland Raiders' team hotel on the eve of their most recent Super Bowl appearance in 2003, died at 52,...
March 27, 2026 National News
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The astronaut who prompted NASA’s first medical evacuation earlier this year said Friday that doctors still don’t know why he suddenly fell sick at...
March 27, 2026 National News
A U.S. Secret Service agent assigned to protect former first lady Jill Biden accidentally shot himself in the leg at Philadelphia International Airport on Friday, authori...
March 27, 2026 Pennsylvania News
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Israel struck Iran's nuclear facilities hours after threatening to “escalate and expand” its campaign against Tehran on Friday. Iran vowed t...
March 27, 2026 International News
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday signed a promised executive action that will pay Transportation Security Administration employees after a bid to end the shu...
March 27, 2026 National News
Sports
FORT WORTH, Texas — Hannah Hidalgo already had her unusual triple-double and the NCAA single-season record for steals when she made the play that ultimately sent Notre Da...
March 27, 2026 College
WASHINGTON — Caleb Foster returned from a broken foot and rescued Duke's national title hopes, helping the top-seeded Blue Devils rally from a 10-point second-half defici...
March 27, 2026 College
ADAMS TWP — The Mars Planets didn’t sweat. In the regular season, players on the girls lacrosse team rarely do. Aside from it being chilly and windy at its home stadium, ...
March 27, 2026 Sports
Butler’s Mavrik Clement hit a solo home run while pitchers Blake Scott and Ryan Rattigan combined to strike out 10 and walk just two in the Golden Tornado’s 3-1 baseball ...
March 27, 2026 Sports
After averaging 22.4 points and seven rebounds per game and leading her team to the state tournament for a second straight season, Slippery Rock senior girls basketball g...
March 27, 2026 Sports
Fernando Mendoza didn't participate in on-field drills at the combine last month but plans to showcase his skills at Indiana's pro day next week. He doesn't have to ...
March 27, 2026 Professional
Joslyn Korcok’s complete game included eight strikeouts and just one walk in Slippery Rock softball’s 9-5 victory at home Thursday against Jamestown. Only two of the five...
March 27, 2026 Sports
Editorial
March 27, 2026 Cartoons
Community
This recipe is from the “I Love Sandwiches” chapter in my cookbook “Eat to Hustle.” The chapter is basically my love letter to road-trip food made healthier — inspired by...
March 28, 2026 Recipes
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 ...
March 28, 2026 Senior
Annual Light Up the Night event planned
March 27, 2026 Community
The Worthington-West Franklin Community Library and End of the Hall Used Bookstore are having a fresh pie sale fundraiser in partnership with The Pie Shoppe. A variety of...
March 27, 2026 Community
T-shirts remind students to be kind every Wednesday
March 27, 2026 Community
Announcements
Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — Singer-songwriter Darrell “Dash” Crofts, who teamed with childhood friend Jim Seals for such 1970s soft-rock hits as “Summer Breeze,” “Diamond Girl” and “Get C...
March 27, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
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