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 following items have been collected from various police departments and district courts:
Butler
May 9 — Vahan Nishan Hovsepian, 70, of Butler, was charged with misdem...
The U.S. Postal Service asks all Butler homeowners to inspect and repair their mailboxes during Mailbox Improvement Week, Tuesday, May 19 through Monday, May 25.
This ann...
The attorney defending a Butler man charged with homicide in the 2024 shooting death of another man wants prosecution witnesses to provide expert opinions summarizing the...
A Butler teenager is accused of driving a stolen vehicle around the city, including on railroad tracks and through grassy areas, Wednesday, May 20, and failing to stop fo...
A Butler woman is being charged with felony voluntary manslaughter and other charges after police say a man overdosed from drugs she sold.
Katelyn Joy Messer, 30, was cha...
A Butler woman is charged following two altercations last Thursday and Friday, May 14 and 15, Butler police said.
Cierra Rose Hefferan, 23, was charged with misdemeanor d...
Clarion Hospital’s EMS Training Center, part of Independence Health System, has earned an American Heart Association recognition.
The hospital received the association’s ...
The race for Pennsylvania’s 12th House District is set, Scott Timko, a retired Air Force captain, won the Republican nomination for the seat, defeating Republican competi...
SUMMIT TWP — Township officials are looking to update their zoning ordinance to address the possibility of data centers coming to the region in the near future.
During a ...
Nearly eight years later, the pain is still fresh for survivors of the Tree of Life synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh. Audrey Glickman still has to hold back tears when di...
Justin Wagner will be the next Democratic opponent to try to unseat U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly.
Wagner will run as the Democratic candidate in the race for Pennsylvania’s 16th ...
WASHINGTON — Republican senators are considering whether to drop a proposal for $1 billion in security money for the White House complex and President Donald Trump’s ball...
BOSTON — At Harvard University, earning straight A’s is about to get harder.
Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday that it would limit the number of...
MOUNTAINAIR, N.M. — Three people are dead and more than a dozen first responders had to be quarantined and assessed Wednesday for possible exposure to an unidentified sub...
NEW YORK — Elon Musk announced plans Wednesday for one of the biggest sales of stock to the public ever for a space company currently losing billions of dollars year.
Doc...
BRUSSELS — The European Union approved Wednesday a tariff deal with the United States to cap tariffs on most EU exports at 15%, avoiding a direct clash with President Don...
PHILADELPHIA — The eastern U.S. sweated through a second day of early-season heat Wednesday, with some schoolchildren being sent home while others stayed in sweltering cl...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The runoff field for a U.S. Senate seat was set Wednesday in Alabama, a state that also will have a high-profile race for governor this fall and congre...
WASHINGTON — Barney Frank, the longtime Democratic congressman and leading liberal who brought new visibility to gay rights and crafted the most significant reforms to th...
Earlier this year, Armstrong High School students Noah Atherton and Damon Johnson delivered a check to Orphans of the Storm, a no-kill animal shelter in Kittanning.
The d...
One more time around the track for Aaron Rodgers.
The 42-year-old four-time NFL MVP said the 2026 season will be his last. Rodgers will spend it in Pittsburgh reuniting ...
PETERS TWP — In this case, a runner-up trophy will suffice.
In its first-ever appearance in the WPIAL Class 3A boys volleyball title match, No. 2 Butler couldn’t keep pac...
Cranberry Area gave Moniteau softball no room for error, running away with an 10-0, six-inning win in the District 9 Class 2A semifinals.
Berries pitcher Gracee Hess stru...
DUBOIS — Colton Christie was called to the mound to settle things down for Karns City’s baseball team.
What ensued was a relief appearance that paved the way to a distric...
ROSS TWP — Norwin landed an early punch on Kyle Casteel.
But Butler responded with a quick knockout.
The Golden Tornado scored five runs before recording an out in the bo...
The PIAA Track and Field Championships begin Friday at Shippensburg University, and Butler County teams have a chance to bring home several state medals.
Here’s what you ...
Wouldn’t you know, a familiar pair of teams are in this year’s WPIAL Class 2A boys and girls lacrosse championships.
Mars’ girls (19-1) and boys (15-4) are once again pl...
The WPIAL boys volleyball playoffs conclude this week.
In Class 3A, No. 2 Butler (16-4) beat rival No. 3 Seneca Valley (13-5) to make its first district championship game...
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...
The effort to recognize the country’s 250th birthday is well underway.
On May 9, we saw a flag-raising ceremony held at the county courthouse. Then, on May 17, Forward T...
The Trump administration has made no bones about its frustration with the coverage it receives from various media outlets. And it’s true that many in the press haven’t be...
In loving memory of our beloved Dan Schnitzki who passed away 10 years ago today, May 21, 2016.
Your memory is a light that never fades.
We celebrate the life you lived.
...
In loving memory
of our father, Lester R. Hall,
who passed away 19 years ago, May 21, 2007.
Loved and
sadly missed by,
Barb, Bev,
Elaine and Families
...
In loving memory of our brother,
David Keith Hall,
who passed away 36 years ago, May 31, 1990.
Loved and
sadly missed by,
Barb, Bev,
Elaine and Families
...
In loving memory of our beloved Russell J. Bellis
May 21, 1938 - October 25, 2017.
A limb has fallen from the family tree,
That says please don’t grieve for me.
Remember ...
IN MEMORIAM
In loving memory
of our
beloved son,
Damon Bradley Pavlinsky,
who passed away
four years ago on
May 21st.
Our hearts have been left shattered.
Since the ...
FRANKENMUTH, Mich. — Gretna Van Fleet didn’t play music with Greta Van Fleet. But maybe she got the next best thing: The Grammy-winning rock band uses her name.
The 95-y...
There will be a bingo fundraiser event to support Felicia Caldwell, who recently suffered the death of her husband, Donnie.
Doors open for the event at noon Saturday, May...
Historic Harmony will host the second Haymaker Flea Market at the Mennonite-Harmonist barn, 303 Mercer St., from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, May 23.
The museum is accepti...
The Oak Hill Garden Club is having its spring plant sale on Saturday, May 30, but at a different location than usual.
The sale takes place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Americ...
Saturday
Prospect will have an America 250/Memorial Day event on the borough’s Main Street. The festival begins at 3 p.m., while the parade starts at 5 p.m.
Sunday
Cranbe...
Saxonburg’s Main Street will host the first of this year’s five Mingle on Main events on Thursday, May 21, between 5:30 and 8:30 p.m.
The street will be closed off to ve...
Pool covers are being drawn back.
Hot dogs are sizzling on grills.
Flags are flapping in the wind.
Toby Keith is blaring on the radio.
These are the sounds of summer. The...
May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus, so that with one heart and mouth you may glorify...
