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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
A Cook County jury on Friday decided that Abbott Laboratories should pay $17 million in punitive damages — on top of the $53 million in damages awarded a day earlier — i...
April 12, 2026 Business
DETROIT — After a few years of sharing a 2019 Chevrolet Trax, Dana Eble and Tyler Marcus are finally looking for a second car. But as they jump into the market, the young...
April 12, 2026 Business
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Junelle Lewis was on the hunt for a reprieve from Seattle-area gas prices driven high by the Iran war when an app on her phone gave her the answer:...
April 12, 2026 Business
BUTLER TWP — Aris Riglin’s favorite part about photography is being able to capture moments that won’t be caught again. Riglin, a senior at Butler Senior High School, dis...
April 11, 2026 Education
CRANBERRY TWP — Dancers with Pittsburgh Xiaobo LaPresta Waist Drum Dance Group twirled ribbons and spun in all different directions on stage, while dancers with the Bell ...
April 11, 2026 Local News
BUTLER TWP — U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson, R-15th, said he is looking forward to passage of the federal Farm Bill he introduced when it comes to the House floor for a vo...
April 11, 2026 Agriculture
Sandbags, pumps and watchful eyes on the water have become routine along Mercer Street in Harmony, where even moderate storms can push Connoquenessing Creek out of its ba...
April 11, 2026 Local News
CONNOQUENESSING TWP — Vendors at the Butler County Home Show said this time of year, finally out of winter and with spring well underway, is often their busiest time for ...
April 11, 2026 Local News
Other News
WASHINGTON — A federal judge must reconsider the possible national security implications of halting construction of President Donald Trump’s $400 million White House bal...
April 12, 2026 National News
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — A Nigerian Air Force strike targeting jihadi rebels hit a local market in northeastern Nigeria, killing over 100 civilians including children and in...
April 12, 2026 International News
ISLAMABAD — President Donald Trump on Sunday said the U.S. Navy would “immediately” begin a blockade of ships entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz, after U.S.-Iran c...
April 12, 2026 International News
MIAMI — A hotel at one of Miami's most exclusive locations was demolished Sunday to make way for something bigger. Demolition experts completed the controlled implosion o...
April 12, 2026 National News
NEWTON, Mass. — Like a lot of young children, Matthew Shifrin loved building Lego sets. But because he was blind, Shifrin had to rely on friends and family to help him co...
April 11, 2026 National News
Sports
Editorial
The April 2 edition of the Butler Eagle opinion page (Page 4) showed a cartoon depicting a line of Democrats who want to run against Sen. John Fetterman. Sen. Fetterman h...
April 11, 2026 Letters to the Editor
With inflation increasing daily, making it harder by each paycheck for the working residents of Butler County to make ends meet to house, feed and clothe themselves, as w...
April 11, 2026 Letters to the Editor
Community
The constellations Canis Major and Canis Minor are Orion the Hunter’s faithful companions in our Butler starry skies. Orion is one of the best-known and most recognized ...
April 12, 2026 Starwatch
The Soroptimist International of Butler County welcomed members of the community at the Butler Country Club on Saturday, April 11, for their Spring Fling fundraising lunc...
April 11, 2026 Community
Butler Meals on Wheels will hold a fundraising dinner on Tuesday, April 21. The dinner takes place from 3 to 6 p.m. at St. Peters Anglican Church, 218 E. Jefferson St. in...
April 11, 2026 Community
Butler Community College President Megan Coval will speak Tuesday morning, April 14, at the Butler YMCA, for the new “Building Butler: A Community Leadership Series,” cre...
April 11, 2026 Community
Glade Run Lutheran Services will host its inaugural Plant Bingo event at 11 a.m. Sunday, April 19, at its Zelienople campus, 30 Glade Run Drive. Proceeds benefit Glade Ru...
April 11, 2026 Community
The 250th anniversary of America’s independence is cause for celebration and a time for exploring the evolution of gardening practices over the years since. Of particula...
April 11, 2026 Community
Announcements
Arts & Entertainment
Sadie Sandler starring in the Netflix comedy “Roommates” and fresh tunes from Zayn Malik are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near yo...
April 12, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
“The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” enjoyed otherworldly success at the box office in its second weekend in theaters. The Universal and Illumination sequel added $69 mill...
April 12, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
“The Christophers” looks like an art heist movie at first. A couple of wannabe heirs (James Corden and Jessica Gunning) hire a restoration specialist (Michaela Coel) to f...
April 11, 2026 Reviews
On July 8, 1989, a young music fan named Aadam Jacobs, with a compact Sony cassette recorder in his pocket, went to see an up-and-coming rock band from Washington for the...
April 11, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
OK, this may seem like a small nit to pick. But before we get started on “You, Me & Tuscany,” can we ask this one nagging question: Why can’t movies be realistic about lu...
April 11, 2026 Reviews
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