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Local News
The following Butler County schools are operating on adjusted schedules for Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026: Allegheny - Clarion Valley School District - 2 Hour Delay Butler ...
January 27, 2026 Local News
Two fire stations responded to Cleveland-Cliffs Butler Works plant on Armco Drive on Tuesday morning, Jan. 27, for a reported fire believed to be in a maintenance buildin...
January 27, 2026 Local News
A vehicle fire along Route 8 in Penn Township slowed traffic Tuesday morning, Jan. 27. Penn Township Volunteer Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire at 6:32 a.m. Tu...
January 27, 2026 Local News
The last class graduated from Chicora High School in 1959 before the school closed its doors and consolidated into Karns City Area Junior/Senior High School. Nearly seven...
January 27, 2026 Local News
Experience Butler County is running a promotion to encourage tourists and residents alike to try the unique food landscape of the region — when they are ready to go out i...
January 27, 2026 Local News
ADAMS TWP — Erie Insurance Company is suing the manufacturer of a bidet, claiming a defective hose fractured and leaked water throughout a township home and caused the co...
January 27, 2026 Crime & Courts
Armco Credit Union of Butler announced the three winners of its Walt Disney World Vacation Sweepstakes, held in honor of the credit union’s 90th anniversary. Dawn Rinaman...
January 27, 2026 Business
Almost all businesses, public buildings and transportation services were shut down this weekend by the winter storm, with some canceled through Tuesday. However, a handfu...
January 27, 2026 Local News
ADAMS TWP — Supervisors tabled a vote to grant tentative approval to plans for the Matilda Fields residential development during their meeting on Monday night, Jan. 26. T...
January 27, 2026 Local News
On Friday, Jan. 23, Gov. Josh Shapiro declared a “disaster emergency” for the entire Keystone State, as the western part of the state braced for its most severe snowstorm...
January 27, 2026 Local News
Other News
Virginia Oliver, one of the oldest lobster fishers in the world who trapped crustaceans in Maine for nearly a century, has died. She was 105. Born in Rockland, Maine...
January 27, 2026 National News
Sen. John Fetterman on Tuesday urged President Donald Trump “to immediately fire” Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after federal agents killed two citizens in Minn...
January 27, 2026 National News
WARSAW, Poland — Holocaust survivors, politicians and regular people commemorated International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Tuesday, gathering at somber events across Eu...
January 27, 2026 International News
KYIV, Ukraine — A heavy Russian drone bombardment of Ukraine’s southern city of Odesa killed at least two people and wounded 23, including two children and a pregnant wom...
January 27, 2026 International News
Prominent Republicans and gun rights advocates helped elicit a White House turnabout this week after bristling over the administration’s characterization of Alex Pretti, ...
January 27, 2026 National News
KENNESAW, Ga. — As a deadly storm that brought crippling ice to the South and deep snow to the Northeast finally began to swirl out to sea Monday, it represented light at...
January 27, 2026 National News
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s leading prisoner rights organization said Monday that dozens of prisoners were released over the weekend, as the United States continues ...
January 27, 2026 International News
PITTSBURGH — Several Pennsylvania Democrats expressed support for Gov. Josh Shapiro Sunday and Monday as his upcoming book and rising national profile reportedly rankle s...
January 27, 2026 National News
SANTA ANA, Calif. — A former Canadian Olympic snowboarder pleaded not guilty to running a billion-dollar drug trafficking ring and orchestrating multiple killings, as one...
January 26, 2026 National News
MEXICO CITY — Beer cans, candles and blood-stained clothing littered a soccer field in central Mexico on Monday, a day after gunmen killed 11 people and injured 12 others...
January 26, 2026 International News
Sports
Here are the latest cancellations and postponements as of 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27. This schedule will be updated throughout the day as more information is reported. ...
January 27, 2026 Sports
BUTLER TWP — Anastasia Manchester’s loss to Avella’s Abigail Dolanch at the Trinity Hiller Holiday Duals on Dec. 13 did not stand out because she ended up pinned. Dolanch...
January 27, 2026 Sports
Highlights from recent college action: Butler County products help Grove City at Western Pa. Invite Freeport graduate and Grove City College swimming freshman Mary Anne A...
January 26, 2026 Sports
Here are the latest cancellations and postponements as of 9:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 26. Missed something? Email us at sports@butlereagle.com. Monday, Jan. 26 Boys B...
January 26, 2026 Sports
BUTLER TWP — Knoch’s four medals at Saturday’s Butler Girls Wrestling Tournament marked the program's best performance at the event. To be fair, the Knights and the tourn...
January 26, 2026 Sports
After having a six-season streak of reaching the NCAA Division II football playoffs snapped this past campaign, Slippery Rock University head coach Shawn Lutz has been on...
January 26, 2026 Sports
See this week’s schedule of local sports across Butler County. Editor’s note: This schedule was compiled in the beginning of the season and Monday’s schedule was ...
January 26, 2026 Sports
Editorial
A record 45% of American adults now identify as political independents, according to new Gallup polling — up from 33% in 1990. That’s a big change. As the ranks of the p...
January 27, 2026 Other Voices
Many organizations, schools, businesses and even municipal government offices closed this weekend and Monday following the snow that blanketed Butler County on Sunday, Ja...
January 27, 2026 Our Opinion
January 27, 2026 Cartoons
Community
FOXBURG, Clarion Co. — The auditorium at Allegheny-Clarion Valley Junior/Senior High School is getting an overhaul so it can house new technology combining art and engine...
January 27, 2026 Community
Bishop Emeritus David Zubik will celebrate a special Mass on Friday, Jan. 30, to mark the 115th anniversary of Saint Gregory Catholic School, 2 W. Beaver St. in Zelienopl...
January 27, 2026 Community
The Cranberry Community Uniting People (CUP) is now accepting applications to be its 2026 beneficiary. Anyone within the Seneca Valley School District is welcome to appl...
January 27, 2026 Community
The Rotary Club of Slippery Rock is sponsoring a blood drive from noon to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4, at the Center Presbyterian Church, 211 Center St., Slippery Rock. C...
January 27, 2026 Community
Announcements
In loving memory of our dear mom and grandma Anna F. Ferrere whose 97th birthday is today January 27, 2026. Though tears may fall on this special day, We know you are cel...
January 27, 2026 Birthday Tributes
Arts & Entertainment
Two-time Grammy Award-winning reggae drummer Sly Dunbar, who fueled countless tracks from Bob Marley to Bob Dylan and was one-half of the influential reggae rhythm sectio...
January 27, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
LONDON — Paul Thomas Anderson’s politically charged action thriller “One Battle After Another” leads the race for the British Academy Film Awards, securing 14 nominations...
January 27, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — With a winter storm blanketing a large swath of the country, Hollywood had its quietest weekend of the year at the box office. The Amazon MGM sci-fi thriller “...
January 27, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
MEXICO CITY — BTS’s upcoming concerts in Mexico have escalated to a presidential level, with the demands of the ARMY fan base reaching Claudia Sheinbaum’s Monday news bri...
January 27, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — The Tony Awards will be back at Radio City Music Hall for the 2026 ceremony honoring the best in American theater and shining the biggest spotlight on the seas...
January 27, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
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