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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 Butler man sustained a suspected serious injury Monday, Jan. 19, in a two-vehicle crash between a passenger vehicle and a plow on Route 422 in Franklin Township near Th...
January 22, 2026 Local News
A Butler man accused of striking a pedestrian Saturday on East Brady Street said he believed he hit a trash can instead of a pedestrian, Butler City police said in charge...
January 22, 2026 Local News
Emergency services requested a medical helicopter to the scene of a two-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon, Jan. 22, near Zelienople, according to Butler County Emergency S...
January 22, 2026 Local News
One person refused medical transport a possible injury in a two-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon, Jan. 22, in Butler Township, according to Butler County Emergency Servic...
January 22, 2026 Local News
The March 2025 death of a Coraopolis man in Adams Township was found to be a homicide by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner. Donald P. Miller, 59, died March 12 at UPM...
January 22, 2026 Local News
A chicken coop was reported to be on fire Thursday morning, Jan. 22, in Clay Township. The two-alarm fire was reported around 9:45 a.m. in the 300 block of Byers Road. T...
January 22, 2026 Local News
The Saxonburg Area Rotary has donated $10,000 to the borough of Saxonburg to cover the cost of purchasing 32 safety bollards for use along Main Street to close the road f...
January 22, 2026 Local News
Two people were transported to an area hospital from a single-vehicle rollover crash Wednesday night, Jan. 22, in Buffalo Township, according to Butler County Emergency S...
January 22, 2026 Local News
The following Butler County schools are operating on adjusted schedules for Jan. 22, 2026: Butler Area School District - 2-hour delay Freeport Area School District - 2-h...
January 22, 2026 Local News
Brandon Dukes, a Cranberry Township resident, has announced his candidacy for state representative for Pennsylvania’s 12th Legislative District. According to a Wednesday,...
January 22, 2026 Local News
Other News
BOGOTA, Colombia — Chile is reeling from one of its most serious wildfire emergencies in years. Deadly flames sweeping across central and southern parts of the South Amer...
January 22, 2026 International News
MINNEAPOLIS — A prominent civil rights attorney and at least one other person involved in an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota ...
January 22, 2026 National News
ATLANTA — Millions of Americans from New Mexico to the Carolinas are bracing for a potentially catastrophic ice storm that could crush trees and power lines and knock ou...
January 22, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — Powered by strong consumer spending, the U.S. economy grew at the fastest pace in two years from July through September, the government said Thursday in a sl...
January 22, 2026 National News
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran offered its first government-issued death toll Wednesday following a crackdown on nationwide protests, giving a far lower figure than a...
January 21, 2026 International News
BUFFALO, N.Y. — In two decades of kicking in doors for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Joseph Bongiovanni often took on the risks of being the “lead breacher," ...
January 21, 2026 National News
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The astronauts evacuated last week from the International Space Station say a portable ultrasound machine came in “super handy” during the medical ...
January 21, 2026 National News
DAVOS, Switzerland — President Donald Trump on Wednesday scrapped the tariffs that he threatened to impose on eight European nations to press for U.S. control over Greenl...
January 21, 2026 International News
NEW YORK — Handprints on cave walls in a largely unexplored area of Indonesia may be the oldest rock art studied so far, dating back to at least 67,800 years ago. The ta...
January 21, 2026 International News
PORTLAND, Maine — The Trump administration is now targeting Maine in its mass deportation campaign, a state with relatively few residents in the United States illegally b...
January 21, 2026 National News
Sports
The WPIAL released its Class 3A and 2A boys team wrestling playoff brackets on Thursday. Three Butler County teams will be involved. In Class 3A, Seneca Valley and Mars w...
January 22, 2026 Sports
CRANBERRY TWP — Reece McFadden wasn’t born to be a basketball player. The Seneca Valley sophomore was, however, born into the game. Her mother played basketball at Youngs...
January 22, 2026 Sports
Mars softball and boys track and field will have new head coaches when the 2026 season begins. Gerold Testa was approved at the Jan. 13 school board meeting, and he’ll ta...
January 22, 2026 Sports
ADAMS TWP — Seneca Valley’s boys wrestling team did not enter the season with a lineup dotted with bonafide stars. Head coach Kevin Wildrick was, nonetheless, optimistic....
January 21, 2026 Sports
Jason Fredericks posted 26 points and Tom Rottmann and Brandon Pickett had 13 each as North Catholic downed Burrell 71-45 at home on Wednesday night. The Trojans (11-4, 5...
January 21, 2026 Sports
PITTSBURGH — The reason for league-wide interest in assistants from the Los Angeles Rams is fairly evident. Cincinnati coach Zac Taylor, Minnesota coach Kevin O'Connell a...
January 21, 2026 Professional
The decision made a lot of sense. Not that feasibility made it any easier. Last week, Eric Kasperowicz vacated Mars’ football head coaching job, opting to take over at No...
January 21, 2026 Sports
Editorial
The National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation says health care workforce shortages are projected to rise across the United States. Rural communities often ...
January 22, 2026 Our Opinion
January 22, 2026 Cartoons
Nicolás Maduro and his wife confronted two overpowering forces recently: the U.S. military and artificial intelligence. The result was worldwide confusion and a reminder ...
January 22, 2026 Other Voices
Community
Announcements
In loving memory of my beloved sister, Mildred Rudish, August 1, 1939-January 22, 2024. Sadly missed along life’s way, Quietly remembered every day. No longer in my life ...
January 22, 2026 In Memoriams
In loving memory of Amy Latimore January 22, 1982 - January 22, 2002 If we could visit Heaven, Even for a day, Maybe for a moment, The pain would go away. We would put ou...
January 22, 2026 Birthday Tributes
Arts & Entertainment
What so many of us love about magicians is their ability to conceal the mechanics of a trick. It is this same mystery that compels people to admire art they are unable to...
January 22, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
‘Love Letters’ funny, poignant and sad
January 22, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
Musical a spin in ‘Night of the Living Dead,’ shot in Evans City
January 22, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
Country music superstar Dolly Parton celebrated her 80th birthday Monday with new music and greetings from friends. The freshly minted octogenarian posted a new version o...
January 22, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Book pages will come alive at Butler Rotary Club PM’s annual luncheon at Butler County Community College in February. The Luncheon for Literacy begins at noon on Sunday, ...
January 22, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
The Golden Raspberry Awards on Wednesday released the nominees for the 2026 Razzies, “honoring” last year’s most dubious achievements in film. Among the biggest losers wa...
January 21, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Other
Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows...
January 22, 2026 Verse of the Day
Wellness offerings across Butler County are expanding to meet people where they are, whether that's in a chair yoga class at the Cranberry YMCA or lying still during a so...
January 21, 2026 Special Sections
When parents enroll their children in martial arts classes at Butler-area studios, they expect to see kicks, punches and sparring drills. What many don’t anticipate is th...
January 21, 2026 Special Sections
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