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.
OAKLAND TWP — At St. Wendelin School, students’ learning plans on May 12 included taking care of baby chicks and helping them grow into healthy chickens.
The students, a...
A Butler man is accused of threatening to kill a Butler police officer while being apprehended.
Dalton James Anthony, 24, was charged Sunday, May 10, by Butler police wi...
A Lyndora man is accused of swinging a knife and threatening to stab his family members.
Javon Omareo Littlejohn, 23, was charged Sunday, May 10, by Butler Township poli...
WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer prices climbed sharply again last month as the 10-week war with Iran pushed energy prices higher.
The Labor Department's consumer price index ...
OAKLAND, Calif. — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took the witness stand Tuesday to defend his business record in a trial pitting him against Elon Musk, rebutting testimony that d...
BANGKOK — Ship operators rely on a sludgelike substance known as bunker fuel to keep vessels running. The Iran war's closure of the Strait of Hormuz has choked off the s...
NEW YORK — The promised economic boon from the World Cup hasn’t matched expectations, at least not yet, for U.S. hotels.
Room bookings have been lighter than expected ...
NEW YORK — More than 20 years after it redefined fast shipping, Amazon is preparing to raise the bar on consumer expectations again by offering to fulfill customers' most...
PENN TWP — Those enjoying lunch outdoors or starting their summer gardens on Tuesday, May 12, were treated to a view of the Goodyear Blimp, which could be seen lumbering ...
A familiar face was sworn in as a Seven Fields council member during the monthly meeting on Monday, May 11.
Jennifer Sikora was appointed to fill the vacancy of Morgan Ha...
BALTIMORE (AP) — Prosecutors announced criminal charges Tuesday in the deadly 2024 collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, accusing a Singapore-based ship oper...
WASHINGTON — The head of the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Marty Makary, is resigning after a rocky tenure that drew months of complaints from health industry executi...
President Donald Trump’s push to redraw the nation’s U.S. House districts received mixed results Tuesday as South Carolina senators defied his desires but Missouri’s top ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Presenting a utility bill as a valid form of identification at a voting precinct in West Virginia has gone the way of the tavern polling place and the...
BERLIN — Albrecht Weinberg, who survived several Nazi concentration and death camps and lost most of his family in the Holocaust before returning to Germany in his 80s, h...
MOSCOW — Russia on Tuesday test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile as part of efforts to modernize the country's nuclear forces, a launch hailed by President...
U.S. President Donald Trump is showing signs of frustration at a lack of progress in negotiations to end the 10-week war with Iran, as the Strait of Hormuz remains all bu...
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced tough questions from Republican and Democratic lawmakers in Congress on Tuesday about the Trump administration's end gam...
Sudden stops for technology stocks and rising oil prices are slowing Wall Street’s record-breaking run. The S&P 500 dipped 0.3% Tuesday from its all-time high set the day...
BOSTON — A man previously convicted of shooting at police strode down a busy road outside Boston, firing an assault-style rifle at passing cars, shooting two drivers and ...
WEST DEER TWP — Having worn an intense look on his face for most of Tuesday's WPIAL Class 3A first-round baseball playoff game, Gage Blystone let a grin peek out from beh...
Justin Fry’s RBI-single with the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh inning was the decisive hit in No. 3 Thomas Jefferson’s 3-2 win over No. 14 Mars in a WPIAL Cla...
Butler has been one of the best baseball teams in the WPIAL and was rewarded as such with the top seed in the Class 6A tournament.
The district playoff brackets were rele...
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...
In its quest for a fourth consecutive WPIAL Class 2A championship, Mars girls lacrosse was tabbed as the top seed in the district playoff tournament. The brackets were re...
The WPIAL released its boys volleyball playoff brackets Friday, and three Butler County teams will be in action beginning next week.
In Class 3A, Butler (14-4) is seeded ...
PITTSBURGH — Paul Skenes allowed two hits over eight masterful innings to help the Pittsburgh Pirates toppled the Colorado Rockies 3-1 Tuesday night.
The reigning Nationa...
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates placed catcher Joey Bart on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a left foot infection.
Bart is hitting .259 with two homers and nine ...
Sidney Crosby is heading to Switzerland to represent his country at the men’s world hockey championships, Hockey Canada announced Tuesday.
This will mark the Pittsbu...
Spring rains have played havoc on much of the 2026 spring high school sports season.
The WPIAL Individual Track and Field Championships are feeling the bite, as well. The...
Lutheran Senior Life is offering its next Family and Caregiver Support Group, a safe, confidential space for loved ones to share experiences, find support and learn strat...
More than 1,000 students from Evans City elementary and middle schools on May 13, 2011, raised more than $10,000 for cancer research in memory of a former beloved teacher...
The Butler County chapter of the North Country Trail will host two events in May.
The chapter will have a meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 13, at Jennings Environmenta...
The spring planting season is finally here. Learn how you can support your community, your garden, and your family at a free two-day event this weekend.
For over 20 years...
Nothing tastes better than fresh-from-the-garden tomatoes, making them a staple in even the smallest of home gardens. Success in growing tomatoes starts with choosing the...
MADISON, Wis — Pop star Debbie Gibson and Terry “Geezer” Butler, co-founder of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, are singing the same tune when it comes to sparing dogs...
