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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
Sarver resident Drew Rummel returned to the screen Friday evening, April 24, for his second round of Wheel of Fortune while sporting his Harley Davidson attire. Taking th...
April 24, 2026 Local News
A paddle-wielding robot is so adept at playing table tennis that it is posing a tough challenge to elite human players and sometimes defeating them, according to a new st...
April 24, 2026 Business
Butler County Community College was awarded a state grant in the amount of $347,834. The grant is intended to increase access to dual-credit programs for high school stud...
April 24, 2026 Local News
A Butler man is facing assault and endangerment charges after police said he threw a liquor bottle that struck a woman in the arm, causing a large cut and leaving her sem...
April 24, 2026 Crime & Courts
A man and woman from Kentucky facing prostitution charges in Cranberry Township were trying to profit from the NFL draft in Pittsburgh, according to police. Barry D. Brum...
April 24, 2026 Crime & Courts
A Butler man was charged with aggravated assault after police said he struck a security officer at Butler Memorial Hospital. Anthony Donald Oliverio, 21, was charged with...
April 24, 2026 Crime & Courts
A Butler woman was charged with several counts of aggravated assault, simple assault, harassment and other charges after police say she assaulted three members of Butler ...
April 24, 2026 Crime & Courts
Pennsylvania Resources Council will begin its 24th season of hard-to-recycle collection events in Western Pennsylvania. The first drive-through event — which enables indi...
April 24, 2026 Local News
Two local music legends, including a Butler County native, took the stage to kick off the second day of the 2026 NFL Draft. Bret Michaels, the Chicora-born frontman of th...
April 24, 2026 Local News
Residents of Butler, Callery, Connoquenessing, Saxonburg, Valencia and West Sunbury have until Thursday, April 30, to get a 2% discount on their municipal real estate tax...
April 24, 2026 Local News
Other News
WASHINGTON — What's all the buzz about? Melania Trump on Friday announced that she is expanding the White House honey program by adding a beehive in the shape of the ...
April 24, 2026 National News
NAHUNTA, Ga. — Two large wildfires burning in drought-stricken southeast Georgia have destroyed more than 120 homes and are threatening nearly 1,000 more, Gov. Brian Kemp...
April 24, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department will adopt firing squads as a permitted method of execution as the Trump administration moves to ramp up and expedite capital punishme...
April 24, 2026 National News
ISLAMABAD — President Donald Trump is sending his envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan to meet with Iran’s foreign minister, the White House said Friday, as...
April 24, 2026 International News
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has ended its investigation into Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell, clearing a major roadblock to the confirmation of Kevin Warsh...
April 24, 2026 National News
ENID, Okla. — Raeann Hunt scrambled to her cellar as a tornado bore down on her Oklahoma community. “It is headed right for us,” she recalled thinking, as she peeked outs...
April 24, 2026 National News
Sports
Seneca Valley’s Madi Barnyk and North Catholic’s Simone Sharpless enjoyed a once-in-a-lifetime experience Thursday during the first round of the NFL draft. The two stando...
April 24, 2026 Sports
Karns City softball pitcher Abigail Dunlap was untouchable in Friday’s 9-0 victory over Union/A-C Valley. The sophomore hurled a no-hitter with 18 strikeouts. The four Fa...
April 24, 2026 Sports
MILWAUKEE — Paul Skenes had a perfect game into the seventh inning, Konnor Griffin hit his first career home run on his 20th birthday and drove in three runs to help the ...
April 24, 2026 Professional
Defense was the priority in the second round of the NFL draft. It was not for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Day 2. Twenty-two of the 32 picks were defensive players, and th...
April 24, 2026 Professional
Only four teams in NHL history have fallen behind 0-3 in a best-of-seven playoff series and rallied to win it. Just six more won three in a row to force a Game 7. Stuart ...
April 24, 2026 Professional
JACKSON TWP — No one is supposed to play in traffic. Abby Kalkowski did a nice job of it, regardless. Seneca Valley’s senior pitcher stranded 10 runners — six in scoring ...
April 24, 2026 Sports
STATE COLLEGE — For the last five months as construction cranes have swung steel beams and other fortifications into place at Beaver Stadium, Matt Campbell has undertaken...
April 24, 2026 College
Butler will host WPIAL Track and Field Team Championships boys and girls semifinals at 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 28. The Golden Tornado earned hosting duties after going 6-0...
April 24, 2026 Sports
BUTLER TWP — When Dakari Payne first leaped onto the WPIAL track and field scene, he was most known for his high-jumping ability. Now a senior, he’s still quite good at c...
April 24, 2026 Sports
Editorial
April 24, 2026 Cartoons
On Thursday night, the city took the first concrete step to provide itself with another valuable tool in efforts to ensure a healthy future community. City council voted ...
April 24, 2026 Our Opinion
When will the U.S. government confirm that aliens exist? How many people will fall ill with measles this year? Will President Donald Trump be impeached? Today, you can be...
April 24, 2026 Other Voices
Community
Senior centers at Butler, Chicora, Cranberry Township, Evans City, Slippery Rock, Mount Chestnut and Winfield Township will serve the following menus this week. Lunch is ...
April 25, 2026 Senior
Butler Catholic School Math 24 Club students recently placed in the fourth annual Math Madness competition, hosted by Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV. The event, held on...
April 24, 2026 Community
Chicora United Methodist Church will have a craft and bake sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 2. On sale will be child-safe wooden toys, jewelry, crocheted animals ...
April 24, 2026 Community
Congregation B'nai Abraham Synagogue will have its annual rummage sale this weekend. The sale will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 1 and 2, and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Ma...
April 24, 2026 Community
Fred Rogers Productions recently started an advisory program to get suggestions and ideas for its children’s programming from people involved in education, and a Butler A...
April 24, 2026 Community
Announcements
CELEBRATING AN ANNIVERSARY Friday, April 24, are Ken and Barbara Tebay, of Clay Township. This is their 62nd wedding anniversary. ...
April 24, 2026 Town & County
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April 24, 2026 Daily Photo Gallery
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