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Local News
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...
May 12, 2026 Local News
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...
May 12, 2026 Local News
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...
May 12, 2026 Local News
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 ...
May 12, 2026 National News
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...
May 12, 2026 Business
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...
May 12, 2026 Business
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 ...
May 12, 2026 Business
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...
May 12, 2026 Business
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 ...
May 12, 2026 Local News
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...
May 12, 2026 Local News
Other News
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...
May 12, 2026 National News
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...
May 12, 2026 National News
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 ...
May 12, 2026 National News
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...
May 12, 2026 National News
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...
May 12, 2026 International News
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...
May 12, 2026 International News
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...
May 12, 2026 International News
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced tough questions from Republican and Democratic lawmakers in Congress on Tuesday about the Trump administration's end gam...
May 12, 2026 International News
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...
May 12, 2026 National News
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 ...
May 12, 2026 National News
Sports
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...
May 12, 2026 Sports
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...
May 12, 2026 Sports
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...
May 12, 2026 Sports
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...
May 12, 2026 Sports
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...
May 12, 2026 Sports
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 ...
May 12, 2026 Sports
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...
May 12, 2026 Professional
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 ...
May 12, 2026 Professional
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...
May 12, 2026 Professional
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...
May 12, 2026 Sports
Editorial
Community
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...
May 12, 2026 Community
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...
May 12, 2026 Community
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May 12, 2026 Community
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...
May 12, 2026 Community
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...
May 12, 2026 Community
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...
May 12, 2026 Community
Announcements
Kaeden Thomas Huba Always Remembered. Forever Loved. Gina ...
May 13, 2026 In Memoriams
Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. — Ephesians 4:32 ...
May 12, 2026 In Memoriams
Arts & Entertainment
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...
May 12, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Other
There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life in Christ has set me free from the law of sin a...
May 13, 2026 Verse of the Day
To view the Butler Eagle’s PDF version, click here. ...
May 12, 2026 Special Sections
May 12, 2026 Daily Photo Gallery
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