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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
The following items were collected from various police departments and district courts: Butler Feb. 6 — John Edward Beck, 34, was charged with felony criminal trespass fo...
February 25, 2026 Local News
Molly's Canine Academy, based in Cranberry Township, is preparing to offer dog training and sitting services next month. The business will officially start accepting clie...
February 25, 2026 Business
Mobile home park operator Jones Estates and its affiliated company Stackhouse Management have submitted a corrective action plan to Pennsylvania’s Department of Environme...
February 24, 2026 Business
An elderly woman who still suffers from fear and trust issues nearly two years after a break-in at her Brady township home saw the second of two men who admitted to the i...
February 24, 2026 Local News
Moniteau Jr./Sr. High School, 1810 West Sunbury Road, Cherry Township, is having a blood drive from 12:30 to 6 p.m. Monday, March 2. The drive is being planned in memory...
February 24, 2026 Local News
FedEx is suing the U.S. government, the latest company to request a refund on what it paid for tariffs set by President Donald Trump last year after the Supreme Court rul...
February 24, 2026 Business
Steel producer Cleveland-Cliffs has appointed a new lead independent director of the company’s board of directors. Ralph Michael will fill the role effective immediately ...
February 24, 2026 Business
Thousands of “Jeepers” are expected to gather at the birthplace of the Jeep once again this June for the Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival. The 15th annual festival will be h...
February 24, 2026 Local News
Those in Adams Township will find themselves with one less dining option by the start of next month, as the Wendy’s location at the Adams Shoppes shopping center will clo...
February 24, 2026 Business
Pennsylvania State Police have released information on two additional vehicles involved in a crash on Interstate 79 northbound in Jackson Township on Friday, Feb. 6. Acco...
February 24, 2026 Local News
Other News
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump boasted during Tuesday’s State of the Union that “we’re winning so much,” saying he’d sparked a jobs and manufacturing boom at home wh...
February 24, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is appealing a judge's order that blocks him from punishing Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, a former Navy pilot, for participating...
February 24, 2026 National News
SEATTLE — A man fatally stabbed four people before being shot by a sheriff’s deputy outside a home northwest of Tacoma, Wash., on Tuesday, authorities said. The Pierce Co...
February 24, 2026 National News
PARIS — The Louvre Museum's director resigned Tuesday after months of pressure following the October theft of the French crown jewels, as the world's most visited museum ...
February 24, 2026 International News
PHILADELPHIA — Some residents in the Philadelphia suburb of Quakertown are calling for the police chief to resign after he and other officers scuffled with high school st...
February 24, 2026 Pennsylvania News
“Today” show host Savannah Guthrie said her family is now offering a $1 million reward for information leading to the recovery of her mother, Nancy Guthrie, who went miss...
February 24, 2026 National News
Robert Carradine, the youngest of his prolific Hollywood family and whose biggest hit was the 1984 comedy “Revenge of the Nerds,” has died at 71. In a Tuesday statem...
February 24, 2026 National News
HARRISBURG — Criminal investigators hoping to develop suspects in difficult cases have been asking Google to reveal who searched for specific information online, seeking ...
February 24, 2026 Business
NEW YORK — Millions across the northeastern United States on Tuesday contended with treks to school and work as they dug out from a major — and in some areas record-break...
February 24, 2026 National News
A man with a long criminal history fatally shot a Missouri sheriff’s deputy during a traffic stop and then killed a second deputy in a gunbattle hours later as the deputy...
February 24, 2026 National News
Sports
RIMERSBURG — Moniteau dealt with a figurative lid on the basket during the first half of Tuesday night’s District 9 Class 2A boys basketball semifinal. The No. 2 Warriors...
February 24, 2026 Sports
MT. LEBANON — Seneca Valley had top-seeded Canon-McMillan on the hook. The Raiders just couldn’t reel the Big Macs in. Fueled by an electric fourth quarter by senior gua...
February 24, 2026 Sports
Five Butler County teams are left standing, and all have a chance to make their respective district championship games this week. Seneca Valley and Slippery Rock have sem...
February 24, 2026 Sports
Knoch boys basketball is in just its second WPIAL championship game and Moniteau can punch a ticket Tuesday to the District 9 championship. Moniteau needs one more win in...
February 24, 2026 Sports
Butler hockey has another game. Jase Renwick netted the golden goal in the Golden Tornado’s 2-1 overtime victory over North Catholic in Tuesday’s PIHL Penguins Cup Class ...
February 24, 2026 Sports
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Konnor Griffin, the Pittsburgh Pirates’ latest can't-miss prospect, didn't miss against the Boston Red Sox and newcomer Ranger Suarez on Tuesday. The ...
February 24, 2026 Professional
PITTSBURGH — Brett Kulak is on the move for the second time this season. The Pittsburgh Penguins sent the veteran defenseman to Colorado on Tuesday in exchange for defens...
February 24, 2026 Professional
Editorial
February 24, 2026 Cartoons
It’s tempting to dismiss peace talks between Russia and Ukraine when missiles and drones continue targeting power plants, leaving people to freeze with no lights. That is...
February 24, 2026 Other Voices
Community
End of the Hall Used Bookstore, supporting the Worthington-West Franklin Community Library, is hosting a puzzle sale throughout February following its recent puzzle excha...
February 25, 2026 Community
Intermediate League of Butler will meet Monday, March 2, at Christ Community Methodist Church, 205 N. Duffy Road in Butler Township. The executive board will meet at 6 p...
February 25, 2026 Community
To curb use of such products by children, the Butler County Drug and Alcohol Program in 2011 developed an educational program on how new smokeless tobacco products can ea...
February 24, 2026 Time Capsules
Karns City Area Elementary School students offer Sunshine Station once a month
February 24, 2026 Community
Announcements
In loving memory of Judie Bortz, whose birthday is February 25. Wishing you were here today for even just a while, so we could say Happy Birthday and see your loving smil...
February 25, 2026 Birthday Tributes
Happy Birthday to our dad, Ernie Baxter February 25, 1930. Time cannot heal the emptiness Or fill the empty chair The one that was in the living room, We see it sitting t...
February 25, 2026 Birthday Tributes
IN MEMORIAM and BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE
February 25, 2026 In Memoriams
In loving memory of Rodney Everly whose birthday is February 25th. Not a day goes by that we don’t think of you, but today feels especially tender. We celebrate the beaut...
February 25, 2026 Birthday Tributes
Arts & Entertainment
The return of the funky pop star Bruno Mars and a documentary about Paul McCartney after the Beatles are headed to a device near you. Movies Andrew Stanton has directed ...
February 24, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Other
We love because he first loved us. — 1 John 4:19 ...
February 25, 2026 Verse of the Day
February 24, 2026 Daily Photo Gallery
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