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.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette will distribute its last issue May 3 and close after 240 years of news coverage.
Block Communications, which owns the Post-Gazette and Toledo...
Attorneys acting on behalf of city and county law enforcement officials asked that a two-year-old civil lawsuit for excessive force be dismissed with prejudice, during a ...
ADAMS TWP — Members of the Mars Area School Board accepted a pair of donations related to an upcoming project and an annual event during a workshop meeting Wednesday, Jan...
A growing number of Butler County residents are turning to emergency utility assistance this winter as household energy costs continue to rise.
Dollar Energy Fund, a Pitt...
Slippery Rock Mayor Jondavid Longo plans to focus his efforts during his third term in office on the same priorities he had when he first took office in 2018: economic gr...
Days after the Pittsburgh Steelers edged out the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, Jan. 4, to clinch the AFC North title, four snowmen in Cranberry Township celebrated into the...
Butler County dog owners can expect a few extra dollars to come out of their wallet for future license renewals.
A new pricing that went into effect Dec. 1 will see dog ...
KARNS CITY — Karns City Area School District moved another step closer to razing the former Sugarcreek Elementary School building as bids were opened and are now under co...
State police investigated 1,098 vehicle crashes and issued 17,707 citations in the first five days of 2026, according to its communications office.
Of the 1,098 crashes i...
South College announced Tuesday it has surpassed the 2,000-student mark in its competency-based education programs and is expanding its nursing offerings with two new doc...
MOUNT ETNA, Italy — Guides who take tourists to enjoy the striking views of Sicily’s Mount Etna are up in arms over tougher restrictions imposed by local authorities afte...
WASHINGTON — The Senate is expected to vote on a resolution Thursday that would limit President Donald Trump's ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela, setti...
MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis was on edge Thursday following the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer taking part in the Trump administ...
LOS ANGELES — The high-profile private attorney for Nick Reiner was granted a request to be removed from his case Wednesday, but later told reporters that according to Ca...
Denmark and Greenland are seeking a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio after the Trump administration doubled down on its intention to take over the strateg...
Millions of people around the world celebrated Orthodox Christmas on Wednesday, nearly two weeks after much of the world marked the holy day.
Certain Eastern Orthodox ch...
SCARBOROUGH, Maine — Messy winter weather brought snow, ice, freezing rain and dangerous driving to the New England states on Wednesday as the region prepared for more un...
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration will withdraw from dozens of international organizations, including the U.N.’s population agency and the U.N. treaty that establishe...
A dog escaped from a rest stop along the New Jersey Turnpike and wandered for about 25 miles before she was found safe the next day with help from a drone.
Abbie, a 9-yea...
MINNEAPOLIS — An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a Minneapolis driver on Wednesday during the Trump administration’s latest immigration crackd...
A few mile markers up the road, Curt Cignetti was in a similar spot as Slippery Rock University football head coach Shawn Lutz. Before emerging on a national scale this s...
Butler High School seniors got a jump start on winter national signing day ceremonies Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026.
The official winter signing period isn’t for another month,...
Playoff football has caused at least one municipality in Butler County to alter its meeting schedule.
Adams Township has approved a resolution to move its supervisors mee...
BUTLER TWP — Seneca Valley wrestling coach Kevin Wildrick said he sent Cooper Beres to the mat Wednesday night hoping the sophomore could “limit the damage.”
Beres, who i...
One game after reaching 1,000 career points, Madison Romanovich had 23 points, six rebounds, six steals and three assists as Slippery Rock downed New Castle 54-23 in girl...
BUTLER TWP — Seneca Valley senior wrestler Haley Hunter has been looking for a signature win since returning a torn ACL that cost her all of last season.
She found one W...
Knoch graduate and Penn State-Behrend senior guard Madilyn Boyer bucketed her 1,000th career collegiate point during a 72-28 win over Pitt-Greensburg on Wednesday.
Boyer ...
The NFL’s wild-card weekend features a rematch of the 2022 NFC championship game, two division rivals facing off, a team with a losing record playing a home game and four...
The 2026 PIAA Competitive Spirit Championships will take place Friday and Saturday at Cambria County War Memorial Coliseum in Johnstown.
Five Butler County-area teams wil...
Ava McNaughton, a native of Seven Fields, has earned a spot on the U.S. Hockey women’s roster ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics, scheduled to begin Feb. 6 in Italy.
McNau...
A lot of people tried to celebrate the recent holidays as they muddled through nasty cold and flu bugs that have been going around, and, according to Butler Memorial Hosp...
It was hard to know what to believe this year.
In the old days, there were conspiracies about the moon landing. These days, it feels like there’s a conspiracy about every...
In loving memory of our beloved husband, father and pap, John O. Beam, who passed away one year ago January 8, 2025.
Always in our thoughts, we love and miss you!
Your Fa...
The Mars Hockey Club will host its annual ICE ALS charity game Feb. 2, in a game pitting the team against West Allegheny High School at Baierl Toyota Ice Complex, 103 Mar...
Butler Meals on Wheels is having a fundraiser dinner Jan. 20.
The dinner will take place from 3 to 6 p.m. at St. Peters Anglican Church, 218 E. Jefferson St. in Butler.
T...
I’d like to meet one person who makes their New Year’s resolution a serious habit.
Call me cynical, but I find myself motivated toward the beginning of the year, and late...
Moraine and McConnells Mill state parks have multiple events planned for January and February, including one event to commemorate the upcoming 250th anniversary of the na...
The year of America’s 250th anniversary has just started, but municipalities across Butler County have been making plans for months to celebrate the country’s sesquicente...
NEW YORK — Warner Bros. again rejected a takeover bid from Paramount and told shareholders Wednesday to stick with a rival offer from Netflix.
Warner’s leadership has re...
Be imitators of God as dearly loved children and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. — Ep...
