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.
A Butler native and Slippery Rock University student was featured in a Broadway dance showcase in New York City in November.
Lauren Mortimer, a senior dance and early ch...
Slippery Rock University’s performing arts center was recently given a recognition from the American Institute of Architects.
The performing arts center was awarded a ce...
Leadership Butler County, the leadership development program run through the Butler County Chamber of Commerce, is doing away with its staple fundraising event.
For 2026,...
Cranberry Township and Seven Fields are in line to receive a combined $295,670 from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s Green Light Go grant program.
Green Li...
CENTER TWP — A vacant building at the intersection of Route 8 and Clyde Lane was destroyed in a fire Tuesday, Dec. 30.
According to Mike Pflugh, chief of Unionville Volun...
The following items were collected from various police departments and district courts:
Butler
Dec. 22 — Aaron J. Martin, 26, of Butler, was charged with misdemeanor acci...
Connoquenessing Township’s infrastructure plans took a major hit when the state Department of Environmental Protection denied its $53 million Act 537 sewage plan in a Dec...
Residents in parts of Butler County awoke to 3 inches of snow Tuesday, Dec. 30, and there’s more on the way.
The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh reported seeing 3 ...
CONCORD, N.H. — Imagine the buffet.
Forty-thousand oysters, lobster worth $400,000 and a cache of crabmeat all were stolen in separate incidents within weeks of each othe...
First, Danielle Delange saw the news alert: Bristol Health & Rehab, the nursing home where her mother lived, was on fire.
Within minutes, Delange got a phone call from an...
GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany — Thieves stole tens of millions of euros worth of property from safety deposit boxes inside a German bank vault that they drilled into Monday duri...
Environmental journalist Tatiana Schlossberg, one of three grandchildren of the late President John F. Kennedy, has died. She was 35.
Schlossberg, daughter of Kennedy’s d...
JERUSALEM — Israel on Tuesday said it had suspended more than two dozen humanitarian organizations, including Doctors Without Borders and CARE, from operating in the Gaza...
WASHINGTON — The standard mileage rate for the business use of a car, truck, van or other vehicle will increase by 2.5 cents in 2026.
The IRS announced Monday that begin...
More artists have canceled scheduled performances at the Kennedy Center following the addition of President Donald Trump’s name to the facility, with jazz supergroup The ...
TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday said his country's answer to an attack would be harsh, which appeared to be in response to a warning by U.S....
Now comes even more frigid weather in the U.S. Midwest.
Extreme cold with near-zero degree wind chills descended upon parts of Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota and Wisconsin, fo...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia bombed Yemen's port city of Mukalla on Tuesday after a weapons shipment from the United Arab Emirates arrived for separatist fo...
Winning the second Penguins Cup in program history is certainly cause for a spirited celebration, but the atmosphere inside Seneca Valley’s locker room was a bit tempered...
From Butler football’s comeback to the numerous district and state championships, 2025 was a busy year in sports in Butler County.
So when looking back on the top stories...
BUTLER TWP — Malina McElroy stole the ball — and Butler stole a win.
The Golden Tornado junior point guard swiped the rock in the frontcourt and drove in for a go-ahead l...
CHERRY TWP — Gavin Tola blamed a long bus ride. Freeport coach Rich Macura said it was because his team was simply “getting outworked.”
Whatever caused the slow start on ...
CHERRY TWP — Slippery Rock’s slow start to the boys basketball season continued Tuesday night — but the Rockets hope things will change soon.
“I think if we can bring tha...
At the Shady Side Academy Holiday Tournament, Seneca Valley received a combined 29 points from Reece McFadden (15) and Makayla Canty (14) in a 45-41 defeat of Johnstown.
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PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers could have outside linebacker T.J. Watt back for their “win or go home” showdown with Baltimore for the AFC North title Sunday night....
A trendy preseason pick to go far in the postseason, the Detroit Lions won't be playing beyond Sunday at Soldier Field. One of their fans, however, continues to have a bi...
As we’re counting down the final hours of 2025, we’re likely to carry out our New Year’s traditions — and there is no shortage of options to choose from as we decide how ...
The United States Postal Service has reached a pivotal moment. Challenged by technological disruptions and constrained by outdated regulations, it is in the midst of a ma...
Twelfth Night started as a Musical Theatre Guild of Butler gathering that brought its community together for a winter event. Now, its revamped version aims to give that e...
NEW YORK — They’re ready to embark on 2026.
Three more dog breeds joined the American Kennel Club's roster of recognized breeds on Tuesday, making them eligible for many ...
Although the crowd of about 500 was smaller than event organizers had hoped for the 2008 Silvester, those who braved the blowing snow and below-freezing temperatures enjo...
Moraine State Park hosts a First Day Hike each Jan. 1, which offers a guided walk through of the park’s trails.
The park’s First Day Hike is once again full, but the 10 a...
Harmony will ring in the New Year six hours earlier than the rest of the East Coast.
The annual Silvester celebration will run from about 3 to 6 p.m. along North Main Str...
There is a great debate in my family about the relevance of “Same Old Lang Syne,” a song by Dan Fogelberg. It’s right up there with “Celebrate Me Home” by Kenny Loggins a...
Parker City in Armstrong County is ready to welcome hundreds of daring cold-weather swimmers for the annual Parker Polar Plunge on New Year’s Day.
Registrations commence ...
PARIS — Call them Monsieur and Madame Clooney.
France’s government says that George Clooney, his wife Amal and their twins Ella and Alexander have been awarded French ci...
