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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
A Parker man was sentenced Friday in Butler County Common Pleas Court to serve time in prison followed by probation for charges stemming from a burglary in Butler. Jonath...
May 09, 2026 Local News
PITTSBURGH — Allegheny Health Network’s new LifeFlight helicopters can reach speeds of over 120 knots, roughly 140 to 150 mph, which is slightly faster than its current f...
May 09, 2026 Local News
PENN TWP — Lisa Konesni and her late husband, David Konesni, received the 2026 Jean B. Purvis Community Cornerstone Award for their several decades of contributions to no...
May 09, 2026 Local News
Gina Rhoades felt her brother’s heartbeat again more than a year after he died. It was after a concert at 1:30 a.m. on a street in Queens, N.Y. A man she had never met st...
May 09, 2026 Local News
Mars Area students and guests took to the stage at the high school auditorium Friday, May 8, to show off prior to senior prom. The prom itself was held at the DoubleTree ...
May 09, 2026 Local News
Butler-based NexTier Bank and Ohio-based Riverside Bank of Dublin have entered into a definitive merger agreement, creating a financial organization with about $3.1 billi...
May 09, 2026 Business
Butler County officials are exploring the possibility of attracting data center development to the region as artificial intelligence infrastructure transforms Western Pen...
May 09, 2026 Local News
County redevelopment authority explains existing land bank operations
May 09, 2026 Local News
WASHINGTON — America’s employers delivered a surprising 115,000 new jobs last month despite an economic shock from the Iran war. Hiring beat the 65,000 jobs forecasters ...
May 08, 2026 Business
Technicians at Butler Memorial Hospital said Friday they will stage a five-day strike from May 19 to 24. The announcement came after 235 surgical techs, respiratory thera...
May 08, 2026 Local News
Other News
CONCORD, N.H. — In 1985, a 13-year-old girl in New Zealand spotted a pair of purple, lip-shaped sunglasses in “Young Miss” magazine. In March, I traveled 9,000 miles from...
May 09, 2026 National News
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. forces fired on and disabled two Iranian oil tankers on Friday after exchanging fire with Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz overni...
May 08, 2026 National News
SALT LAKE CITY — Cameras won't be banned from the high-profile murder case of the man charged with killing Charlie Kirk, a Utah judge ruled Friday, saying coverage reques...
May 08, 2026 National News
LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer insisted Friday that he will not resign after bruising elections that saw his governing Labour Party suffer big losses and th...
May 08, 2026 International News
A three-day ceasefire agreement between Russia and Ukraine announced by U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday defused the tensions over a prospective Ukrainian attack on ...
May 08, 2026 International News
WASHINGTON — Buzz Aldrin observing a “fairly bright light source” while aboard the Apollo 11. A mysterious object making “multiple 90-degree turns” at a speedy clip. A bl...
May 08, 2026 National News
MADRID — Spanish authorities on Friday were preparing to receive more than 140 passengers and crew members on board a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed for the Canar...
May 08, 2026 International News
Tens of thousands of students studying for final exams around the world Friday regained access to a key online learning system after a cyberattack knocked it offline, thr...
May 08, 2026 National News
HOMESTEAD, Allegheny County — Retired emergency medical services director Vern Smith, a face familiar to thousands of Butler County residents, was one of six people acros...
May 08, 2026 Pennsylvania News
Sports
Taite Beighley wanted more athletic competition. Derrick Eggleton is looking to repeat an upset. Riley McGee hopes to knock off a more experienced opponent. All three wil...
May 09, 2026 Sports
Kayden Cahall went 2-for-3 from the bottom half of the order, scored twice, doubled and stole a base in Seneca Valley baseball’s 10-3 win Friday over Avonworth. Danny Dre...
May 08, 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 08, 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 08, 2026 Sports
Editorial
May 08, 2026 Cartoons
As summer looms, school districts across Pennsylvania are working to formulate revenue and spending plans for the 2026-27 fiscal year. District administrators will untang...
May 08, 2026 Our Opinion
Education, collaboration key to moving forward
May 08, 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 ...
May 09, 2026 Senior
If you are a brunch person, then you may have noticed a new dish in town, sitting comfortably in recent years alongside longtime favorites like Eggs Benedict and French T...
May 09, 2026 Recipes
The Portersville Bible Church Cemetery Association will have its annual meeting at 7 p.m. May 18 in the church, 156 E. Portersville Rd, Portersville. All lot owners are ...
May 08, 2026 Community
The Butler County Genealogical Society will meet at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, May 12, at its new location, in Saint Andrews United Presbyterian Church on the corner of E. Jeffer...
May 08, 2026 Community
House displays artifacts dating up to the 1950s
May 08, 2026 Community
Announcements
In loving memory of Rose Migliorini, who passed away July 31, 1998. Remembering Remembering good times we shared. Remembering how much you always cared. Remembering the w...
May 09, 2026 Other Tributes
In loving memory of Joyce McIlvain. Thinking of you this Mother’s Day. Love always, Your Family ...
May 09, 2026 Other Tributes
In loving memory of Ida Ruth Barr. January 2, 1917 - May 30, 2006 Deep down in our hearts there's a picture Worth more than silver and gold, 'Tis a picture of our dear mo...
May 09, 2026 Other Tributes
Margaret P. Hall We miss you and thank you for your unconditional love and endless sacrifices. You were our strength, sunshine and the heart of our family. We will carry ...
May 09, 2026 Other Tributes
To Helen Manuel. A heart that’s broke is a heart that’s been loved! So, I’ll sing Hallelujah. You were an Angel in the shape of my mum. When I fell down, you’d be there h...
May 09, 2026 Other Tributes
Joanne McWilliams October 26, 1929 - May 6, 2018 Another Mother’s Day without you. Thinking of you. With love, Susan and Frank; Larry and Barb; Sharon ...
May 09, 2026 Other Tributes
In loving memory of Bonnie Templeton. Mom, We cannot believe it has been one whole year since we have heard your voice, seen your smile or heard your laugh. Though we ca...
May 09, 2026 In Memoriams
In loving memory of Chris Doerr. In our hearts your memory lingers, Sweetly, tender, fond and true, There is not a day, dear mother That we do not think of you. Sadly mis...
May 09, 2026 Other Tributes
Arts & Entertainment
Maybe out of fear of putting filmgoers to sleep, the sheep has not been much of a mainstay at the movies. There’s Charles Burnett’s lyrical classic “Killer of Sheep.” You...
May 08, 2026 Reviews
Billie Eilish is levitating. Or so it seems. When the pop star first emerges on screen in the mouthful “Billie Eilish — Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D),” ...
May 08, 2026 Reviews
Other
May 09, 2026 Daily Photo Gallery
Make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone. — Colossians 4:5-6 ...
May 09, 2026 Verse of the Day
May 08, 2026 Daily Photo Gallery
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