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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 Butler County resident won $121,191 on an online lottery game, the Pennsylvania Lottery announced Wednesday, Jan. 21. According to the lottery, the resident won on “Pre...
January 22, 2026 Local News
Millions of dollars will be spent rehabilitating railroad infrastructure, including on a line that runs through Butler County. On the Pittsburgh and Shawmut Railroad, whi...
January 22, 2026 Local News
Volunteers from the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania spent their afternoon on Wednesday, Jan. 21, packing “lesson plan kits” to be used later in the school year by...
January 22, 2026 Local News
The aurora borealis, commonly known as the northern lights, often appears in regions like Alaska, northern Canada and the Arctic Circle. But on the night of Tuesday, Jan....
January 22, 2026 Local News
EVANS CITY — A Harmony man who accidentally fired a gun into the home of his neighbor of five years had his charges dismissed at a preliminary hearing Wednesday, Jan. 21....
January 22, 2026 Local News
Brandon Dukes, a Cranberry Township resident, has announced his candidacy for state representative for Pennsylvania’s 12th Legislative District. According to a Wednesday,...
January 22, 2026 Local News
A Cranberry Township man accused of killing two people in a June crash in Beaver County while driving under the influence and speeding through a red traffic light has ple...
January 22, 2026 Local News
CONNOQUENESSING TWP — In the three years Jamie Mossman has been installing radon mitigation systems, most of the homes he tested have had elevated levels of the odorless ...
January 22, 2026 Local News
A Butler man is accused of threatening to stab and kill another man Tuesday, Jan. 20, in Butler. Christopher David McCarn, 40, was charged Wednesday, Jan. 21, by Butler ...
January 22, 2026 Local News
A Penn Township woman suffered two broken ribs and a broken right collarbone after a man broke down the door to her Kenyon Lane home and attacked her, state police said d...
January 22, 2026 Local News
Other News
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran offered its first government-issued death toll Wednesday following a crackdown on nationwide protests, giving a far lower figure than a...
January 21, 2026 International News
BUFFALO, N.Y. — In two decades of kicking in doors for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Joseph Bongiovanni often took on the risks of being the “lead breacher," ...
January 21, 2026 National News
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The astronauts evacuated last week from the International Space Station say a portable ultrasound machine came in “super handy” during the medical ...
January 21, 2026 National News
DAVOS, Switzerland — President Donald Trump on Wednesday scrapped the tariffs that he threatened to impose on eight European nations to press for U.S. control over Greenl...
January 21, 2026 International News
NEW YORK — Handprints on cave walls in a largely unexplored area of Indonesia may be the oldest rock art studied so far, dating back to at least 67,800 years ago. The ta...
January 21, 2026 International News
PORTLAND, Maine — The Trump administration is now targeting Maine in its mass deportation campaign, a state with relatively few residents in the United States illegally b...
January 21, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — Warm Arctic waters and cold continental land are combining to stretch the dreaded polar vortex in a way that will send much of the United States a devastatin...
January 21, 2026 National News
KYIV, Ukraine — About 4,000 buildings in Kyiv remained without heating Wednesday, and nearly 60% of the Ukrainian capital was without power, Ukraine's President Volodymyr...
January 21, 2026 International News
GELIDA, Spain — Commuter rail service in Spain's northeastern Catalonia region was suspended Wednesday after a Barcelona commuter train crashed the night before, Spanish ...
January 21, 2026 International News
Sports
ADAMS TWP — Seneca Valley’s boys wrestling team did not enter the season with a lineup dotted with bonafide stars. Head coach Kevin Wildrick was, nonetheless, optimistic....
January 21, 2026 Sports
Jason Fredericks posted 26 points and Tom Rottmann and Brandon Pickett had 13 each as North Catholic downed Burrell 71-45 at home on Wednesday night. The Trojans (11-4, 5...
January 21, 2026 Sports
PITTSBURGH — The reason for league-wide interest in assistants from the Los Angeles Rams is fairly evident. Cincinnati coach Zac Taylor, Minnesota coach Kevin O'Connell a...
January 21, 2026 Professional
The decision made a lot of sense. Not that feasibility made it any easier. Last week, Eric Kasperowicz vacated Mars’ football head coaching job, opting to take over at No...
January 21, 2026 Sports
Editorial
The National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation says health care workforce shortages are projected to rise across the United States. Rural communities often ...
January 22, 2026 Our Opinion
January 22, 2026 Cartoons
Nicolás Maduro and his wife confronted two overpowering forces recently: the U.S. military and artificial intelligence. The result was worldwide confusion and a reminder ...
January 22, 2026 Other Voices
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Arts & Entertainment
What so many of us love about magicians is their ability to conceal the mechanics of a trick. It is this same mystery that compels people to admire art they are unable to...
January 22, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
‘Love Letters’ funny, poignant and sad
January 22, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
Musical a spin in ‘Night of the Living Dead,’ shot in Evans City
January 22, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
Country music superstar Dolly Parton celebrated her 80th birthday Monday with new music and greetings from friends. The freshly minted octogenarian posted a new version o...
January 22, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Book pages will come alive at Butler Rotary Club PM’s annual luncheon at Butler County Community College in February. The Luncheon for Literacy begins at noon on Sunday, ...
January 22, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
The Golden Raspberry Awards on Wednesday released the nominees for the 2026 Razzies, “honoring” last year’s most dubious achievements in film. Among the biggest losers wa...
January 21, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Other
Wellness offerings across Butler County are expanding to meet people where they are, whether that's in a chair yoga class at the Cranberry YMCA or lying still during a so...
January 21, 2026 Special Sections
When parents enroll their children in martial arts classes at Butler-area studios, they expect to see kicks, punches and sparring drills. What many don’t anticipate is th...
January 21, 2026 Special Sections
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