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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
NEW YORK — Mattel Inc. is introducing an autistic Barbie on Monday as the newest member of its line intended to celebrate diversity, joining a collection that already inc...
January 17, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Cranberry Township saw another steady year of construction as developers advanced residential and commercial projects that continue to reshape the community. The township...
January 17, 2026 Local News
On the fifth day of the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg on Wednesday, Jan. 14, state Sen. Elder Vogel, R-47th, presided over a joint public information hearing to sh...
January 17, 2026 Agriculture
NEW YORK — An appliance distributor is expanding a minifridge recall that now covers roughly 964,000 Frigidaire-branded products sold in the U.S., after multiple fire rep...
January 17, 2026 Business
A former Penn Christian Academy teacher, already charged with indecent assault involving students at an Allegheny County school, now faces additional charges in similar a...
January 17, 2026 Crime & Courts
DETROIT — At the North American International Auto Show, tires squeal as gearheads put shiny new vehicles through their paces on a pair of indoor tracks that sprawl acros...
January 17, 2026 Business
A Butler woman accused her former caregiver of stealing a credit card while in her home. Lisa K. Thomas, 60, of Butler, was charged Jan. 5 by Butler City police with mis...
January 17, 2026 Local News
The following items were collected from various police departments and district courts: Adams Twp Jan. 3 — Corinne Ann Ladika, 35, of Pittsburgh, was charged with one mis...
January 17, 2026 Local News
The Butler Eagle has begun the new year with several leadership changes in its newsroom. The retirement of managing editor Donna Sybert after a 43-year career at the Eagl...
January 17, 2026 Local News
Knoch School District’s board said Wednesday, Jan. 14, it would sign off on a collective bargaining agreement, just over three months after originally announcing a fact f...
January 17, 2026 Local News
Other News
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration and a bipartisan group of governors on Friday tried to step up pressure on the operator of the nation's largest electric grid to tak...
January 17, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — It’s starting to look like an exodus. Dozens of U.S. House members have announced they are not running for reelection, putting a record number of seats up fo...
January 17, 2026 National News
NEW YORK — Halena Herrera can’t cross a street without thinking about the pickup truck that barreled toward her, killing her best friend and three other people, at a New ...
January 16, 2026 National News
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — U.S. President Donald Trump suggested Friday that he may punish countries with tariffs if they don’t back the U.S. controlling Greenland, a message ...
January 16, 2026 International News
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A hard-line cleric leading Friday prayers in Iran’s capital demanded the death penalty for protesters detained in a nationwide crackdown and...
January 16, 2026 International News
Sports
Cullen Hutchison was not intimidated by the magnitude of the event or the experienced drivers looking to take its top prize. The 13-year-old Meridian resident was one...
January 17, 2026 Sports
BUTLER TWP — Butler got a win it absolutely needed. Jace Gratzmiller will eventually have the scar beside his eyebrow to show for it. The Golden Tornado stared at a six-p...
January 16, 2026 Sports
Mars boys basketball scored over 20 points in three of four quarters in an 82-43 drubbing of visiting Blackhawk on Friday. Austen Wroblewski scored 19 points for the Plan...
January 16, 2026 Sports
PITTSBURGH — In September 2019, the Pittsburgh Steelers had a clear path to push the reset button on the franchise. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger suffered a season-endin...
January 16, 2026 Professional
A look around the college landscape this past week, from Slippery Rock to Butler County grads playing at the next level. SRU’s Sledge garners weekly PSAC honors Slippery ...
January 16, 2026 Sports
Jason Fredericks picked the right person to strive to emulate playing for an incredibly competitive high school basketball program. Currently a senior guard at North ...
January 16, 2026 Sports
Editorial
A new year — another holiday that often evokes peace, gratitude and aspirations to become better humans. I am grateful for the bravery and sacrifice of our outstanding mi...
January 17, 2026 Letters to the Editor
I am writing with deep concern and outrage over the tragic death of Renee Good, an event that has shaken our community and the nation at large. It is imperative that just...
January 17, 2026 Letters to the Editor
January 17, 2026 Cartoons
I have been “on deadline” almost all my adult life. What that means in the news industry is that journalists must be ready, willing and able to report the latest breaking...
January 17, 2026 Our Opinion
First, let me say what happened to Renee Good should never have happened. You can blame whoever you want for her death, but the fact remains she should not have been wher...
January 17, 2026 Letters to the Editor
In Article I, Section 8 of our revered U.S. Constitution, we learn that “The Congress shall have Power … To declare War.” On Saturday, Jan. 3, in the news, we learned tha...
January 17, 2026 Letters to the Editor
Residents of Adams Township and Mars may have the chance to decide whether their municipalities continue on separately or as a single entity. The decision will hinge on w...
January 17, 2026 Our Opinion
Community
I’ve been growing herbs in the garden long enough to know they don’t require much. Just water, sunlight and my best intentions. In the garden, herbs are forgiving pla...
January 17, 2026 Community
Senior centers at Butler, Chicora, Cranberry Township, Evans City, Mars, Slippery Rock, Mount Chestnut and Winfield Township will serve the following menus this week. Lun...
January 17, 2026 Senior
You have to become a little crafty at this time of year about getting vegetables onto the table in ways that still feel interesting. In many places, the cold has settled ...
January 17, 2026 Recipes
16 updated carriers rolled out in Butler area
January 17, 2026 Community
The following area residents have been named to the president’s list at their respective colleges and universities. James Madison University Valencia: Samantha Carmelite ...
January 17, 2026 Community
The Butler County Genealogical Society will host the webinar “Remote Research in the Databases of the Daughters of the American Revolution Genealogical Research System” a...
January 17, 2026 Community
The following area residents have been named to the dean’s list at their respective colleges and universities. Baldwin Wallace University Butler: Gianna Cafasso Cranberr...
January 17, 2026 Deans List
Since September, Saturn has been the best planet to enjoy through even a small telescope, even though its ring system still appears nearly on edge from our vantage on Ear...
January 17, 2026 Starwatch
Announcements
In loving memory of Maryellen F. Natili March 6, 1945 - January 17, 2021 I wish upon a star to be where you are. I wish upon a star you’re not far. I wish upon a star my...
January 17, 2026 In Memoriams
In memory of Crystal A. Riding March 3, 1952-January 17, 2017 Crystal the pistol, the ray of sunshine in our day. We love you and miss you so much but always are thinking...
January 17, 2026 In Memoriams
In loving memory of Laura Elizabeth Johnson. It has been two long years since you have left this earth, and you are deeply missed by your loved ones and friends. Laura w...
January 17, 2026 In Memoriams
In loving memory of my son Mark McBride who passed away two years ago, January 19. If we could visit Heaven, Even for a day, Maybe for a moment, The pain would go away. I...
January 17, 2026 In Memoriams
John “Jake” Olenic Jr., of Butler Township, celebrated his 100th birthday on Jan. 17, with a family dinner at home. Olenic was born on Jan. 17, 1926, in Butler. He marri...
January 17, 2026 Milestones
Evelyn Green received a Bachelor of Arts degree from PennWest Global Online, where she was also a member of the National Society of Leadership and Success and Phi Theta K...
January 17, 2026 Graduates
Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — Kianna Underwood, a former Nickelodeon child actor, was killed in a hit-and-run that saw her body dragged two blocks through Brooklyn on Friday morning, police...
January 17, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
You know what zombie movies never seem to have enough of? Dancing. They’ve got gore and screaming and lots of guttural snarling, but no boogie. That all changes with “28 ...
January 17, 2026 Reviews
Lines between cop and criminal get murky in Joe Carnahan’s “The Rip,” a crime thriller set across one foggy Miami night, starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck . Damon and ...
January 17, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
After more than 13 years at the helm of Lucasfilm, Kathleen Kennedy is stepping down from the “Star Wars” factory founded by George Lucas. The Walt Disney Co. announced T...
January 17, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Other
Live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature. — Galatians 5:16 ...
January 17, 2026 Verse of the Day
January 17, 2026 Daily Photo Gallery
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