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What to know for Election Day 2026: Meet the candidates and learn where to cast a ballot
Election Day is almost here. On Nov. 3, Americans will go the polls and cast their ballots to decide elections affecting every level of governance. In Pennsylv...
Slippery Rock boys soccer’s season ends at hands of Cathedral Prep in District 10 semifinals
MEADVILLE — The sense of urgency was there, but the goals needed to pull even with Cathedral Prep did not follow. Trailing the No. 2 Ramblers 2-0 at the start o...
Pittsburgh man has bond revoked in kidnapping case
A Pittsburgh man facing charges alleging he kidnapped his former girlfriend from her Butler home then fled from police through several municipalities on Valenti...
Man struck by vehicle, killed just after midnight Nov. 1 on Route 28 in Armstrong County
A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle and killed while walking on Route 28 in Armstrong County shortly after midnight Sunday, Nov. 1, according to state police i...
Man accused of fleeing police in vehicle, on foot in Slippery Rock
A McCandless Township man is charged with fleeing police in a vehicle and on foot Sunday in Slippery Rock. Teal Alexander Gamblin, 19, was charged Monday by st...
What to know for Election Day 2026: Meet the candidates and learn where to cast ...
What to know for Elect...
Slippery Rock boys soccer’s season ends at hands of Cathedral Prep in District 1...
Slippery Rock boys soc...
Pittsburgh man has bond revoked in kidnapping case
Pittsburgh man has bon...
Man struck by vehicle, killed just after midnight Nov. 1 on Route 28 in Armstron...
Man struck by vehicle,...
Man accused of fleeing police in vehicle, on foot in Slippery Rock
Man accused of fleeing...
Top Headlines
A 23-year-old Slippery Rock woman faces charges alleging her of crashing her vehicle into a stationary car and causing other property damage during a domestic dispute in ...
November 02, 2026 Crime & Courts
A Grove City woman is accused of administering substances that killed a 34-year-old woman in April and removing items from her home after her death, police said. Amanda ...
November 02, 2026 Local News
Slippery Rock University is one of six state system schools participating in a program meant to help first-generation and low-income students transition from their first ...
November 02, 2026 Local News
Butler County can’t seem to steer clear of the political headlines. In the nearly two years since Pennsylvania helped send President Donald Trump back to the White House ...
October 31, 2026 Local News
Mandatory fee to be added, if passed
October 30, 2026 Local News
News
Helicopters flew two people to Pittsburgh hospitals after an ATV overturned Halloween night in a Jefferson Township field, according to Butler County Emergency Services d...
November 02, 2026 Local News
One person was reportedly unresponsive after a two-vehicle crash Monday morning, Nov. 2, in Zelienople, according to Butler County Emergency Services dispatch. The crash...
November 02, 2026 Local News
JACKSON TWP — Hundreds of people gathered on Seneca Valley School District’s campus bright and early Sunday morning, Nov. 1, to run a 5K in honor of a former Green Beret ...
November 02, 2026 Local News
CRANBERRY TWP — Grant funding through PennDOT’s Multimodal Transportation Fund program could help improve traffic flow at the intersection of Routes 19 and 288 in the tow...
November 02, 2026 Local News
CRANBERRY TWP — Following nearly two years of feasibility studies and public outreach, as well as a recommendation from an advisory committee, the township is ready to ta...
November 02, 2026 Local News
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Community
Family Bowlaway has the oldest special needs league in the U.S.
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
There will be a rededication ceremony for Veterans Memorial Park in Zelienople at 1 p.m. S...
November 02, 2026
In partnership with Vitalant, the family of 10-year-old Maddalena Tray will host the 10th ...
November 01, 2026
SLIPPERY ROCK TWP — Noel Mitchell was always into horses as a child, and now he rides one ...
October 30, 2026
The Forge Makerspace at Cranberry Public Library will host a fundraising Pop-Up Shoppe to ...
October 30, 2026
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Sports
Freeport dominated third seed Avonworth 6-1 Monday in the WPIAL Class 2A girls soccer semi...
 
NEW YORK — New York Yankees closer David Bednar, Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki and ...
November 02, 2026
Some of the PIAA’s best girls volleyball teams reside in Butler County. Now it’s time for ...
November 02, 2026
This is what it’s all led up to. The 2026 WPIAL Boys Soccer Championships kick off Thursda...
November 02, 2026
The postseason has arrived. The 2026 WPIAL Girls Soccer Championships kick off Saturday, O...
November 02, 2026
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Editorial
November 02, 2026 Cartoons
It doesn’t take Sherlock Holmes to deduce the political divide that’s enveloped this country for nearly a decade. Turn on the television, scroll throu...
November 02, 2026 Our Opinion
Kudos to Dan Bauer for his Oct. 25 article, titled “Embrace the arts to strengthen our country” (Butler Eagle, Page A4), in which he explained how the...
November 01, 2026 Letters to the Editor
The Oct. 21, report on Allegheny County’s 11-4 vote for paid parental leave (“Parental leave mandate OK’d,” Butler Eagle, Oct. 22, Page 7) raises a fa...
November 01, 2026 Letters to the Editor
With West Virginia University Health System assuming ownership of Butler Memorial Hospital, it is with great hope that the care will dramatically impr...
November 01, 2026 Letters to the Editor
Business
New offerings include rolled ice cream, dirty sodas On Halloween, trick-or-treat candy will not be the only sweet thing available in Butler. The Sweet...
October 31, 2026 Local News
Keystone Appalachian Transmission Company, FirstEnergy’s transmission subsidiary, will test advanced technologies in Butler County that could make the...
October 30, 2026 Business
A new consulting company has opened in Zelienople, aimed at helping college-bound students and families navigate the college admissions and selection ...
October 27, 2026 Business
Fort Worth, Texas-based natural gas and natural gas liquids exploration and production company Range Resources has entered into a merger agreement wit...
October 27, 2026 Business
Eligible retirees in the Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System are due to receive new regular monthly pension payments in October re...
October 27, 2026 Business
Weekend Entertainment
The Appleby Manor Presbyterian Church, 810 Main St. in Ford City, is having its 35th annual model train display in November. The display will be open from 4 to 6 p.m. Nov...
October 29, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — Actor Margaret Qualley and Grammy winner Jack Antonoff have filed for divorce after three years of marriage, according to court records. The case was filed Fr...
November 02, 2026 People
The North American box office took a bit of a hit this weekend with the Halloween holiday drawing audiences away from theaters on Saturday. Ticket sales were led by the E...
November 01, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Thirty-four days before the disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes was due in federal prison to serve an 11-year sentence for conspiracy and fraud, she and her partn...
October 30, 2026 Reviews
“Gentle Monster” lets you fall a little bit in love with Lucy, Philip and their young son Johnny, before blowing everything up. This is a film about moral and societa...
October 30, 2026 Reviews
Patrick Stewart, the classically trained actor who added Shakespearean gravitas to the “Star Trek” and “X-Men” franchises, has died. He was 86. Stewart died Wednesday in ...
October 29, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
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Special Sections
LOS ANGELES — Strapped into a harness, Josh Law was lowered from a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter into the rough Pacific Ocean in the pitch black night, far off the Mexican ...
October 28, 2026 Special Sections
A longtime Western Pennsylvania firefighter who died in 2022 at the age of 49 left behind memories for his colleagues and a lasting legacy as a fire instructor. Jimmy...
October 28, 2026 Special Sections
Matt Boehm can pinpoint when his interest to start the Model Train Club of Zelienople began. A little more than five years ago, his sister, Sandy, gave him their father’s...
October 26, 2026 Special Sections
Adams Area Fire District Address: 645 Route 228, Mars Phone: 724-625-1210 Email: info@adamsarea42.com Website: adamsarea42.com Fire Chief: Ta...
October 26, 2026 Special Sections
Thomas Burnatoski lost his life in the line of duty as an EMT in 1983, but he will always be remembered by those who knew him as a hard worker and a gentle giant. Burnato...
October 26, 2026 Special Sections
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Seeking Refuge
Every morning Irena Tkachenko starts her day the same way: by telephoning her relatives and friends in Ukraine to see if they are still OK. Tkachenko,...
February 24, 2023 Local News
Three young Ukrainian families who escaped their war-torn hometown of Kharkov think the American holiday of Thanksgiving is a good time to say they ca...
November 23, 2022 Local News
CRANBERRY TWP — Huge, steaming pots of homemade food and endless carafes of coffee and tea sustain 11 adults and children seeking refuge at the crowde...
July 16, 2022 Local News
When it comes to helping those in need, Butler County residents have proven their generosity again and again by donating amounts large and small strai...
June 20, 2022 Local News
Two young Ukrainian families are relieved to be watching the deer and chipmunks frolic on their hosts’ Cranberry Township lawn, and not wondering wher...
June 18, 2022 Local News
Digital Divide
HARRISBURG — In the coming years, Pennsylvania will receive more than $1 billion in federal funding to bring high-speed internet access to everyone in...
August 30, 2023 Pennsylvania News
The Biden administration on Monday continued its push toward internet-for-all by 2030, announcing about $667 million in new grants and loans to build ...
August 22, 2023 National News
STATE COLLEGE — Before Pennsylvania can spend an almost $1.2 billion windfall of federal funding for high-speed internet, it must figure out how to us...
July 18, 2023 Pennsylvania News
The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority is asking for the public’s opinion until Friday, March 10 on two potential action plans for wider int...
February 27, 2023 Local News
CRANBERRY TWP — Pennsylvania is set to get a piece of $42.5 billion in federal money to help expand broadband internet access to underserved areas. On...
February 17, 2023 Business

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