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Vehicle vs. pedestrian crash shuts down Whitestown Road in Butler Township
Butler Township police and state police are investigating a vehicle vs. pedestrian crash Saturday evening, Nov. 7, that left the pedestrian possibly not breathi...
Man arrested in connection to Thursday shooting in Butler
A Carnegie man has been charged in connection with a shooting that injured two people Thursday, Nov. 5, on W. North Street in Butler. Khamrin Paige, 19, of Carn...
Turkey Trot runners shrug off cold for friendship, holiday spirit
Annual race attracts more than 260 participants
Freeport slams Avonworth to clinch long-awaited 8th WPIAL girls volleyball championship | ‘It’s really special’
MCMURRAY — Head coach Tom Phillips has known for a while this Freeport core had a chance to be something special. Others around him also foretold it before this...
Mackenzie Powell’s game-winner launches Mars to 9th WPIAL girls soccer championship over Shaler
PITTSBURGH — The Mars girls soccer program saw its shadow over the top of Western Pennsylvania narrow a bit over the past four years. While the Planets’ reputat...
Vehicle vs. pedestrian crash shuts down Whitestown Road in Butler Township
Vehicle vs. pedestrian...
Man arrested in connection to Thursday shooting in Butler
Man arrested in connec...
Turkey Trot runners shrug off cold for friendship, holiday spirit
Turkey Trot runners sh...
Freeport slams Avonworth to clinch long-awaited 8th WPIAL girls volleyball champ...
Freeport slams Avonwor...
Mackenzie Powell’s game-winner launches Mars to 9th WPIAL girls soccer champions...
Mackenzie Powell’s gam...
Top Headlines
JERUSALEM — Israeli President Isaac Herzog said Saturday night he was giving opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot the first opportunity to form a governing coalition follo...
November 07, 2026
Computation Board to continue process Monday
November 06, 2026 Local News
A man is in a Pittsburgh hospital with serious injuries after being shot through the leg Thursday night near the intersection of West North and Chestnut streets in Butler...
November 05, 2026 Local News
A motion requesting the dismissal of a homicide charge against a Chester County man accused of a 2021 Butler County murder was denied less than a week before jury selecti...
November 06, 2026 Local News
The proposed 2027 budget for Connoquenessing Township is not expected to include a tax increase. The draft budget — which was made public after a supervisors’ meeting Wed...
November 06, 2026 Government
News
When people think of wells, they often picture a crew drilling for oil. What they don’t picture is the pollution caused by the hundreds of thousands of out-of-use wells, ...
November 07, 2026 Local News
A former state auditor from Cranberry Township accused of attempting to procure child sexual abuse material had his charges held for court when he appeared for a Friday, ...
November 06, 2026 Local News
Just over a month after being welcomed into the West Virginia University Health System, the newly renamed WVU Medicine Butler Memorial Hospital is welcoming a new physici...
November 06, 2026 Local News
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has announced overnight restrictions on Interstate 79 beginning Monday, Nov. 9, in Marshall Township and Franklin Park in Al...
November 06, 2026 Local News
OAKLAND TWP — Chairman Shaun M. Krill led the board of supervisors in a unanimous vote at its Wednesday meeting to adopt the township’s first regulations for data centers...
November 06, 2026 Local News
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Community
Moniteau staff hailed after receiving regional award
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
Elliott Acres Therapy Riding will have a spaghetti dinner Nov. 21, and the agency is looki...
November 06, 2026
The annual Christmas party of the Butler County Genealogical Society will be at 6 p.m. Tue...
November 06, 2026
Senior centers at Butler, Chicora, Cranberry Township, Evans City, Slippery Rock and Winfi...
November 05, 2026
Shopping for a telescope for someone on your holiday gift list — even if that someone is y...
November 05, 2026
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Sports
MCMURRAY — North Catholic has been knocking on the door for the last four years. Nobody is...
 
Good night of sleep. Good race. Good keepsake. "Pretty good day," said North Catholic's Ja...
November 07, 2026
The Butler Eagle’s photo team was at two district title games Friday night: Karns City vs....
November 07, 2026
BROOKVILLE — They say defense wins championships. Karns City’s football team took that ada...
November 06, 2026
BUFFALO TWP — All of the momentum was with Freeport. The Yellowjackets had come back from ...
November 06, 2026
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Editorial
In President Donald Trump’s own words: March 4, 2023: “No new wars.” Aug. 5, 2024: “And we won’t have wars again.” Oct. 5, 2024: “But I will not send ...
November 07, 2026 Letters to the Editor
On Oct. 15, I read all seven letters to the editor. I was so pleased that the Eagle has a paper to tell logical people the truth about the state our c...
November 07, 2026 Letters to the Editor
Being an American is much more than enjoying the spoils of your hard work. It's more than vacationing at some plush beach resort, owning a home, or to...
November 07, 2026 Letters to the Editor
I’ve been a subscriber to the Eagle for more than 40 years and I believe there is a left-wing bias in the Butler Eagle. Last month, the Eagle printed ...
November 07, 2026 Letters to the Editor
A recent letter to the editor asked for fairness on the opinion page after a series of letters to the editor were published Oct. 15. In response to th...
November 06, 2026 Our Opinion
Business
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers created a surprising 165,000 new jobs last month and the unemployment rate dipped to 4.1%. The hiring was far stronger tha...
November 06, 2026 Business
NEW YORK — AI stocks bounced back Friday and recovered some of their sell-off from the last two days. The rest of the U.S. stock market was mixed, tho...
November 06, 2026 Business
NEW YORK — Tesla’s Cybertruck, the hulking, stainless-steel pickup that inspired devotion and derision with its science-fiction looks, will cease prod...
November 06, 2026 Business
CRANBERRY TWP — MSA, a company that produces industrial safety technology products and solutions that protect people and facility infrastructure, anno...
November 05, 2026 Business
WASHINGTON — Salon, one of the early internet’s most influential websites that featured sharp voices and political and cultural journalism backed by a...
November 05, 2026 Business
Weekend Entertainment
Greater Pittsburgh Civil War Roundtable will have a presentation on Andrew Johnson, 17th President of the United States, this month. Alan Gephardt will present the progra...
November 04, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — Bingo, Care Bears, the Pokémon Trading Card Game and the humble playground slide have all made it into the National Toy Hall of Fame, taking their place alongs...
November 06, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Even Godzilla can be felled by an old hazard: the sophomore slump. Though Godzilla has been stomping around for more than half a century, “Godzilla Minus Zero” is a seque...
November 05, 2026 Reviews
VATICAN CITY — Bob Dylan came knockin’ on Pope Leo XIV’ s door Wednesday, as the American singer-songwriter and poet visited with the American pope at the Vatican during ...
November 05, 2026 People
NEW YORK — Tony Butala, co-founder of the Grammy-nominated trio The Lettermen, whose lush vocal harmonies made them one of the most popular vocal groups of the 1960s, die...
November 03, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. — When fall arrives and leaves start changing color, Mike Valladao, a systems engineer at a cybersecurity company, slips into his alter ego, “Farmer...
November 02, 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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