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BMH, technicians union have tentative contract
Independence Health System’s Butler Memorial Hospital and the union representing 235 medical technicians and other employees said they have reached a tentative ...
6 taken to hospitals after 2-vehicle crash in Center Township
Six individuals, including three children, were taken to area hospitals as a result of a two-vehicle crash not far from the Unionville Volunteer Fire Company ha...
Inmate, brother charged in escape attempt
The brother of a Mercer County Jail inmate is accused of lying to police about his brother’s escape Sunday, May 10, near Prospect, according to state police. T...
State police in Butler honor fallen troopers
BUTLER TWP — State police solemnly gathered Tuesday outside of Troop D headquarters for a ceremony honoring the memory and service of the 105 troopers who have ...
Pennsylvania American Water cuts ribbon on reopened Alameda Park trail
BUTLER TWP — After a five-month hiatus caused by a wastewater improvement project, Alameda Park’s main trail is once again open to hikers, bikers and other outd...
BMH, technicians union have tentative contract
BMH, technicians union...
6 taken to hospitals after 2-vehicle crash in Center Township
6 taken to hospitals a...
Inmate, brother charged in escape attempt
Inmate, brother charge...
State police in Butler honor fallen troopers
State police in Butler...
Pennsylvania American Water cuts ribbon on reopened Alameda Park trail
Pennsylvania American ...
Top Headlines
KARNS CITY — Karns City Area School District’s board has unanimously approved the district’s $27 million preliminary budget for the 2026-27 school year with no proposed t...
May 12, 2026 Education
Associated Press: CEO of Coherent, other business leaders in Beijing to discuss trade and A.I.
May 13, 2026 Local News
SLIPPERY ROCK — Each year, the Butler County Family YMCA highlights a different theme for its annual meeting in May. For this year’s meeting — held Tuesday night, May 12,...
May 13, 2026 Local News
Butler County Community College’s largest graduating class in four years will hear that commencement “is not a finish line” and to “allow yourself to wonder” from an auth...
May 12, 2026 Local News
A familiar face was sworn in as a Seven Fields council member during the monthly meeting on Monday, May 11. Jennifer Sikora was appointed to fill the vacancy of Morgan Ha...
May 12, 2026 Local News
News
A three-vehicle crash was reported Wednesday morning, May 13, in Butler Township, according to Butler County Emergency Services dispatch. The crash occurred around 9:30 a...
May 13, 2026 Local News
The Butler County prison board is replacing the prison’s three original, 17-year-old laundry dryers. Warden Beau Sneddon said $80,000 was placed in this year’s capital bu...
May 13, 2026 Government
A witness for the defense of a Louisiana man accused of stabbing a co-worker at a Bruin job site contradicted the victim’s testimony at a Tuesday, May 12, preliminary hea...
May 13, 2026 Local News
Stalking charge held for court
May 13, 2026 Local News
Last fall, the Saxonburg Area Rotary installed and opened a new playground at the corner of North Rebecca and Water streets at Roebling Park in Saxonburg. However, while ...
May 13, 2026 Local News
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Community
More than 1,000 students from Evans City elementary and middle schools on May 13, 2011, ra...
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
The Butler County chapter of the North Country Trail will host two events in May. The chap...
May 12, 2026
The spring planting season is finally here. Learn how you can support your community, your...
May 12, 2026
Nothing tastes better than fresh-from-the-garden tomatoes, making them a staple in even th...
May 12, 2026
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Sports
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers and longtime kicker Chris Boswell have agreed to a ne...
 
PITTSBURGH — Paul Skenes slowly sauntered back to the Pittsburgh Pirates dugout at the end...
May 13, 2026
WEST DEER TWP — Having worn an intense look on his face for most of Tuesday's WPIAL Class ...
May 12, 2026
Justin Fry’s RBI-single with the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh inning was the ...
May 12, 2026
Butler has been one of the best baseball teams in the WPIAL and was rewarded as such with ...
May 12, 2026
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Editorial
May 13, 2026 Cartoons
Kids Day America took place Saturday, May 9, at the Butler Farm Show grounds. The event, which is still organized by the same group that founded it, ...
May 13, 2026 Our Opinion
From the founding, Americans understood that a republic depends on the character and judgment of its citizens. In the years after the Revolution, that...
May 13, 2026 Other Voices
May 11, 2026 Cartoons
Not all victories are won on the playing field. Sometimes the winners can be found on the sidelines. The Mars Area High School mascot, the Fightin’ Pl...
May 11, 2026 Our Opinion
Business
Tri-State Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine has officially expanded its Butler County presence. On Wednesday, May 13, Tri-State opened its Butler locatio...
May 13, 2026 Business
WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer prices climbed sharply again last month as the 10-week war with Iran pushed energy prices higher. The Labor Department's c...
May 12, 2026 National News
OAKLAND, Calif. — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took the witness stand Tuesday to defend his business record in a trial pitting him against Elon Musk, rebutt...
May 12, 2026 Business
BANGKOK — Ship operators rely on a sludgelike substance known as bunker fuel to keep vessels running. The Iran war's closure of the Strait of Hormuz ...
May 12, 2026 Business
NEW YORK — The promised economic boon from the World Cup hasn’t matched expectations, at least not yet, for U.S. hotels. Room bookings have been li...
May 12, 2026 Business
Weekend Entertainment
The featured artist for June at the Cranberry Township Municipal Center Art Gallery is local artist Shauna McChesney. McChesney, who has a graphic design background from...
May 13, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — A week after Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni settled their “It Ends with Us” legal battle, averting a trial that would have started next week, a federal New Yo...
May 13, 2026 People
MADISON, Wis — Pop star Debbie Gibson and Terry “Geezer” Butler, co-founder of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, are singing the same tune when it comes to sparing dogs...
May 12, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Comedian Martin Short, still in the early stages of processing his daughter Katherine’s death in February, revealed some of the “nightmare” his family has endured since s...
May 11, 2026 People
LONDON — The Beatles are headed back to one of the band's most famous sites with a new fan experience in London. Apple Corps Ltd, the company founded by the Fab Four, an...
May 11, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
In a box office battle of the sequels, “The Devil Wears Prada 2” had the slight edge over “Mortal Kombat II” in North American theaters this weekend. According to studio ...
May 11, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
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Special Sections
To view the Butler Eagle’s PDF version, click here. ...
May 12, 2026 Special Sections
Not all par-5s are unbeatable monsters. Some can give a golfer an opportunity to shake off a bad bogey the hole before or build momentum with an layup of a birdie opportu...
May 10, 2026 Sports
It’s been a series of Western Pennsylvania false springs of late, but golf weather is increasing in regularity in the Butler area. And that means one thing: time to get o...
May 10, 2026 Sports
Stephen Harding, an instructor at the Butler Art Center and Gallery, has plenty of ideas for unique, affordable crafts for all ages. From bookmarks to painted terracotta ...
May 04, 2026 Special Sections
Keller Williams Realty is asking everyone, parent or not, to “run like a mother” this Mother’s Day, May 10, for their annual 5K and one-mile walk at Moraine State Park. B...
May 04, 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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