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Allison Park Church to move to former Tanglewood Center location
Now that the sale of the former Tanglewood Center building has closed, its new owners announced they plan to move into the location over the next month. Allison...
Reliving the Top 10 PA high school football games in Butler County we covered in 2025
We’re two weeks removed from the end of the high school football season, at least in Butler County. As the state playoffs continue for another two weeks, and as...
Free feast will feed thousands on Thanksgiving Day
Seeing an increased need this year, the Butler Turkey Day Feast is working to give out thousands of free meals this Thanksgiving. The Butler Turkey Day Feast is...
Zelienople, PennDOT set to explore solutions for Main Street traffic congestion
Zelienople and Pennsylvania Department of Transportation officials are preparing to begin a comprehensive traffic study aimed at addressing increased congestion...
Allison Park Church to move to former Tanglewood Center location
Allison Park Church to...
Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank prepares for more SNAP benefit losses, holiday seas...
Greater Pittsburgh Foo...
Reliving the Top 10 PA high school football games in Butler County we covered in...
Reliving the Top 10 PA...
Free feast will feed thousands on Thanksgiving Day
Free feast will feed t...
Zelienople, PennDOT set to explore solutions for Main Street traffic congestion
Zelienople, PennDOT se...
Top Headlines
An estimated 81.8 million Americans are expected to travel at least 50 miles from home over the Thanksgiving weekend, a new high, according to AAA’s 2025 Thanksgiving tra...
November 25, 2025 Business
A former Winfield Township man serving a life sentence in prison for the shooting death of another man in 1995 is suing a Butler County Common Pleas Court judge, a former...
November 26, 2025 Crime & Courts
Zelienople’s Main Street will once again turn into a festive holiday hub when the borough hosts its ninth annual Miracle on Main Street from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4....
November 25, 2025 Local News
Butler Health System, an affiliate of Independence Health System, hopes to obtain the consent of bondholders and a lender by Dec. 12 to proceed with the merger between In...
November 26, 2025 Business
Slippery Rock Area School District has hired a new business manager who will take over the role in early 2026. District school board members voted on Monday, Nov. 24, to ...
November 26, 2025 Local News
News
The Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV is hosting its third annual sensory-friendly early intervention family night with Santa Claus Friday, Dec. 5. The evening, which will ...
November 26, 2025 Local News
For its 60th anniversary, the Spirit of Christmas parade will look back upon its history in the area using its theme, “Christmas through the Decades.” The 2025 rendition,...
November 26, 2025 Local News
JEFFERSON TWP — In the brand new Brayman Innovation Center, a highlight of Knoch School District’s newly renovated high school, students were shown something different fr...
November 26, 2025 Local News
At least one person was injured following a crash in which a vehicle went over an embankment on Tuesday morning, Nov. 25, on Route 8 in Clay Township. Emergency crews we...
November 25, 2025 Local News
Emergency crews responded to a single-vehicle rollover crash just before 9 a.m. Tuesday morning, Nov. 25, in Butler Township. The call for a rolled over van following a ...
November 25, 2025 Local News
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Community
FRANKLIN TWP — Everyone who has kitchen scraps, grass clippings and fallen leaves can easi...
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
It’s the start of Thanksgiving week, the time when home cooks across America suddenly reco...
November 26, 2025
Saxonburg is kicking off the countdown to Christmas on Black Friday, Nov. 28, with its ann...
November 25, 2025
The Bartramian Audubon Society has its annual Christmas Bird Count planned for December. T...
November 25, 2025
FOXBURG, Clarion County — Organs need consistent maintenance for their pipes to continue p...
November 25, 2025
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Sports
With one week remaining, almost every conference title game spot is still up for grabs acr...
 
PITTSBURGH — Aaron Rodgers and his broken left wrist could play Sunday when the Pittsburgh...
November 25, 2025
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes received a record $3,436,343 from this year's pre-a...
November 25, 2025
The 2025-26 high school girls basketball season will include the return of established...
November 25, 2025
SLIPPERY ROCK — A number of Slippery Rock University athletes and coaches have made their ...
November 25, 2025
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Editorial
At the Butler Eagle, we have a lot to be thankful for this year. We have been blessed with great employees in every department, from maintenance to th...
November 26, 2025 Our Opinion
There is a familiar saying that you can choose your friends, but not your family. For most of the year, that fact can feel like a blessing and a curse...
November 26, 2025 Other Voices
November 26, 2025 Cartoons
Nothing fills an empty room. Nothing replaces a good morning. Nothing makes up for someone who is gone. Loss creates a hole that no peg ever fits. Yo...
November 25, 2025 Our Opinion
By the time James Watson died earlier this month at the age of 97, he was one of the world’s most famous — and infamous — scientists. In 1953, he and ...
November 25, 2025 Other Voices
Business
CHELSEA, Mich. — Old Brick Farm, where Larry Doll raises chickens, turkeys and ducks, was fortunate this Thanksgiving season. Doll's small farm wes...
November 25, 2025 Business
Yinzer Dogs, which specializes in providing gourmet hot dogs, has opened its first location at 2085 MacKenzie Way in Cranberry Township. The menu will...
November 25, 2025 Business
Kohl's has named its fourth CEO in as many years, attempting to staunch an extended sales slide. The company named Michael Bender as its permanent CE...
November 25, 2025 Business
Design flaws caused a Tesla Model 3 to suddenly accelerate out of control before it crashed into a utility pole and burst into flames, killing a woman...
November 25, 2025 Business
Diesel Sports Complex, 9043 Marshall Road in Cranberry Township, will be hosting an open house event from noon to 4 p.m. on Dec. 6. The facility focus...
November 25, 2025 Business
Weekend Entertainment
Join Cranberry Township for its Sensory Friendly Santa Drive-Thru, a holiday experience designed for individuals who prefer a quieter, low-stimulus environment. Sensory S...
November 26, 2025 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
A gift doesn’t have to be big or pricy to feel thoughtful. Instead of the usual bottle of wine, give something that makes your recipient feel truly seen: a little edible...
November 26, 2025 Arts & Entertainment
Jay Leno has revealed a heartbreaking struggle his wife endured due to her dementia, saying the disease caused her to start every morning for roughly three years thinking...
November 25, 2025 People
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — Udo Kier, the German actor whose icy gaze and strange, scene-stealing screen presence made him a favorite of filmmakers including Andy Warhol, Gus ...
November 24, 2025 Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — Jimmy Cliff, the charismatic reggae pioneer and actor who preached joy, defiance and resilience in such classics as “Many Rivers to Cross,” “You Can Get it If ...
November 24, 2025 Arts & Entertainment
On this coming Thursday evening, after the Thanksgiving feast and the football games, take a walk under the stars if the weather permits. It's a great way to fight off th...
November 22, 2025 Community
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Special Sections
Overseas importer turned business-owner opens newest branch in Seven Fields
November 26, 2025 Special Sections
Matt Diesel opened his sports performance facility off Route 19 in Cranberry Township to try and fix something he believed had gone sideways in youth sports. He said in r...
November 26, 2025 Special Sections
Veterinary hospital, pet salon spreads cheer with specialized care, photos with Santa and seasonal safety tips
November 26, 2025 Special Sections
The holiday season holds a special place at the table. It is where conversation lingers, food becomes more than sustenance and traditions take shape year after year. Whet...
November 14, 2025 Special Sections
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November 12, 2025 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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