Multiple emergency crews responded to a vehicle fire Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 26, off Route 19 in Cranberry Township, according to Butler County Emergency Serv...
ADAMS TWP — Mars Area School District has joined the list of those in Butler County welcoming students back for a new academic year.
The district’s secondary sc...
It’s a loaded group.
Eight Butler County first-team all-stars from the 2025 PIAA cross country season are back. There are state and district medalists, seniors ...
The defending Butler County Girls Runner of the Year and a trio of Butler runners are back.
And that’s not all. Nine all-county first-team selections make up th...
Vehicle fire reported Wednesday off Route 19
Vehicle fire reported ...
First measles case detected in Butler County
First measles case det...
Mars Area kicks off new school year
Mars Area kicks off ne...
Meet the 10 boys runners to watch during the 2026 PIAA cross country season
Meet the 10 boys runne...
Meet the 10 girls runners to watch during the 2026 PIAA cross country season
With a new state budget signed into law in July, Butler County’s school districts are making plans for what to do with their adequacy appropriations.
A bipartisan $50.85 ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Dolly Parton, the country music icon whose soaring vibrato vocals, poignant songwriting and sparkling costumes defined her rise from a log cabin in the...
Back-to-school shopping often means more than buying new clothes and a backpack. For teachers and parents, classroom supplies have become a list that totals significant e...
BUTLER TWP — Steve Bergmann is nearing 20 years of sobriety. A recovering alcoholic, he knows how lonely the road to recovery can be — and the huge difference a supportiv...
The state is suing a Center Township residents association for not inspecting or repairing the Hull Plan Lake Dam, which was declared unsafe in 2021.
The Department of En...
With Butler Italian Days set to return for a second year, its organizers are hoping it will become an annual tradition for residents and visitors alike to enjoy.
Butler I...
An assistant district attorney has withdrawn a DUI charge against a Pittsburgh man accused of traveling 140 mph on Route 8.
Following the Tuesday, Aug. 25, preliminary h...
The following are first-place winners from the Butler Farm Show, which ended Saturday, Aug. 15.
Ayrshire
Spring Heifer Calf, Nathan Rassau, Enon Valley
Fall Yearling Heif...
State police welcomed 47 troopers to its ranks Tuesday, Aug. 25, including one coming to Troop D, Butler, in the 176th Cadet Class to graduate from the Pennsylvania State...
Breaking records can be a good thing — but not in the case of school bus crashes.
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, 2025 re...
Sen. Dianne Feinstein's visible decline in her final years in office, Sen. Lindsey Graham's sudden death, Sen. Mitch McConnell’s own recent hospitaliz...
The national debt has ballooned under Republican control. During the president’s first term, he added $7.8 trillion to the national debt. So far in th...
The story in the July 12 Butler Eagle showcasing the 41 county adults who gained their GED diplomas (“Residents earn diplomas through BC3 programs,” P...
Independence Health System and Allegheny Health Network have received statewide recognition for efforts to support organ, eye and tissue donation.
The...
The START Center for Cancer Research, a global network that gives patients access to early-phase clinical trials for new cancer treatments, is collabo...
Four months after the combined Long John Silver’s and A&W in Moraine Pointe Plaza was demolished for rebuilding, the location will soon be reopened.
A...
TORONTO — Canada struck back at the United States on Tuesday with retaliatory tariffs on about $20 billion worth of American goods, including steel, d...
ABBEVILLE, La. — Elon Musk’s space company plans to spend $100 billion to build a new spaceport in Louisiana to launch rockets, state officials and th...
On Aug. 28 and 29, Butler Italian Days will reemerge for its second year of food, vendors, live music and entertainment, marking the event as a countywide celebration of ...
NEW YORK — Jaafar Jackson is interested in doing a “Michael” sequel that focuses on the child molestation allegations made against his famous uncle from the King of Pop’s...
Shelley Fabares, an actor who was a fixture on television for decades from her days as a young teenager on “The Donna Reed Show,” through “One Day at a Time” and “Coach,”...
Hayden Panettiere’s boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, drained the actress emotionally and financially, even pawning some of her possessions and keeping others in a storage unit...
“The Whisper Man” film adaptation and a new album from the Alabama Shakes are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
Also among t...
“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” fought off a slew of newcomers, including a comedy, a horror franchise, a Jason Statham action movie and a family pic, to maintain its first-p...
The following are first-place winners from the Butler Farm Show, which ended Saturday, Aug. 15.
Needlecraft
Apron, Sue Brennan, Freedom
Dress - Child's, Sue Brennan, Free...
The following are first-place winners from the Butler Farm Show, which ended Saturday, Aug. 15.
Flowering House Plants
African Violets, Robin Shemela, Mars
Begonia, Linda...
The following are first-place winners from the Butler Farm Show, which ended Saturday, Aug. 15.
FARM CROPS
Grain & Seed Crops
Field Corn, Lee Ambrose, Butler
Indian Corn,...
The following are first-place winners from the Butler Farm Show, which ended Saturday, Aug. 15.
Registered Haflinger
Gelding, 4 & Older, Brian Gratzer, Renfrew
Grand Cham...
The following are first place winners from the Butler Farm Show, which ended Saturday, Aug. 15.
Wine
Sweet White/Single Varietal, Timothy Brocious, Worthington
Sweet Red...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
Two young Ukrainian families are relieved to be watching the deer and chipmunks frolic on their hosts’ Cranberry Township lawn, and not wondering wher...
HARRISBURG — In the coming years, Pennsylvania will receive more than $1 billion in federal funding to bring high-speed internet access to everyone in...
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 ...
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...
The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority is asking for the public’s opinion until Friday, March 10 on two potential action plans for wider int...
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...
