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Paserba, McCandless honored for distinguished service to community
PENN TWP — From the roaring cheers following the two Distinguished Service Award recipients’ speeches, it was clear the attendees believed in the recipients jus...
Commissioners approve insurance for deputies working with ICE
Osche, Geyer OK policy in 2-1 vote along party lines
How battle-tested Butler volleyball earned its highest WPIAL tournament seed ever
BUTLER TWP — In the 32-year history of Butler boys volleyball, no previous regular season can match what the team has managed this spring. The Golden Tornado ar...
Track and field honor roll: Top times, heights, distances in Butler County as of May 13
The high school track and field season is nearing its end, with individual district championships upcoming. Take a look at the Butler County-area track and fiel...
BMH, technicians union have tentative contract
Butler Memorial Hospital and the union representing 235 medical technicians and other employees said they have reached a tentative contract agreement Wednesday,...
Paserba, McCandless honored for distinguished service to community
Paserba, McCandless ho...
Commissioners approve insurance for deputies working with ICE
Commissioners approve ...
How battle-tested Butler volleyball earned its highest WPIAL tournament seed eve...
How battle-tested Butl...
Track and field honor roll: Top times, heights, distances in Butler County as of...
Track and field honor ...
BMH, technicians union have tentative contract
BMH, technicians union...
Top Headlines
A 50-year-old man was rendered unconscious in a bicycle crash Thursday afternoon, May 14, near Alameda Park in Butler Township, according to Butler County Emergency Servi...
May 14, 2026 Local News
BUTLER TWP — The 488 students in Butler County Community College’s graduating class for the spring 2026 semester — the most since 2022 — range in age from 17 to 63. Some ...
May 13, 2026 Local News
Board proposes 3.29 mill property tax increase
May 14, 2026 Local News
BUFFALO TWP — Township manager Rich Hill intends to retire from his position by the end of 2026. The news was announced during the monthly board of supervisors meeting on...
May 14, 2026 Local News
After a trend of improvement over the past year, financial results for Butler Health System are showing signs of stagnation, according to the most recent quarterly report...
May 14, 2026 Business
News
BUFFALO TWP — The Municipal Authority of Buffalo Township, which provides the township with public water and sewage, was given the green light to begin work on a capacity...
May 14, 2026 Government
A 28-year-old woman who was charged with trespassing after Adams Township police said she entered a home that was for sale is facing additional misdemeanor charges relate...
May 14, 2026 Local News
A Butler man was sentenced to 20 months in prison Wednesday, May 13, after violating federal firearm laws. Robert Schatzman, 21, faced charges after police executed a sea...
May 14, 2026 Local News
A Slippery Rock man is accused of assaulting a 16-year-old girl through a car window with a metal pole. William Michael Warner, 57, was charged Tuesday, May 12, with misd...
May 13, 2026 Local News
PennDOT will perform patching and epoxy work on four bridges across Butler County starting June 1. Work will take place on the following bridges: ■ Route 3017 bridge, loc...
May 13, 2026 Local News
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Community
Even in the worst areas of light pollution, you can’t miss Venus. After hiding out in the ...
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
The following area residents were named to the dean’s list at their respective colleges an...
May 14, 2026
CRANBERRY TWP — While it takes a lot of focus and time for Wendy Clibbens to complete her ...
May 14, 2026
Lutheran Senior Life is offering its next Family and Caregiver Support Group, a safe, conf...
May 12, 2026
More than 1,000 students from Evans City elementary and middle schools on May 13, 2011, ra...
May 12, 2026
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Sports
The NFL is announcing its full 2026 schedule Thursday night, but many of the dates, times ...
 
We won't make the Jim Mora "Playoffs?!?!" joke this season. It's a Derek Pyda and Jake Mer...
May 14, 2026
For nearly six decades, Lernerville Speedway has remained one of the premier dirt racing f...
May 14, 2026
The NFL’s Rooney Rule has long been a topic of conversation, even debate. The state of Flo...
May 14, 2026
ADAMS TWP — The scoreboard at Mars Athletic Complex ticked down the final 40:04 of Wednesd...
May 13, 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
NEW YORK — Shoppers tempered their spending in April as higher gas prices fueled by the Iran war meant less money left over for some nonessentials lik...
May 14, 2026 Business
LONDON — Meta Platforms said Wednesday it’s rolling out an “incognito” mode for WhatsApp users to have private conversations with its AI chatbot, a mo...
May 13, 2026 Business
Americans paid more for their groceries last month, but high gasoline prices resulting from the Iran war were only one of the reasons why. Prices for...
May 13, 2026 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
Associated Press: CEO of Coherent, other business leaders in Beijing to discuss trade and A.I.
May 13, 2026 Local News
Weekend Entertainment
An Ever-Present Help, a Houghton University chamber choir, will perform in Evans City on Monday, May 18. The chamber choir’s performance begins at 7 p.m. at St. John's Un...
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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