Butler County has a long tradition of building America.
American Bantam Car Company designed the Jeeps used in World War II. Armco Steel, now Cleveland-Cliffs,...
ZELIENOPLE — The borough welcomed the traveling Tomb of the Unknown Soldier back to the Four Corners Park for the Fourth of July weekend to commemorate every se...
SAXONBURG — More than two decades ago, the Saxony Shrine Club built a replica of the Brooklyn Bridge for the Butler County Bicentennial Parade. On Friday night,...
Butler County has been sizzling the past week, with temperatures reaching the upper 90s and conditions that make it feel even hotter.
To stay cool, families co...
CRANBERRY TWP — The Butler County Symphony Orchestra took Cranberry Township’s Concert in the Park through America’s patriotic musical history Thursday evening ...
Butler County’s part in American history and its future
Butler County’s part i...
Traveling Tomb replica returns to Zelienople for America’s 250th anniversary
Traveling Tomb replica...
Brooklyn Bridge replica returns to its roots as a float at Saxonburg parade
Brooklyn Bridge replic...
Photos at Cranberry Community Waterpark: Mother Nature turns up the heat
Photos at Cranberry Co...
Concert in the Park kicks off Fourth of July events
Several events across Butler County will commemorate America’s semiquincentennial throughout the July 4 weekend. This is a listing of those events.
June 26
Cranberry Tow...
When walking into Capitol Cleaners, it doesn’t take patrons long to see the history of the building — and the family that owns it — adorning the walls.
From historical ph...
After closing in April 2026, Reichhold’s Cafe will return soon.
The owners of Reichhold’s Cafe announced on Facebook on Friday, July 3, that they purchased the former Za...
The Thiele Dairy Farm in Jefferson Township got in on the America250 spirit by setting up a festive and patriotic hay bale decoration just in time for the Fourth of July ...
The Butler County Sheriff’s Office assisted U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement with 33 arrests in June.
Those detained in June’s ICE operations were arrested on ch...
The Professional Disc Golf Association will host the Junior Disc Golf World Championships in the Pittsburgh area from Tuesday, July 7 through Saturday, July 11.
The even...
The annual Big Butler Fair opened on Friday, July 3 and continues through the end of next week.
Saturday, July 4, activities include the Rodfathers Inaugual 4th of July ...
Butler County officials and U.S. Mike Kelly, R-16th, offered reactions Friday about Thursday’s surprise release of Butler resident Ignacio Carrizalez from the custody of ...
I would like to thank Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pa., and Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., for making sure Pennsylvania was represented in the Great American S...
As we celebrate the 250th birthday of our nation, those of us who were born and bred in Butler County have seen many changes, and depending on your pe...
Last week, an amazing all-American story quietly unfolded behind the scenes of the declaration by Gov. Josh Shapiro that Pennsylvania would not be par...
Before the news of 2026 makes history books, it first publishes on the pages and the website of local news organizations like the Butler Eagle.
As jou...
As Independence Day nears, Americans all over the country are ready to pack their bags and hit the road, air or water for their Fourth of July celebra...
Independence Health System has added a new infectious disease specialist to its roster.
Jimmy Chua has joined the medical staff at Butler Memorial and...
Allegheny Health Network announced Wednesday, July 1, it had completed a merger with Heritage Valley Health System.
The merger includes facilities in...
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Natural gas could start flowing by 2033 out of two undersea deposits discovered by ExxonMobil off Cyprus, a senior executive with th...
Veteran NASA astronaut Mike Fincke will be a featured speaker at the 2026 Moon2Mars Foundation Summer Speaker Series on Saturday and Sunday, July 18 and 19, at Point Park...
The satirical news site The Onion isn’t waiting to take possession of Infowars to launch a parody of Alex Jones’ conspiracy platform.
More than a year after first trying...
NEW YORK — Amanda Powell flew a thousand miles from Little Rock, Ark., to the heart of New York City for just one reason: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding. She and...
NEW YORK — Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce will celebrate their wedding at Madison Square Garden on Friday night, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the sec...
NEW YORK — Victor Willis, who co-founded the Village People, co-wrote the disco group’s classic hits “Y.M.C.A.,” ″Macho Man” and “In the Navy,” and delighted crowds while...
LONDON — Penelope Keith, a comic performer who shone as flinty but loveable upper-crust characters in British sitcoms “The Good Life” and “To the Manor Born,” has died ag...
This list is one in a series showing a snapshot of what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026.
Below are a number...
This list is one in a series showing a snapshot of what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026.
Butler Area Pu...
This list is one in a series showing a snapshot of what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026.
Butler Transit Aut...
This article is one in a series of articles about what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. Stories in this serie...
This article is one in a series of articles about what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. Stories in this serie...
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...
