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NFL draft in Pittsburgh: Everything to know about parking, travel, watching, impact and more
Whether you’re planning to make the trek to Pittsburgh for the 2026 NFL Draft between April 23 and 25 or looking to enjoy the spectacle closer to home, it can b...
A look behind the scenes at the NFL draft with North Catholic, Seneca Valley flag football players
Seneca Valley’s Madi Barnyk and North Catholic’s Simone Sharpless enjoyed a once-in-a-lifetime experience Thursday during the first round of the NFL draft. The ...
BMH official: Hospital ready to negotiate with techs’ union
Independence Health System’s Butler Memorial Hospital is aware of its techs’ union strike authorization vote and is ready to meet and negotiate a contract, an o...
Cranberry hotel hosts retired NFL players for a meet and greet event
CRANBERRY TWP — A half-dozen retired NFL players made an appearance in the township during draft events on Friday, April 24. To join in on the festivities, Hilt...
NFL draft in Pittsburgh: Everything to know about parking, travel, watching, imp...
NFL draft in Pittsburg...
How firefighters, dispatchers worked together to rescue a teenage girl from a Bu...
How firefighters, disp...
A look behind the scenes at the NFL draft with North Catholic, Seneca Valley fla...
A look behind the scen...
BMH official: Hospital ready to negotiate with techs’ union
BMH official: Hospital...
Cranberry hotel hosts retired NFL players for a meet and greet event
Cranberry hotel hosts ...
Top Headlines
Even before Thursday’s draft chaos, there was uncertainty over what to expect. With conflicting reports from local media over the reliability of attendance projections fr...
April 25, 2026 Local News
Mars Area Centennial School’s Positive Behavior Intervention Supports student ambassadors sponsored a pie in the face assembly Friday afternoon, April 24. As part of fund...
April 25, 2026 Local News
Sarver resident Drew Rummel returned to the screen Friday evening, April 24, for his second round of Wheel of Fortune while sporting his Harley Davidson attire. Taking th...
April 24, 2026 Local News
With hundreds of thousands of attendees coming from across the nation for the 2026 NFL Draft, Butler Ambulance Service and Harmony EMS have been tapped to assist with cov...
April 25, 2026 Local News
Two local music legends, including a Butler County native, took the stage to kick off the second day of the 2026 NFL Draft. Bret Michaels, the Chicora-born frontman of th...
April 24, 2026 Local News
News
Butler County Community College was awarded a state grant in the amount of $347,834. The grant is intended to increase access to dual-credit programs for high school stud...
April 24, 2026 Local News
A Butler man is facing assault and endangerment charges after police said he threw a liquor bottle that struck a woman in the arm, causing a large cut and leaving her sem...
April 24, 2026 Crime & Courts
A man and woman from Kentucky facing prostitution charges in Cranberry Township were trying to profit from the NFL draft in Pittsburgh, according to police. Barry D. Brum...
April 24, 2026 Crime & Courts
A Butler man was charged with aggravated assault after police said he struck a security officer at Butler Memorial Hospital. Anthony Donald Oliverio, 21, was charged with...
April 24, 2026 Crime & Courts
A Butler woman was charged with several counts of aggravated assault, simple assault, harassment and other charges after police say she assaulted three members of Butler ...
April 24, 2026 Crime & Courts
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Community
Fred Rogers Productions recently started an advisory program to get suggestions and ideas ...
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
Butler Catholic School Math 24 Club students recently placed in the fourth annual Math Mad...
April 24, 2026
Chicora United Methodist Church will have a craft and bake sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Satu...
April 24, 2026
Congregation B'nai Abraham Synagogue will have its annual rummage sale this weekend. The s...
April 24, 2026
Butler Senior High School will crown its prom king and queen the evening of Friday, May 1,...
April 23, 2026
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Sports
Karns City softball pitcher Abigail Dunlap was untouchable in Friday’s 9-0 victory over Un...
 
Defense was the priority in the second round of the NFL draft. It was not for the Pittsbu...
April 24, 2026
Only four teams in NHL history have fallen behind 0-3 in a best-of-seven playoff series an...
April 24, 2026
JACKSON TWP — No one is supposed to play in traffic. Abby Kalkowski did a nice job of it, ...
April 24, 2026
Butler will host WPIAL Track and Field Team Championships boys and girls semifinals at 3 p...
April 24, 2026
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Editorial
April 24, 2026 Cartoons
On Thursday night, the city took the first concrete step to provide itself with another valuable tool in efforts to ensure a healthy future community....
April 24, 2026 Our Opinion
When will the U.S. government confirm that aliens exist? How many people will fall ill with measles this year? Will President Donald Trump be impeache...
April 24, 2026 Other Voices
April 22, 2026 Cartoons
Jimmy Carter was president, the country was still riding the wave of the U.S. men’s hockey team’s “Miracle on Ice,” the original Pac-Man was gearing u...
April 22, 2026 Our Opinion
Business
A paddle-wielding robot is so adept at playing table tennis that it is posing a tough challenge to elite human players and sometimes defeating them, a...
April 24, 2026 Business
Independence Health System is welcoming the return of orthopedic surgeon Jason Clark to the medical staff at Butler Memorial and Clarion hospitals. Cl...
April 24, 2026 Business
Norfolk Southern railroad’s first-quarter profit fell 27% because it didn’t collect big insurance payments related to the East Palestine, Ohio, derail...
April 24, 2026 Business
After nearly five decades of bringing legal advice and managerial expertise to NexTier Bank, board of directors member Robert Wagner will retire at th...
April 24, 2026 Business
If you've missed rooting around in a cereal box for a toy, you're in luck. WK Kellogg Co. said Thursday it's including toys with some of its breakfast...
April 23, 2026 Business
Weekend Entertainment
Birders will guide a search of Moraine State Park for early season migrants from sparrows, warblers, tanagers, thrushes, kinglets, gulls, terns, loons, grebes, cormorants...
April 23, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
You might not realize it, but watching Zach Galifianakis poke around in the dirt like he’s just discovered it is exactly what you need right now. In “This Is a Gardening ...
April 23, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
We’re approaching another full moon this week on Friday to kick off May, but that’s just the first full moon in May. There’ll be another full moon to end the month over B...
April 23, 2026 Starwatch
NEW YORK — Dave Mason — the co-founder of the psychedelic British band Traffic, songwriter behind classic rock hits “Feelin’ Alright” and “Hole in My Shoe,” and Rock & Ro...
April 22, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Harry Styles and Zoë Kravitz are sparking engagement rumors, with the actress-director spotted multiple times rocking a massive diamond on her left ring finger. The pop s...
April 22, 2026 People
NEW YORK — Alan Osmond, the eldest member of the chart-topping family act The Osmonds, died Monday after decades with multiple sclerosis. He was 76. According to a family...
April 21, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
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Special Sections
While spring marks the return of warmer weather in Western Pennsylvania, it also brings back the unmistakable sights and sounds of roadwork — including fresh surface tre...
April 21, 2026 Special Sections
While the weather is becoming milder as Butler County enters spring, winter can leave a lasting impact on vehicles. Nate Miller, owner of Randy and Bob’s Auto Body, said ...
April 20, 2026 Special Sections
Butler County has an unusually high number of golf courses. That’s a good thing, said Experience Butler County president Amy Pack. There is something for all kinds of gol...
April 19, 2026 Sports
To view the Butler Eagle’s PDF version, click here. ...
April 14, 2026 Special Sections
Vendors and exhibitors scheduled to appear at this year’s Butler County Home Show include: Agway Water Treatment of Western PA Alex Restoration & Masonry Repairs ARK Base...
April 08, 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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