ZELIENOPLE — Zelienople's decades-long Fourth of July parade tradition took on new meaning Saturday, as the borough joined in celebrating America's 250th birthd...
MARS — Not even a fierce thunderstorm over Butler County could prevent the borough from celebrating the country’s 250th anniversary. On Saturday evening, the sk...
HARRISVILLE -- One of Butler County’s northern-most communities marked the nation's 250th birthday Saturday with a time-honored tradition: the Harrisville Commu...
SLIPPERY ROCK — Despite forecasts of rain and strong winds, Slippery Rock pushed forward with its biggest Independence Day celebration yet, drawing vendors and ...
Over a thousand Butler County residents spent at least a portion of their Independence Day without power as a result of a fierce thunderstorm that swept through...
Zelienople rings in America’s 250th with massive two-hour parade
Zelienople rings in Am...
Mars Fourth of July parade gets underway despite day of rain
Mars Fourth of July pa...
Harrisville brings community together with time-honored tradition
Harrisville brings com...
Rain or shine, Slippery Rock keeps celebrating
Rain or shine, Slipper...
Hundreds without power on Independence Day weekend after Friday night storm
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...
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, created t...
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 ...
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...
