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Trump pulls back on Iran threats for two weeks
Says pause is contingent to agreement on ceasefire
Police: Evans City man groomed, raped teen for years
An Evans City man is accused of raping a woman when she was a teenager, then continuing the behavior for at least eight years as she became an adult, according ...
American journalist Shelly Kittleson has been released, Iraqi officials tell the AP
BAGHDAD — American journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was kidnapped from a Baghdad streetcorner last week, has been released, two Iraqi officials with direct know...
Knoch teachers’ contract still at stalemate
Knoch’s school board announced at a Jan. 14 meeting they would sign off on a teachers contract, calmly resolving a disagreement over health care language. Month...
No Butler County court cases impacted by second-degree murder ruling
State high court ruled some mandatory life sentences unconstitutional
Trump pulls back on Iran threats for two weeks
Trump pulls back on Ir...
Police: Evans City man groomed, raped teen for years
Police: Evans City man...
American journalist Shelly Kittleson has been released, Iraqi officials tell the...
American journalist Sh...
Knoch teachers’ contract still at stalemate
Knoch teachers’ contra...
No Butler County court cases impacted by second-degree murder ruling
No Butler County court...
Top Headlines
Crews respond to camper fire in Franklin Township
FRANKLIN TWP — Firefighters extinguished a fire Tuesday afternoon in a camper at the Church of the Nazarene’s Mount Chestnut Nazarene Retreat Center before it could sprea...
April 07, 2026 Local News
Bruin man accused of sending threatening letters, package to state police Butler barracks
A Bruin man is accused of dropping off a threatening package and letters to the state police barracks in Butler Township. James D. Lachesky, 69, was charged Monday, April...
April 07, 2026 Local News
Butler Township couple charged with child endangerment
A 12-year-old boy’s mother and stepfather are facing child endangerment charges following separate incidents last year in Butler Township. Township police on Tuesday, Apr...
April 07, 2026 Local News
Winfield Township meat distributor accused of assaulting woman
A Winfield Township meat distributor is accused of assaulting a woman after an argument in charges filed Monday, April 6. Daniel Keith McKruit, 66, of McKruit’s Meats, w...
April 07, 2026 Local News
Mars Borough picks Rave Alert as emergency alert option
MARS — Borough council announced it has opted for the Rave Alert system from Motorola as its new municipal emergency alert notification system at a council meeting on Mon...
April 07, 2026 Government
The Latest
Artemis II astronauts make long-distance call to the space station as they head home from the moon
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Trump-endorsed Republican Clay Fuller wins Marjorie Taylor Greene’s former House seat in Georgia
09:55 PM
In Brazil’s capital, Indigenous leaders rally as land disputes and mining pressures grow
08:20 PM
Afghanistan says peace talks held in China to end fighting with Pakistan have been constructive
08:16 PM
Judge refuses to block sending abortion pill by mail for now, but says FDA must finish review
06:33 PM
Former Marine charged in mass shooting is ordered to undergo psychiatric treatment
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News
East Butler approves tar and chipping bid
East Butler approved a bid for future tar and chipping work on roads and alleys in the borough at their April 6 meeting. Out of three bids, Russell Standard’s bid of $96...
April 07, 2026 Local News
Butler Area School District votes to swap bonds at special meeting
BUTLER TWP — Butler Area School District’s board approved the termination of Series 2007 bonds in a Monday, April 6, special meeting and will vote to swap it for another ...
April 06, 2026 Local News
County, PennDOT requesting fill dump sites
The state Department of Transportation is looking for property owners interested in housing fill dump sites from upcoming shoulder grading and ditch cleaning operations. ...
April 06, 2026 Local News
Jogger struck by vehicle in Zelienople sues for damages
A Butler County man has filed a lawsuit against a woman who he said struck him with her vehicle in August 2024 while he was jogging in Zelienople. Gregory Price and his w...
April 06, 2026 Crime & Courts
2 men accused of selling drugs out of Cranberry Township hotel
Two Beaver County residents are accused of selling drugs out of a Cranberry Township hotel. David Lee Lyons, 64, of Beaver Falls, and Crystal Dallas, 46, of Koppel, were ...
April 06, 2026 Local News
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Community
It’s the stories that matter to Zelienople genealogy group
Former teacher encourages finding stories from family trees
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
Time capsule: Butler County had tight office space
Butler County employees were running out of space in 2011. With offices squeezed into the ...
April 07, 2026
Master Gardener workshop set for April 11
New and experienced home gardeners can prepare for the growing season by attending an upco...
April 06, 2026
North Country Trail’s Butler County chapter hosting 2 April events
Experience the North Country Trail at two April events organized by the Butler County chap...
April 06, 2026
Bereavement coordinators have a tough, but rewarding job
MIDDLESEX TWP — For John Porter, certain work days remind him to tell the people in his li...
April 06, 2026
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Sports
Butler County’s girls basketball 2026 all-stars: Madison Romanovich POTY, first team and more
Madison Romanovich is the blueprint of what her teammates and future Slippery Rock gir...
 
Freeport softball too much for Valley; Butler volleyball sweeps Moon; Tornado lacrosse falls: Roundup
Mady Bell and Ali Smith held Valley scoreless on two hits in Freeport softball’s 10-0, fiv...
April 07, 2026
Paul Skenes takes a no-hitter into the 6th as Pirates beat Padres
PITTSBURGH — Reigning National League Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes put together his s...
April 07, 2026
Butler County’s boys basketball 2026 all-stars: Knoch’s Teegan Finucan POTY, first team, more
Making history became a theme this season for Knoch boys basketball senior Teegan Finucan....
April 06, 2026
Butler boys volleyball outlasts Hempfield, ‘puts up a fight’ to remain perfect in non-section play
BUTLER TWP — Monday’s meeting with Hempfield required a bit more effort from Butler boys v...
April 06, 2026
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Editorial
Artemis II a bright spot in tumultuous world
NASA’s Artemis II mission has been a bit of good news in what has been an unsettled spring filled with reports of war, inflation and political turmoil...
April 07, 2026 Our Opinion
editorial cartoon
April 07, 2026 Other Voices
Classroom iPads are teaching students the wrong skills
I’m going to say something from my firsthand experience as a mom: Schools have a terrible track record with screens. It tends to be adoption first, sk...
April 07, 2026 Other Voices
Zelienople keeps proving itself as a community
Zelienople keeps proving itself to be a tight-knit community of people who will help one another when a fire strikes a business and apartment and also...
April 06, 2026 Our Opinion
editorial cartoon
April 06, 2026 Cartoons
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Business
Delta joins the growing list of US airlines raising checked bag fees as jet fuel costs soar
Delta Air Lines announced Tuesday it is raising checked baggage fees, part of a broader wave of U.S. carriers responding to higher jet fuel prices tie...
April 07, 2026 Business
A Build America, Buy America law is causing construction delays amid the U.S. housing crisis
It has a catchy name — Build America, Buy America — and the lauded goal of bringing manufacturing jobs back to the United States. But the law has spur...
April 07, 2026 Business
Mars Mineral welcomes new business manager
Adams Township-based manufacturer Mars Mineral has hired Elliott Woodward, son of president Clayton Woodward, as a new business manager. He is the th...
April 06, 2026 Business
Samsung is discontinuing its texting app, tells impacted users to switch to Google Messages
NEW YORK — Samsung is saying goodbye to its namesake texting app. According to an end of service announcement published on the tech giant’s U.S. suppo...
April 06, 2026 Business
Key Fed official sees possible rate hike amid higher gas prices, inflation concerns
WASHINGTON — A top Federal Reserve official said Monday that an interest rate hike could be appropriate if inflation remains persistently above the ce...
April 06, 2026 National News
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Weekend Entertainment
The Bach Society having two performances in May
The Bach Society will have two spring choral concerts in early May. Under the direction of Leo R. Sayles, the choral group will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 1, at Cen...
April 01, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
Former Migos rapper Offset is stable after being shot outside a Florida casino, spokesperson says
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — The rapper Offset, a former member of the influential hip-hop trio Migos, was shot outside a Florida casino and is in stable condition, a spokesperson s...
April 07, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
What to Stream: Sydney Sweeney, ‘Malcolm in the Middle,’ ‘Hacks’ and Ella Langley
Sydney Sweeney starring as real-life boxing legend Christy Martin in the movie “Christy” and “Hacks” launching its fifth and final season on HBO are some of the new telev...
April 06, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Surprise! Zendaya wears something blue, after the old, new and borrowed
NEW YORK — Yup, she wore something blue. Zendaya, surprising precisely nobody on the planet, showed up in dazzling blue at Thursday’s New York premiere of “The Drama,...
April 06, 2026 People
An Easter star cluster hunt
A traditional Easter egg hunt is a lot of fun, especially for children. I certainly enjoyed them when I was young — about a hundred years ago! It’s also a lot of fun to ...
April 05, 2026 Starwatch
‘The Drama’ squanders Robert Pattinson and Zendaya on a grim, poorly thought setup
Two couples. Too much wine. One loaded question: What’s the worst thing you’ve ever done? The revelations that tumble from that truth-or-dare-style drinking game badly te...
April 04, 2026 Reviews
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Special Sections
Garden clubs say it’s time to spruce up for spring
In like a lion, out like a lamb? March serves as more than a transition month. It’s also preparation time for the rites of spring: Greener grass, blooming flower beds and...
March 31, 2026 Special Sections
The power of story time at the public library
Helping local children develop early literacy skills
March 17, 2026 Special Sections
Programs across Butler County offer toddlers new ways to learn and play
Verah Vucelich, 3, kicked away from the side of the pool, a small foam backpack strapped to her chest, as her instructor encouraged her from a few feet away. In adjacent ...
March 17, 2026 Special Sections
March 2026
To view the Butler Eagle’s PDF version, click here. ...
March 10, 2026 Special Sections
How one senior brings a community to bloom
At Passavant Community in Zelienople, the beauty of kindness arrives on four wheels. Once a month, a pushcart filled with fresh-cut flowers donated by Trader Joe’s makes...
February 18, 2026 Special Sections
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Seeking Refuge
Ukrainians who fled homeland face 1st anniversary of invasion
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
Ukrainian families assimilating in Butler County as war rages on in homeland
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
Another family will join Ukrainians who fled to Cranberry Twp.
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
Efforts started to help Ukrainian families in Cranberry Twp.
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
2 young families flee war-torn Ukraine, staying in Cranberry
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
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Digital Divide
Obstacles abound as Pa. plans for surge of federal broadband funding
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
Biden administration announces more funding for rural broadband infrastructure
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
What’s next as Pa. prepares to spend $1.2B on broadband
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
Broadband authority seeks feedback on plans
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
FCC maps still under criticism from the Butler County residents, government officials
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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