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Former roommate: Valencia man accused of plotting terrorist attack was ‘obsessed’ with previous shootings
Roommate at Pathways Adolescent Center speaks out
November trial set in 2021 shooting death in Muddy Creek Township
A November trial has been scheduled for a Chester County man charged in the 2021 shooting death of a New Castle man found dead in a running vehicle on a roadsid...
Marburger Farm Dairy pauses some tea products
Marburger Farm Dairy announced it is temporarily discontinuing several tea products due to outside circumstances affecting its quality. In a Facebook post, the...
Recently demolished Main Street building mostly operated as jewelry store, optometrist over 150 years
While many only remember 123 S. Main St. in Butler as a fenced-off building with no business operating out of it, local historian Bill May said the site has ove...
Lancaster Township man accused of breaking into police officer’s home
A Lancaster Township man is accused of breaking into a Jackson Township police officer’s home in Zelienople. Tyler Stephen Mitro, 32, was charged Saturday, Sep...
Former roommate: Valencia man accused of plotting terrorist attack was ‘obsessed...
Former roommate: Valen...
November trial set in 2021 shooting death in Muddy Creek Township
November trial set in ...
Marburger Farm Dairy pauses some tea products
Marburger Farm Dairy p...
Recently demolished Main Street building mostly operated as jewelry store, optom...
Recently demolished Ma...
Lancaster Township man accused of breaking into police officer’s home
Lancaster Township man...
Top Headlines
At Butler Catholic, new principal emphasizes importance of community support
Elizabeth Baptiste accepted the position of principal about two weeks prior to the school year’s start at Butler Catholic School, a place familiar to her. Following a ki...
September 23, 2026 Local News
Parker man accused of stealing vehicle
A Parker man is accused of stealing a 2012 Ford Escape in Concord Township. State police charged Michael Douglas Mohn, 22, Monday, Sept. 21, with one felony count each o...
September 22, 2026 Local News
Lancaster Township man accused of breaking into police officer’s home
A Lancaster Township man is accused of breaking into a Jackson Township police officer’s home in Zelienople. Tyler Stephen Mitro, 32, was charged Saturday, Sept. 19, by ...
September 22, 2026 Local News
Slippery Rock Township man accused of stealing motorcycle
A Slippery Rock Township man is accused of stealing a motorcycle. Harrisville police charged Jeramiah Wade Weaver, 38, Tuesday, Sept. 22, with one felony count each of t...
September 22, 2026 Local News
Butler man charged with statutory sexual assault
Andrew P. Ford, 37, of Butler, had the majority of charges against him for statutory sexual assault held for court at a preliminary hearing in front of district judge Wil...
September 22, 2026 Crime & Courts
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Today in History: Sept. 23, Nixon’s ‘Checkers’ speech
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Butler sweeping streets Sept. 23
Parking will be restricted on eight streets in Butler between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23, for cleaning. The roads affected are McGeary and North Washington str...
September 22, 2026 Local News
Employee accused of stealing $7K in merchandise from construction business
A Clarion area man is accused of stealing about $7,000 in building materials from an Allegheny Township business. Christopher Bradybaugh, 53, was charged Tuesday, Sept. ...
September 22, 2026 Local News
Pumpkin carving in Zelienople Community Park to kick off fall on Saturday
Zelienople will usher in the fall season with a community gathering in the borough’s Community Park Saturday, Sept. 26. Pumpkins in the Park, organized by Shindig Chariti...
September 22, 2026 Local News
Butler Township hires DemEx LLC to prepare Pullman Recreation Complex parking lot
BUTLER TWP — Work on one of Pullman Recreation Complex’s proposed parking lots is set to kick off after the township accepted a bid for site preparation. Township supervi...
September 22, 2026 Local News
Mars to factor Quality EMS fees into 2027 budget
MARS — Borough council has started work to prepare its budget for 2027. Council members assured Keith Singleton, executive director of Quality EMS, at a meeting Monday, S...
September 22, 2026 Local News
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Community
Motorcyclists take dogs on rides
By September 2009, Ken and Maxine Tack had been riding for eight years with their Yorkshir...
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How do opera singers introduce newbies to the art form? Through Broadway musicals
Financial gift to provide tuition to Pittsburgh Festival Opera students
September 22, 2026
Unionville Grange plans next spaghetti dinner
Unionville Grange will host its next spaghetti dinner fundraiser Sept. 26 at its hall, 150...
September 21, 2026
Butler Education Association planning tailgate food drive
The Butler Education Association will host a food drive benefiting the Kids’ Weekend Backp...
September 21, 2026
Penn-Glade Lions Club having rib dinner
The Penn-Glade Lions Club is hosting an all-you-can- eat rib dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. Thurs...
September 21, 2026
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Sports
Meet this week’s athletes of the week from Butler County-area schools
Following are the athletes of the week recognized in the Sept. 24 edition of the Butler Ea...
 
NHL Metropolitan Division preview 2026 | Where will Penguins finish? Hurricanes? Flyers?
Everyone else in the Metropolitan Division is looking up at the Carolina Hurricanes. The r...
September 23, 2026
Mars volleyball’s Gabi Weidemann records 2,000th assist in sweep of Butler: Highlights & scores
Mars volleyball’s junior setter Gabi Weidemann reached some very rare air in Tuesday’s non...
September 22, 2026
Jared Jones takes perfect game into the 6th, Pirates top Cardinals for 5th straight win
PITTSBURGH — Jared Jones allowed one hit over seven dominant innings, and the Pittsburgh P...
September 22, 2026
Gia Kovacik dominates as Slippery Rock girls volleyball wins 5-set thriller over Mercer
SLIPPERY ROCK TWP — A short break from District 10, Region 4 play did not mean Slippery Ro...
September 21, 2026
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Editorial
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September 22, 2026 Cartoons
A fire tax by any other name
The Callery Volunteer Fire Company recently approached Callery Borough with a request for a contribution to help support its services. In itself, such...
September 22, 2026 Our Opinion
Don’t make accusations without all the facts
I read the article about Callen Potts (“Family shaken by accusatory note on car,” Aug. 26, Page 1) who has cerebral palsy, and instantly knew I had to...
September 19, 2026 Letters to the Editor
Voting against the status quo in November
I registered to vote in Butler County in 1972, at 18, presenting my driver’s license to prove my identity. Nobody blinked when I registered as an Inde...
September 18, 2026 Letters to the Editor
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September 18, 2026 Cartoons
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Business
AHN establishes the Roe Green Endowed Chair
Allegheny Health Network has officially established the Roe Green Endowed Chair for Aortic Disease, made possible through a $2.5 million gift from Flo...
September 22, 2026 Business
Adams Township Chick-fil-A opening Oct. 1
The Chick-fil-A restaurant just off Route 228 in Adams Township is set to open its doors for the first time at 6:30 a.m. Oct. 1, a news release from t...
September 21, 2026 Local News
Global customers crave texture, challenging companies to make crispier, gooier, chewier foods
Texture is having a crunchy, gooey moment in the food and beverage industry. For many people, the way a menu item or packaged snack feels in the mout...
September 19, 2026 Business
Warren Buffett gives up chairman title at Berkshire Hathaway in the next step of his succession plan
OMAHA, Neb. — Warren Buffett is stepping down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway in the next step of the transition at the top of the $1 trillion congl...
September 18, 2026 Business
Local credit unions face system outages from data center failure
SRU Federal Credit Union is now saying its “core systems” are expected to be restored sometime today, Friday, Sept. 18, after a Hardware failure at a...
September 18, 2026 Local News
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Weekend Entertainment
Golf scramble for the Knights of Columbus
The Knights of Columbus Butler Council 866 is hosting its second annual four-person scramble charity golf tournament on Saturday, Sept. 26. The event begins at 8 a.m. at ...
September 16, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
Presley Gerber, model and son of Cindy Crawford, dies at 27
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Presley Gerber, the son of supermodel Cindy Crawford and entrepreneur Rande Gerber, died Sunday morning at age 27. Gerber died at a rehabilitation...
September 22, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Taylor Swift will become the most awarded artist in MTV VMAs history: A guide to the 2026 show
NEW YORK — Taylor Swift will once again break records. At the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, she will receive the inaugural Artist Director Honors, becoming the m...
September 21, 2026 People
CNN, MS NOW, Politico sue over denied White House access, citing First Amendment
NEW YORK — CNN, MS NOW and Politico on Monday sued President Donald Trump's administration days after they were barred from White House grounds, calling the selective ban...
September 21, 2026 National News
States settle lawsuit over Paramount-Warner merger, clearing key hurdle for $81 billion deal
CHICAGO — California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a settlement with Paramount in a lawsuit his state led challenging the company’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Dis...
September 21, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Box Office: ‘Resident Evil’ tops box office with franchise best debut of $60 million
Zach Cregger’s “Resident Evil” gave the North American box office a shot in the arm in its first weekend in theaters. The Sony Pictures release earned $60 million in tick...
September 20, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
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Special Sections
Indoor air pollution and children’s health: Tips for healthier breathing at home
Outdoor air pollution from factories, vehicles and wildfires is harmful for kids. But the air inside homes, schools and other indoor spaces matters, too. Indoor air can ...
September 23, 2026 Special Sections
Learning does not need to end at 18, BC3 and La Roche prove
La Roche University Executive Director of Introcaso Center for Lifelong Learning Jennifer Engel said she remembers when a woman, grieving her late husband, said that the ...
September 16, 2026 Special Sections
Senior crafts blankets for ministry
It isn’t difficult in the Concordia Haven Retirement Apartments to stumble on a resident involved in some form of community service or charity work. Resident Elizabeth Sp...
September 16, 2026 Special Sections
Busy schedules can lead to ‘backpack burnout’
Students must juggle school, work, extracurricular activities
September 16, 2026 Special Sections
Where were you when Sept. 11th unfolded? Butler Eagle readers tell their stories
The events of Sept. 11, 2001 mark a moment in American history that typically draws the question, “Where were you?” The Butler Eagle asked that very question on social me...
September 11, 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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