FRANKLIN TWP — The Butler County Commissioners struck a measured but urgent tone Thursday, March 19, as they outlined the region’s economic trajectory.
From pot...
After closing for 44 days, the Mars Area Public Library reopened to the public on Thursday morning, March 19.
The library was forced to close on Feb. 3, due to ...
A leadership donor event hosted by United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania brought together stakeholders from Giant Eagle, the Young Women’s Christian Associati...
Dozens of technicians from Butler Memorial Hospital took their fight for their first union contract to the sidewalk on Wednesday, March 18, as they held an info...
State of Butler County highlights opportunities, challenges amid population grow...
State of Butler County...
Mars library reopens Thursday after 6-week closure
Mars library reopens T...
How United Way is working to aid Butler residents in poverty
How United Way is work...
Jackson Township supervisors review steps for growth
Jackson Township super...
Butler Memorial Hospital techs picket in midst of union battles, demanding safe ...
Residents can find items dating back centuries, collectibles, vintage furniture, beautiful art displays and more at the annual antique show Saturday, March 21.
Dealers h...
A Fairview Township man is facing 23 criminal charges after police say he was found with drugs and weapons, including firearms and explosives.
Barry L. Steele Sr., 65, wa...
Recognizing a need in the area, Early Learning Connections has secured a Butler location for its Head Start classes with the purchase of a property at the end of last yea...
Slippery Rock’s community members and visitors alike will get the opportunity to step into the history of the American Revolution through an 18-wheeled mobile museum.
The...
The Prospect-Franklin Township Volunteer Fire Department announced on Wednesday, March 18, it will soon add a brand-new fire engine to its fleet.
The engine, a Pierce Sab...
One person was taken to a hospital Thursday night, March 19, after a vehicle crashed into an electric pole and a house on Chicora Road in Summit Township.
The call came ...
Butler County Community College trustees approved a four-year contract with the union representing BC3’s administrative assistants Wednesday, March 18, three and a half m...
Adams Township and Mars Borough are jointly holding a second public hearing on their proposal for a municipal merger at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, at Twelve Oaks Mansion o...
The following items have been collected from various police departments and district courts:
Butler
March 10 — Aidan Ambrose Hardisty, 33, of Butler, was charged with mis...
Officials have identified the 81-year-old Clarion man who died in a three-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer Wednesday morning, March 18, on Interstate 80 in Merce...
In the Facebook comment section of a Butler Eagle article written about “how to overcome hate,” numerous keyboard warriors pushed our newsroom to make...
It’s about more than ideology. It’s about identity.
In a 2025 interview with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Tony McAleer shared how identity c...
While the season isn’t officially here, springlike weather is already upon us. That means fluctuating temperatures, varying precipitation and the high...
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday and Chairman Jerome Powell highlighted the increasingly uncertain outl...
GREELEY, Colo. — Thousands of workers for the world’s largest meatpacking company began a two-week strike Monday in Colorado, threatening to make alr...
NEW YORK — A drop in oil prices on Monday helped send the U.S. stock market to its best day since the war in Iran began.
The S&P 500 climbed 1% for i...
NEW YORK — The antitrust trial of Live Nation and Ticketmaster resumed Monday in a New York federal court with three dozen states remaining in the cas...
Oscar-nominated actor Timothée Chalamet committed a major faux-pas last week when he said he was glad he wasn’t part of dying art forms like opera or ballet because “nobo...
LOS ANGELES — Zendaya’s new ring has led many to believe she’s married to actor Tom Holland, but the star isn’t confirming it and shared why she’s intentional about keepi...
LONDON — Len Deighton, a prolific writer whose tough, stylish spy thrillers featured on bestseller lists for decades, has died. He was 97.
Deighton’s literary agent, Tim ...
NEW YORK — Books on homelessness, the U.S. Census and ancient India are among this year’s winners of prizes handed out by the J. Anthony Lukas Project, named for the lat...
Country megastar Dolly Parton assured fans she’s taking care of herself after facing a series of health issues while grieving her late husband, Carl Dean.
The “Jolene” si...
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 ...
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...
Cranking up the volume in your car may sound harmless and fun, but it could lead to hearing problems in your older years -- and possibly even increase your risk of dement...
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...
