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Custom-made bicycles get people with disabilities on the move
Variety, other organizations donate seven bikes Thursday
3 killed overnight in Mercer County fire
A mother and her two children died in an overnight house fire Thursday, April 16, in Mercer County, according to the Mercer County coroner. Malinda Abrams, 48,...
Penn Theater event brings the NFL draft atmosphere to Butler
Had the NFL draft taken place in Pittsburgh 10 or more years ago, Ralph McElhaney would have been in attendance. Now? The former Butler high school assistant fo...
Harrisville councilwoman handcuffed, removed from meeting by police
A Harrisville councilwoman whose seat was nearly filled erroneously in January was removed from a borough council meeting in handcuffs Monday evening. Mary Ann ...
City of Butler recognizes dispatchers for helping save girl in house fire
The hard work and heroism of two local dispatchers were recognized by the City of Butler and the local firefighters union after they helped firefighters locate ...
Custom-made bicycles get people with disabilities on the move
Custom-made bicycles g...
3 killed overnight in Mercer County fire
3 killed overnight in ...
Penn Theater event brings the NFL draft atmosphere to Butler
Penn Theater event bri...
Harrisville councilwoman handcuffed, removed from meeting by police
Harrisville councilwom...
City of Butler recognizes dispatchers for helping save girl in house fire
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Top Headlines
Senate Republicans express ‘profound concerns’
April 16, 2026 Local News
Armstrong Comfort Solutions of Renfrew — which provides residential heating, cooling, plumbing and electric solutions — has a new president. Michael Sanjek has been named...
April 16, 2026 Business
Armco Credit Union of Butler is hosting a homebuyers workshop at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, in the business and workforce building at Butler County Community College’s m...
April 16, 2026 Business
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 be benefici...
April 16, 2026 Local News
Butler Township will be replacing a stormwater pipe on Kohler Avenue in Lyndora on Monday and Tuesday, April 20 and 21. The road will be closed to through traffic from 9 ...
April 16, 2026 Local News
News
Northern Butler County has been placed under a severe thunderstorm warning. The alert was issued at about 4:45 p.m. Thursday, April 16. According to the National Weather ...
April 16, 2026 Local News
BUTLER TWP — For more than 20 years, Joni Vogel was the backbone of the Butler Football Hometown Heroes program. In a sense, she died a hero herself. Vogel served as trea...
April 16, 2026 Local News
In town for the NFL draft? Looking for experiences outside of the happenings in downtown Pittsburgh? Experience Butler County has curated a “playbook of iconic stops not...
April 16, 2026 Local News
With more than 500,000 people expected to be in Pittsburgh for the 2026 NFL Draft April 23 to 26, transportation and parking aren’t anticipated to be easy. Here’s what t...
April 16, 2026 Local News
There still are places to stay overnight in Butler County for those who want to travel to Pittsburgh for the NFL draft, but as the day nears, it could be costly. Next we...
April 16, 2026 Local News
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Community
Josh Rennick, an eighth-grader at Knoch Middle School, earned his Eagle Scout rank followi...
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
A Jackson Township man will compete in the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 20, after year...
April 16, 2026
The following area residents have been named to the dean’s list at their respective colleg...
April 16, 2026
SUMMIT TWP — Gabby Freshcorn, an 11-year-old from Freeport, had been waiting months to get...
April 16, 2026
Slot car derby is coming back to Butler County. The Electric Wheel, a slot car racing trac...
April 15, 2026
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Sports
Trent Best and Jacob Szebalskie collected two hits apiece and combined for five RBIs as Bu...
 
These are the Butler County-area track and field leaders in each event heading into Saturd...
April 16, 2026
Roger Goodell will step to the podium and announce the first overall pick of the 2026 NFL ...
April 16, 2026
For Jeff Schnur, success in one sport led to another. Both sports — track and soccer — hav...
April 16, 2026
KARNS CITY — No one can eat unless someone sets the table. Seniors Liz Danik and Lindsey W...
April 15, 2026
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Editorial
April 15, 2026 Cartoons
It’s kind of an unspoken rule in the jungles of academia for students within a certain age range that math and science aren’t the cool things to be in...
April 15, 2026 Our Opinion
In an 8-1 decision last week, the Supreme Court struck down a Colorado law that prohibited so-called conversion therapy aimed at changing the gender e...
April 15, 2026 Other Voices
April 14, 2026 Cartoons
The staff of the Tamarack Wildlife Center in Crawford County deserve praise for their successful efforts to heal an injured bald eagle found last fall...
April 14, 2026 Our Opinion
Business
NEW YORK — The owner of home shopping network pioneer QVC — which for years garnered the attention of millions of TV viewers looking for a deal on bau...
April 16, 2026 Business
NEW YORK — The U.S. stock market hit a record Wednesday after adding to its two-week rally built on hopes the war with Iran won’t create a worst-case ...
April 15, 2026 Business
NEW YORK — It's officially Tax Day in the U.S. And if you’ve waited till the last minute to file your 2025 return, don’t panic. You still have time to...
April 15, 2026 Business
NEW YORK — A jury has found that concert giant Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary had a harmful monopoly over big concert venues, dealing the...
April 15, 2026 Business
Due to an ongoing $9 million building renovation project, the drive-through at Armco Credit Union’s Butler branch will be temporarily closed for const...
April 15, 2026 Business
Weekend Entertainment
Trail includes Moraine and Jennings
April 16, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
LAS VEGAS — The cast and filmmakers behind the “Spaceballs” sequel including Bill Pullman and Rick Moranis brought a little levity to CinemaCon Wednesday night in Las Veg...
April 16, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — Lena Dunham said she struggled to work with “genius” Adam Driver on “Girls” when the hulking former Marine got upset. Driver, who stands around 6 feet and 3 in...
April 15, 2026 People
LOS ANGELES — Britney Spears has entered a substance abuse treatment facility just over a month after she was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alco...
April 13, 2026 People
NEW YORK — More than a thousand movie stars, writers, directors and other Hollywood professionals announced their “unequivocal opposition” to the proposed Paramount merge...
April 13, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — Sid Krofft, the Canadian-born entertainment wizard who teamed with his brother and fellow puppeteer Marty Krofft to create such cult favorites as children's 19...
April 13, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
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Special Sections
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
When something in the house stops working or needs to be replaced, the first impulse of many people is to call a contractor or comparison shop online. Others have the min...
April 08, 2026 Special Sections
3 days of experts, exhibits, demonstrations and free admission
April 08, 2026 Special Sections
Many consumers are guilty of filling drawers or closets with old laptops, cellphones, fitness trackers and other electronic devices once they are no longer needed. It’s h...
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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