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Knoch Primary students participate in Easter egg hunt
Students at Knoch Primary School hopped into the holiday spirit a little early Tuesday, March 31, as they participated in an Easter egg hunt at the school. Stud...
Zelienople community copes after Main Street fire
ZELIENOPLE — When staring at the storefront of her salon, Sherri Davis couldn’t help but tear up at the sight of destruction caused by the Monday, March 30, fir...
Scialabba officially steps aside as House awaits word on special election
Speaker of the House has until April 10 to make decision
‘Win-win’: What makes Butler’s Kyle Casteel, Nolan Stefaniak pitching prospects in 2026 MLB Draft
Nolan Stefaniak and Kyle Casteel might be selected in the MLB draft this summer. They might not. The Butler seniors, both pitchers, have spoken to professio...
DHS shutdown holding up Sugarcreek Ambulance delivery
The shutdown of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has begun to impact a local emergency service. The Federal Emergency Management Agency, a branch of DHS...
Knoch Primary students participate in Easter egg hunt
Knoch Primary students...
Zelienople community copes after Main Street fire
Zelienople community c...
Scialabba officially steps aside as House awaits word on special election
Scialabba officially s...
‘Win-win’: What makes Butler’s Kyle Casteel, Nolan Stefaniak pitching prospects ...
‘Win-win’: What makes ...
DHS shutdown holding up Sugarcreek Ambulance delivery
DHS shutdown holding u...
Top Headlines
Four years after opening its doors to the public in June 2022, Totalus Cafe — a locally-owned boba tea cafe on East Jefferson Street — announced through Facebook on Satur...
April 01, 2026 Business
A longtime local government official for West Liberty Borough has died after 30 years of service, including stints as mayor and judge of elections. Betty Grace Kreutz di...
April 01, 2026 Local News
A proposal for a new telecommunications tower in Zelienople was shot down after the borough’s zoning hearing board denied a variance request. Vertical Bridge LLC and Veri...
April 01, 2026 Local News
CRANBERRY TWP — Butler County’s budding baseball superstars may soon have another opportunity to hone their skills all year long. D-BAT, a nationwide chain of indoor base...
April 01, 2026 Local News
Two Butler County Community College students have been selected to join Phi Theta Kappa’s 2026 All-Pennsylvania Academic Team. Serena Horstman, of Penn Township, and Tayl...
April 01, 2026 Local News
News
A 65-year-old woman died and four others were injured in a Saturday, March 28, crash involving a U-Haul trailer on I-80 in Mercer County. Lourdes M. Jimenez, a passenger...
April 01, 2026 Local News
CRANBERRY TWP — Residents of the Meeder planned residential development in the township got a look at what could be the next phase of construction during the township’s p...
April 01, 2026 Local News
The following items have been collected from various police departments and district courts: Middlesex Twp March 16 — Kristen Ellen Lutzic, 51, of Valencia, was charged w...
April 01, 2026 Local News
A state police cruiser and a tractor-trailer were involved in a crash Thursday, March 26, on Interstate 79 in Muddy Creek Township, police said. The crash occurred around...
March 31, 2026 Local News
A Bruin man facing trial for statutory sexual assault was charged with intimidating witnesses after police said he offered his daughter money on multiple occasions to att...
March 31, 2026 Local News
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Community
Fourteen international students studied with trainers and instructors for a week at the Bu...
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
Family Pathways in Butler County is seeking to promote prevention, education and resources...
March 31, 2026
Michael Valletto has never taken a ride in an ambulance. He had never stayed overnight in ...
March 31, 2026
The Butler Bike Blessing 2026 is scheduled for Saturday, May 9, at the American Legion Pos...
March 30, 2026
The Rotary Club of Slippery Rock is sponsoring a blood drive Wednesday, April 1, at the Sl...
March 30, 2026
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Sports
PHOENIX — Even though it wasn’t officially on the agenda, NFL owners voiced their support ...
 
CINCINNATI — Oneil Cruz homered twice, and Ryan O’Hearn hit a three-run shot as the Pittsb...
March 31, 2026
PITTSBURGH — Egor Chinakov had a goal and an assist, Evgeni Malkin added an assist in his ...
March 31, 2026
JACKSON TWP — Madi Barnyk made her first varsity start at quarterback Tuesday night. The S...
March 31, 2026
BUFFALO TWP — One milestone down, two to go. Freeport senior goalkeeper Abigail Legin ...
March 31, 2026
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Editorial
April 01, 2026 Cartoons
Clean Plate Innovations, a Pittsburgh-based startup, wants to become the world’s leading technology company when it comes to food-waste management and...
April 01, 2026 Our Opinion
With the Iran war threatening supplies of critical, energy-intensive materials, one might assume the U.S. government was prepared for this risk and ha...
April 01, 2026 Other Voices
Regardless of how you feel about making naloxone more available, having it on hand in Pennsylvania courts is a smart move. An initiative announced in ...
March 31, 2026 Our Opinion
March 31, 2026 Cartoons
Business
The National Alliance on Mental Illness Butler County is welcoming a new executive director to its county office. Pamela Jeneé Wilbon was recently nam...
April 01, 2026 Business
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks surged to their best day since last spring, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average soared 1,125 points on Tuesday as doubt swung ...
March 31, 2026 Business
The systems that allow drivers to take their hands off the wheel are convenient but don't improve safety because people who use them often pay less at...
March 31, 2026 National News
Leslie Sherman-Shafer, an Uber driver in the San Francisco Bay Area, likes to start each shift with a full tank of gas. It used to cost her around $2...
March 30, 2026 Business
The largest Middle East aluminum producer sustained “significant damage” during an Iranian missile and drone attack on Saturday, highlighting the chal...
March 29, 2026 Business
Weekend Entertainment
Slippery Rock University will host a different kind of senior at a basketball tournament Saturday, April 11. Students in the school’s sports management program are organi...
April 01, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
Britney Spears is back on Instagram weeks after being arrested for DUI in California. The “Oops! I Did it Again” singer posted images showing her goofing around with her...
March 31, 2026 People
NEW YORK — Mary Beth Hurt, a Tony Award-nominated actor who starred on Broadway in “Benefactors” with Glenn Close and reunited with Close for the movie “The World Accordi...
March 30, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Amanda Seyfried starring in “The Testament of Ann Lee” and Bravo’s hit reality show “The Valley” returning for Season 3 are some of the new television, films, music and g...
March 29, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — “Project Hail Mary” stayed aloft in its second weekend, holding strongly with $54.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, and adding to the long-term ...
March 29, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
If you’re looking for some killer real estate, might we suggest The Virgil, an exclusive, well-appointed building in New York City? It's one of those century-old hotel-co...
March 28, 2026 Reviews
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Special Sections
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
Helping local children develop early literacy skills
March 17, 2026 Special Sections
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
To view the Butler Eagle’s PDF version, click here. ...
March 10, 2026 Special Sections
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
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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