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Counter-drone system waited on customer service ahead of Trump assassination attempt, report says
Less than an hour before would-be presidential assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks flew a drone over the Butler Farm Show grounds on July 13, 2024, the operator of a...
MLB draft 2026: Madden Clement goes to Kansas City Royals in 15th round, continuing Butler’s historic day
In what has become a banner day for the program, another former Butler ace could start his professional baseball career this summer. Madden Clement, who recentl...
MLB draft 2026: Butler ace Kyle Casteel goes to Chicago White Sox in 11th round, has decision to make
Following a stellar senior season at Butler, senior pitcher Kyle Casteel was taken by the Chicago White Sox with the second pick in the 11th round round (315th ...
MLB draft 2026: Butler’s David Leslie taken by Yankees in 9th round, capping winding career arc
David Leslie’s path to the pros has been a winding one. The 2020 Butler High School graduate was a catcher growing up. He only became a full-time pitcher af...
Counter-drone system waited on customer service ahead of Trump assassination att...
Counter-drone system w...
MLB draft 2026: Madden Clement goes to Kansas City Royals in 15th round, continu...
MLB draft 2026: Madden...
MLB draft 2026: Butler ace Kyle Casteel goes to Chicago White Sox in 11th round,...
MLB draft 2026: Butler...
MLB draft 2026: Butler’s David Leslie taken by Yankees in 9th round, capping win...
MLB draft 2026: Butler...
At Steeples & Stacks, Butler’s long church history on display
At Steeples & Stacks, ...
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Church tour part of cultural event
July 11, 2026 Local News
Steeples & Stacks puts business on display at Saturday event
July 11, 2026 Local News
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives po...
July 12, 2026 Local News
Every two seconds, someone in the United States needs blood. While blood donors are always needed, those with type O blood are especially in need now. Vitalant, a nonpro...
July 09, 2026 Local News
There will be a blood drive Tuesday at Butler Memorial Hospital, 100 Memorial Drive, Butler, for Community Blood Bank. The Community Blood Bank is encouraging community m...
July 10, 2026 Community
News
Sen. McCormick latest to offer support
July 12, 2026 Local News
Washington Trail, Moraine State Park depicted in image
July 11, 2026 Local News
CRANBERRY TWP — The aroma of pancakes filled Cranberry Township Community Park Saturday morning, July 11, as the Cranberry Township Area Lions Club kicked off the last da...
July 11, 2026 Local News
A former Pittsburgh housekeeper is accused of stealing more than $6,000 from his client in Cranberry Township. Willians Leite Pestana, 35, was charged Thursday, July 9, b...
July 11, 2026 Local News
State police recorded 165 fewer crashes and 10 fewer deaths the weekend of July 4 compared with Independence Day weekend the previous year, according to statistics releas...
July 11, 2026 Local News
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Community
Moraine, Cranberry Township have renowned courses
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
The Zelienople Historical Society is selling tickets for its annual quilt raffle at the bo...
July 10, 2026
Butler Senior High School awarded 67 scholarships to graduating seniors May 19. The Goodma...
July 09, 2026
KidsFest is a three-day fun-filled camp where children learn about God in an interactive w...
July 09, 2026
The 2026 Gene Capaldi Lens on Litter Photo Contest is open for submissions from now until ...
July 09, 2026
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Sports
PITTSBURGH — Paul Skenes won his second straight start after going winless for nine in a r...
 
Golf Twisted Tees July 7 at Slippery Rock Golf Club Putters: Karen Dou...
July 11, 2026
PITTSBURGH — The scheduled game between the Milwaukee Brewers and Pittsburgh Pirates was p...
July 10, 2026
Four different Butler Iron Bucks pitchers combined to throw a no-hitter, as the Iron Bucks...
July 10, 2026
The St. Louis Cardinals and JJ Wetherholt have agreed to an eight-year, $112.5 million con...
July 10, 2026
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Editorial
July 10, 2026 Cartoons
Well, it’s happened again. For the fifth year in a row, Pennsylvania lawmakers missed the deadline for passing a state budget. Republicans who control...
July 10, 2026 Our Opinion
Pennsylvania is producing 60% fewer new teachers than it did a decade ago. So what needs to be done to address this shortage? Having dedicated my care...
July 10, 2026 Other Voices
July 08, 2026 Cartoons
Mars can remain a unique place even if it becomes a township instead of a borough. Mars Borough Council voted Monday, July 7, to put the merging of th...
July 08, 2026 Our Opinion
Business
A quick stop at the grocery store, your local hot dog stand or favorite Italian beef spot and you may experience some genuine sticker shock. Almost $8...
July 12, 2026 Business
HONG KONG — Major German carmakers saw sharp quarterly sales declines in China as domestic demand weakened and competition heated up in the world’s b...
July 12, 2026 Business
Meta has pulled the plug on a feature of a recently launched AI tool following criticism that it made Instagram accounts fodder for use in creating AI...
July 12, 2026 Business
BERLIN — Volkswagen's CEO indicated in comments published Sunday that he's trying to avoid closing plants as he seeks to turn around the automaker's ...
July 12, 2026 Business
Those looking for the Genesis Medical Associates primary care facility near Butler Memorial Hospital need not worry; it hasn’t disappeared. It has sim...
July 11, 2026 Health
Weekend Entertainment
The Cranberry Women’s Club will host the Farkleberry Craft Show Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Cranberry Township Municipal Center. While the event is several months away, appl...
July 08, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
When the young, slightly redheaded 21-year-old George Washington was asked to deliver a message to Virginia, he stopped in what is now Harmony. A Native American told him...
July 11, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Say what you will about them, but the Disney live-action remakes have at least given us a choice. Which would you rather see? A spirited, soaring, animated “Moana,” or a ...
July 11, 2026 Reviews
French filmmaker Sébastien Vaniček vowed when he took charge of the sixth installment in the “Evil Dead” film series that it would be the most brutal. Mission accomplishe...
July 11, 2026 Reviews
Butler doubled its Inspiration Trail bench collection Friday, July 10, as it unveiled two new art installations in front of the Arc of Butler County and the Butler Family...
July 10, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
ABC is continuing to fight back forcefully against efforts by federal regulators to reopen the question of whether its popular talk show “The View” is subject to equal ti...
July 09, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
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Special Sections
To view the Butler Eagle’s PDF version, click here. ...
July 07, 2026 Special Sections
This list is one in a series showing a snapshot of what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. Below are the even...
July 04, 2026 Special Sections
This list is one in a series showing a snapshot of what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. Below are a number...
July 03, 2026 Special Sections
This list is one in a series showing a snapshot of what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. Butler Area Pu...
July 03, 2026 Special Sections
This list is one in a series showing a snapshot of what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. Butler Transit Aut...
July 03, 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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