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UPDATE: Bomb threat was reason behind McDonald’s closure Saturday morning

The McDonald’s located near the Clearview Mall closed on Saturday morning due to a bomb threat, Butler state police said. At 5:01 a.m., an employee at the 102 Clearview ...

January 21, 2023 Digital Media Exclusive

PHOTO: Foggy Farm Field in Penn Township

A line of utility poles run through a foggy farm field in Penn Township on Tuesday. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle ...

January 21, 2023 Digital Media Exclusive

Trial begins Monday in Caitlyn Kaufman homicide trial in Tennessee

The trial for two men charged in the December 2020 shooting death of Butler County native Caitlyn Kaufman begins Monday in Nashville, Tenn. James Cowan, 29, and Devaunte ...

January 21, 2023 Digital Media Exclusive

Trivia game serious business for longtime players

Trivia is a pretty meaningful subject to a lot of people in Butler County. Why else would they venture out of their homes on a dark January weeknight to test their knowle...

January 21, 2023 Digital Media Exclusive

Zelie Christmas event benefits disadvantaged Seneca Valley students

While most of the Christmas trees have disappeared from the curb or been boxed up and returned to the attic, the Seneca Valley School District will not soon forget the im...

January 21, 2023 Digital Media Exclusive

Zelienople comes together to celebrate retirement of Don Pepe

ZELIENOPLE — Old friends and colleagues met at the borough building Friday to celebrate Don Pepe’s retirement as borough manager. And there were a lot of reasons to celeb...

January 21, 2023 Digital Media Exclusive

Debra Todd, first woman state Chief Justice, sworn in Friday

Ellwood City native and former resident of Cranberry Township Debra Todd formally assumed the role as Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in a swearing-in cer...

January 21, 2023 Digital Media Exclusive

Butler wins 1st game without senior Clement

HEMPFIELD TWP — Hempfield’s gym was more of a laboratory for Butler Friday night. In a 64-51 boys basketball victory, the Golden Tornado (12-3) wanted to crank up the int...

January 21, 2023 Digital Media Exclusive

McCutchen return welcome

It’s official. Andrew McCutchen is returning to the Pirates — not that he ever left Pittsburgh. That’s the best part about this story. Not only did McCutchen fuel the sur...

January 21, 2023 Digital Media Exclusive

Elk hunt proves successful

After five days of scouting for an antlerless cow elk, we finally came upon some promising elk signs in the Quehanna Wild Area in the Moshannon State Forest area near Pip...

January 21, 2023 Digital Media Exclusive

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