Read the latest news from today along with all of the articles published yesterday to the website in preparation for the current print edition of the Butler Eagle.
A Megan’s Law offender and Prospect man is charged with trespassing at Moraine Elementary School repeatedly.
Trenton John Tompkins, 40, was charged last week by state po...
Kyle Salka grabbed a fire extinguisher and ran toward the fire Tuesday, Oct. 27, to try to save the home where he lived with his wife, two kids and two dogs, but it was t...
CRANBERRY TWP — Officials have been working to find a sustainable financial model that would support its EMS services, which could take place as soon as December.
Just t...
Maggie Schott had considered suggesting a few candidates for the 2025 Zelienople Volunteer of the Year award. However, the person who ended up getting it — herself — had ...
A Sharon man is accused of exceeding 50 mph in a police chase Wednesday, Oct. 28, through Butler while possessing controlled substances, according to Butler police.
Chri...
A railroad crossing on Boyers Road in Mercer Township will close between 6 a.m. Monday and 5 p.m. Friday for maintenance.
PennDOT said Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad wil...
A man on parole from a prison sentence he received after pleading guilty to felony drug and gun charges in 2018 is representing himself in an effort to get post-convictio...
The Halloween spirit was alive in Zelienople on Thursday evening, Oct. 29. Spooky characters of all shapes and sizes were present at the Merchant Trick-or-Treat and the p...
ADAMS TWP — The potential Mars-Adams Township merger stems from conversations last November surrounding the future of the Mars library, according to Russell Ford, chairma...
Amid reports the Department of Justice is sending election monitors to Pennsylvania, Butler County is not aware of any being sent to its polling locations, according to C...
Going into the Tuesday, Nov. 3, primary election, Butler County is broken into 95 polling precincts, each of which has its own polling location.
Visit vote.pa/find/polls ...
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Thursday set a September 2027 trial date for a man charged with attempting to kill President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondent...
URDA, Spain — Spain’s second high-speed rail disaster this year, in which one train struck another from behind, killing 69 people, has raised fresh concerns about the saf...
PHILADELPHIA — An Arkansas man has pleaded guilty to charges of bribery and wire fraud for his role in a point-shaving scheme involving NCAA Division I basketball games.
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WASHINGTON — The Senate is unlikely to act before the end of the year on a House-passed bill that would make daylight saving time permanent, defying President Donald Trum...
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his party on Thursday amplified allegations that the country’s Arab-led parties had “stolen” the election, as fi...
SLIPPERY ROCK TWP — The Milk Jug is on the line. But Slippery Rock University’s football team has a different task in mind.
No. 7 SRU (8-0, 5-0) plays its final road ...
The postseason has arrived.
The 2026 WPIAL Girls Soccer Championships kick off Saturday, Oct. 24, with the finals set to be held in two weeks. Districts 9 and 10 will be ...
This is what it’s all led up to.
The 2026 WPIAL Boys Soccer Championships kick off Thursday, Oct. 22, and Districts 9 and 10 will open their playoffs in short order.
The ...
Hailey Long’s dampened mood did not last.
The Mars senior had just crossed the finish line in 17 minutes, 43.7 seconds to place third at Thursday’s WPIAL Class 3A Girls C...
Zach White scored both goals in Seneca Valley’s 2-1 WPIAL Class 4A boys soccer quarterfinal victory over Pine-Richland at NexTier Stadium on Thursday.
The No. 2 Raiders ...
KARNS CITY — Two weeks ago, Karns City’s girls soccer team dropped a 4-1 decision at Brockway.
But someone was missing.
Katelyn VanDyke.
“We had three starters out with i...
“What illness did you get every year growing up?”
Yep, it was that kind of show. North Catholic star receiver Will Waskiewicz hopped on “Eye on Sports” this week ahead of...
The Western Pennsylvania Coaches Association announced the 2026 All-WPIAL boys soccer teams Wednesday.
Eight players from Butler County teams made the cut, all from teams...
The “next man up” mentality is one often repeated in football.
Karns City (8-1) sophomore Hayden Taylor embodied it during Friday’s 36-20 win over Port Allegany, step...
Welcome to the final week of the regular season (for most teams).
For Moniteau, the District 9 postseason is here with a big game at Clarion University. For Butler, a cha...
The Butler Freeport Community Trail is getting connected to two other trails that will expand Butler County’s hiking potential.
This is great news for hikers, as well as ...
As another election approaches, voters across Butler County, and throughout Pennsylvania, have an important opportunity to help shape the future of their communities.
Fo...
Operation Christmas Child ships millions of shoeboxes each Christmas season, including thousands collected in a Butler County church.
Since the ministry began in 1993, mo...
Butler Area School District’s Distinguished Graduate Steering Committee has begun the process of selecting a past graduate from Butler High School to receive the Distingu...
Allegheny General Hospital will be featured in a streaming show once again.
The hospital is again set to serve as a backdrop and inspiration for the HBO Max series “The P...
November is always a great time for stargazing fans. This year we have even more added attractions, both in the evening and early morning over Butler.
In the evening heav...
Senior centers at Butler, Chicora, Cranberry Township, Evans City, Slippery Rock and Winfield Township will serve the following menus this week.
Lunch is served at noon. ...
Thirty-four days before the disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes was due in federal prison to serve an 11-year sentence for conspiracy and fraud, she and her partn...
“Gentle Monster” lets you fall a little bit in love with Lucy, Philip and their young son Johnny, before blowing everything up. This is a film about moral and societa...
Patrick Stewart, the classically trained actor who added Shakespearean gravitas to the “Star Trek” and “X-Men” franchises, has died. He was 86.
Stewart died Wednesday in ...
The Appleby Manor Presbyterian Church, 810 Main St. in Ford City, is having its 35th annual model train display in November.
The display will be open from 4 to 6 p.m. Nov...
I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God — this is your spiritual act of worship. — Romans 12:1
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