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.
Ashley Phillips, senior vice president and branch operations leader for First Commonwealth Bank in Cranberry Township, was named a recipient of the Pennsylvania Bankers A...
One person sustained injury and was taken to a Pittsburgh hospital following a motorcycle crash Wednesday, Sept. 23, in Franklin Township, according to Butler County Emer...
Starbucks plans to close 250 North American stores later this week.
It is the second big round of store closures under Starbucks Chairman and CEO Brian Niccol, who j...
A Moon Township man who was wounded at President Donald Trump’s 2024 rally at the Butler Farm Show grounds has died.
James Copenhaver, who was shot twice during the assas...
Orchard Hill Church Butler is partnering with the Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank to distribute food to those in need Saturday, Sept. 26.
Attendees will be directed through...
A Butler Township man is facing charges after police said he waved a gun around during an argument Tuesday, Sept. 22, at a Metzger Avenue home.
Matthew Brian Swarens, 42...
Butler County commissioners updated the employee information technology policy and created a committee Wednesday, Sept. 23, to improve security and ensure responsible use...
Forward Township’s planning commission will discuss and possibly take action on a proposed data center at its next meeting, 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, at the township off...
Parking will be restricted on 10 streets in Butler between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, for cleaning.
The streets affected are Ridge, Goldwood and Wagner avenues...
High school freshman students in 2026-27 were born between 2012 and 2013 — over a decade and a full presidential administration after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on th...
WASHINGTON — Fewer people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, as U.S. jobless claims remain at historically low levels and most Americans enjoy job security...
NEW YORK — The nation’s cybersecurity agency on Thursday released an election infrastructure security plan 40 days before November’s midterms, laying out potential threat...
He doesn’t wear a mask or cape, but John DeBacker is a hero to one Long Island family.
Wearing his “Catman” T-shirt, DeBacker pulled off the intricate rescue of a frighte...
ALLENTOWN — The Energy Department said Thursday that it will spend almost $2 billion to try to squeeze more electricity out of the nation's aging and stressed power grid,...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday hailed the “truly great friendship” he has forged with Xi Jinping as the Chinese leader began his highly anticipated state...
KYIV, Ukraine — Russian drone and missile attacks on Ukraine overnight killed at least eight civilians, officials said Thursday, as Moscow’s 4½-year-long invasion of its ...
NEW YORK — A federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s ban of three news outlets from the White House, ordering early Thursday that CNN, MS NOW and Polit...
WASHINGTON — Increasingly anxious about the Iran war, senators are set to vote Thursday on a war powers resolution seeking to halt President Donald Trump 's military acti...
NEW YORK — Harvey Weinstein was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting a TV production assistant in 2006, capping a yearslong legal odyssey tha...
WASHINGTON — Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington on Wednesday, where he was met with a rare planeside greeting from President Donald Trump after their top ...
Jameson Garvin has played baseball since he was 5 or 6 years old.
In the spring, though, the Mars senior running back/linebacker — an outfielder on the diamond — gets...
Butler County football was handed a shakeup last week.
Four of the five undefeated teams lost. North Catholic handed Freeport a defeat that sent an early statement in th...
Here are the Top 10 passers, rushers, receivers and scorers in the Butler County area so far in 2026. Stats are provided by teams directly, via MaxPreps or accumulated vi...
Here are the latest standings involving Butler County-area teams, as well as full schedules for the week. All games at 7 p.m. Friday unless otherwise noted:
Independent
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Audray Muscatello Yost witnessed an obstacle run nine years ago in Rhode Island with her daughter.
She immediately brought the idea home to Butler as a fundraising and fu...
October is such a wonderful time of year for stargazing over Butler. Nights are longer and offer great constellations, planets and other celestial treasures. Your Sky Gui...
The Butler Outdoor Club will host a luncheon this year instead of its annual dinner. It will begin at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at East Butler Fire Hall, 808 Grant Av...
Try spinning and weaving by hand for free — no experience needed — Wednesday, Sept. 30, at the Butler Area Public Library, 218 N. McKean St., Butler.
Drop by between 5 an...
The Butler Senior High School homecoming princess and prince will be crowned before the 7 p.m. Oct. 9 football game against Baldwin High School.
The homecoming dance wil...
The Emerald Isle was looking a little brown around the edges when we arrived in Dublin a day before our bus tour of Ireland began.
For the past six weeks, the normally ra...
Disc golf enthusiasts in Butler County have one more place to play this fall, as Adams Township officially opened a temporary, three-hole course at its community park on ...
After being removed from Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour, Grammy Award winner Macklemore will soon return to the live stage. The rapper has announced “Free Palestine,” a series of...
The Tuff Tornado Run takes place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, at the top loop of Alameda Park, bringing a 2-mile muddy challenge to children and adults alik...
NEW YORK — Representatives for Dolly Parton’s estate have been granted an order of protection against the late singer’s nephew and former head of security Bryan Seaver. S...
