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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.
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March 24, 2026 Local News
Butler County Community College is hosting a Cybersecurity Awareness conference on Wednesday, April 8, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Founders Hall. The conference, aimed at p...
March 24, 2026 Local News
The Asphalt Pavement Alliance announced on Tuesday, March 24, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation was one of 11 state agencies to receive a “Perpetual Pavement ...
March 24, 2026 Local News
Shearer Bridge in Butler and Summit townships, which carries Route 422 over Connoquenessing Creek, will undergo a preservation project through the Pennsylvania Department...
March 24, 2026 Local News
In an address Tuesday on the floor of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Rep. Stephenie Scialabba, R-12th, announced she will resign March 31. Scialabba was first ele...
March 24, 2026 Local News
Fortnite publisher Epic Games said Tuesday it is laying off 1,000 employees to save money as it grapples with industry-wide and company-specific challenges. The Cary, No...
March 24, 2026 Business
WASHINGTON — Americans’ outlook on the job market has turned increasingly pessimistic, a surprisingly negative shift given the low unemployment rate but one that likely r...
March 24, 2026 Business
SLIPPERY ROCK — Slippery Rock Area School District’s board further discussed options for a possible future Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program in the district...
March 24, 2026 Local News
In a brief address Tuesday on the floor of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Rep. Stephenie Scialabba, R-12th, announced her resignation effective March 31. Scialabb...
March 24, 2026 Local News
ADAMS TWP — During a board of supervisors meeting on Monday night, March 23, property developer and business owner Ray Nelson revealed plans to bring a Dunkin’ franchise ...
March 24, 2026 Local News
Other News
PHILADELPHIA — Travelers passing through Philadelphia International Airport on Monday may have expected long security lines. But the longest line was made of cheesesteaks...
March 24, 2026 Pennsylvania News
SAO PAULO — Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro was granted permission on Tuesday by a Brazilian justice to serve his 27-year sentence for a coup attempt at home in...
March 24, 2026 International News
NEW YORK — A runway warning system failed to sound an alarm moments before an Air Canada jet and a fire truck collided while the plane was landing at New York’s LaGuardia...
March 24, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — Minnesota officials filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday accusing the Trump administration of withholding evidence related to three shootings by federal officers,...
March 24, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — Travel disruptions deepened Tuesday as senators raced to salvage a proposal to end the Homeland Security shutdown by funding much of the department, includin...
March 24, 2026 National News
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Airstrikes battered Iran and Iranian missiles and drones targeted Israel and sites across the Mideast on Tuesday, even as President Donald T...
March 24, 2026 International News
KYIV, Ukraine — A major Russian drone and missile attack on civilian areas of Ukraine killed six people and injured at least 46, officials said Tuesday, while Moscow’s ar...
March 24, 2026 International News
Sports
Blake Scott tripled and hit a home run, scoring three runs and driving in two as Butler baseball toppled Baldwin 9-2 Tuesday afternoon at Pullman Park. Nolan Stefaniak do...
March 24, 2026 Sports
PITTSBURGH — Martin Necas scored twice, Nathan MacKinnon poured in his NHL-leading 46th goal and the Colorado Avalanche breezed past the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-2 Tuesday n...
March 24, 2026 Professional
The PIAA basketball championships are over. Here are the results from all 12 finals in Hershey’s Giant Center. See the full PIAA brackets involving local teams (Class 6A ...
March 24, 2026 Sports
Cinderella has been kicked out of the dance early for the second straight season. Following a madness-promising first day of upsets, the NCAA Tournament has turned into a...
March 24, 2026 College
Emma Bloom won the 100-meter hurdles and Audrey Lyker the 300 hurdles as Mars’ girls track and field team edged Hampton 71-70 on Monday. Freshman Carly McKenna took first...
March 24, 2026 Sports
A few track and field dual-meets will start the 2026 spring outdoor season, but the first real look we’ll get at the PIAA season comes Saturday, March 28 when Seneca Vall...
March 24, 2026 Sports
As the clouds begin to break and the rain comes and goes, the Butler County area’s track and field teams will be competing on the oval and beyond. The area has consistent...
March 24, 2026 Sports
Editorial
March 24, 2026 Cartoons
The two decades that Tom Ulrey has worked as a paramedic have shown him gruesome scenes of human injury that he said usually make for the worst day of a person’s life. B...
March 24, 2026 Our Opinion
Apparently, cows know how to scratch an itch — with a broom. This fascinating new discovery provides the first known example of multipurpose tool use beyond chimpanzees....
March 24, 2026 Other Voices
Community
Fran Draper’s recipe for Italian Easter bread had been passed down through the generations and served as an important family tradition. Draper, who was 76 in 2010, still ...
March 24, 2026 Community
The Worthington-West Franklin Community Library and Civic Center will host a craft show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 28, at 218 E. Main St., Building A. Craf...
March 24, 2026 Community
Prospect Community Library will have its spring book sale April 9, 10 and 11. The sale will take place from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 9; from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fr...
March 24, 2026 Community
Joshua Rowe uses keys to unlock doors just like anyone else, but they also helped him enter a world of arts and crafts. For nearly two decades, Rowe — who is now in his l...
March 24, 2026 Community
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