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Local News
The following items were collected from various police departments and district courts: Butler Sept. 17 — Braydn Joseph Perkins, 22, of Butler, was charged with misdemean...
November 01, 2026 Local News
SLIPPERY ROCK — The community came out in droves for the borough’s annual Halloween Parade Saturday evening. The event, organized by the Slippery Rock Volunteer Fire Com...
October 31, 2026 Local News
Slippery Rock University students, staff and alumni are pushing back on a university decision to wind down its longtime Master of Science degree program in athletic train...
October 31, 2026 Local News
Donnie Iris never played the “diva act,” said Jim Spears, who recalls performing alongside the late rock musician. Iris’s music career ran from the 1960s to the 2020s, s...
October 31, 2026 Local News
New offerings include rolled ice cream, dirty sodas On Halloween, trick-or-treat candy will not be the only sweet thing available in Butler. The Sweet Gremlin is set for ...
October 31, 2026 Local News
‘Tis the spooky season, and many in the community have joined in on the Halloween fun by decorating their front yards or porches with eerie lighting and scary props. Some...
October 31, 2026 Local News
JACKSON TWP — Board of supervisors voted on several construction and infrastructure-related plans at a special meeting Friday. Board approved a public road to access Evan...
October 31, 2026 Local News
Other News
WASHINGTON — As early voting surges across the country, President Donald Trump reshuffled his weekend schedule to rally Republicans in two states with critical Senate rac...
November 01, 2026 National News
Sports
Fall fishing brings with it a certain paradox, providing the potential for some of the year’s best action, but also a host of variables that influence things to where the...
November 01, 2026 Sports
PITTSBURGH — Freshman running back Damon Ferguson Jr. ran for a season-high 185 yards and a touchdown, and Pittsburgh breezed past Georgia Tech 34-11 Saturday night to sn...
November 01, 2026 College
STATE COLLEGE — Cam Wallace never doubted he’d be able to return from a grisly injury that could’ve cost him his career. Although it took a little longer than he would’ve...
October 31, 2026 College
MONTREAL — Josh Anderson had two goals and an assist, and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 Saturday night for their fifth straight victory. Sidney ...
October 31, 2026 Professional
North Catholic’s season came to an end a win short of playing for a state title. District 10 champion Cathedral Prep beat the Trojanettes, the WPIAL champions, 3-1 Saturd...
October 31, 2026 Sports
CLARION — A punt, a pick and production, as usual. No. 7 Slippery Rock University used those three elements to cruise to a 48-14 PSAC West football victory over Clari...
October 31, 2026 Sports
Week 10 is over, and now the PIAA football postseason kicks off in full force. The WPIAL and District 9 announced the district playoff brackets Saturday, with several...
October 31, 2026 Sports
Editorial
Kudos to Dan Bauer for his Oct. 25 article, titled “Embrace the arts to strengthen our country” (Butler Eagle, Page A4), in which he explained how the arts “build communi...
November 01, 2026 Letters to the Editor
The Oct. 21, report on Allegheny County’s 11-4 vote for paid parental leave (“Parental leave mandate OK’d,” Butler Eagle, Oct. 22, Page 7) raises a fair question for empl...
November 01, 2026 Letters to the Editor
With West Virginia University Health System assuming ownership of Butler Memorial Hospital, it is with great hope that the care will dramatically improve. My family membe...
November 01, 2026 Letters to the Editor
Community
Announcements
In loving memory Alex Summers November 1, 2011 Life without our sweet Alex has been a long journey of healing with hope for the day we will experience the joy of our Heav...
November 01, 2026 In Memoriams
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