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.
The Portersville Steam Show Spring Gas Up returned from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 16, at the Portersville Steam Show Grounds, 1512 Perry Highway.
The event featured...
EVANS CITY — What was once Ronny Royhab’s senior project for Seneca Valley Senior High School has turned into an Evans City borough tradition.
The two-day EDCO Fest, a fu...
These real estate transactions were recorded in Butler County from Feb. 23 to 27, 2026:
Adams Township
NVR to Chelsea Rummel at 8027 Chief Way for $406,650.
NVR to D...
Making his first keynote address, Adam Hartwig, a municipal consultant and strategist, told members of the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania about his four...
Saxonburg residents will get a third chance to see a Brooklyn Bridge documentary currently unavailable for streaming anywhere in the United States.
The documentary, “Broo...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — At 6 a.m., in the Mataderos neighborhood of Buenos Aires , workers unload sides of beef from a truck outside a butcher shop as customers line u...
China said it agreed with the U.S. to lower levies on some products to promote bilateral trade, underscoring how ties between the world’s two largest economies are furthe...
TROY, Mich. ― The chance to buy a new pocket watch drew several hundred people early Saturday to Somerset Mall in Troy.
But they were left disappointed after the crowd be...
Recent outbreaks of hantavirus and norovirus on cruise ships are making headlines, but they’re unlikely to dim the growing popularity of vacation cruises, according to i...
NEW YORK — The shutdown of the Long Island Rail Road, North America’s largest commuter rail system, continued into a second day on Sunday after unionized workers went on...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of people streamed onto the National Mall for a daylong prayer rally Sunday billed as a “rededication of our country as One Nation under God....
The U.S. and Iran seemed far apart on a deal to end weeks of war and reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, as a drone attack sparked a fire at a United Arab Emir...
ABUJA, Nigeria — The World Health Organization declared the Ebola disease outbreak caused by a rare virus in Congo and neighboring Uganda a public health emergency of in...
NEW ORLEANS — When Charles Wandfluh voted in Louisiana's Republican primary over the weekend, he could only conjure the unflattering image of a panicked rodent when talk...
AUSTIN, Texas — Two people were in custody and a third suspect was being sought following at least 10 random weekend shootings in Austin, Texas, including at fire station...
BOISE, Idaho — All four crew members ejected safely after two Navy jets collided and crashed Sunday during an air show at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in western Idah...
NEW YORK — As his daughter Olivia was born, Marlon White felt his wife's hand slacken as she fainted. The baby, born at 29 weeks weighing about 2 pounds, wasn't making a ...
(The Center Square) — Both longtime and relatively new incumbent state lawmakers will face primary election challenges on May 19 as the journey toward remaking the legisl...
ADAMS TWP — The Mars Athletic Complex might as well be Western Pennsylvania’s version of Lacrossetown.
Already boasting reputations as two of the most consistent outfits ...
See this week’s schedule of local sports across Butler County. It will be updated throughout the week as the playoffs progress.
Monday, May 18
Baseball
4 — WPIA...
Butler has been one of the best baseball teams in the WPIAL and was rewarded as such with the top seed in the Class 6A tournament.
The district playoff brackets were rele...
Butler County boasts four teams in this season’s WPIAL softball playoffs, which get underway next week.
Seneca Valley, seeded No. 2 in Class 6A, received a bye to the sem...
The WPIAL boys volleyball playoffs continue this week with an highly anticipated battle between Butler County teams.
In Class 3A, No. 2 Butler (15-4) will take on rival N...
In its quest for a fourth consecutive WPIAL Class 2A championship, Mars girls lacrosse was tabbed as the top seed in the district playoff tournament.
The Planets (17-1) ...
PITTSBURGH — Zack Wheeler pitched seven sparkling innings, and Bryce Harper hit a home run off ace Paul Skenes on Sunday to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 6-0 win ov...
Oklahoma native Hank Davis won Friday’s Lernerville Speedway Sprint car main event from the No. 8 starting spot, beating out pole-sitter Jacob Begenwald, who finished sec...
North Catholic boys tennis’ season came to an end in one win short of its first PIAA Class 2A Team Championship Saturday afternoon.
District 10 champion Cathedral Prep be...
Derrick Eggleton granted a rematch. He did not grant a victory.
A Butler High School junior, Eggleton won the main event of the annual Butler Cubs Amateur Boxing Show Sat...
FORWARD TWP — Although America’s 250th birthday isn’t until July 4, Forward Township got an early start on the celebrations by holding its America250 event on Sunday, May...
In loving memory of Theresa Mogielski.
April 28, 1932 - May 18, 2022
We little knew that morning
That God was going to call your name.
In life we loved you dearly.
In dea...
In loving memory of our beloved Eric S. Brown who passed away 26 years ago today, May 18, 2000.
Rest in peace, loving son,
26 years have passed away,
You are gone, but st...
In memory of Ken McMurdy Sr.
Sept. 22, 1957- May 18, 2008
It has been 18 years now since you were called away. You are missed by your family and friends, even more as tim...
After two weeks trailing “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” the Michael Jackson biopic “Michael” reclaimed the No. 1 spot at the North American box office with $26.1 million in t...
Not every hole needs to be a challenge. Some can remind you of why you love — or maybe just tolerate, if it’s that kind of day — the game.
And par-3s on a golf course are...
