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.
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...
DONEGAL TWP — It doesn’t take long to realize how beloved Rodney Rhodaberger is by his community.
When hundreds of people turned out for a benefit at the Happy Hunters’ ...
Two people were killed in a single-vehicle crash late Saturday night, May 16, along Freeport Road in Summit Township.
State police in a public information report indicate...
PROSPECT — On a warm, but overcast spring afternoon while rain gently drizzles down, Jamie Harpster is frantically trying to deal with a plumbing issue. Technically, an e...
JEFFERSON TWP — Western PA can be a tough place to enjoy outdoor recreation and nature activities. Beyond the hills and the rain, Butler temperatures this month have dipp...
(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...
As costs continue to rise in the ambulance service business, Karns City Regional Ambulance Service president Mark Lauer recently called together leaders from several nort...
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...
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...
Pennsylvania is the only state in the country that maintains separate agencies for the management of fish and the management of wildlife.
The state has explored in past d...
SLIPPERY ROCK TWP — Samantha Montgomery was taking nothing for granted entering the District 10 Track and Field Championships.
After turning in an effort of 17 feet, 10 i...
PITTSBURGH — Aaron Rodgers is running it back with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Two people with knowledge of the decision told the Associated Press the four-time NFL MVP agr...
PITTSBURGH — Cristopher Sánchez struck out a career-high 13 while picking up the second shutout of his career as the Philadelphia Phillies drilled the Pittsburgh Pirates ...
Move on, Rodgers.
It’s time for Aaron Rodgers to move on. The Steelers are not getting a chance to see what the quarterbacks can do in a real game. The Steelers are going...
On behalf of the Community Meal Ministries in Butler — First English Lutheran Church, All Saints Parish, Saint Andrews United Presbyterian Church, St. Mark’s Evangelical ...
I’m writing out of deep concern for the health of our democracy and the direction of the Republican Party. A functioning political party argues policy, accepts facts and ...
NORTH BUFFALO TWP, Armstrong County — The township ended a public hearing on whether to return road maintenance to township residents without a decision on Wednesday, May...
The scent of over a dozen food trucks filled the air of Butler’s Main Street on Friday night, May 15, as the city hosted its first of this year’s Foodie Fridays.
“We have...
The Remaley family of Armstrong County is asking for financial help from the community in the form of a GoFundMe after five of them were involved in a two-vehicle crash i...
Turmeric (Curcuma longa), is a member of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae), and is native to India and Southeast Asia. In Southeast Asia, the use of turmeric has been doc...
Ronald and Jean Kratzer, of Saxonburg, will celebrate 70 years of marriage May 20, with a family dinner at Villa Restaurant.
Kratzer married the former Jean Rowland on Ma...
Thomas and Patricia Faller, of Chicora, celebrated 50 years of marriage May 15 with a family dinner.
Faller married the former Patricia Snyder May 15, 1976, at Fox Street...
As young men flinched and gasped around me at the Los Angeles premiere of “Obsession,” I almost had to laugh. A slight head tilt, creepy smile or strange movement from st...
It was only a matter of time before “that octopus book” became “that octopus movie” (or, at least, “that other octopus movie”). Shelby Van Pelt’s “Remarkably Bright Creat...
CONCORD, N.H. — As a high school student in the 1970s, Lori Guess looked forward to packing up her oboe for a summer music camp in Sidney, Maine. The lakeside location an...