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.
One person was taken to a hospital following a motorcycle crash Wednesday night, July 22, in Mercer Township.
It appeared the driver of the motorcycle hit a deer, said Co...
One injury was reported in a crash between a vehicle and a skid loader Thursday morning, July 23, in Middlesex Township, according to Butler County Emergency Services dis...
MARS — The new welcome sign in Mars was unveiled on Wednesday, July 22, at the corner of Grand Avenue and Irvine Street, near Stick City Brewing Company.
The sign is the ...
Butler County commissioners distributed nearly $750,000 from Butler County’s $5.7-million opioid misuse settlement fund to contractors providing recovery services while a...
Beginning Thursday, July 23, or Friday, the Butler County Bureau of Elections will send about 6,000 mail-in and absentee ballots to voters for the Aug. 18 special electio...
A piece of history made its way from the U.S. Capitol to Butler County thanks to Zelienople native and former Butler County controller Jack McMillin.
He had placed a spe...
A 17-year-old Taco Bell employee is facing criminal mischief charges after being accused of throwing a fountain drink through a woman’s sunroof in Mercer County.
State p...
Two tornadoes passing through Butler and Lawrence counties Tuesday, July 21, may have looked dangerous, but they didn’t amount to much damage or calls for emergency servi...
Petrolia Volunteer Fire Department is holding a live fire training in Karns City and is asking for residents’ cooperation.
According to the department’s Facebook, the tr...
The Ukrainian attacks on the sprawling Russian warehouses produced stark images, with massive pillars of black smoke rising above fires that raged at facilities for Wildb...
CAIRO — Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels said they attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea on Thursday, potentially widening the Iran war as international oil brie...
MANILA, Philippines — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that the Trump administration is poised to help end the “senseless war” in Ukraine but acknowledge...
DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. — President Donald Trump on Wednesday honored the lives of four U.S. service members who were killed in the Middle East and returned to their f...
WASHINGTON — The House adopted a Republican-only $95 billion budget proposal Wednesday, a long-shot effort to fund the Iran war and other White House priorities over obje...
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Marcus L. Martin felt instant trepidation Sunday when he saw five adults wading thigh- and waist-deep in the Scioto River. A frequent boater on the Ohio ...
Tropical Storm Bertha crawled into southern Louisiana on Wednesday, making landfall and packing strong winds far from its center after closing beaches from the Florida Pa...
MANILA, Philippines — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Asian leaders Wednesday that Iran's demand to control and collect tolls in the Strait of Hormuz would thr...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.S. military announced Wednesday that it was conducting a 12th night of strikes against Iran as both sides increasingly targeted civili...
HARRISBURG, Pa. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is giving up on its plan to use two rural Pennsylvania warehouses to hold thousands of people.
The plan had bee...
Bill Mylan has seen the wrestling mat from a few different vantage points.
The Butler athletic director competed at Beth-Center High School and later coached there an...
Kaeleigh Tuell, an rising junior wrestler at Seneca Valley, went 5-2 in seven matches at the 2026 U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals, held July 16-18 in Fargo, N.D.
A mem...
One of the nicest Big Block Modified drivers you'll ever meet at the race track is Butler's Dave Murdick.
After nearly five decades behind the wheel of his familiar No. 6...
BUFFALO TWP — Corey Day didn’t think he had a chance 10 laps into the race.
Not long after, he was standing in victory lane, the winner of Wednesday night’s 35th Don Mart...
NEW YORK — Max Fried allowed one hit over five innings in his return from a two-month layoff, Jasson Domínguez and Anthony Volpe drove in runs on consecutive pitches in t...
The Little League tournament season is under way.
Butler Township sent two teams in the Pennsylvania Section 1 Tournament in 10U and Majors, which is the age group that c...
NEW YORK — Jared Triolo and Jake Mangum hit run-scoring singles against Fernando Cruz in the 10th inning, Jacob Gonzalez and Nick Gonzales homered off Gerrit Cole and the...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — New Virginia Tech coach James Franklin knows the Hokies' proud history going back to the Frank Beamer era.
Annual bowl bids. A trip to the national cha...
Federal legislation that could reframe the way college sports operates in the United States has the backing of many key players, except for possibly the two most impo...
BUTLER TWP — Give recognition to Butler football players, coaches, volunteers and supporters who have made an impact on their teammates, school and the Butler community.
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The former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Tip O’Neill, is credited with the phrase, “all politics is local.”
That’s been evident last week as municipal mee...
We live in an era when people will invest hard-earned dollars in a stock simply because an anonymous Redditor with a handle like “looksmaxxingtrader” posts “We need to sa...
Nixon United Methodist Church, 334 Airport Road, Penn Township, is conducting a grief support book study beginning Tuesday, Aug. 4, in its Education Building.
The group ...
In loving memory of Molly Beach-Weinman
Molly,
Summer kittens, warm nights and poolside play amplify your consistent absence.
Another birthday celebrating your memory and...
In loving memory of
Alex David Pacoe
whose birthday is
July 23rd
Today should have been yours,
a day of joy and light,
but now I send my love to Heaven
and whisper it thr...
NEW YORK — Chadwick Boseman’s family is accusing the actor’s widow of mismanaging his estate and want her removed as its administrator.
The beloved Oscar nominee was just...
NEW YORK — Charles Gaines, the author whose book and documentary “Pumping Iron” helped bring professional bodybuilding into the mainstream and introduce Arnold Schwarzene...
Cranberry Township Police Department will host its annual Bike Rodeo in the parking lot of the township’s municipal center, 2525 Rochester Road, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sa...
A community came together after the death of Corey Comperatore in July 2024 to create Corey’s Cruise. The event returns Saturday for its second year.
Helen Comperatore, t...
Butler’s Summer Dramatics Project is putting on “Shrek the Musical” with about 70 passionate young adults ranging in age from 10 to 25 years old making up the cast.
The r...
Hobnob Theatre Company is tying traditional William Shakespeare into modern life for the audience in “The Two Gentlemen of Verona” for Shakespeare in the Park, bringing t...
Before I found my place in the theater, my summers were defined by boredom (which isn’t necessarily a bad thing).
The Summer Dramatics Project was my first real venture o...
"What about you?" Jesus asked. "Who do you say that I am?" Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." — Matthew 16:15-16
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NEW YORK — Do your hands hurt when you use your phone? All that texting and scrolling might be stressing out your fingers.
The term texting thumb can describe a wide ran...
Most people may never have heard of Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome, or CKM, which makes sense, considering the condition was only identified and named in 2023. ...
As yet another heat dome settles over part of the U.S., a depressingly predictable news cycle is unfolding. This week, the headlines will warn of dangerously high tempera...
