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.
A Clarion County man, who was found not guilty of charges alleging he threatened to burn an apartment building and used racial slurs, wants a judge to acquit him of the r...
Here’s a look at legislation introduced by Butler County’s delegation to the state General Assembly over the last three months:
Sen. Scott Hutchinson, R-21st
Hutchinson i...
Halloween came nine days early — at least at the Clearview Mall parking lot, which hosted a Monster Mash Trunk-or-Treat event from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday night, Oct. 22.
Th...
HARMONY — Family and friends convened at The Harmony Inn on Thursday, Oct. 22, to remember Donald “Donnie” Clark Pritts, a musician from Evans City who passed away one ye...
The following items were collected from various police departments and district courts:
Butler
Sept. 21 — Joshua Michael Pethel, 40, of Butler, was charged with one misde...
With host communities across the U.S. turning against their gargantuan data centers, America’s technology giants are promising to take fewer taxpayer handouts, keep fewer...
A pancake breakfast in November will benefit Mars Area and Knoch school district families through a Christmas gift drive hosted by Boy Scout Troop 58.
All proceeds for t...
A Wexford man and an Avalon woman are accused of being in possession of several stolen masks from a Spirit Halloween store, according to charges filed by the Middlesex To...
Users of the Butler Freeport Community Trail could have even more trail to explore in the near future, with a planned pedestrian bridge to connect the trail to two other ...
WASHINGTON — U.S. unemployment claims fell to 194,000 last week, the fewest in three months and another sign that layoffs remain low and most Americans enjoy extraordinar...
LONDON — Governments and corporations worked throughout the night on urgent security updates after the AI-assisted discovery of vulnerabilities in a programming language ...
TEL AVIV, Israel — Seven oil tankers caught fire or were damaged in the Strait of Hormuz overnight after being hit by Iran or striking naval mines, Tehran said Thursday, ...
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia bombarded Kyiv with ballistic missiles in an hourslong nighttime barrage, while the Russian military said Thursday that its air defenses intercepte...
PARIS — Thousands of protesters took to the Paris streets on Thursday while other cities banned demonstrations following a weekend of clashes and widespread looting that ...
Like so many Americans, Jenny Escolastico has watched wearily as the cost of living has risen, straining her household budget. But as a mother of two children under 5, sh...
TOLEDO, Ohio — A ruptured chemical tank billowed a white plume into the air for hours Wednesday, forcing hundreds of residents out of their homes due to the potentially t...
SLIPPERY ROCK TWP — Slippery Rock University football has dominated Lock Haven.
No. 7 SRU (7-0, 4-0) has won the last 27 meetings between the programs and is 34-0-1 i...
Over 70 teams across six classes have qualified for the WPIAL girls volleyball playoffs. Some of them are just happy to be in the postseason.
Section champions Freeport a...
BUTLER TWP — Not that it was needed, but Seneca Valley made a good statement toward receiving a WPIAL 6A girls volleyball wild-card berth Thursday night.
Senior outside h...
This is what it’s all led up to.
The 2026 WPIAL Boys Soccer Championships kick off Thursday, Oct. 22, and Districts 9 and 10 will open their playoffs in short order.
The ...
North Catholic’s Jack Steineman ran a time of 15 minutes, 29.62 seconds to win the Class 2A boys cross country title at Thursday’s TSTCA Championships, held at White Oak ...
The postseason has arrived.
The 2026 WPIAL Girls Soccer Championships kick off Saturday, Oct. 24, with the finals set to be held in two weeks. Districts 9 and 10 will be ...
The key to a good Tom Phillips costume is the yellow ballcap.
That’s what we learned this week on “Eye on Sports” talking to Freeport volleyball’s Jayme Radvan and Macy S...
Moniteau’s football program hit rock bottom two seasons ago, going winless and losing the nine games — there was a forfeit to Central Clarion — it played by an averag...
Boats will not be needed this week.
We’re back to dry football weather Friday night for the penultimate week of the regular season.
We’ve got our picks for all of this w...
Here are the Top 10 passers, rushers, receivers and scorers in the Butler County area so far in 2026. Stats are provided by teams directly, via MaxPreps or accumulated vi...
Casey Hoolahan and Eddie Trizzino of Zelienople were united in marriage Oct. 10 at Beaver Station in Beaver. Ashley Hoolahan-Rice officiated. A reception followed at Beav...
Evans City Area High School’s class of 1956 had a reunion Oct. 1, marking 70 years since the class’ graduation.
The graduating class of that year had 52 people, plus two ...
Senior centers at Butler, Chicora, Cranberry Township, Evans City, Slippery Rock and Winfield Township will serve the following menus this week.
Lunch is served at noon. ...
Lots of Halloween characters will roam your neighborhood next Saturday night, but Halloween will hang in the night sky all this week and over the next few weeks.
Some sin...
The Butler County Soccer Association reached its 50th anniversary this year, which was marked by a bump in participation that made this fall season the largest in the org...
Enjoy an evening of history woven into the fabric of the community as Cathy Coulter and Jane Cleary tell the story of Springfield Falls.
The free event, hosted by the Gr...
When a nor’easter recently hit the Eastern Seaboard, it transformed my driveway into a stretch of whitewater rapids and nearly obliterated my perennials, their shapes irr...
Progress on the restoration of John Roebling’s historic wire rope workshop on Rebecca Street in Saxonburg is proceeding on schedule and could finish by as soon as Decembe...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — John Anderson, whose high, yearning vocals on hits such as “Swingin,” “Wild and Blue" and “Black Sheep” helped earn him a spot in the Country Music Hal...
NEW YORK — Tom Skerritt, the Emmy-winning actor who embodied a solid, wry authority figure, whether as a flight instructor in “Top Gun,” a tough-but-fair sheriff on TV’s ...
BUTLER TWP — A familiar name to residents of Evans City, Skander Tire & Auto expanded its presence in Butler County by opening a second location at Lyn-Mar Plaza in Butle...
