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.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said that he has struck a deal to obtain diesel from Russia, a stunning reversal of years of U.S. pressure on Moscow over its war with...
A portion of West Old Route 422 in Franklin Township will be closed to through traffic on certain days in coming weeks due to scheduled milling and road paving work.
The...
A Kittanning Township man is charged with felony robbery after police said he brandished a firearm and took more than $3,000 from NexTier Bank in Manor Township before sp...
With budget season for 2027 approaching, Butler City Council held a discussion on how it can ease taxes on both residents and businesses.
City council held a preliminary ...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recently designated Butler County as urban for the Community Development Block Grant program, but for various reasons...
With the first class of Butler County’s 18-month paramedic training program about to graduate, the county commissioners approved training for a second class.
The county b...
The Grapevine Center had its annual remembrance rally Thursday, Oct. 8, at Alameda Park in Butler Township, where people who died from mental health-related causes were h...
An instructor at an Evans City dojo is accused of sending sexually inappropriate messages to a minor and communicating with them inappropriately, according to charges fil...
The following items were collected from various police departments and district courts:
Adams Township
Sept. 11 — Christopher Robert Zevchek, 33, of Brunswick, Ohio, was ...
NEW YORK — A federal immigration officer shot a Dominican man in the neck as he drove in a car with a 5-year-old boy Thursday afternoon, officials said. The Department of...
KYIV, Ukraine — Russian strikes killed three people and wounded at least eight across Ukraine, officials said Friday, as Ukraine struggles to counter escalating Russian ...
PENSACOLA, Fla. — Isaias strengthened Friday into a major hurricane as it headed toward the U.S. Gulf Coast, where final preparations were being made for potentially life...
WASHINGTON — An attorney for three news organizations told a federal judge Thursday that the Trump administration must be prevented from barring their reporters from the ...
Loggerhead sea turtles laid a record 4,292 nests on Georgia beaches this year, a hard-won rebound from a low of 358 nests in 2004.
Loggerhead moms do the bulk of the work...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Four astronauts returned to Earth from the International Space Station on Thursday after hurrying there eight months ago to replace an ailing colle...
HARRISBURG — When the U.S. Department of Homeland Security publicized the arrest of a Nigerian man for indecent exposure this week, it included a political attack that's ...
Margaret Hamilton, a groundbreaking computer scientist who led the team that created the onboard flight software for NASA’s moon-bound Apollo program and later in life wa...
GENEVA — The World Trade Organization is sharply increasing its forecast for merchandise trade growth worldwide this year, more than doubling its earlier prediction to 3....
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will not order a resumption of military strikes on Iran before the Nov. 3 midterm elections in the United States...
Butler returns home looking to snap a losing streak, while Karns City, Moniteau and several other teams are looking for much-needed wins to get back on track or make a pu...
CHICAGO — Mike Ditka, who won NFL titles as a player and coach with the Chicago Bears, has died. He was 86.
Ditka’s family announced his death Friday in a statement.
“It ...
Umpiring baseball games was not simply a way for Larry Holt to pass the time. It provided him the opportunity to stay engaged with the sport for which he had a passion.
B...
SLIPPERY ROCK TWP — Slippery Rock University’s relatively inexperienced offensive line has shined thus far.
The group has allowed but one sack through five games and has ...
Freeport girls volleyball remained perfect Thursday with a sweep at Ligonier Valley.
The Yellowjackets (16-0, 11-0) featured a diverse attack, with Emily Boylan, Lucy Maj...
Dorothy Dohanics believed she had a championship-caliber doubles team in Evelyn Marche and Macaria Stall.
North Catholic’s duo, both juniors, now have district gold medal...
This football season is flying by for Camden Schlegel.
Schlegel tore his ACL playing lacrosse in the spring of his sophomore year, an injury that shelved him on the gridi...
It was a brutal week for Butler County football teams a week ago, and several teams need to pick up the pieces quickly.
Karns City is still in good shape despite a stunni...
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...
Here are the latest standings involving Butler County-area teams, as well as full schedules for the week. All games at 7 p.m. Friday unless otherwise noted:
Independent
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Before working on their first public art project, the fifth-graders at Center Township Elementary School learned the difference between painting on a horizontal surface v...
I’ve been meaning to tell you about the tiny constellation Delphinus the Dolphin for a while now, but with everything else going on this year I just haven’t had the chanc...
The homecoming queen will be announced during the football game pregame show Oct. 16., when Freeport Area High School faces off against Deer Lakes High School.
The homeco...
The Iron City Paranormal Investigators will have a presentation Thursday evening, Oct. 15, in Butler where they will share “chilling stories from some of their most haunt...
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. ...
In the era of gentle parenting, even the word discipline can feel like a third-rail topic. It’s certainly foreboding when it’s first mentioned in Cristian Mungiu’s “Fjord...
It is unfortunate for “The Social Reckoning” that “The Social Network” exists.
The latter is a modern masterpiece. The former was kind of always doomed to exist in its s...
Zelienople Fall Festival will take over the borough Friday through Saturday, Oct. 9-11, offering activity throughout each day.
The event will take place from 4 to 9:30 p....
Jesus replied, "If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him." — John 14:23
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