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Local News
As 2025 winds to a close, we’re taking a moment to look back at an eventful year in Butler County and what some of the biggest and most important stories of the year to i...
December 26, 2025 Local News
While the adage goes “no news is good news,” the Butler Eagle did report plenty of stories that could widely be considered good news in 2025. Over the span of 2025, the ...
December 26, 2025 Local News
The Butler Eagle team looked at the numbers and learned what stories were most read on the website over the past year. These “most read” pieces reflect the reporting that...
December 26, 2025 Local News
The four owners of a soon-to-open brewery are not just aiming to make it one of the best stops on Butler’s busy Main Street, but rather to make Butler one of the best sto...
December 26, 2025 Local News
Butler County drivers should be cautious of icy roads and freezing rain from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 26, which will change to rain by 4 p.m. Friday and last until 1...
December 26, 2025 Local News
Valencia Presbyterian Church held a traditional candlelight Christmas Eve service Wednesday evening, Dec. 24. The event welcomed the community for scripture readings, Ch...
December 26, 2025 Local News
A Butler Township man is suing the Butler Health System claiming treatment he received for a blood flow problem in his left calf ultimately resulted in an amputation. Dar...
December 26, 2025 Local News
Evans City officials are planning multiple stormwater projects aimed at stabilizing aging infrastructure throughout the borough. However, for a municipality with a limite...
December 26, 2025 Local News
Community Meal Ministries served 1,200 meals in one hour to community members on Christmas out of Butler Global Church’s kitchen, and they still had another hour to go. ...
December 26, 2025 Local News
PennDOT and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission have announced vehicle restrictions for Friday, Dec. 26, on various state highways due to impending winter weather. Two ...
December 25, 2025 Local News
Other News
KYIV, Ukraine — Several key issues remain unresolved in ongoing negotiations between Ukraine and the United States over a potential framework to end Russia’s war, Ukraini...
December 26, 2025 International News
ABUJA, Nigeria — The United States airstrikes that targeted Islamic State group militants in northwestern Nigeria on Thursday marked a major escalation in an offensive th...
December 26, 2025 International News
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump said the United States launched a “powerful and deadly” strike against forces of the Islamic State group in Nigeria, after ...
December 26, 2025 International News
KYIV, Ukraine — Before the war, Ukraine’s own “Dancing with the Stars” was a cherished and popular television show, dazzling the audiences with performances by celebritie...
December 26, 2025 International News
WRIGHTWOOD, Calif. — Southern California braced Thursday for another powerful storm system that could cause more flooding and mudslides a day after heavy rain and gusty w...
December 26, 2025 National News
ISTANBUL — Experts have started the analysis of the black boxes recovered from a jet crash in Turkey that killed eight people, including western Libya’s military chief, t...
December 26, 2025 International News
LONDON — On a Christmas Day when the war in Ukraine casts a shadow over Europe, concerns over immigration divide societies, and some politicians fan anger and resentment,...
December 26, 2025 International News
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Trump-backed candidate Nasry Asfura won Honduras’ presidential election, electoral authorities said Wednesday afternoon, ending a weekslong count ...
December 26, 2025 International News
The U.S. launched a military strike in Nigeria against Islamic State targets, President Donald Trump said. In a social media post, Trump said he directed American forces ...
December 26, 2025 International News
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV during his first Christmas Day message on Thursday urged the faithful to shed indifference in the face of those who have lost everything, like...
December 25, 2025 International News
Sports
CRANBERRY TWP — Sam Weir’s sophomore basketball season at North Catholic did not start with a bang. She dealt with foot injuries and the flu. Then again, it’s not how you...
December 26, 2025 Sports
When it comes to sports, children from the Bower family of Cranberry Township are thinking outside the box — and enjoying every minute of it. Josiah Bower, 14, and his y...
December 25, 2025 Sports
Editorial
As the U.S. Treasury phases out the use of the penny, it’s creating a host of new challenges for businesses and consumers that could cost all of us a good chunk of change...
December 26, 2025 Other Voices
The gifts have been opened. The carols have mostly been sung. The leftover “roast beast” and figgy pudding are safely stored away. (I admit I had to look up what figgy pu...
December 26, 2025 Our Opinion
December 26, 2025 Cartoons
Community
Announcements
In loving memory of our wonderful mom Joyce Muscatello on the 10th anniversary of her passing, December 26, 2015. Of all the special gifts in life however great or small,...
December 26, 2025 In Memoriams
Arts & Entertainment
Other
But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people." — Luke 2:10 ...
December 26, 2025 Verse of the Day
December 26, 2025 Daily Photo Gallery
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