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Local News
Butler Memorial Hospital has added a new doctor to its medical staff, according to Independence Health system. Dr. David Klodowski joins the staff as a board-certified ne...
August 12, 2026 Business
A Butler County manufacturer is one of 15 small businesses across Pennsylvania to receive grant money from the Department of Environmental Protection, to help cut energy ...
August 12, 2026 Business
One person was transported from a two-vehicle rollover crash Wednesday morning, Aug. 12, on Route 422 in Clearfield Township, according to Butler County Emergency Service...
August 12, 2026 Local News
From successful alcohol businesses that bolstered Harmony’s economy to a historic trolley route that passed through it, the borough has a storied past going back to its f...
August 12, 2026 Local News
Seneca Valley School District and its students have initiated a range of efforts in recent years to address emotional well-being and mental health. Now, the district is t...
August 12, 2026 Local News
CRANBERRY — An ad hoc committee recommended proceeding with preliminary engineering and other steps to advance a planned recreation engagement center in Cranberry Townshi...
August 12, 2026 Local News
JEFFERSON TWP — The board of supervisors granted preliminary approval of land development plans for Sunvest Solar’s proposed solar project during its meeting on Monday ni...
August 12, 2026 Local News
Adams Twp. 1 - Adams Ridge Club House, 100 Adams Ridge Blvd. Adams Twp. 2 - Lifepointe Alliance Church, 997 Rt. 228 Adams Twp. 3 - Adams Township Building (s...
August 12, 2026 Local News
CRANBERRY TWP — The third Cranberry Conversation session on Tuesday, Aug. 11, kicked off a process to collect resident feedback about community priorities and values. Res...
August 12, 2026 Local News
Researchers at Allegheny Health Network’s Cancer Center contributed to a new international study showing that a blood-based test may help detect colorectal cancer and the...
August 11, 2026 Business
Other News
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he slipped away from Air Force One after a trip last month in Turkey because the Secret Service and military wanted ...
August 12, 2026 National News
CHICAGO — First responders and utility crews worked overnight into Wednesday clearing roads from trees and wires that were downed during severe storms in the Midwest that...
August 12, 2026 National News
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday threatened retaliation for Western seizures of its commercial vessels, describing them as “piracy.” Speaking on a ...
August 12, 2026 International News
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian anti-ship missiles and drones blitzed a major Russian naval base on the Black Sea coast in a “unique” nighttime operation, Ukrainian President V...
August 12, 2026 International News
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks slipped a bit further from their records Tuesday, while oil prices kept swinging on uncertainty about when the war with Iran will allow crude to fl...
August 12, 2026 National News
CHICAGO — Severe weather cut power to more than half a million people in the Chicago area and northwestern Indiana as perilous thunderstorms and extreme wind gusts pummel...
August 11, 2026 National News
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that Israel will not withdraw from its current lines in Gaza until Hamas has completely disarme...
August 11, 2026 International News
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks intended to gain compliance from combative ind...
August 11, 2026 National News
BOSTON — A federal judge on Tuesday ruled against President Donald Trump’s executive order that sought to create a federal voter list and directly involve the U.S. Postal...
August 11, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed again in July as record prices and the highest mortgage rates in a year prove to be an insurmountable hurdle f...
August 11, 2026 National News
Sports
PITTSBURGH — The vibes for Mike McCarthy and Eli Heidenreich over the last few months have been immaculate. How could they not be? The chance for McCarthy to lead his ho...
August 12, 2026 Professional
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has one regret about starting his final NFL season with an exhibition game against the team that drafted him. He would have ...
August 12, 2026 Professional
The Butler County girls tennis scene will have some familiar faces stepping back into competition in the coming weeks. Headlined by a pair of North Catholic stalwarts aim...
August 12, 2026 Sports
The Mars Area High School Sports Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026 includes one team, two coaches and seven athletes, including three from the graduating Class of 2016. The in...
August 12, 2026 Sports
The high school football season is under three weeks from kickoff. While Butler County doesn’t have any five-star college recruits, the area does have a group of players ...
August 11, 2026 Sports
Before the Butler Eagle sports staff releases its preseason watch lists and team previews, we asked 32 of Butler County’s top football minds — the players — questions abo...
August 11, 2026 Sports
LATROBE — There was a time when the preseason felt like the Super Bowl to Aaron Rodgers. Now is not that time. While the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback is trying to soa...
August 11, 2026 Professional
MIAMI — Eury Pérez allowed three hits over seven innings, Esteury Ruiz homered and the Miami Marlins beat Paul Skenes and the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-0 Tuesday night. Skenes...
August 11, 2026 Professional
Targeting penalties assessed in the second half of a game will no longer require the offending player to sit out the first half of his team's next game, offensive pass in...
August 11, 2026 College
Editorial
August 12, 2026 Cartoons
Should the price of your groceries depend on what a retailer knows about your shopping habits or your neighborhood? How would you feel if the person behind you was charge...
August 12, 2026 Other Voices
Community
SAXONBURG — If there are any Scouts in the area looking for a project to complete their Eagle Scout requirements, borough manager Steven May has one ready. At a meeting o...
August 12, 2026 Community
One of the biggest parties in the history of Butler County happened Saturday, July 8, 1950, when a massive crowd of about 50,000 jammed Butler’s Main Street to watch the ...
August 11, 2026 Time Capsules
Applications are open for a financial award intended for women who are the main support system for their families. Soroptimist International of Butler County is offering ...
August 11, 2026 Community
Laurie Cowin said book is to explain feeling to her children
August 11, 2026 Community
Announcements
Arts & Entertainment
There will be more than 100 raffle baskets up for grabs Sunday, Aug. 16, at the Sts. Francis and Clare Parish picnic at St. Wendelin, but the winners of the grand prizes ...
August 12, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
The Pennsylvania State Triathlon Championships will take place Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 15 and 16, at Moraine State Park, where athletes from across the state will swim,...
August 12, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
Harmony hosting third annual Color Blast Saturday
August 12, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
A memorial bicycle ride for Dylan Tarbi, who died May 24, 2024, at 13 years old, is not only a way for his family to celebrate Dylan with an activity he loved, it’s a cha...
August 12, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
If you’re reading this sentence, you are reading a subtle act of rebellion. Why? Because this article was written without a trace of artificial intelligence. Since tech c...
August 12, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
The annual North Washington Volunteer Fire Department Rodeo is from Tuesday to Saturday, Aug. 18 to 22, at the North Washington Rodeo Grounds, 2225 Oneida Valley Road in ...
August 12, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
The blockbuster biopic “Michael” and a new documentary about Travis Barker are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among ...
August 11, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks’ famously tumultuous dynamic is on the mend with the help of an upcoming Fleetwood Mac documentary. The “Go Your Own Way” musician, 76...
August 11, 2026 People
Other
A Cranberry Township grandfather was browsing through Walmart late last fall when he spotted a bin filled with 24-count boxes of Crayola crayons priced at 25 cents each. ...
August 12, 2026 Special Sections
Starting days for the 2026-2027 school year
August 12, 2026 Special Sections
Across Pennsylvania, momentum is gaining to restrict K-12 students’ cellphone use during the instructional day. Each side of the General Assembly recently passed legislat...
August 12, 2026 Special Sections
Backpacks can be fashionable and functional, but they can also be too heavy — weighed down by digital devices, musical instruments, sports equipment and more. Some kids c...
August 12, 2026 Special Sections
I rejoice in following your statutes as one rejoices in great riches. — Psalm 119:14 ...
August 12, 2026 Verse of the Day
August 12, 2026 Daily Photo Gallery
August 11, 2026 Daily Photo Gallery
For teenagers and middle school-aged students, cellphones can be a key tool for parents to stay connected to their children. Yet, cellphones do not come without drawbacks...
August 11, 2026 Special Sections
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