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 federal judge ruled Monday that work on a major offshore wind farm for Rhode Island and Connecticut can resume, handing the industry at least a temporary victory as Pre...
Apple will rely on Google to help finish its efforts to smarten up its virtual assistant Siri and bring other artificial intelligence features to the iPhone as the trends...
ADAMS TWP - A Sarver man is accused of fleeing the scene of a crash on Route 228 then attempting to purchase insurance for the vehicle involved in the incident.
Austin T....
CONNOQUENESSING TWP — Five girls in Butler County are looking to take their weaving skills to show this Wednesday, Jan. 14, at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Fleece to Shawl ...
The following items were collected from various police departments and district courts:
Adams Twp
Dec. 31 — Christian Anthony Denney, 24, of New Freeport, was charged wit...
ADAMS TWP — The township will hold two separate public hearings on Feb. 23, to allow residents input on two potential new township ordinances.
The first would add an amen...
Pennsylvania’s Department of Military and Veterans Affairs is reminding the state’s veterans to review, update or apply for veterans’ benefits as the new year begins.
Dev...
ZELIENOPLE — Mary Hess wasn’t expecting any type of recognition when she stepped down from Zelienople council last September.
But many of her former colleagues had other ...
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced all driver license and photo centers will be closed Jan. 17 through Jan. 19 in observance of the Martin Luther Kin...
For most of his life, 10-year-old Jackson “Jax” Ramirez, of Zelienople, has dreamed of doing what nearly all children of his age are able to do on a daily basis — to play...
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia launched a second major drone and missile bombardment of Ukraine in four days, officials said Tuesday, aiming again at the power grid amid freezing...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — At least four people died overnight in Gaza from walls collapsing onto their tents as strong winds lashed the Palestinian coastal territory, h...
HARRISBURG — A contest that celebrates the much-maligned but enduring mullet hairstyle will get underway Monday at the Pennsylvania Farm Show.
The short-in-the-front, lon...
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota and its two largest cities sued the Trump administration Monday to try to stop an immigration enforcement surge that led to the fatal shooting of ...
NEW YORK — A federal judge on Monday said she will hold a short hearing in the next two weeks on procedures that police said allowed them to seize and look through Luigi ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The ex-husband of an Ohio woman charged this weekend in the killings of her and her husband waived his right to an extradition hearing Monday in Illinois...
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s criminal investigation of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell appeared on Monday to be emboldening defenders of the U.S. centra...
JACKSON, Miss. — The FBI says that a suspect in the arson fire at a Mississippi synagogue admitted to targeting the institution because of its “Jewish ties.”
Stephen Spen...
LOS ANGELES — A man accused of steering a U-Haul truck toward a Los Angeles demonstration supporting Iran's protests was released after being arrested on suspicion of rec...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran wants to negotiate with Washington after his threat to strike the Islamic Republic over its crackdown ...
It's not always easy to live up to your own standards.
For Seneca Valley senior diver Ali Waters, a UNC-Wilmington commit, her benchmark stares down at her from the walls...
The defending PIHL and state champion Seneca Valley boys hockey team will be represented by five players in this year’s PIHL Class AAA all-star roster.
Jacob Gilbert (sen...
BUTLER TWP — Butler girls basketball has been unable to find its footing in 2026, after winning eight of its first 10 games.
The Golden Tornado have dropped all four of t...
Nia Disanti scored 12 points and Maggie Congor 10 as Freeport girls basketball held off an impressive effort from one-win Knoch 44-38 Monday night.
The Knights’ Neah Ewin...
Simply being back on the mat was not enough for Sutton Stoner last year.
The Butler wrestler had missed his entire sophomore season with a dislocated left elbow. His juni...
PITTSBURGH — Sheldon Rankins returned a fumble by Aaron Rodgers 33 yards for a touchdown early in the fourth quarter to highlight a dominant performance by the NFL’s top-...
PITTSBURGH — Blake Lizotte is now part of the Pittsburgh Penguins' long-term plan.
The Penguins signed the veteran forward to a three-year contract extension Monday. The ...
PITTSBURGH — Dave Giusti, a reliable reliever who spent 15 years in the majors and helped the Pittsburgh Pirates win the 1971 World Series title, has died. He was 86.
The...
See this week’s schedule of local sports across Butler County.
Monday, Jan. 12
Boys Basketball
7 — Moniteau at Portersville Christian
7:30 — Karns City at Keyst...
It’s a new year and no sooner than resolutions are broken, tax season arrives.
It will officially begin Jan. 26 when the Internal Revenue Service begins accepting and pro...
For years, I’ve sounded the alarm about foreign intervention against the United States throughout the Western Hemisphere. I believe it’s one of the most significant exist...
A clinic in November at the RLA Learning and Conference Center in Cranberry Township aimed to help nonprofits in the area become more agile, resilient and sustainable in ...
In loving memory of Neil Smith
January 12, 1953 - May 23, 2024
Happy Heavenly Birthday
Those we love don’t go away,
They walk beside us every day.
Unseen, unheard bu...
In loving memory of my dearest son, Billy Hronek whose birthday is January 13.
Dearest Billy,
I will hold you in my heart until I can hold you in Heaven. Happy Birthday, ...
In loving memory of our beloved daughter Karen Jo (Garver) Woods who passed away seven years ago today.
December 29, 1974 - January 14, 2019
Seven long years of wondering...
Authorities in New Mexico issued an arrest warrant Friday for director and Emmy Award-winning actor Timothy Busfield to face a child sex abuse charge.
An investigator wit...
Paul Thomas Anderson’s ragtag revolutionary saga “One Battle After Another” took top honors at Sunday’s 83rd Golden Globes in the comedy category, while Chloé Zhao's Shak...
NEW YORK — Paramount Skydance is taking another step in its hostile takeover bid of Warner Bros. Discovery, saying Monday that it will name its own slate of directors bef...
