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 Butler man accused of assaulting two juveniles and approaching a parent with a knife has a preliminary hearing scheduled Monday, June 22.
Clinton J. Beham, 48, was cha...
Court documents have revealed further details about the Monday, June 15, arrest of Allen Bruce Coleman Jr., 41, who is facing a number of charges related to drug traffick...
Two motorcycles collided at a “very high rate of speed” Tuesday, June 16, on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Cranberry Township, according to state police in Gibsonia.
Kaja...
A Slippery Rock man was found at Love’s Travel Stop in Worth Township with several guns, a machete and drug paraphernalia, according to police.
Joseph Scott Aaron, 39, w...
Not every accident victim can react to first responders in the same way. That’s why Butler County Human Services and Alliance for Nonprofit Resources launched Project REA...
A program that helps keep children fed throughout summer break has officially started its third year of distributions in the region.
Dozens of people lined up outside Emi...
Sarver Auto Salvage, in Winfield Township, is facing citations for taking vehicles without titles for scrap and other violations related to compliance with Pennsylvania D...
NEW YORK — Jaelyn Chester will wait your tables or stock your shelves. She’ll wash your dishes or scrub your toilets. If only someone would give the 17-year-old a chance...
DALLAS — As people gathered across the U.S. to celebrate Juneteenth on Friday, former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama welcomed the first visit...
Iran sought to assert control over the Strait of Hormuz by saying that ships need its permission and mandatory insurance in order to cross, even as the U.S. said that 20 ...
JERUSALEM — Talks between the U.S. and Iran were called off Friday after intense fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, officials said, raising questi...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump gave the Medal of Honor to three veterans on Thursday, honoring acts of heroism that saved lives and repelled enemy forces in Vietnam ...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Thursday, killing three people, as the Trump administration wage...
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio’s law requiring children under 16 to get parental consent to use social media apps must be restored, a divided panel of the Sixth Circuit Court of A...
NEW YORK — In a stunning reversal, Luigi Mangione’s lawyers told a judge Thursday that he will no longer be asserting a psychiatric defense at his state murder trial in t...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. on Thursday lifted its blockade of Iran, and oil tankers began freely moving through the Strait of Hormuz after months of being unable to use the cr...
PHILADELPHIA — The Trump administration can replace a slavery exhibit at George Washington’s home in Philadelphia, a federal appeals court panel said Thursday, striking d...
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for jobless aid fell modestly last week as layoffs remained in the same historically low range of recent years.
U.S. applica...
During a regular-season win over Clarion Limestone, Karns City baseball Josh Smith watched two of his batters bash no-doubt homers — in most every other ballpark than the...
NEW YORK — Baseball owners proposed banning high school players from signing with major league teams, raising the age for international amateurs and slashing the money sp...
"State champion" has a nice ring to it.
Mars boys lacrosse's Grant Weaver, Reed Fuller, David Renner and Jack Tirch joined the show today to continue celebrating their PI...
With Butler’s baseball season having passed, the 2026 MLB Draft is fast approaching. Two Golden Tornado star pitchers — Kyle Casteel and Nolan Stefaniak — are gaining att...
When it came to softball at St. Francis University, Mars graduate and current Butler coach Kara Sroka was as good as it got.
A 2009 SFU graduate, Sroka left the Red Flash...
It makes sense that the older you get, the more you should celebrate each birthday. That’s true for races as well as for people.
Strawberry Days 5K in Grove City kicks of...
A good way to both support a vital community institution and make some great summer memories is to attend the upcoming Saxonburg Fireman’s Carnival.
This year, the annual...
When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Washington and Europe expected a quick Russian victory.
Russia’s population was more than three...
A Slippery Rock University music instructor and alumnus was an invited guest at a ceremony to unveil the naming of a street in New York City in honor of rock legend Jimi ...
The 19th century gristmill at McConnells Mill State Park is open from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. through Labor Day. It began its open hours May 16.
Admission is free. Interp...
Main Street in Saxonburg hosted its second Mingle on Main of the 2026 season on Thursday night, June 18.
Mingle on Main, a showcase of local food and craft vendors, takes...
Laura Ankrom and Mathew Roth, of Butler, were united in marriage on May 23, at Butler Assembly of God, in Butler. The Rev. Steve Noullet officiated. A reception followed ...
The following area residents were named to the president’s list at their respective colleges and universities.
Butler County Community College
Boyers: Canaan Hartle, Kels...
The following area residents were named to the dean’s list at their respective colleges and universities.
Gannon University
Center Township: Makayla McLister
Butler Coun...
The thousands of Jeeps that visited Butler over the weekend of June 12 could have made it hard for people to lock in on the specifics of a single vehicle.
But one of the ...
Senior centers at Butler, Chicora, Cranberry Township, Evans City, Slippery Rock, Mount Chestnut and Winfield Township will serve the following menus this week.
Lunch is ...
The Family of Patricia Cousins wishes to express our sincere thanks to all for your words of sympathy, food and your presence at the service. Masses to be said and your s...
Remembering with love these neighborhood friends and family who all passed away five years ago in 2021.
“Then shall the dust return to earth as it was,
and the spirit sha...
Michael Markiw II and Deborah Markiw, of West Sunbury, celebrated 50 years of marriage on June 12 with a family trip to the Outer Banks.
Michael Markiw II married the for...
LOS ANGELES — Tom Dreesen, who along with partner Tim Reid formed one of America’s first interracial stand-up comedy duos and later spent years as Frank Sinatra’s opening...
LOS ANGELES — Former child actor Daveigh Chase, known for her youthful voice in Disney’s “Lilo & Stitch” and her villainous performance in the thriller “The Ring,” has di...
Arriving on all VOD platforms this week is a small movie with a big heart and an incredible story. “Burt,” by writer/director Joe Burke, sports a debut film performance f...
The Harmony Borough Parks Board’s Summer Concert Series begins Thursday, June 18, with a performance by This, That and the Other Thing. The show will begin at 7 p.m. in t...
NEW YORK — Sean Penn will direct a movie about a police officer who was at the Jan. 6 Capitol riot in 2021, Warner Bros. announced Tuesday.
Following his Oscar-winning p...
This article is one in a series of articles about what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. Stories in this serie...
This article is one in a series of articles about what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. Stories in this serie...
Pennsylvania Farm Bureau is the state’s largest farm organization with a volunteer membership of more than 30,000 farm and rural families, representing farms of every siz...
