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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
The Pennsylvania Treasury Department recently mailed letters to nearly 64,000 people across Pennsylvania to let them know there is money for them to claim, valued from $5...
August 11, 2026 Business
Independence Health System has again received multiple American Heart Association “Get with the Guidelines” achievement awards. The honor comes in recognition of its comm...
August 11, 2026 Business
Pennsylvania American Water announced in a news release Tuesday afternoon about 380 customers in Lancaster Township will experience a temporary water service interruption...
August 11, 2026 Local News
ADAMS TWP — With teachers’ first day back at work scheduled Aug. 20 and students coming back Aug. 25, Mars Area School District will begin its academic year without a new...
August 11, 2026 Local News
A Butler County man representing himself argued a woman he’s accused of assaulting in view of two of her children lied about the circumstances surrounding the incident an...
August 11, 2026 Local News
The admissibility of drugs and guns found in the attic of a Butler apartment where a man was found dead on New Year’s Day was argued in court Tuesday. A motion to suppres...
August 11, 2026 Crime & Courts
A Fenelton man is accused of stealing about $360 worth of items from a Clearfield Township recovery program. State police charged Shane Lynn Scott, 51, Tuesday, Aug. 11,...
August 11, 2026 Local 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
Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday filed a lawsuit against social media giant TikTok over alleged failures to shield children from age-inappropriate material and o...
August 11, 2026 Business
Other 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
CHICAGO — Toyota is recalling about 655,000 of its Camry vehicles globally, the automaker confirmed Tuesday, due to a display error that may deactivate safety indicators ...
August 11, 2026 National News
On the eve of the one-year anniversary of a deadly explosion at U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works, federal investigators released a long and sharply worded report, accusing ...
August 11, 2026 Pennsylvania News
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia attacked Ukrainian cities with missiles, drones and glide bombs Tuesday, killing at least 10 civilians, officials said, as President Volodymyr Zele...
August 11, 2026 International News
PEREIRA, Colombia — Search and rescue efforts resumed Tuesday in dozens of cities and towns in western Colombia after a powerful earthquake left over 3,000 missing, with ...
August 11, 2026 International News
Status of community programs unclear
August 11, 2026 Pennsylvania News
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
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
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
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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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