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.
Brian M. Bailey, the sitting mayor of Portersville, died of natural causes on Sunday morning, April 19, at the age of 67.
Prior to his death, Bailey had served as mayor f...
A husband and wife died in an apparent murder-suicide early Tuesday morning, April 28, in the area of Graywyck Drive in Seven Fields, according to state police.
Ryan Hos...
Earlier this year, the Saxonburg Area Authority received a grant of $489,558 through the Pennsylvania Small Water and Sewer Program. The funds will be used to upgrade a l...
ZELIENOPLE — Sam Keefer, a junior at Seneca Valley High School and a lifelong resident of Zelienople, took his oath of office as junior council member at Monday’s borough...
SLIPPERY ROCK ― Slippery Rock Area School District’s board unanimously approved installation of a platform and railings leading to the only roof access at Slippery Rock A...
CHERRY TWP — Moniteau School District’s board anticipates approving a preliminary general budget for the 2026-27 school year at its next meeting on May 11.
Austin Blause...
BUTLER TWP — The crowded commercial district along Route 356 in Butler Township has temporarily lost a pair of fast-food dining options.
Over the past week, a demolition ...
Farmers across the Great Plains are confronting an intense drought that threatens winter wheat harvests and is pushing cattle producers toward costly feed purchases, prom...
Sarver resident Drew Rummel’s “Wheel of Fortune” winning streak came to an end Monday night, April 27.
Rummel first appeared on the show’s Thursday episode netting a winn...
WASHINGTON — Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted on Tuesday in an investigation over a social media photo of seashells arranged on a beach that officials said co...
President Donald Trump said Iran has asked the U.S. to lift a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz while the two sides negotiate an end to the two-month war, which has ...
WASHINGTON — King Charles III acknowledged “times of great uncertainty” as he expressed gratitude to the American people and marked the 250th anniversary of independence ...
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine accused Israel on Tuesday of allowing the import of grain it says Russia stole from occupied areas, prompting a sharp exchange between officials. ...
When the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on the Trump administration’s plans to stop shielding Haitians and Syrians from deportation, people from more than dozen other...
WASHINGTON — Republicans in Congress launched new efforts Monday to approve and pay for President Donald Trump’s proposed ballroom at the White House, arguing that it wou...
NEW YORK — Nearly a quarter-century after rap star Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC was shot to death, a man admitted in court Monday to a role in a killing that stymied investi...
NEW YORK — The Trump administration has fired members of an independent board that oversees the National Science Foundation.
Members of the National Science Board receiv...
NEW YORK — A man convicted in the 2024 shooting death of a New York City police officer during a traffic stop will spend the rest of his life behind bars after a judge se...
HARRISBURG — A man who managed problem-plagued voter registration drives in Pennsylvania ahead of the 2024 presidential election pleaded guilty Monday to three misdemeano...
Xavier Bartoe had four of Karns City’s 15 hits as it downed Keystone 26-6 — yes, 26-6 — in baseball action on Monday. Bartoe had two doubles and seven RBIs, while Cole Jo...
PITTSBURGH — JJ Wetherholt’s whirlwind of a first month in the major leagues made a stop in a very familiar place.
A 2021 Mars Area High School graduate and rookie starti...
SLIPPERY ROCK — The NFL Draft came and went. Joe Cooper hopes his NFL career is just beginning.
The Slippery Rock University graduate and longtime SRU left tackle accepte...
See this week’s schedule of local sports across Butler County.
Monday, April 27
Baseball
4 — Butler at Seneca Valley
4 — Freeport at Yough
4 — Redbank Valley at...
Sometimes little things are the evidence of a bigger event.
That was the case earlier this month when the Moraine Preservation Fund activated its osprey cam.
The camera ...
I fell in love with democracy before I fully understood it.
In high school civics classes in the 1990s, I learned about a system that was imperfect in its origins but evo...
One of the appeals of broadcast game shows is playing along with the people on the screen and imagining what you would do and how you would fare in games like “Wheel of F...
Noncompete agreements, once reserved for executives with unique access to trade secrets, have gone mainstream in America.
According to the Government Accountability Offi...
Karns City Area Jr./Sr. High School will have its prom on Friday, May 1, at Butler Country Club.
The students will celebrate to the Hollywood-inspired theme, “Golden Age ...
Greater Federation of Women’s Club Intermediate League of Butler will meet on Monday, May 11, at Christ Community Methodist Church, 205 N. Duffy Road, Butler Township.
M...
Dr. Hunter “Patch” Adams toured the St. Barnabas campus April 29, 2010, spreading joy while proving that friendship, not laughter, really is the best medicine.
Adams, the...
Moniteau High School’s 2026 prom court consists of three pairs of juniors and five pairs of seniors.
Moniteau will hold its prom Saturday, May 2. The grand march will st...
A Knoch graduate now serves in the Navy aboard one of the world’s largest warships.
Camron Jakovac, who graduated from Knoch High School in 2024, has been assigned to US...
In loving memory of Virginia (Ginny) Craig who passed away April 28, 2018.
It's been eight long years since that day that changed our lives forever.
Our lives have dimmed...
Memorial Tribute 2026
William ‘Wil’ Morrow
Born July 16, 1981
Died April 28, 2005
Dear Wil,
Twenty-one years have come and gone and we miss you. Our lives go on daily wit...
Theresa Mogielski April 28, 1932.
Today, we remember not just the day she was born,
but the life she lived, the love she gave,
the faith in God she always shared with oth...
Floyd Neigh and Dolores Neigh, of Center Township, will celebrate 70 years of marriage on Sunday, May 3, with a Mass at St. Wendelin Church and a family day of celebratio...
Michael B. Jordan voicing a tiny woodland creature who switches bodies with a majestic bird in the animated movie “Swapped” and Kacey Musgraves’ seventh studio album, “Dr...
Taylor Swift has filed to trademark two voice clips and an image of her in concert in an apparent attempt to shore up her identity against AI incursions.
Her company, TAS...
NEW YORK — Nedra Talley Ross, the last surviving member of the 1960s bee-hived pop band the Ronettes, who sang the enduring hits “Be My Baby,” “Baby I Love You” and “Walk...
NEW YORK — “Michael,” the big-budget Michael Jackson spectacle, shrugged off bad reviews and a troubled production to launch with $97 million in U.S. and Canada theaters,...
