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Local News
A Pittsburgh man arrested Monday, June 15, by Butler County law enforcement officers in an operation focused on drug trafficking activity was found with crack cocaine, fe...
June 16, 2026 Local News
A Chicora man is being held in Butler County Prison on $50,000 bail for allegedly shoving a state trooper twice during a traffic stop. Zaine Christ Karenbauer, 21, was a...
June 16, 2026 Local News
Pizza Hut, the 68-year-old chain that has long struggled with growing competition and outdated restaurants, will be sold for $2.7 billion by parent company Yum Brands. Yu...
June 16, 2026 Business
JACKSON TWP — A new community center will soon be constructed at Sippel Reservoir Park. Jackson Township’s board of supervisors voted unanimously Monday, June 15, to appr...
June 16, 2026 Local News
McDonald’s is frying up some apple pies to honor America’s 250th birthday. The company said Tuesday it’s bringing back fried apple pies for the first time in more than th...
June 16, 2026 Business
Cranberry Township Waterpark will host Luau Lagoon, a family-oriented day of island-inspired interactive activities and entertainment, from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursd...
June 16, 2026 Local News
Two tornadoes touched down Sunday afternoon, June 14, in Butler County, according to a storm survey by the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh. One tornado touched do...
June 16, 2026 Local News
Interstate 79 will be closed between exit 83 for Route 528 and Evans City and exit 87 for Route 68 and Zelienople for about 30 minutes beginning at 2 p.m., Tuesday, June ...
June 16, 2026 Local News
BUTLER TWP — A recent event by the township raised thousands of dollars for a local foundation to fight hunger among students. The Butler Township Board of Commissioners ...
June 16, 2026 Local News
Emergency management: No reports of runoff into Connoquenessing Creek
June 16, 2026 Local News
Other News
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Federal prosecutors have charged 15 people with impeding the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota earlier this year, accusing them ...
June 16, 2026 National News
Contractors running Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities can rely more heavily on artificial intelligence tools to communicate with detainees and continue refus...
June 16, 2026 National News
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s top diplomat said Tuesday that the tentative deal to end the war with the United States would require Israel to withdraw from Lebanon...
June 16, 2026 International News
WASHINGTON — Law enforcement officials disrupted a planned attack targeting the UFC cage-fighting show staged at the White House this past weekend, according to court pap...
June 16, 2026 National News
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — The United States could soon reimpose sanctions on Russian oil shipments after President Donald Trump and fellow leaders at the Group of Seven s...
June 16, 2026 International News
PALU, Indonesia — A 6.7 magnitude earthquake shook part of central Indonesia ’s Sulawesi island Tuesday, injuring dozens of people, damaging homes and infrastructure and ...
June 16, 2026 International News
Action on ruling delayed for 120 days
June 16, 2026 Local News
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — President Donald Trump started his visit to the G7 summit of leading industrialized nations on Monday by declaring his agreement aimed at ending...
June 15, 2026 International News
LOS ANGELES — A B-52 bomber crashed shortly after takeoff Monday morning at a U.S. Air Force base in Southern California’s Mojave Desert, and all eight people aboard are ...
June 15, 2026 National News
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday accused the Justice Department of launching a politically motivated investigation into him and his ...
June 15, 2026 National News
Sports
IRVINE, Calif. — Although the cheers are still ringing in the Americans' ears after their impressive World Cup-opening victory, this U.S. team says it's prepared for the ...
June 16, 2026 Professional
Butler graduate Madden Clement has entered the transfer portal, marking a likely end to his baseball tenure at Virginia Tech. According to the Hokies’ athletics website, ...
June 16, 2026 Sports
One of the most decorated high school softball players in Butler County history is on the move. Seneca Valley graduate Lexie Hames, who spent her freshman season pitching...
June 16, 2026 Sports
The Butler Eagle has celebrated its top male and female athletes of the school year each of the past two summers. This time, we are announcing our nominees for the honors...
June 16, 2026 Sports
The Butler Eagle has celebrated its top male and female athletes of the school year each of the past two summers. This time, we are announcing our nominees for the honors...
June 15, 2026 Sports
Valencia resident and Pine-Richland graduate Levi Wentz signed a one-year deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday, one week after being waived by the Seattle Seahawks...
June 15, 2026 Sports
See this week’s schedule of local sports across Butler County. Monday, June 15 Summer Baseball 8:15 — Butler Iron Bucks at 412 Titans Saturday, June 20 ...
June 15, 2026 Sports
Editorial
Not only is it amazing that a 6-year-old girl started an artistic movement to raise money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, the fact her initiative spread throug...
June 16, 2026 Our Opinion
June 15, 2026 Cartoons
Saturdays in Greenwich Village require contending with the lines. Starting at 9 a.m., you see blocks-long queues of people waiting for all sorts of things: bagels, pastr...
June 15, 2026 Other Voices
Community
Tom Marak never told his customers what to put inside their customized time capsules. The Muddy Creek Township man had run a business based on preserving the past for fut...
June 16, 2026 Community
Camp Apple and Camp Breakthrough two options for children
June 16, 2026 Community
A community event focused on teaching and promoting water safety is returning to the Cranberry Township Waterpark on June 25. The World’s Largest Swim Lesson is set for 7...
June 15, 2026 Community
Hope’s Road, formerly Good Samaritan Hospice’s Youth Bereavement Care, will host two free Youth Bereavement Care Drop-In Sessions for young individuals who have experienc...
June 15, 2026 Community
Announcements
In loving memory of our daughter Tracey Jo Carl whose birthday is June 15. Our memories build a special bridge When loved ones have to part To help us feel we are with th...
June 16, 2026 Birthday Tributes
Julian Bieber February 2, 1930 - June 16, 2013 On Angels Wings You were taken away, But in my heart You will always stay. Love and miss you, Dad, Your daughter Kathy ...
June 16, 2026 In Memoriams
Arts & Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — A lightsaber with Luke Skywalker's severed hand from “The Empire Strikes Back” that is expected to sell for seven figures headlines an upcoming auction of v...
June 16, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — The Recording Academy has tweaked some of its rules for the 2026 Grammy Awards, including the addition of five new categories. The academy on Tuesday announce...
June 16, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
With a great rumor comes great speculation, and Zendaya and fiancé Tom Holland made their first red carpet appearance Monday amid recent chatter they’d already tied the k...
June 16, 2026 People
Fox Corp. has agreed to buy the streaming pioneer Roku in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $22 billion, including debt. Roku will continue to be run as an open, par...
June 15, 2026 Business
RIO DE JANEIRO — Officials in Brazil on Monday were inspecting the site of a crash in which six people were killed Sunday, after two helicopters collided midair over a s...
June 15, 2026 International News
Other
June 16, 2026 Daily Photo Gallery
This list is one in a series showing a snapshot of what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. Below are a list o...
June 15, 2026 Special Sections
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...
June 15, 2026 Special Sections
One funeral home offers new location, another offers pet cremations
June 15, 2026 Special Sections
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