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.
BUTLER TWP — U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson, R-15th, said he is looking forward to passage of the federal Farm Bill he introduced when it comes to the House floor for a vo...
Sandbags, pumps and watchful eyes on the water have become routine along Mercer Street in Harmony, where even moderate storms can push Connoquenessing Creek out of its ba...
CONNOQUENESSING TWP — Vendors at the Butler County Home Show said this time of year, finally out of winter and with spring well underway, is often their busiest time for ...
Stocks drifted mostly lower on Wall Street and oil prices slipped Friday ahead of planned U.S.-Iran talks following a shaky ceasefire agreement.
The S&P 500 inched 0.1% ...
Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Thursday the state is investing more than $10.2 million to purchase development rights for 2,645 acres on 31 farms in 20 counties, including o...
The small-scale replica of the Brooklyn Bridge in Saxonburg’s Roebling Park doesn’t resemble its model anymore.
The borough started working to dismantle the bridge brick-...
The Concordia Haven Retirement Living Apartments, 112 Marwood Road, Cabot, will host open house events April 30 and May 1 featuring educational seminars about downsizing....
A Brackenridge man is accused of pulling handgun to show his “new toy” in a Buffalo Township gas station and convenience store.
Township police charged William J. Miller,...
More than two weeks after Mike King was struck by a car while serving as an Oneida Valley Volunteer Fire Company volunteer firefighter, he was able to see his 7-year-old ...
A 16-year-old girl is recovering in the AHN West Penn Hospital’s burn center after being rescued from a burning home Wednesday, April 8, on Center Avenue in Butler’s sout...
NEWTON, Mass. — Like a lot of young children, Matthew Shifrin loved building Lego sets. But because he was blind, Shifrin had to rely on friends and family to help him co...
WASHINGTON — Marine heat waves are supercharging damage caused by hurricanes and tropical cyclones across the globe, a new study found.
Researchers looked at 1,600 tropi...
WASHINGTON — Before Donald Trump returned to the White House, the Biden administration and many electric utilities were building a future dominated by renewable energy. T...
LOS ANGELES — Davey Lopes, a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers' record-setting infield of the 1970s and '80s and one of baseball’s premier base stealers, died Wednesday. ...
HOUSTON — Artemis II’s astronauts returned from the moon with a dramatic splashdown in the Pacific on Friday to close out humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than a hal...
Five people have been charged with murder in a deadly Northern California explosion at a fireworks warehouse that killed seven people and shook a tiny farming community,...
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian military personnel have shot down Iranian-designed Shahed drones in multiple Middle Eastern countries during the Iran war, President Volodymyr Z...
WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance on Friday warned Iran not to “play” the U.S. as he headed overseas for negotiations aimed at ending the war.
President Donald Trump h...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Negotiators from Iran and the U.S. prepared for high-level talks with their ceasefire still shaky Friday, as Israel and Hezbollah traded fir...
Butler boys volleyball faced little adversity Friday while handling host McDowell by scores of 25-15, 25-18 and 25-18.
Jacob Proudfoot tallied 12 kills and three blocks f...
CHICAGO — Bryan Reynolds hit a two-run homer, and Carmen Mlodzinski pitched six-hit ball into the sixth inning, helping the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 2-0 F...
NEWARK, N.J. — For the first time in four years, it will soon be a great day for playoff hockey in Pittsburgh.
The Penguins clinched a playoff spot Thursday night by beat...
Jack Craig was torn.
When completing his bracket for the Butler Eagle’s March Madness basketball contest last month, Craig had Duke and Michigan facing each other in the ...
Mars coach Karen Guise has a simple term to describe her top swimmer and diver, Dom Davis and Marin Raible.
They just “push.”
Davis, a sophomore, and Raible, a junior, ha...
Jennifer Sproull savored every minute of her high school athletic career.
“Sports was all I knew,” the 1991 Freeport graduate said. “I looked forward to it every day.”
Th...
The April 2 edition of the Butler Eagle opinion page (Page 4) showed a cartoon depicting a line of Democrats who want to run against Sen. John Fetterman.
Sen. Fetterman h...
With inflation increasing daily, making it harder by each paycheck for the working residents of Butler County to make ends meet to house, feed and clothe themselves, as w...
After some delay while awaiting the results of a property survey, a proposed expansion at the Cleveland-Cliffs Butler Works facility is set to go before the Butler Townsh...
The 250th anniversary of America’s independence is cause for celebration and a time for exploring the evolution of gardening practices over the years since.
Of particula...
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 ...
CRANBERRY TWP — Even after living in Lima, Peru, for nearly 50 years, Joni Pun said she thinks she would lose her Spanish fluency if not for the Spanish conversation meet...
In loving memory of Kristina Norgren whose birthday is April 12th.
“Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil, for you are with me.” Psalm 23:4
Loving...
In loving memory of George Frishkorn whose birthday is today.
Dad,
Missing you on your birthday.
No cake, no call, no warm embrace,
Just quiet love that fills this space....
“The Christophers” looks like an art heist movie at first. A couple of wannabe heirs (James Corden and Jessica Gunning) hire a restoration specialist (Michaela Coel) to f...
On July 8, 1989, a young music fan named Aadam Jacobs, with a compact Sony cassette recorder in his pocket, went to see an up-and-coming rock band from Washington for the...
OK, this may seem like a small nit to pick. But before we get started on “You, Me & Tuscany,” can we ask this one nagging question: Why can’t movies be realistic about lu...
Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable — if anything is excellent or praiseworthy — think abo...
