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.
BUFFALO TWP — Following the example of numerous other municipalities in Butler County, Buffalo Township is preparing an amendment to its zoning ordinance to address how i...
CRANBERRY TWP — Butler County, Pennsylvania state and township officials gathered at the Cranberry Township Municipal Center on Wednesday, Oct. 14, to discuss the ongoing...
BUFFALO TWP — For the second meeting in a row, Freeport Area School District’s school board meeting had an audience dressed almost entirely in red.
The matching red shirt...
The number of measles cases is growing statewide.
While no cases had been reported in Butler County, confirmed cases have started popping up in several surrounding munic...
PENN TWP — Scott Longdon has been named Penn Township Police Department’s new chief.
At the meeting Tuesday night, Oct. 13, the board of supervisors officially approved t...
This Election Day, residents of Mars Borough and Adams Township will vote on a question that could — quite literally — remake the map of Butler County: whether the two mu...
JACKSON TWP — A ceremony at Seneca Valley’s secondary campus on a rainy Wednesday morning commemorated Pennsylvania Flag Day.
Wayne Roccia, a retired teacher at the dist...
Real Estate Transactions
These real estate transactions were recorded in Butler County from Aug. 24 to 28:
Adams Township
Sagrario Uresti and Saul Garcia to Ro...
The following items were collected from various police departments and district courts:
Butler
Sept. 30 — Britney Leann Spencer, 25, of Butler, was charged with misdemean...
PORTLAND, Maine — The Supreme Court has declined to hear the case of a lobster fisherman who alleged the government requiring commercial fishing boats to use electronic t...
BANGKOK — China's new airfield in Laos is a work in progress, with satellite imagery showing many areas where construction appeared to be ongoing even as it was officiall...
NEW YORK — Lawyers for a man wounded by an immigration officer while driving with his young son in New York said in a court filing Wednesday that the agent who shot him n...
NEW YORK — New York City lawmakers plan to ban horse-drawn carriages from Central Park, ending their more than 150-year run as an iconic, old-timey tourist attraction, fo...
WASHINGTON — More than a year after President Donald Trump deployed National Guard members to begin patrolling the streets of the nation’s capital, a federal appeals cour...
WASHINGTON — U.S. inflation accelerated last month as gasoline and many other goods and services became more expensive, evidence that rising prices remain an economic cha...
ROME — Pope Leo XIV resumed his regular diet, began walking and celebrated Mass in the hospital Wednesday as he recovered from surgery to remove a cancerous mass from his...
WASHINGTON — The Social Security Administration projected Wednesday that the annual cost-of-living adjustment for older adults and people with disabilities will go up by ...
Friday night’s matchup between Butler and Karns City football is the first of its kind.
The teams are already giving it some lofty names.
“We’ve titled this the Butler C...
It’s a first-of-its-kind meeting taking center stage this weekend when Butler visits Karns City.
But that’s not the only big game of the week. North Catholic opens the 41...
Here are the Top 10 passers, rushers, receivers and scorers in the Butler County area so far in 2026. Stats are provided by teams directly, via MaxPreps or accumulated vi...
Here are the latest standings involving Butler County-area teams, as well as full schedules for the week. All games at 7 p.m. Friday unless otherwise noted:
Independent
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Katelyn VanDyke had two goals and two assists to lead Karns City girls soccer to a 5-1 win Wednesday night over Forest.
Phoebe Brandon added two goals and an assist, and ...
BUTLER TWP — Butler drew closer on the scoreboard. The Golden Tornado could not draw close to the net afterward.
A goal by Lexi Rudish — off a log cross from fellow fresh...
Karns City Area School District announced it is offering free shuttle services for fans attending Friday’s high school football game against Butler.
It is the first meeti...
PITTSBURGH — Defining chemistry with a wide receiver is easy for Aaron Rodgers.
It's a nod. A wink. A glance. A gesture. Sometimes there are no verbal or physical cues a...
George Williams knew all about winning before ever stepping foot on Seneca Valley’s campus.
He’s been teaching generations of boys soccer players that secret ever since h...
SLIPPERY ROCK — After 22 years of coaching basketball, Ricci LaRocco was planning on taking the year off.
A chance to realize a long-time goal changed all of that.
“I’ve ...
After reading citizen concerns related to a proposed data center in Butler County (all of which are valid), another concern needs to be considered regarding the reasons t...
Kudos to Butler!
Last week, we celebrated our daughter’s wedding and it was a beautiful day surrounded by family and friends. We had guests from 12 different states and a...
On Nov. 3, Pennsylvania’s State House District 12 will elect its representative for the 2027-2028 term. Voters are encouraged to research candidate positions on key state...
The United States has opened another chapter in its decades-long campaign of economic pressure against Iran. The Treasury Department launched Operation Economic Outcast, ...
Allegheny Clarion Valley High School seniors Andrew Preston and Ruby Watson were crowned the 2026 Homecoming King and Queen Oct. 1.
Ruby is the daughter of Rebecca Watso...
In loving memory of our parents and grandparents on the anniversary
of their passing.
Lydia C. Prokopchak,
October 15, 2012 and
Michael J. Prokopchak,
October 15, 1996.
D...
In loving memory of Roy “Pop Pop” Kimmel who went to live with Jesus 17 years ago today, October 15.
If our thoughts could build a stairway,
And our memories a lane,
We'd...
In loving memory of our beloved Linda DeLaney who passed away 10 years ago today.
April 9, 1962 - October 15, 2016.
Ten years and you’re still loved and missed.
J.D.
...
NEW YORK — It was something most people have likely done at one time or another: complain to others about feeling judged or dismissed during an interaction, maybe even ta...
Almost all of the dialogue in the upcoming Musical Theatre Guild of Butler production is sung by its characters. It will be underscored by a pit of musicians performing m...
I have started to appreciate a little hocus-pocus in the past year or so.
Previously, I wanted nothing to do with jumpscares, suspense or hair-raising tales. The world is...
The Christian Fellowship of Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church is sponsoring a Ukrainian food fest from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (or until food runs out) Saturday, Oc...
