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.
The Big Butler Fair continued through Independence Day on Saturday with the Rodfathers of Butler’s first Fourth of July cruise and a fireworks show in honor of the holida...
After failing to find a buyer during a sheriff’s sale in May, the Hotel Saxonburg is once again on the market — this time through the traditional process.
A listing f...
Butler County officials made the claim economic activity along the Route 228 corridor has reached roughly $30 billion in yearly gross domestic product fueled by recent gr...
BUTLER TWP — The Butler Township Board of Commissioners unanimously approved two plans at their Monday, July 6, meeting that will increase the number of parking spaces at...
MIDDLESEX TWP — The Middlesex Township Police Department presented its inaugural Good Citizenship Award on June 23 to township resident Rick Miller to honor his actions h...
High school students have an opportunity to find out what a career with the Federal Bureau of Investigations is like.
The FBI’s Pittsburgh field office is encouraging lo...
The following items were collected from various police departments and district courts:
Butler
June 17 — Ray A. Hernandez, 34, of Butler, was charged with misdemeanor dr...
REDMOND, Wash. Microsoft is cutting 4,800 jobs, about 2.1% of its global workforce, including a large number of workers at its Xbox video game business.
The layoffs incl...
NEW YORK — A rebound for AI stocks is sending indexes higher on Wall Street Monday.
The S&P 500 rose 0.7% and is back within 1% of its all-time high, even though the maj...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Three tankers were struck by projectiles Tuesday in the Strait of Hormuz, the British military said, in the latest attacks targeting vessels...
Prince Harry is up in arms as he claims his invite to stay at Buckingham Palace during his trip to London this week has been rescinded “at the last moment.”
The palace in...
PROVO, Utah — A former campus police officer testified Monday that he found an apparent “sniper pad” on a rooftop near where Charlie Kirk was assassinated, as prosecutors...
Venezuela’s earthquake death toll climbed above 3,300 on Sunday as authorities increasingly turned their attention from rescue operations to rebuilding, nearly two weeks ...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — The Hamas militant group said Monday it had dissolved its government in Gaza and is preparing to transfer power to a technical committee back...
A police sergeant responding to a 911 call about a break-in and gunshots at an Ohio home was fatally shot, and the suspect and two other people also died, authorities sai...
WASHINGTON — A court in eastern China on Monday sentenced a former local official to death over taking bribes that authorities said amounted to hundreds of millions of do...
TEHRAN, Iran — Mourners dressed in black flooded into Iran's capital Monday for a procession as part of the funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei , w...
Cuba’s power grid failed again on Monday afternoon, leaving the entire island without electricity, following days of protests over the long blackouts amid the island’s ho...
HONOLULU — A Grand Canyon river rafting guide who aimed to become the first American woman to row across the mid-Pacific solo has completed a record-breaking journey from...
Once a Division III football player, DJ Sharpless has some running back highlights stored away somewhere on boxy VHS tapes.
The North Catholic girls soccer coach said som...
SEATTLE — The United States’ hopes for a deep World Cup run at home ended when Charles De Ketelaere scored twice and assisted on another goal, helping Belgium expose the ...
Nolan Stefaniak’s stellar senior season almost never was.
The recently graduated Butler standout loved another sport so much in his early teens that he considered droppin...
The Butler Eagle began naming male and female athletes of the year after the 2023-24 school year.
The 2024-25 Male Athlete of the Year is Butler’s Santino Sloboda. The Fe...
Swimming is a decades-long tradition at Penn Valley Athletic Club. Its youth swimmers are preparing to take part in annual postseason events.
The club, located at 6135 Mo...
See this week’s schedule of local sports across Butler County.
Wednesday, July 8
Summer Baseball
7:30 — Butler Iron Bucks at Plum Piranhas
Saturday, July 11...
Regarding “U.S. cattle industry facing screwworm fly threat in Texas,” published June 4, (Page 7): Multiple New World Screwworm cases have been confirmed in the United St...
U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly recently said, “Doing nothing would be the greatest sin of all” regarding Social Security. On that point, we agree.
The problem is Kelly has spent 15...
Like many of us, a large portion of my day is spent on the road. Whether it be the daily journey to and from work or the long drive from my home in Butler to my college i...
This letter is in regards to my son's kitty that was killed on Center Avenue, just up from Marvin Street on May 31, after getting out.
To the many people that continued ...
There’s another chance for the Hotel Saxonburg to find new life after the site was once again listed for sale last week.
While the building failed to attract a buyer at s...
When people consider where leadership originates, they’ll often cite club sports, internships or professional experience.
My response is different.
I was 11 when I got in...
The fireworks may have been set off and the food may just be a faint, charcoal-tinged memory, but one thing we should strive to maintain beyond the celebrations of the na...
Social Security is now just six years away from insolvency, according to the latest annual assessment.
Many in Congress might like to keep on ignoring the problem, as th...
The North Country Trail Butler County Chapter will have a meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 8, at Jennings Environmental Education Center, 2951 Prospect Road, Brady To...
George Clooney is returning to the Venice Film Festival this year, where he’ll be honored with a lifetime achievement award. The festival’s organizers said Monday tha...
The latest Rolling Stones album and the streaming debut of the hit movie “Backrooms” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
A...
LOS ANGELES — The Minions have taken down “Toy Story 5" at the July Fourth weekend box office, but not by much.
“Minions & Monsters,” the seventh film in the “Despic...