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.
NEW YORK — Consumers may be griping about higher prices at the pump and elsewhere, but they keep spending, helping to power the economy, according to the latest governmen...
VA Butler Fire & Emergency Services will conduct its quarterly live-fire training at its training facility at 325 New Castle Road in Butler Township on the mornings of Tu...
A full fall day of fun is coming to Butler this September as the city hosts its annual Butler Fall Festival.
The festival will run from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. ...
A New Brighton man, who was accused of shooting toward a couple at a Beaver County gas station before fleeing into Cranberry Township, was arrested in Sharon this weekend...
SLIPPERY ROCK — With the year coming to a close, borough officials considered whether purchasing a new police cruiser this year would be a feasible option instead of inco...
Butler County will see over $4.3 million in state funding distributed to its municipalities after the Commonwealth Financing Authority approved a wave of Local Share Acco...
Charges were filed Tuesday against a Bronx, N.Y., man after state police said he used bank account information from a deceased man to take $2,500 from his account at Firs...
The FBI said it followed a trail of clandestine internet activity stretching back years to catch up with a Butler County man just before officials say he intended to carr...
Parking will be restricted on nine streets in Butler between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, for cleaning.
The roads affected are Wren, Wick and Cleveland streets;...
Interstate 79 northbound is closed between two Butler County exits following a tractor trailer rollover Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 15.
According to a news release from Penn...
CAIRO — Saudi Arabia accused Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels of trying to attack Islam’s holiest city, as the region responded with condemnation Wednesday but no sign o...
KYIV, Ukraine — A Russian drone struck a passenger bus in southern Ukraine early Wednesday, killing five people and wounding at least seven in the latest in a series of R...
LOS ANGELES — A news helicopter used by NBC and Telemundo crashed in a Los Angeles neighborhood and burst into flames, killing at least three people while reporters were ...
NEW YORK — Photographer Chick Harrity, who documented the Vietnam War and eight sitting U.S. presidents for the Associated Press and U.S. News and World Report, has died....
PHILADELPHIA — A federal judge referred Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner to the U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday for investigation into whether he broke ...
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is planning to deliver powerful 2,000-pound bombs to Israel as part of an upcoming arms deal, weapons that prompted such concerns ab...
WASHINGTON — The Trump-aligned Kennedy Center board voted Tuesday to close most of the iconic performing arts venue just hours after a federal judge blocked the instituti...
WASHINGTON — FBI Director Kash Patel defended Tuesday a recent policy change to allow some applicants who have engaged in prostitution and bestiality to be considered for...
CAIRO — Saudi Arabia’s crown prince sought backing Tuesday from the president of Egypt, his ally across the Red Sea, as the kingdom faces increased attacks by Yemen’s Hou...
WASHINGTON — The United States has confirmed for the first time that it has deployed weapons in space.
Air Force Secretary Troy Meink told the Air and Space Cyber Confer...
PITTSBURGH — Minutes after Pittsburgh introduced Pat Narduzzi in the waning days of 2014, then interim athletic director Randy Juhl gave the school's new football coach a...
BUTLER TWP — Basketball and the Lewandowski family are synonymous with each other.
Joe Lewandowski coaches United States 3x3 teams on an international level. His son,...
Following are the athletes of the week recognized in the Sept. 17 edition of the Butler Eagle.
Boys
Freeport
Football: Danny King, senior
Highlight: Passed f...
JACKSON TWP — Seneca Valley boys soccer was living large through the first four games of the season, scoring 19 goals in that span.
But the Raiders spent a frustrating ni...
Maddy Eury recorded her 500th career varsity assist and finished with 19 on the night to lead Moniteau girls volleyball to a 3-0 (31-29, 25-15, 26-24) win over North Clar...
PITTSBURGH — Jacob Misiorowski struck out seven in five shutout innings, and the Milwaukee Brewers moved to the brink of their fourth straight National League Central tit...
The biggest form of adversity that has encountered Freeport girls soccer in 2026 has not come from an opponent on the Yellowjackets’ schedule.
The defending WPIAL Cla...
Camryn Woods has gotten a glimpse of where her soccer career is going.
A recent setback has helped give her an idea of what might be even further along down the road....
Diamond Park is one of two clear signs that you have entered the City of Butler from the south. The other is right across the street: the Butler County Courthouse.
As a ...
Politics nerds have many ideas about how to strengthen American democracy. However, few directly address silent elections. For example, ranked-choice voting does nothing ...
A motorcycle ministry will host a Ride to Cook Forest Winter Coats for Kids event at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, at Cabot Church, 707 Winfield Road in Winfield Township.
T...
Stacy Stoughton, regent of the Daughters of the American Revolution, will speak to the Evans City Area Historical Society at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 28, at 204 S. Jackson St...
History buffs and people interested in acting are invited to take a closer look at the friendship between President Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant during a program ...
Richard Fudoli had jammed with the coolest cats in the Chicago jazz scene and played alongside world-renowned acts.
But most people would not have suspected it as they sa...
The Knights of Columbus Butler Council 866 is hosting its second annual four-person scramble charity golf tournament on Saturday, Sept. 26.
The event begins at 8 a.m. at ...
The Slippery Rock Community Library is hosting a 5K race and half-mile fun run in October.
The Halloween Hustle will take place Oct. 10 at Cooper’s Lake Event Venue and C...
The Tuff Tornado Run will return to Alameda Park on Sept. 26, bringing a 2-mile muddy challenge to children and adults alike.
The run is an annual fundraiser for the Gold...
If you love sketch comedy with no limits, the Anything Goes Sketch Comedy Show is for you at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, and Saturday, Sept. 26, at 111 Arrowhead Drive, U...
Zelienople Area Public Library’s Wine Walk, which was postponed from June, has been rescheduled for Saturday, Sept. 19.
The fundraiser will take place from 5 to 8:30 p.m...
Our parents used to ask, “If all your friends were jumping off a bridge, would you do it too?”
We would always say no, understanding the message: if those around you are ...
The return of “Dancing with the Stars” and a new album from Luke Bryan are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
Also among the ...
La Roche University Executive Director of Introcaso Center for Lifelong Learning Jennifer Engel said she remembers when a woman, grieving her late husband, said that the ...
It isn’t difficult in the Concordia Haven Retirement Apartments to stumble on a resident involved in some form of community service or charity work. Resident Elizabeth Sp...
Crews from Grossman Construction were making structural repairs Monday afternoon, Sept. 14, to the historic structure on Rebecca Street in Saxonburg, where the borough’s ...
