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 brother of a Mercer County Jail inmate is accused of lying to police about his brother’s escape Sunday, May 10, near Prospect, according to state police.
The inmate,...
A three-vehicle crash was reported Wednesday morning, May 13, in Butler Township, according to Butler County Emergency Services dispatch.
The crash occurred around 9:30 a...
The Butler County prison board is replacing the prison’s three original, 17-year-old laundry dryers.
Warden Beau Sneddon said $80,000 was placed in this year’s capital bu...
A witness for the defense of a Louisiana man accused of stabbing a co-worker at a Bruin job site contradicted the victim’s testimony at a Tuesday, May 12, preliminary hea...
SLIPPERY ROCK — Each year, the Butler County Family YMCA highlights a different theme for its annual meeting in May. For this year’s meeting — held Tuesday night, May 12,...
BUTLER TWP — After a five-month hiatus caused by a wastewater improvement project, Alameda Park’s main trail is once again open to hikers, bikers and other outdoor enthus...
Sydni Rodgers, a Butler Township home school student, said her desire to make a difference and her love of kids motivates her to progress in higher education.
At just 18...
Last fall, the Saxonburg Area Rotary installed and opened a new playground at the corner of North Rebecca and Water streets at Roebling Park in Saxonburg. However, while ...
KYIV, Ukraine — More than 100 Russian drones targeted areas of Ukraine on Wednesday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, hours after another barrage of civilian areas kil...
President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing for the first state visit to China by a U.S. leader in nine years, as the world’s two largest economies look to stabilize ties w...
U.S. President Donald Trump repeated his military threats against Iran ahead of a visit to China, the Islamic Republic’s largest oil customer and a key diplomatic partner...
BALTIMORE (AP) — Prosecutors announced criminal charges Tuesday in the deadly 2024 collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, accusing a Singapore-based ship oper...
WASHINGTON — The head of the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Marty Makary, is resigning after a rocky tenure that drew months of complaints from health industry executi...
President Donald Trump’s push to redraw the nation’s U.S. House districts received mixed results Tuesday as South Carolina senators defied his desires but Missouri’s top ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Presenting a utility bill as a valid form of identification at a voting precinct in West Virginia has gone the way of the tavern polling place and the...
BERLIN — Albrecht Weinberg, who survived several Nazi concentration and death camps and lost most of his family in the Holocaust before returning to Germany in his 80s, h...
MOSCOW — Russia on Tuesday test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile as part of efforts to modernize the country's nuclear forces, a launch hailed by President...
U.S. President Donald Trump is showing signs of frustration at a lack of progress in negotiations to end the 10-week war with Iran, as the Strait of Hormuz remains all bu...
WEST DEER TWP — Having worn an intense look on his face for most of Tuesday's WPIAL Class 3A first-round baseball playoff game, Gage Blystone let a grin peek out from beh...
Justin Fry’s RBI-single with the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh inning was the decisive hit in No. 3 Thomas Jefferson’s 3-2 win over No. 14 Mars in a WPIAL Cla...
Butler has been one of the best baseball teams in the WPIAL and was rewarded as such with the top seed in the Class 6A tournament.
The district playoff brackets were rele...
Butler County boasts four teams in this season’s WPIAL softball playoffs, which get underway next week.
Seneca Valley, seeded No. 2 in Class 6A, received a bye to the sem...
In its quest for a fourth consecutive WPIAL Class 2A championship, Mars girls lacrosse was tabbed as the top seed in the district playoff tournament. The brackets were re...
The WPIAL released its boys volleyball playoff brackets Friday, and two Butler County teams remain in action after the first round.
In Class 3A, Butler (14-4) is seeded N...
PITTSBURGH — Paul Skenes allowed two hits over eight masterful innings to help the Pittsburgh Pirates toppled the Colorado Rockies 3-1 Tuesday night.
The reigning Nationa...
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates placed catcher Joey Bart on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a left foot infection.
Bart is hitting .259 with two homers and nine ...
Sidney Crosby is heading to Switzerland to represent his country at the men’s world hockey championships, Hockey Canada announced Tuesday.
This will mark the Pittsbu...
Spring rains have played havoc on much of the 2026 spring high school sports season.
The WPIAL Individual Track and Field Championships are feeling the bite, as well. The...
Kids Day America took place Saturday, May 9, at the Butler Farm Show.
The event, which is still organized by the same group that founded it, reached its 26th year Saturd...
From the founding, Americans understood that a republic depends on the character and judgment of its citizens. In the years after the Revolution, that insight took shape ...
Lutheran Senior Life is offering its next Family and Caregiver Support Group, a safe, confidential space for loved ones to share experiences, find support and learn strat...
More than 1,000 students from Evans City elementary and middle schools on May 13, 2011, raised more than $10,000 for cancer research in memory of a former beloved teacher...
The Butler County chapter of the North Country Trail will host two events in May.
The chapter will have a meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 13, at Jennings Environmenta...
The spring planting season is finally here. Learn how you can support your community, your garden, and your family at a free two-day event this weekend.
For over 20 years...
Nothing tastes better than fresh-from-the-garden tomatoes, making them a staple in even the smallest of home gardens. Success in growing tomatoes starts with choosing the...
MADISON, Wis — Pop star Debbie Gibson and Terry “Geezer” Butler, co-founder of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, are singing the same tune when it comes to sparing dogs...
There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life in Christ has set me free from the law of sin a...
