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.
A United States Postal Service inspector boiled down his presentation Thursday, March 26, on how seniors can avoid scams to one tip — get a second opinion.
Martin Blow, ...
A tornado watch has been issued for 12 counties, including Butler.
The watch was issued by National Weather Service around 5 p.m. and is in effect until 11 p.m.
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An Ohio man is accused of stealing credit and debit cards from a locker in Planet Fitness in Cranberry Township.
Anthony Christian, 45, of Canal Winchester, Ohio, was cha...
A senior from Seneca Valley Senior High School will present her research on the Harmony Line in Evans City to the Evans City Historical Society.
The Pittsburgh, Harmony, ...
A Butler man on Thursday, March 26, was sentenced to serve 5-10 years in state prison after pleading guilty to striking and killing a pedestrian in July while driving und...
Rough, windy conditions on Thursday, March 26, led to brush fire damage and downed wires near the border of Butler and Lawrence counties.
Emergency crews responded to a s...
A former Cranberry Township man was sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to charges for killing two people in a crash while driving under the influence in June in Be...
An iPhone crash notification led Butler Township police to apprehend a Lyndora husband and wife accused of stealing a purse outside Walmart, as well as for multiple retai...
UPDATE: The 15-year-old boy has been found.
The Cranberry Township Police Department is seeking assistance in locating a 15-year-old boy, it said Thursday, March 26, on i...
A 74-year-old Clearfield Township woman lost $700 to a scammer asking for Apple gift cards, state police said Wednesday, March 25.
Police said the woman was contacted by...
NEW YORK — A U.S. judge pressed the Trump administration Thursday about its basis for barring Venezuela’s government from paying former President Nicolás Maduro’s legal f...
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s high court on Thursday overturned the use of automatic life sentences without parole for people convicted of second-degree murder, saying it v...
A revised version of the House’s aviation safety bill now has the backing of the NTSB, but most of the families of the 67 victims of last year’s midair collision near Was...
The Iran war has deflected global attention from Russia’s all-out invasion of its neighbor Ukraine as Europe’s biggest conflict since World War II enters its fifth year a...
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday announced it had eased restrictions on a group of Belarus-linked financial and potash companies in the latest sign of im...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday he would sign an order instructing the Homeland Security secretary to immediately pay Transportation Security Administra...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran and the United States appeared at an impasse Thursday, with each side hardening its position over talks and setting the stage for anoth...
BUTLER TWP — Butler reached the top of the mountain several times. But Seneca Valley never let it reach the other side.
The Golden Tornado boys volleyball team was able t...
BUTLER TWP — Over the last two weeks, inclement weather forced the suspension of Butler boys lacrosse’s first three games against Shaler, North Catholic and Penn-Trafford...
JJ Wetherholt didn’t take long to notch his first Major League hit. It just so happened to sail over the right center field fence, as well.
With an 0-2 count leading off ...
For the past four seasons, the Butler County-area softball scene starred Seneca Valley’s Lexie Hames, who graduated after last season and moved on to play at Clemson.
Ano...
Spring is in the air. The pings of bats striking baseballs are, as well.
Butler County features plenty of talent on the diamond, including reigning WPIAL Class 6A champio...
The Rotary Club of Cranberry Township — Sunrise honored the December, January and February Students of the Month during a recognition breakfast at Haine Elementary School...
There even might be a bright, morning comet
There’s absolutely no guarantee, but early April could open with quite a show put on by Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS). On April 4, it...
Flag football is now an official PIAA sport, even though some high schools in Butler County have been training teams for the game for several years.
Flag football teams f...
Paul McCartney is back with his first new album since the end of 2020, and a new single that honors late former bandmate John Lennon.
The Beatles icon and former Wings fr...
LOS ANGELES — The Oscars are leaving Hollywood.
In 2029, the year the telecast moves from ABC to YouTube, the ceremony itself will move from its longtime home at the Dol...
With Easter just around the corner, Butler County has a host of egg hunts before, during and after Easter Sunday for children to take part in.
March 27: Alameda Park ...
