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Tucked inside the Greater Butler Mart, the St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store offers a quiet haven for bargain hunters eager to find deals after the Christmas rush subsides...
The arrangement of Butler County Common Pleas Court judges will have a few changes in 2026 when two newly elected judges begin their 10-year terms in office.
The court is...
As 2025 draws to a close, the Butler Eagle is taking time to look back at some of the biggest, most read and most interesting stories of 2025.
We also took time to talk ...
Emergency services recovered a body from a burning vehicle Monday morning on Creek Road in Forward Township, according to state police.
The report came in around 10:48 a...
A state trooper was struck by a vehicle Monday afternoon at the intersection of New Castle Road and Interstate 79 in Muddy Creek Township.
According to a news release fro...
A potent winter storm threatened blizzard-like conditions, treacherous travel and power outages in parts of the Upper Midwest as other areas of the country braced Monday ...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Monday to discuss the ceasefire in Gaza, whose troubled opening months are stoking con...
HONG KONG — China's military on Monday dispatched air, navy and missile units to conduct joint live-fire drills around the island of Taiwan, which Beijing called a “stern...
KYIV, Ukraine — The United States is offering Ukraine security guarantees for a period of 15 years as part of a proposed peace plan, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensk...
KARNS CITY — Union avoided disaster in the second quarter. That was Step 1.
The Golden Knights couldn’t pull off Step 2.
Trailing 19-4 after the first eight minutes, Unio...
Tied with Greensburg Central Catholic after three quarters, North Catholic girls basketball earned a 14-8 edge in the final period to post a 54-48 victory at the North Ca...
Moniteau boys basketball outscored Slippery Rock 17-3 in the third quarter, sparking the Warriors to a 46-42 victory Monday at the Moniteau Holiday Tournament.
Brendin Sa...
The Pittsburgh Penguins are taking a flyer on a former top draft pick, hoping a change of scenary will unlock forward Yegor Chinakhov’s full potential.
The Penguins, who ...
BUTLER TWP — Mark Maier had his cake and ate it, too.
Butler’s girls basketball coach turned 56 on Monday. A cookie cake was purchased, to be delivered to the Golden ...
PITTSBURGH — It was always going to end up like this for the Pittsburgh Steelers, wasn't it?
Week 18. At home. Their biggest rival on the other sideline. A playoff spot ...
Something to watch in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals will be how sharp the teams that got first-round byes are early in their games.
No. 2 seed Ohio State wi...
See this week’s schedule of local sports across Butler County.
Monday, Dec. 29
Boys Basketball
9:55 a.m. — King’s Academy vs. Mars, at Tampa Bay Christmas Invit...
On a December afternoon, Beverly Carr made buckeye cookies with her daughter, Amber McCreary, in their Center Township home as Christmas music played in the background.
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Alongside the hundreds of stories written by the Butler Eagle staff in 2025 were just as many photographs taken by the Eagle photography staff. The images helped tell the...