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.
Minimal changes are expected in next year’s Winfield Township budget.
A preliminary version of the budget was made public at the most recent supervisors meeting Thursday...
The Pennsylvania Department of Health is alerting healthcare providers to a likely increase in patients suffering from opioid withdrawal symptoms after a currently legal ...
Butler County Commissioner Kevin Boozel officially announced Friday, Nov. 6, that he intends to run for a fourth four-year term in the 2027 election.
Boozel, a Democrat, ...
These real estate transactions were recorded in Butler County from Oct. 5 to 9:
Adams Township
Holly Palmer to Eric and Nika Hazen at 2 Presidential Lane for $890,000.
Pi...
When people think of wells, they often picture a crew drilling for oil. What they don’t picture is the pollution caused by the hundreds of thousands of out-of-use wells, ...
Connoquenessing Valley Elementary School in Harmony has been named as a 2026 Blue Ribbon School by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
The school was recognized for...
A former state auditor from Cranberry Township accused of attempting to procure child sexual abuse material had his charges held for court when he appeared for a Friday, ...
The proposed 2027 budget for Connoquenessing Township is not expected to include a tax increase.
The draft budget — which was made public after a supervisors’ meeting Wed...
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers created a surprising 165,000 new jobs last month and the unemployment rate dipped to 4.1%.
The hiring was far stronger than the 65,000 new job...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said the U.S. military on Friday carried out new limited strikes on Iran, targeting an Iranian air defense system.
Iranian state media...
ILULISSAT, Greenland — Greenland has opened a new international airport, seeking to lure visitors from around the world as the Arctic island looks toward eventual indepen...
WASHINGTON — Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut said on Friday that he has been discharged from the hospital after suffering a stroke last weekend and will miss ...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Secret Service said a suspect has been arrested and charged after officers found him in a vehicle near the White House with multiple guns, claiming ...
Cornell University’s Faculty Senate approved a resolution Friday declaring “no confidence” in the school’s top leaders, a symbolic gesture reflecting deep discontent on c...
ATLANTA — Zoo Atlanta’s newest pandas munched bamboo and lounged Friday during their public debut as smiling visitors lined up to welcome them.
Ping Ping, a male, and Fu ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Jay Rockefeller, the last member of his family’s political dynasty — and the only Democrat — who served as West Virginia’s governor and later a longti...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday that Stephen Miller was replacing Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff, installing as his closest adviser a loyal, co...
HOUSTON — Houston’s mayor on Friday directed police to limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities, signing an order that he called a result of Democrats recla...
All driver’s license and photo centers will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 11, in observance of Veterans Day, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
Custo...
The Butler Eagle’s photo team was at two district title games Friday night: Karns City vs. Central Clarion in the District 9 football championship and Seneca Valley vs. N...
BROOKVILLE — They say defense wins championships.
Karns City’s football team took that adage to heart Friday night.
The Gremlins forced Central Clarion into six turnovers...
BUFFALO TWP — All of the momentum was with Freeport.
The Yellowjackets had come back from 17 points down in the final 16 minutes of regulation, then taken a three-point l...
PITTSBURGH — Seneca Valley added another trophy to its illustrious soccer history, capturing the WPIAL Class 4A title Friday night at F.N.B. Stadium.
It required a tense ...
North Catholic is moving on to the WPIAL Class 3A football quarterfinals after a methodical 21-0 win Friday night over Beaver.
The No. 6 Trojans will face No. 3 Hopewell,...
It’s a championship night in two kinds of football.
Eagle reporters will be at two pigskin-related games tonight — the District 9 Class 2A championship between Karns City...
DENVER — Federal appeals court judges handed the NCAA a significant victory in its struggle to implement a new five-year eligibility ruling Friday, though the win does no...
PITTSBURGH — Jaylen Warren's legs never stop moving. Which way they take the relentlessly upbeat Pittsburgh Steelers running back during a given play is a mystery, someti...
PITTSBURGH — Baye Ndongo had 23 points and 21 rebounds, Chase Foster added 20 points and Pittsburgh rallied from a 13-point halftime deficit to beat Buffalo 80-61 on Thur...
MIAMI — Former NFL star Antonio Brown pleaded guilty Friday to aggravated assault with a firearm in connection with a 2025 shooting outside a celebrity boxing match in Mi...
In President Donald Trump’s own words:
March 4, 2023: “No new wars.”
Aug. 5, 2024: “And we won’t have wars again.”
Oct. 5, 2024: “But I will not send you to fight and die...
On Oct. 15, I read all seven letters to the editor.
I was so pleased that the Eagle has a paper to tell logical people the truth about the state our country is in now. Th...
Being an American is much more than enjoying the spoils of your hard work. It's more than vacationing at some plush beach resort, owning a home, or touting a new SUV or p...
I’ve been a subscriber to the Eagle for more than 40 years and I believe there is a left-wing bias in the Butler Eagle.
Last month, the Eagle printed seven letters, all o...
A recent letter to the editor asked for fairness on the opinion page after a series of letters to the editor were published Oct. 15.
In response to that writer’s concern,...
Ask a young person what employers want and you will likely hear about credentials: a diploma, a degree, a good GPA. Those matter. But Butler County employers are asking f...
When your farmers market is brimming with winter squash, don’t neglect some of the funkier-looking varieties, like Hubbard squash. It’s a beautiful blue winter squash tha...
Santa Claus will make one of his first appearances in Butler County on Saturday, Dec. 5.
Callery Volunteer Fire Company and Adams Area Police Association are sponsoring a...
Elliott Acres Therapy Riding will have a spaghetti dinner Nov. 21, and the agency is looking for items to award through its basket raffle.
The dinner takes place from 2 t...
The annual Christmas party of the Butler County Genealogical Society will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, at St. Andrews United Presbyterian Church on the corner of East J...
Dan and Tammy Hartwick, of Concord Township, celebrated 50 years of marriage Oct. 30, with a family dinner at Missing Links Brewery.
Hartwick married the former Tammy Ell...
In loving memory of
Lindsey (Johnson) Fehl
On your birthday, November 8th
Happy birthday in heaven,
Our precious Lindsey.
Every year this day reminds us
Of the gift of yo...
In loving memory of our beloved Trudy Funkhouser whose birthday is November 7.
Today is your birthday,
But it's not like before,
Because you see, Trudy,
You aren't with u...
NEW YORK — Bingo, Care Bears, the Pokémon Trading Card Game and the humble playground slide have all made it into the National Toy Hall of Fame, taking their place alongs...
The Lord confides in those who fear him; he makes his covenant known to them. My eyes are ever on the Lord, for only he will release my feet from the snare. — Psalm 25:14...
