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.
Butler Cultural District, a project of Butler Rotary Club PM, is set to reveal a community mosaic for the exterior wall of The Penn Theater created during the Steeples & ...
Kiosks and new meters were installed in parking lots along Main, Diamond and North streets Tuesday, Aug. 19.
The kiosks offer credit card or cash payment. Meters will sti...
The Butler County Prison Board on Tuesday renewed an inmate addiction treatment contract with the Ellen O’Brien Gaiser Center and is planning to negotiate an extension of...
SAXONBURG — Borough council is looking into the possibility of putting together a noise ordinance, something the municipality does not currently have.
According to Steven...
The following are first place winners from the Butler Farm Show, which ended Saturday, Aug. 15.
Youth Vegetables
Green Snap Beans, Wyatt Carson, Chicora
Yellow Snap Beans...
A Jefferson County man is accused of attempting to assault a man with a chain saw Monday, Aug. 17, in Butler.
Butler police charged Alan Richard Berkey, 37, Tuesday, Aug....
A man is accused of breaking into a Butler car wash and causing thousands of dollars in damage in late July.
Aidan A. Hardisty, 34, was charged with a felony count of bur...
A Butler man had his neck cut after allegedly entering an apartment and physically attacking two people.
Daniel G. Watters, 61, of Butler, is facing charges of felony cri...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates suspended all trade with Iran on Wednesday after the UAE said it had come under renewed fire from the country — a m...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Deadly airstrikes in Gaza on Wednesday cast more doubt on whether new U.S. efforts can advance a tenuous ceasefire in the Palestinian territor...
Crews were working to restore power to thousands of Hawaii residents Tuesday after the outer bands of Lala battered the archipelago over the weekend, causing destructive ...
SEOUL, South Korea — The South Korean and U.S. militaries have agreed to shorten their drills at the U.S.’s request, South Korean officials said Wednesday, days after Pre...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds won the Republican nomination for Florida governor and former Rep. David Jolly picked up the Democratic nod in primary ele...
LAS VEGAS — Some members of Tupac Shakur's family stepped out of the courtroom Tuesday before prosecutors showed photos from his autopsy at the Las Vegas trial of the man...
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State fraternity pledges were made to cut and package cocaine for a drug ring that was run out of two off-campus frat houses, authorities said.
The i...
WOBURN, Mass. — At a Massachusetts lab, pebble-sized pellets are transformed into forks and films that won't leave persistent microplastics in the environment.
These are...
First-year head coach Zachary Benedek is bringing a new energy to the Mars Fightin' Planets football program after they had another successful run to the WPIAL Class 5A p...
TJ Wiley’s first season as Knoch’s head coach was, in his own words, “a recipe for disaster from the start.”
The Knights suffered through a 0-10 campaign last fall, just ...
Over the past four seasons, notable Western Pa. high school coach Eric Kasperowicz helped lift Mars into the conversation of the WPIAL’s best. He left to take over at his...
As much as he may like to, Knoch quarterback Max Wiley knows he can't have a re-do on the 2025 season.
The team's 0-10 record and Wiley's no touchdowns and five intercept...
BUTLER TWP — Nobody’s job is safe.
Taking over for a Mars football program that had established itself as a perennial playoff team under former coach Eric Kasperowicz, hi...
Here’s what to know about the No. 18 Penn State Nittany Lions this season:
Expectations for 2026
Penn State (7-6) is starting fresh with new coach Matt Campbell, who’...
Four Seneca Valley golfers came in under 40 as the Raiders topped Beaver 185-225 at Cranberry Highlands on Tuesday.
Shooting 36s for SV were Jacob Wallace, Lucas Barber a...
PITTSBURGH — Braxton Ashcraft allowed five hits over eight efficient innings, Oneil Cruz homered in his return from the injured list and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the D...
It was tough sledding for the Knoch Knights, who went winless a year ago under first-year head coach TJ Wiley. But the Knights have hope heading into the 2026 PIAA footba...
A.J. Flick’s dynastic run at Lernerville Speedway was not slowed down Friday night.
The veteran racer won his seventh straight and 10th total 410 Sprint Car championship ...
Seneca Valley School District should be applauded for entering into a partnership with the Jed Foundation to strengthen the district’s existing mental health and suicide ...
CRANBERRY TWP — At 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18, voters in the 12th House District of Pennsylvania will have chosen their next state representative — for about three months.
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The process of making bread can be fascinating and a Butler-raised baker who now works near Washington, D.C. is taking a unique approach and helping to keep a little hist...
Math can mean different things to different people. It’s simple sums for children or sophisticated models for hedge fund managers. For mathematicians, it is an act of dis...
A new 4-H group, “Kids Crafting Kindness,” is launching in Butler County. It is actively seeking youth members who want to combine creativity with community service.
The ...
SonRise Community Church in Buffalo Township will have an International Overdose Awareness Day memorial event Aug. 31.
The church invites the community to gather in remem...
Join a Moraine State Park naturalist to learn about the owls that prowl the night woods in Pennsylvania.
The park will host an Owl Prowl from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday...
Numerous dogs took part in the 2008 dog show for Concordia Lutheran Ministries, but it was a West Highland white terrier owned by a 13-year-old girl who took home the top...
The new sensation among some Chinese moviegoers is an animated film whose characters appear to have been created with rudimentary 3D animation and have been described as ...
NEW YORK — Frank Beard, the drummer for the Texas boogie-rock trio ZZ Top who kept the tempo for the band’s biggest hits like “Sharp Dressed Man,” “Legs” and “Gimme All Y...
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Adam Driver will make a long-anticipated entrance into the Marvel Cinematic Universe to play super villain Mister Sinister, and “Obsession” breakout sta...
One of the toughest things to go through as an adult is helping your parents as they get older. Life is finite, and both you and your parents might be reluctant to talk ...
People who know they need an attorney don’t always know what kind of attorney they need.
The Butler County Bar Association doesn’t provide legal advice, but its legal ref...
