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 Chicora woman is accused of stealing more than $20,000 from the Butler Girls Softball Booster Club and spending at least part of it on online gambling, according to But...
ADAMS TWP — With other issues already resolved, who the merger will benefit and how became a major question asked during the fourth public meeting on the proposed merger ...
The photos below shows a view of the potential future "Mars Township" on July 12, 2026.
Adams Township and Mars will ask voters to consider merging the two municipalitie...
At Mars Pizza, the most popular order is still the simplest one.
Cheese pizza remains the customer favorite, followed closely by pepperoni. But Mike Porreca, who has owne...
Although nearly every township or borough in Butler County has a municipal park or recreation complex of some kind, few — if any — can boast of one quite as expansive as ...
The following items were collected from various police departments and district courts:
Butler
July 13 — Aaron James Diehl, 22, of Butler, was charged with two felony for...
The new Butler Senior Center will become a central hub for services for older residents when it opens in September.
The center and several Butler County offices are shari...
When voters in Adams Township and Mars Borough head to the polls on Election Day, Nov. 3, they will decide whether to approve the proposed merger of the two municipalitie...
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces hit two of Russia’s biggest oil refineries overnight in its latest long-range strikes, officials said Wednesday, as Kyiv deepened its eco...
CAIRO — Iran launched a barrage of missiles at American forces in the Middle East early Wednesday as the U.S. partnered with Saudi Arabia to strike Tehran-backed militias...
WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer questions from senators in a Republican-led committee hearing about his han...
SHELBYVILLE, Ky. — KFC founder Colonel Sanders’ pressure cooker, black bow tie and dozens of other personal items are up for public auction, along with his former home an...
WASHINGTON — The Senate took the first steps toward passage of a sweeping Russian sanctions bill on Tuesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Capitol, m...
WASHINGTON — Sen. Lindsey Graham, the son of pool hall owners who rose to become one of his generation's more influential U.S. politicians at home and abroad, was eulogiz...
WASHINGTON — The Senate has confirmed Jay Clayton to become head of the nation’s intelligence agencies, putting a permanent director in place weeks after President Donald...
WASHINGTON — Iran launched multiple ballistic missiles at American forces in the Middle East on Tuesday, shattering a brief pause in fighting as mediators tried to get bo...
WASHINGTON — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump met at the White House on Tuesday for the first time since they launched a joint war aga...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met Tuesday ahead of Sen. Lindsey Graham's funeral, with the two leaders discussing ways f...
Jason Thompson guided Mars varsity baseball to four WPIAL playoff appearances in five years, including a pair of semifinal games.
But the Planets will have a new coach in...
PITTSBURGH — James McCann singled in the winning run in the 12th inning with his fourth hit of the game and the Arizona Diamondbacks held on for an 8-7 win over the Pitts...
CHICAGO — The Big Ten Conference would do away with its championship game if college football adopts a 24-team playoff.
Commissioner Tony Petitti says that’s a worthwhil...
Miami is picked to do something it’s never done before: win the Atlantic Coast Conference title.
The Hurricanes are the favorites to win the ACC, which released its prese...
ARLINGTON, Texas — Nebraska will play Florida and Penn State will face SMU in the $1 million made-for-TV women's college volleyball exhibition set for next month at AT&T ...
LATROBE — Aaron Rodgers says there's “zero debate" that this season will be his last.
The future Hall of Fame quarterback's status beyond 2026 is seemingly one of the fe...
The Davis Hollow Marina section of Moraine State Park hosted the second round of the Pittsburgh MTB Enduro Series, a regional off-road bike racing competition, on Sunday,...
The long wait is (just about) over.
High school football season begins in just about a month, renewing hope for each of the 11 teams in the Butler County area.
Let us...
The countdown to kickoff is underway.
The 2026 PIAA football season begins Aug. 28, and with a month to go before the first meaningful snaps are taken, it’s time to look ...
The City of Butler announced a zero-tolerance policy on electronic bicycles, otherwise known as e-bikes, effective July 23, due to violent crashes with riders that have l...
The United States — like all democracies — is centered around the basic premise that a representative system of governance reflects public preferences. This is not and ha...
The relief the state budget impasse was solved in only two weeks this time was short-lived, at least here in Butler County.
That’s because for the second year in a row, s...
Pennsylvania has a budget for the upcoming fiscal year passed earlier this month, “just” 12 days late; but to make that happen required the members of the General Assembl...
From its mid-century origins to its current Grand Avenue home, the Mars Area Public Library enters its next era the same way it started — relying on a dedicated staff, cr...
The Butler Area Public Library will have a jigsaw puzzle challenge Thursday, Aug. 13.
Register a team of two to four adults to compete in a race to assemble a puzzle agai...
Some of Peter Calaboyias’ artwork has gone astray over the years.
Much of his work involves massive pieces, including metal objects, such as the five bronze vases he was ...
Happy Birthday Ronnie Litzinger on your Birthday July 29th.
We think of you today,
But that is nothing new,
We think of you very day.
Remembering you is easy;
We do it ...
In memory of our beloved mother and grandmother, Pauline Glenn, who passed away 16 years ago today.
We remember all the happiness and joy you gave our family.
We dearly m...
In memory of our mother, Dorothy Terwilliger,
who passed away 19 years ago today.
We miss you more than ever.
Love you forever and always, Mom.
Carol, Vickie and Families...
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The “Purple Rain” musical will finally hit Broadway in 2027. But it won’t be the same version that made its world premiere last November at the State Th...
NEW YORK — Singer Carly Simon has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and was recently treated for skin cancer, the singer shared in a statement provided to the Assoc...
Residents of Mars are already quite familiar with the name “Purvis Brothers,” the 95-year-old family-owned fuel distribution company which also owns the small Planet Mart...
