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.
MUDDY CREEK TWP — Following in the footsteps of numerous other municipalities in Butler County, the board of supervisors of Muddy Creek Township voted during its monthly ...
A visiting senior judge will issue a ruling on whether to recuse the district attorney’s office from prosecuting the man charged with striking and killing 15-year-old Aid...
Patty Strezeski is turning her late husband Troy’s love of golf into a way to give back to the community.
On Wednesday, Sept. 16, she launched the first Troy Strezeski Me...
After a Valencia man was accused of buying weapons and ammunition to be used in a terrorist attack in support of ISIS over the weekend, Butler County community members on...
NEW YORK — Consumers may be griping about higher prices at the pump and elsewhere, but they keep spending, helping to power the economy, according to the latest governmen...
VA Butler Fire & Emergency Services will conduct its quarterly live-fire training at its training facility at 325 New Castle Road in Butler Township on the mornings of Tu...
A full fall day of fun is coming to Butler this September as the city hosts its annual Butler Fall Festival.
The festival will run from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. ...
A New Brighton man who was accused of shooting toward a couple at a Beaver County gas station before fleeing into Cranberry Township was arrested in Sharon this weekend, ...
SLIPPERY ROCK — With the year coming to a close, borough officials considered whether purchasing a new police cruiser this year would be a feasible option instead of inco...
U.S. government agencies are tracking cyberthreats against nearly 20 shipping vessels around the world, according to U.S. officials familiar with the situation.
The Coast...
WASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson is closing up the House early, sending lawmakers home Wednesday to campaign for the midterm elections after what he claims is the most p...
BENGALURU, India — Human-caused global warming thinned glaciers and thawed mountain permafrost, likely helping to destabilize the Himalayan slope that collapsed last mont...
WASHINGTON — The House overwhelmingly approved a bill Wednesday that aims to have artificial intelligence data centers pay for their substantial energy needs as lawmakers...
CAIRO — Saudi Arabia accused Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels of trying to attack Islam’s holiest city, as the region responded with condemnation Wednesday but no sign o...
KYIV, Ukraine — A Russian drone struck a passenger bus in southern Ukraine early Wednesday, killing five people and wounding at least seven in the latest in a series of R...
LOS ANGELES — A motorist was arrested on murder charges after authorities say she slammed her SUV into a city bus in Los Angeles, killing at least two people and injuring...
Aden Shay is the type of football player you build a program around.
“I’d love to have that kid on my team for the next four years,” first-year Slippery Rock head coa...
League play is ramping up across Butler County, with Freeport visiting North Catholic in Week 4 of the PIAA football season looking to go 4-0 and start WPIAL section play...
Here are the Top 10 passers, rushers, receivers and scorers in the Butler County area so far in 2026. Stats are provided by teams directly, via MaxPreps or accumulated vi...
Here are the latest standings involving Butler County-area teams, as well as full schedules for the week. All games at 7 p.m. Friday unless otherwise noted:
Independe...
Wade Freehling led a balanced scoring effort with two goals in Slippery Rock’s 9-1 boys soccer rout of Conneaut on Wednesday.
Zach Lasko had two goals, and Cody Freehling...
JEFFERSON TWP — Shaler got started early. Knoch couldn’t finish all night.
The difference was a 3-0 WPIAL Section 1-3A girls soccer victory for the Titans on Wednesday ni...
BUTLER TWP — Basketball and the Lewandowski family are synonymous with each other.
Joe Lewandowski coaches United States 3x3 teams on an international level. His son,...
As Chase Rowe’s college baseball playing career was winding down, he was determined to stay involved in the sport in one way or another.
“It’s all I knew and I was lucky ...
PITTSBURGH — The Steelers plan to have cornerback Joey Porter Jr. do more this week in practice, but 18 days after being removed from the physically unable to perform lis...
PITTSBURGH — Minutes after Pittsburgh introduced Pat Narduzzi in the waning days of 2014, then interim athletic director Randy Juhl gave the school's new football coach a...
Diamond Park is one of two clear signs that you have entered the City of Butler from the south. The other is right across the street: the Butler County Courthouse.
As a ...
Politics nerds have many ideas about how to strengthen American democracy. However, few directly address silent elections. For example, ranked-choice voting does nothing ...
A motorcycle ministry will host a Ride to Cook Forest Winter Coats for Kids event at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, at Cabot Church, 707 Winfield Road in Winfield Township.
T...
In loving memory of Walter (Wally) Hudak whose birthday is today, September 17
Today is your birthday in Heaven above
Our blessings we send on the wings of a dove.
Not j...
NEW YORK — Ed Sheeran’s tour of North and South America was plunged into chaos Tuesday when four of his supporting acts abruptly quit in solidarity with the rapper Mackle...
NEW YORK — Peter Max, whose colorful, psychedelic pop art expressed the optimism of the “flower power” movement of the 1960s and graced everything from postage stamps to ...
The Knights of Columbus Butler Council 866 is hosting its second annual four-person scramble charity golf tournament on Saturday, Sept. 26.
The event begins at 8 a.m. at ...
The Slippery Rock Community Library is hosting a 5K race and half-mile fun run in October.
The Halloween Hustle will take place Oct. 10 at Cooper’s Lake Event Venue and C...
The Tuff Tornado Run will return to Alameda Park on Sept. 26, bringing a 2-mile muddy challenge to children and adults alike.
The run is an annual fundraiser for the Gold...
If you love sketch comedy with no limits, the Anything Goes Sketch Comedy Show is for you at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, and Saturday, Sept. 26, at 111 Arrowhead Drive, U...
Zelienople Area Public Library’s Wine Walk, which was postponed from June, has been rescheduled for Saturday, Sept. 19.
The fundraiser will take place from 5 to 8:30 p.m...
Our parents used to ask, “If all your friends were jumping off a bridge, would you do it too?”
We would always say no, understanding the message: if those around you are ...
La Roche University Executive Director of Introcaso Center for Lifelong Learning Jennifer Engel said she remembers when a woman, grieving her late husband, said that the ...
It isn’t difficult in the Concordia Haven Retirement Apartments to stumble on a resident involved in some form of community service or charity work. Resident Elizabeth Sp...
