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.
ADAMS TWP — The board of supervisors voted during its meeting on Monday night, Oct. 12, to amend the township’s current ordinance on garbage collection to limit hours of ...
With the price of Halloween costumes rising, the Butler County Young Professionals are back for another year to offer free costumes to children across the county.
The 11t...
One person was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital after a single-vehicle crash into a tree Tuesday morning, Oct. 13, on Winfield Road, according to Butler County Emergency Se...
VALENCIA — Effective Oct. 28, the position of borough mayor will be vacant.
Borough council unanimously approved the resignation of Mayor Lori Trosky at its Monday, Oct. ...
With more water problems reportedly occurring at Stackhouse Management’s Rolling Valley Estates, Connoquenessing Township officials are taking strides to bolster the town...
The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education’s (PASSHE) board of governors unanimously approved a request for a 5.5% increase in state funding for the 2027-28 fiscal...
JACKSON TWP — One of several grants Seneca Valley’s school board approved applying for at its meeting Monday, Oct. 12, would support Holocaust education events and projec...
Less than three months after a special election between them was decided by fewer than 100 votes, Democratic Rep. Brandon Dukes and Republican challenger Scott Timko face...
A Concord Township man is facing multiple charges after state police said he retaliated against a person he was accused of threatening in a previous case.
Michael Freedl...
An Adams Township man is facing multiple charges after police say they found a firearm reported stolen in his home while investigating a report of fireworks being set off...
Six Flags temporarily closed nine roller coasters across six amusement parks on Monday after one person died and several others were injured in an incident involving a co...
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine received no early warning from its partners about a Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv in which five missiles hit civilian infrastructure, P...
ROME — Pope Leo XIV was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on Tuesday ahead of surgery later in the day to remove a lung nodule, an operation that experts say will deter...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Emergency help for Christa Pike was delayed by confusion among first responders and Tennessee prison officials following her failed execution last mont...
NEW YORK — Elon Musk, the world's only trillionaire, has quietly become the biggest known donor in this year's midterm elections, doling out more than $276 million since ...
LOS ANGELES — Actor and disability rights advocate RJ Mitte, who brought a lifetime of experience with cerebral palsy to fictional family struggles in an essential role o...
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. — A Rhode Island pumpkin grower appears to have broken the world record for the heaviest pumpkin, with his giant squash topping the current record ...
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican said Pope Leo XIV will be admitted to the hospital on Tuesday in the late morning, ahead of surgery to remove a lung nodule discovered during r...
A coroner on Monday released the names of the gunman and six of the eight people he shot and killed at a home in Erie, Pennsylvania, including seven of his relatives.
T...
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that Russia has continued to strike Ukraine's energy facilities even after U.S. President Donald Trump...
SLIPPERY ROCK TWP — Within his family, Wade Freehling is stuck in the middle.
The Slippery Rock junior has two older brothers and two younger ones. It may be difficult fo...
Trevor Rumbaugh’s first career hat trick powered Karns City boys soccer to a 4-2 victory Monday against Central Clarion.
Ty McFarland also scored for the Gremlins. Josh P...
PINE TWP — Lexi Rudish’s shot could’ve been the equalizer.
Except, with her team down a goal in the second half Monday night against Pine-Richland, the Butler freshman fo...
ADAMS TWP — Nobody saw this coming — particularly Shaler.
The Titans invaded Mars Athletic Complex on Monday night riding an 11-game winning streak in which they allowed ...
PITTSBURGH — Mike McCarthy is fanatically meticulous in his preparation. Just don’t mistake that thorough approach with being inflexible.
The Pittsburgh Steelers coach k...
Slippery Rock guard Brielle Jordan has committed to NCAA Division II Concord University (W.Va) women’s basketball.
The senior announced her decision to join the Mountain ...
ADAMS TWP — Gabi Weidemann has been the engine behind Mars’ girls volleyball success for the past two-and-a-half seasons.
But the junior hasn’t been badgered by college c...
See this week’s schedule of local sports across Butler County.
Monday, Oct. 12
Hockey
7 — Shaler at Mars, at Baierl Ice Complex
7:45 — North Catholic at Meadvil...
Jennings Environmental Education Center administrators said there are already people offering to help out with the Old Stone House, which officially became the state park...
Is it acceptable to bring an iced coffee to a job interview?
This seemingly mundane question has somehow consumed various corners of the internet, taking over social medi...
When I was sworn in for my latest term in 2025, my team and I immediately hit the ground running. There was no time to waste: the 2017 tax cuts that spurred the greatest ...
I’m not a career politician. I’m an Army veteran, engineer, former union member, dad to four girls, youth hockey coach, and Western Pennsylvanian. I started working as a ...
When Tom Bowser and his wife founded Fishbone Ministries in the early 2000s, local churches they consulted warned them against “going to The Island” with their mission. T...
In the mid-1990s, Pennsylvania was plagued with inefficient power generation, soaring prices and rolling blackouts. Electric rates were 15% higher than the national avera...
Slippery Rock University kicks off its 2026-27 free family music series with Sing Move Play: Halloween from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 17 at Swope Music Building, Room ...
John Kennedy, the owner of Four Seasons Game Bird Farm in Valencia, hosted a sporting clay shoot and pheasant hunt Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2009. He used golf carts and a huntin...
Butler Meals on Wheels will hold a fundraiser dinner from 3 to 6 p.m. Oct. 20 at St. Peter’s Anglican Church, 218 E. Jefferson St. in Butler. The dinner will include past...
Moniteau High School will host its homecoming football game Friday, Oct. 16. The crowning of homecoming royalty will take place during halftime.
The homecoming dance is ...
NEW YORK — Actor Selma Blair has been issued a summons accusing her of assaults that occurred aboard a plane after she was taken into custody following a flight from Los ...
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. — Proverbs 3:5-6
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