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 County commissioners awarded $81,030 in local park renovation grants to a dozen municipalities for various projects.
The grants were announced at a Wednesday, Apri...
PennDOT is about to begin paving and resurfacing on Routes 68 and 228 in Chicora and Summit, Oakland and Clinton townships.
The state Department of Transportation said B...
Butler city officials agreed to pay $8,906 for a traffic signal head upgrade after running into a maintenance issue with the current signal.
City council voted unanimousl...
The VA Butler Healthcare System and the Drug Enforcement Administration will host National Prescription Drug Take Back Day April 25 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Butler V...
The Bridge Educational Foundation met with contributors at Butler Catholic School on Thursday, April 9, to award Butler and Clarion county students with $95,000 in schola...
The City of Butler is poised to pay nearly $800,000 to Shields Asphalt Paving for its paving and sidewalk ramp projects this year.
City council discussed the two projects...
H. Jack Buzard began his career in funeral service while a sophomore in high school in 1960. His service in the United States Army included taking on mortuary affairs whi...
JEFFERSON TWP — The students who have been impacted by Kathy Norante span half a century, perhaps as great an impression as anyone has had on Knoch School District.
Over...
Community members are chipping in to assist a Butler family after losing their house in a fire that hospitalized a teenager.
A GoFundMe campaign is raising money for medi...
WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance on Friday warned Iran not to “play” the U.S. as he headed overseas for negotiations aimed at ending their war.
President Donald Trum...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Negotiators from Iran and the U.S. prepared for high-level talks with their ceasefire still shaky Friday, as Israel and Hezbollah traded fir...
Security spending for congressional and presidential campaigns has jumped fivefold over the past decade as an increasingly hostile political environment has led to escala...
WASHINGTON — First lady Melania Trump is denying ties to Jeffrey Epstein and knowledge of his sex crimes, saying Thursday that the “stories are completely false” and call...
HOUSTON — Drawing ever closer to Earth, the Artemis II astronauts tidied up their lunar cruiser for its upcoming “fireball” return and reflected on their historic journey...
A stairwell roof at a parking garage being built in Philadelphia collapsed suddenly, killing one person and leaving two missing, authorities said.
The section of roof at ...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — In a potential boost to Middle East ceasefire efforts, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that he authorized direct neg...
BRUSSELS — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has weathered a fresh ordeal with President Donald Trump, this time over the U.S.-Israel war on Iran, a conflict that does no...
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea Wednesday in its second launch event in two days, South Korea’s military sai...
MEXICO CITY — A miner was rescued Wednesday after being trapped for nearly 14 days following a collapse in the northern Mexican state of Sinaloa, authorities said in a st...
Mars coach Karen Guise has a simple term to describe her top swimmer and diver, Dom Davis and Marin Raible.
They just “push.”
Davis, a sophomore, and Raible, a junior, ha...
Jennifer Sproull savored every minute of her high school athletic career.
“Sports was all I knew,” the 1991 Freeport graduate said. “I looked forward to it every day.”
Th...
SLIPPERY ROCK TWP — Karns City softball coach Mike Grazioli learned his lesson — don’t give the bunt sign to Nicole Huff.
Not after the third inning of Thursday’s game ag...
Kyle Casteel struck out 11 batters and Jacob Szebalskie had a pair of hits and a save as Butler downed North Allegheny 5-3 on the road on Thursday.
Nolan Stefaniak added ...
BUTLER TWP — Dawson Cook wasn’t operating on high heat Thursday night.
But the Moniteau senior right-hander’s slow burn proved plenty effective in the Warriors’ 8-2 Distr...
Hannah Hornick's evolution as a wrestler began over three years ago when she joined Seneca Valley's girls team as a freshman.
“I had no idea what I was doing, was lit...
Title IX helped open doors for Melinda Rhoads — and she proudly walked through.
The law, signed in 1972, prohibited sex discrimination in any federally funded education p...
Spring is springing in Western Pennsylvania.
It’s suddenly sunny, beautiful and fragrant, a relief from gray, windy and frosty. While we love to break out the shorts and ...
Mars Area Primary Center will host its annual “Stuff the Bus” Diaper Drive from Monday to Friday, April 13 to 17, to benefit The Lighthouse Foundation in Middlesex Townsh...
Administrators and teachers from Ryan Gloyer Middle School earned multiple honors at the Pennsylvania Association for Middle Level Education State Conference in February....
The following marriage licenses were issued in Butler County:
Tammie Daubenspeck and Anthony Nixon, both of Butler Township
John Lisbon, of Penn Township, Westmoreland Co...
Chick-fil-A is awarding a $25,000 scholarship to a Slippery Rock University student through its Community Scholars program, which recognizes students not affiliated with ...
The following divorces were granted in Butler County courts:
Keli Jerome from Jason Jerome, both of Zelienople
John Meyers, of Portersville, from Lee Meyers, of Grove Ci...
The International Association of Fire Chiefs is launching its “A Hustle Worth Having” campaign, which is aimed at convincing younger generations to become volunteer firef...
In loving memory of our beloved Mary E. Pataky who passed away two years ago today.
Dear Mary,
It has been two years since we have seen your amazing smile. Only the memo...
13 years ago on April 9th we celebrated our 31st anniversary. I never would have thought it would have been our last.
13 years ago today at 9:12 pm everything changed.
13...
NEW YORK — Pioneering rapper and DJ Afrika Bambaataa has died. The Bronx native was 67.
The Hip Hop Alliance, headed by fellow hip-hop icon Kurtis Blow, announced his dea...
The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins,...
