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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.
Local News
The details of the charges levied against a man accused of assaulting his former girlfriend and kidnapping her Saturday, Feb. 14, in Butler have been released. Kenneth Cl...
February 17, 2026 Local News
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Agrochemical maker Bayer and attorneys for cancer patients announced a proposed $7.25 billion settlement Tuesday to resolve thousands of U.S. lawsui...
February 17, 2026 Business
NEW YORK — Warner Bros. Discovery is briefly reopening takeover talks with Skydance-owned Paramount to hear the company’s “best and final” offer, while the Hollywood gian...
February 17, 2026 Business
A lifelong Butler County resident announced his bid Tuesday, Feb. 17, for the Republican nomination for the 12th District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives aft...
February 17, 2026 Local News
Officials at Summit Academy have reported that a student has left the grounds and is believed to be in the area. They said the student is not dangerous and are advising r...
February 17, 2026 Local News
Calling all business owners, leaders, investors and curious minds alike. The Butler County Chamber of Commerce has opened up tickets to its Butler County Emerging Entrepr...
February 17, 2026 Business
BUTLER TWP — With emergency medical service agencies facing economic uncertainty, they have begun to reach out to the municipalities they serve for help keeping their ser...
February 17, 2026 Local News
After spending nearly 30 years serving the Butler community, Emigh Jewelry Co. is planning to head south to Cranberry Township. Emigh Jewelry has been located at 540 Butl...
February 17, 2026 Business
LANCASTER TWP — Lancaster Township is under new management. Supervisors unanimously appointed Butler Township native and Mars resident Bonnie Forsythe as the township’s n...
February 17, 2026 Local News
Other News
PAWTUCKET, R.I. — A person who opened fire Monday during a youth hockey game at an ice rink in Rhode Island killed their ex-wife and one son, authorities said Tuesday. P...
February 17, 2026 National News
Muslims worldwide will begin daily fasting from dawn to sunset as Ramadan starts, marking a period of worship, reflection and charity. The holy month, the ninth in the Is...
February 17, 2026 International News
DNA from gloves found a few miles from the Arizona home of Nancy Guthrie did not match any entries in a national database, authorities said Tuesday, the 17th day of her d...
February 17, 2026 National News
PUEBLO, Colo. — Four people died in a pileup involving over 30 vehicles, including six semitrailers, on an interstate in Colorado Tuesday after blowing dirt made it hard ...
February 17, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — U.S. Capitol Police in Washington, D.C., arrested an 18-year-old man Tuesday after he ran from his vehicle towards the west side of the Capitol Building arme...
February 17, 2026 National News
SANTA FE, N.M. — State legislators in New Mexico launched an investigation Tuesday into past activity at a secluded desert ranch where financier and sex offender Jeffrey ...
February 17, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — Conservation and historical organizations sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over National Park Service policies that the groups say erase history and ...
February 17, 2026 National News
AUSTIN, Texas — Late-night host Stephen Colbert said his interview with Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico was pulled from Monday night’s broadcast over net...
February 17, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military said Tuesday that it carried out strikes on three boats accused of smuggling drugs in Latin American waters, killing 11 people in one of th...
February 17, 2026 National News
PHILADELPHIA — A Pennsylvania man who spent 43 years in prison before his murder conviction was overturned — only to be taken straight into immigration custody — was deni...
February 17, 2026 Pennsylvania News
Sports
Forgive Anastasia Manchester for having a darker sense of humor. She’s endured more tragedy than most her age. Or maybe don’t. She’ll laugh about it anyway. The Butler gi...
February 17, 2026 Sports
Editorial
As Americans recover from a barrage of Super Bowl food coupled with ads suggesting we eat even more — made light of in a funny and self-aware Uber Eats campaign starring ...
February 17, 2026 Other Voices
Every married couple remembers how they first met and fell in love with their spouse, whether it be through attending the same church or school or using the same dating a...
February 17, 2026 Our Opinion
February 17, 2026 Cartoons
Community
Most people view beauty pageants as competitions for looking good. For veteran pageant contestant Samantha Roth, they’re more about feeling great. “They (pageants) build ...
February 17, 2026 Community
There was a little too much snow in Butler County on Feb. 16, 2010, for area drivers and too little snow in Vancouver for Olympic athletes. However, it was just about per...
February 17, 2026 Time Capsules
Also hosting history wall exhibit at Cranberry Township
February 17, 2026 Community
Announcements
Arts & Entertainment
Emerald Fennell’s bold reimagining of “Wuthering Heights” brought crowds of women to movie theaters this weekend. The Warner Bros. release topped the box office charts an...
February 17, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — Logan Paul has set a new world record — for the auction price of a trading card. The wrestling and social media star’s rare Pikachu Illustrator Pokémon card, ...
February 17, 2026 People
The Emma Thompson-led thriller “Dead of Winter” and Hilary Duff’s first full-length album in 11 years are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a d...
February 17, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
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