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.
Residents of the Slippery Rock area are being invited by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to view plans for the Branchton Road bridge replacement project in ...
Over 1,000 West Penn Power customers in the central part of Butler County, including in Center and Butler townships, were without electricity for several hours on Thursda...
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed in June, but a key measure of home prices climbed to an all-time high, adding to affordability challenges for prospective h...
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits dipped slightly last week as layoffs in the U.S. remain historically low.
U.S. applications for jobl...
A $20,000 grant is meant to help the Slippery Rock Area School District support students interested in special education as a career.
Slippery Rock Area High School was ...
Every two seconds, someone in the United States needs blood. While blood donors are always needed, those with type O blood are especially in need now.
Vitalant, a nonpro...
The following are first place winners from the Big Butler Fair, which runs through Saturday.
Nigerian Dwarf
Doe Kid 0-4 Months, Katie Ludwik, Emlenton
Doe 12-24 Months N...
The following are first place winners from the Big Butler Fair, which runs through Saturday.
Handcrafts – Mixed Materials
Angels, Yogi Samuels, Butler
Artificial Fl...
The following are first place winners from the Big Butler Fair, which runs through Saturday.
Goat Champions
Supreme Champion Dairy Goat, Ruth Flock, Slippery Rock
Best Ju...
A 22-year-old Bentleyville man hid under the bed of a 15-year-old girl in Jefferson Township to avoid being caught performing sexual acts when her mother returned from wo...
PROVO, Utah — The defendant in Charlie Kirk's killing told his roommate “he wishes he hadn’t done it” the day after Kirk was shot in the neck while speaking to a crowd at...
BEIJING — A fire broke out at a shoe factory in the southeastern Chinese province of Fujian on Thursday, killing 28 people, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
Chinese ...
WASHINGTON — An intensifying El Nino, nature’s heat-releasing thermostat that spikes global temperatures, is heading to historically strong levels, the U.S. National Ocea...
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian drones hit more Russian oil facilities and set two oil tankers ablaze in the Sea of Azov on Thursday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump pl...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United States launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, and Tehran responded by targeting U.S.-allied Mideast countries in an...
Here’s a look at legislation introduced by Butler County’s delegation to the state General Assembly over the last three months:
Sen. Elder Vogel, R-47th
Vogel, along wit...
NEW YORK — The streets around a midtown Manhattan high-rise where buckled columns forced evacuations gradually returned to life Wednesday, as roads reopened, residents an...
SCARBOROUGH, Maine — Graham Platner said Wednesday that he plans to withdraw from the U.S. Senate race in Maine after facing an allegation of sexual assault, shuttering a...
ANKARA, Turkey — U.S. President Donald Trump said at a NATO summit Wednesday in Turkey that the U.S. will give Ukraine a license to make Patriot air defense systems to co...
NEW YORK — The writer E. Jean Carroll can collect $5.8 million held in escrow since a jury found that President Donald Trump sexually abused and defamed her, a federal ju...
Earlier this week, we announced Butler's Nolan Stefaniak and North Catholic's Simone Sharpless are the Butler Eagle Male and Female Athletes of the Year.
Today, we're dro...
KARNS CITY — Abigail Galan tried her hand at a number of different sports growing up.
She tried basketball, softball and baseball in elementary school. Track and volleyba...
Rain and oppressive summer heat have been wreaking havoc on local speedways, but recently Mother Nature met her match at Lernerville Speedway's premier three-day Firecrac...
PITTSBURGH — Joey Bart hit a two-run home run with two outs in the eighth inning, lifting the National League East-leading Atlanta Braves to a 3-0 win over his former tea...
Weeks after making the PIAA Class 6A championship, Butler baseball’s three biggest names are all-state honorees.
The Golden Tornado’s ace pitchers Kyle Casteel and Nolan ...
ADAMS TWP — Lindsay Kivlan did not compete in athletics at Mars Area High School.
But she is quite an athlete.
A gymnast since age 2, the 2025 Mars graduate — now a fresh...
Mars can remain a unique place even if it becomes a township instead of a borough.
Mars Borough Council voted Monday, July 7, to put the merging of the borough with Adams...
Ask almost any adult about their first summer job and they’ll remember it instantly. Usually with a smile on their face.
Maybe you scooped ice cream or bused tables. Perh...
Butler Senior High School awarded 67 scholarships to graduating seniors May 19.
The Goodman Educational Trust Fund Award went to Rylie Blystone and Grant Ordy.
The Butler...
KidsFest is a three-day fun-filled camp where children learn about God in an interactive way.
An event by Orchard Hill Church in Butler, it takes place July 16-18, and wi...
The 2026 Gene Capaldi Lens on Litter Photo Contest is open for submissions from now until Oct. 31.
Amateur photographer participants in the contest are urged to use their...
Senior centers at Butler, Chicora, Cranberry Township, Evans City, Slippery Rock, Mount Chestnut and Winfield Township will serve the following menus this week.
Lunch is ...
The following area residents were named to the dean’s list at their respective colleges and universities.
Georgia Southern University
Mars: Madison Buss
Musking...
Every so often, I like to go into more detail about the life and times of stars we see night after night over Butler, provided clouds don’t get in the way. All of the sta...
The following area residents were named to the president’s list at their respective colleges and universities.
Miami University
Cranberry Township: Natalie Dolan
Mars: C...
The Rust Project will be the featured artist at the Butler County Parks and Recreation outdoor concert series this Thursday evening, July 9.
The free summer music series ...
A special thank you to Pastor Tim and Cindy Boden and Church for all you’ve done for our family, the great feast you prepared.
Thank you, Chris Hile Funeral Home. You wer...
ABC is continuing to fight back forcefully against efforts by federal regulators to reopen the question of whether its popular talk show “The View” is subject to equal ti...
LOS ANGELES — “The Pitt” led all nominees with 25 in a dominant sophomore season, while “Hacks” got a graduation party with a record-setting 24 to lead all comedies in it...
Bonnie Tyler, the gravelly voiced, Grammy-nominated Welsh pop star whose 1983 chart-topping power ballad “Total Eclipse of the Heart” enchanted succeeding generations...
NEW YORK — Travis Kelce reflected on his unforgettable proposal to Taylor Swift in his first podcast episode since the two tied the knot at Madison Square Garden over the...
NEW YORK — Singer Lauren Bennett, famous for her contribution to the 2011 LMFAO song “Party Rock Anthem,” has died.
Bennett’s death was announced by her former G.R.L. ban...
The Cranberry Women’s Club will host the Farkleberry Craft Show Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Cranberry Township Municipal Center. While the event is several months away, appl...
Allison Park Church is hosting a community day Saturday, July 11, at its home location, 10 Austin Ave., Butler.
The event is free to attend and features carnival games, i...
The All Saints Parish Twilight 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run/Walk returns for its fifth year Friday, July 24. The race begins at 7 p.m. at the St. Conrad campus, at 125 Buttercup...
The musician-led band of Butler will have its second of three summer performances Thursday evening, July 9. The event will feature songs “in celebration of our country.”
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Butler’s cultural history and growth will be celebrated Friday and Saturday, July 10 and 11, at the first ever Steeples & Stacks Heritage Weekend. Local performers, artis...
I will bow down toward your holy temple and will praise your name for your love and your faithfulness, for you have exalted above all things your name and your word. — Ps...
