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.
The Mars Area Public Library announced Friday, Feb. 6, it would close until “further notice,” after first closing Tuesday because of flooding damage caused by a January s...
One person died following a series of crashes Friday morning along an icy stretch of Interstate 79 in Jackson Township.
At least 18 vehicles were involved in a pileup bet...
A 45-year-old Pittsburgh man died Thursday, Feb. 5, after jumping from the Route 28 bridge near Buffalo Creek Nature Park, police said in a news release.
William I. Tege...
Emergency crews responded to a multi-vehicle crash with injuries between commercial and passenger vehicles Friday, Feb. 6, near the Portersville exit on I-79 north, accor...
After two days closed to the public due to water damage from the late January snowstorm, the Mars Area Public Library reopened to the public on Thursday, Feb. 5.
The libr...
Connoquenessing Township supervisors voted to advertise an amendment to the municipality’s street and sidewalk ordinance during a meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
The propos...
WISR Morning Show host and on-air personality Dave Malarkey is hanging up the microphone after spending more than a half century with Butler Radio Network.
Malarkey’s ret...
While most people retreat indoors during subzero cold snaps, Dan Hartzell heads out to his barn.
At Meadow Grove Farm in Slippery Rock Township, Hartzell and his family c...
The following items were collected from various police departments and district courts:
Butler
Jan. 20 — James Angelo Freed, 68, of Butler, was charged with one misdemean...
WASHINGTON — Bullied and buffeted by President Donald Trump’s tariffs for the past year, America’s longstanding allies are desperately seeking ways to shield themselves f...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s racist social media post featuring former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, as primates in a jungle was deleted a...
NEW YORK — U.S. births fell a little in 2025, according to newly posted provisional data.
Slightly over 3.6 million births have been reported through birth certificates, ...
Sonny Jurgensen, the Hall of Fame quarterback whose strong arm, keen wit and affable personality made him one of the most beloved figures in Washington football history, ...
PHILADELPHIA — One of the lasting images of President Donald Trump's mass deportation campaign will be the masks worn by federal immigration agents.
The widespread use of...
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday described the performance of the air force in parts of the country as “unsatisfactory,” and said that st...
NEW YORK — Luigi Mangione spoke out in court Friday against the prospect of back-to-back trials over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, telling a judge: ...
MOSCOW — Russian and U.S. negotiators discussed the expiration of the last remaining nuclear arms pact between the two countries and agreed on the need to quickly launch ...
LOS ANGELES — Three people were killed and six others were hurt after a 92-year-old driver collided with a bicyclist and then lost control and slammed into a grocery stor...
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate barely budged this week, staying close to 6% as the spring home-buying season nears.
The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage ra...
PHILADELPHIA — U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick has more cash on hand than any other GOP incumbent in a swing district nationwide as the party prepares for a tough election.
T...
TAMPA, Fla. — At age 84, Tom Henschel continues to have a zest for life.
But he’s ending his Super Bowl life at 60.
One of three individuals to attend every Super Bowl, t...
Monica Osborne (235 lbs.), Brin Zehmisch (118) and Anastasia Manchester (136) had wins by fall, but Hickory beat Butler 36-24 in a girls wrestling match on Thursday night...
WEXFORD — The first quarter could have set the pace for Butler girls basketball in a game the team needed to win to qualify for the WPIAL Class 6A playoffs.
It instead pr...
Being the best has its perks.
Travis Bartley, a Knoch seventh-grader, was recently named the 2025 Pennsylvania Motocross Association Rider of the Year.
Bartley’s mother, ...
In loving memory of our very dear uncle, Theodore "Art" Fair, on his birthday February 6.
Birthday Wishes to Heaven
To our very special uncle how we wish that you were he...
NEW YORK — There are stages, and then there is the Super Bowl halftime show.
On Sunday, fresh off his historic win at the Grammys for his love letter to Puerto Rico, “De...
The word of the Lord is right and true; he is faithful in all he does. The Lord loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love. — Psalm 33:4-5
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