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.
Multiple emergency crews responded to two sheds and car on fire Thursday morning, July 30, in Cranberry Township, according to Butler County Emergency Services dispatch. ...
ADAMS TWP — With Pennsylvania moving toward a statewide “bell-to-bell” cellphone ban in schools, places such as Mars Area School District are left in limbo.
Mars school ...
Butler County Community College is hosting the fourth annual Pioneer Pursuit on Saturday, Sept. 12, at the college’s main campus in Butler Township.
Pioneer Pursuit is a ...
CRANBERRY TWP — ECHO Realty wants to develop 16 acres near the intersection of Route 19 and Dutilh Road, near Home Depot, for mixed use.
The township’s Planning Advisory ...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is reminding agricultural producers impacted by increased input costs and natural disasters that deadlines to apply for safety net and ...
Fifteen people, including three from Western Pennsylvania, have been charged in two cases for their alleged roles in a large-scale operation to traffic more than 100 poun...
PENN TWP — At a special meeting Wednesday night, July 29, the township’s board of supervisors voted to establish a second monthly meeting to be held on the fourth Tuesday...
Slippery Rock Road in Slippery Rock Township will be down to single-lane traffic on Thursday, July 30, while PennDOT replaces a pipe.
According to a news release, a cross...
A Butler man is accused of stealing a firearm from a woman’s residence and selling it.
Tyler Duane Smith, 41, was charged Tuesday, July 28, by Butler Township police wit...
CAIRO — The United States and Iran each fired barrages of missiles Thursday, as the pattern of back-and-forth strikes took hold again and hope dimmed for a quick end to t...
KYIV, Ukraine — A Russian ballistic missile and drone barrage across Ukraine overnight killed at least eight civilians, including children, and injured more than 50 other...
LEGE-CAP FERRET, France — France gave the go-ahead Thursday for 84,000 evacuees forced out by a monster wildfire to return to home, the strongest sign yet that firefighte...
A man was convicted Wednesday of federal terrorism charges in the 2022 stabbing of Salman Rushdie, the author who has faced a decades-old death threat over his novel “The...
DETROIT — The total number of reported cyclosporiasis cases in Michigan surpassed 10,000 on Wednesday as health officials continue to investigate the state's worst-ever o...
HAMPTON, Va. — West Nile virus was found on a mosquito Tuesday at Langley Air Force Base, according to a social media post by the base.
It was detected by Joint Base Lang...
KUMAMOTO, Japan — Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors Wednesday after a powerfu...
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces hit two of Russia’s biggest oil refineries overnight in its latest long-range strikes, officials said Wednesday, as Kyiv deepened its eco...
CAIRO — Iran launched a barrage of missiles at American forces in the Middle East early Wednesday as the U.S. partnered with Saudi Arabia to strike Tehran-backed militias...
WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer dozens of questions from senators in a Republican-led committee ...
The high school wrestling postseason calendar just became a bit more crowded.
The WPIAL recently announced a district girls team championship tournament will be held begi...
Sometimes the run is only part of the fun. Two races this weekend reward finishers with post-race festivities.
At 9 a.m. Saturday, The St. Barnabas Free Care 5K runs its ...
PITTSBURGH — Another lefty meant another loss for the Pirates in their rubber match against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
After eight shutout innings from southpaw starter Ed...
Jason Thompson guided Mars varsity baseball to four WPIAL playoff appearances in five years, including a pair of semifinal games.
But the Planets will have a new coach in...
The City of Butler announced a zero-tolerance policy on electronic bicycles, otherwise known as e-bikes, effective July 23, due to violent crashes with riders that have l...
The United States — like all democracies — is centered on the basic premise that a representative system of governance reflects public preferences. This is not and has ne...
The Pennsylvania Outdoor Corps, a statewide youth employment and job development program, dispatched two crews to Moraine State Park last week to assist in a pair of main...
From its mid-century origins to its current Grand Avenue home, the Mars Area Public Library enters its next era the same way it started — relying on a dedicated staff, cr...
In loving memory of our very dear dad, Ivan (Hon) Fair, on his birthday, July 30.
Happy Birthday in Heaven, Dad.
We know you are celebrating in Heaven filled with peace a...
In loving memory of our beloved son, brother, nephew, grandson and cousin, Dilan Confer, who passed away 28 years ago today, July 30.
A million times we’ve missed you,
A ...
NEW YORK — Michael J. Fox will receive the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award during this year’s 78th Emmy Awards for his work in advancing research into Parkinson’s disease, wi...
Both Moraine State Park and McConnells Mill State Park have a full schedule of special events lined up as summer draws toward a close.
That’s a paddlin’
Moraine State Par...
PARIS — Kavinsky, the French electro-pop composer whose haunting track “Nightcall” set the musical tone for the movie “Drive” starring Ryan Gosling, has died. He was 50. ...
The Glade Run Lake Conservancy is showcasing all things Glade Run Saturday, Aug. 1.
This is the second annual Celebrate the Lake, where the conservancy will highlight ev...
Glade Run Lutheran Services is hosting its seventh annual Family Food Truck Festival on Saturday, Aug. 8.
The Family Food Truck Festival features a touch-a-truck event, d...
Summer Shakespeare has always been about more than the play itself. Audiences bring lawn chairs and picnic baskets, children run through the grass and, as daylight fades,...
“To be, or not to be,” that is the question Shakespeare’s protagonist asks in “Hamlet.” But when it comes to seeing Shakespeare shows, most people ask themselves “to go o...
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The “Purple Rain” musical will finally hit Broadway in 2027. But it won’t be the same version that made its world premiere last November at the State Th...
As summer comes to a close, Moraine State Park will host its 27th annual Regatta over two days, with an America250 concert as a new event.
The event runs from 10 a.m. to ...
Residents of Mars are already quite familiar with the name “Purvis Brothers,” the 95-year-old family-owned fuel distribution company which also owns the small Planet Mart...
Although nearly every township or borough in Butler County has a municipal park or recreation complex of some kind, few — if any — can boast of one quite as expansive as ...
