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.
A 28-year-old Volant man died from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash shortly after midnight on Friday, June 12, near an Interstate 79 off-ramp in Jackson Township...
Knoch School District’s board of directors will hold a special meeting at 7 a.m. Monday, June 22, in the district’s special office building to re-approve the 2026-27 gene...
This article is one in a series of articles about what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. Stories in this serie...
A motorcycle crash with injuries prompted multiple emergency services to respond Friday morning, June 12, to Queen Junction Road in Clay Township.
The call came in around...
A new spot for brews and food at the corner of Main and Jefferson streets announced it soft opened Wednesday night, June 10.
Hop Car Brewing announced through its Faceboo...
Virginia Shirey, mother of a former Freeport Area School District student who recently died, wants her son’s memory to impact those benefiting from the same programs he d...
The following items were collected from various police departments and district courts:
Butler
June 1 — Kevin Glenn Hodgens, 62, of Butler, was charged with one misdemean...
SLIPPERY ROCK — One hundred and forty-five Slippery Rock Area High School seniors left the launch pad as they turned their tassels 7 p.m. Thursday, June 11, at Slippery R...
Motions argued by attorneys Thursday in Butler County Common Pleas Court in advance of a June 23 trial centered around the destruction of evidence in the 2022 drug posses...
Ukrainian drone strikes on refineries, depots and pipelines. Tanker trucks attacked and left ablaze along the land corridor from Russia to Crimea. Motorists waiting in lo...
TOLEDO, Ohio — Police in Ohio have arrested a suspect in a shooting that wounded 12 people at a crowded neighborhood street festival last weekend.
Eljay Crisp-Carr, 20, ...
MIDLAND, Texas — A shooter who opened fire in the West Texas city of Midland died Friday after a standoff with police following an attack that left one person dead and at...
ISLAMABAD — The United States and Iran are close to signing an agreement aimed at ending their war, three regional officials told The Associated Press on Friday. A senior...
Authorities and residents searched tornado-ravaged areas and assessed damage Friday after a strong line of storms barreled through communities south of Chicago, leaving a...
Ford is recalling more than 250,000 vehicles that were incorrectly repaired under a previous recall meant to fix a problem that caused the engine to stall while driving.
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The U.S. and Iran may sign an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz on the sidelines of the Group of Seven world leaders summit next week, according to senior official...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The U.S. government on Thursday announced sanctions against Cuba’s state-owned oil and gas company in a move some experts say will only deepen the...
French sailor Charlie Dalin, who won the around-the-world race Vendee Globe in record time last year, has died from cancer. He was 42.
Vendee Globe organizers announced ...
DETROIT — The opening of a Canadian-U.S. bridge across the Detroit River, which President Donald Trump had previously threatened to block, was delayed Thursday due to unr...
UNIVERSITY PARK — A little after 4:30 p.m. Thursday, about three-and-a-half hours before the PIAA Class 6A title game’s first pitch was thrown, a group of six children as...
David Renner wasn’t always the mainstay in net he has been lately for Mars. The senior boys lacrosse goalie and Penn State Harrisburg commit wasn’t even a full-timer up u...
Mars boys lacrosse’s journey back to the PIAA Class 2A championship game began a year ago on a sweltering day in Mechanicsburg.
Hoping to reach the final for the fifth st...
UNIVERSITY PARK — The clutch play that had been such a big part of Butler baseball’s historic 2026 season eluded the Golden Tornado in the most crucial moments Thursday n...
That’s it. Butler (23-4) took on Neshaminy (21-7) looking to win its first PIAA baseball championship in program history — in its first appearance — at Penn State’s Medla...
BUTLER TWP — Butler baseball is entering the state championship game for the first time in program history.
The 1992 Golden Tornado team — the only team before this year ...
BOGGS TWP, Centre County — While far from a direct path, the road to Butler’s upcoming trip to Penn State University began at Upper St. Clair’s Boyce Mayview Park three y...
Butler has made history already — twice — this season. It’s hoping to do so one more time.
The WPIAL champion Golden Tornado (23-3) take on District 1’s fourth-place team...
BUTLER TWP — Butler baseball is hoping to add an exclamation point to an already great season.
The WPIAL Class 6A champion Golden Tornado (23-3) will play in their first-...
Butler’s quest for a PIAA baseball tournament championship continues Monday against Owen J. Roberts in the Class 6A semifinals.
See the full PIAA brackets below. Results ...
Each June, our nation takes time for a different sort of holiday. It isn’t focused on family or tradition. It doesn’t directly mark history or honor anyone in particular....
As the world recognizes 2026 as the United Nation’s International Year of the Woman Farmer, it provides an opportunity to celebrate the countless women who have helped b...
The following marriage licenses were issued in Butler County:
Justin Moyer and Megan Majeski, both of Jackson Township
Ryan Moffett and Haylee Fredericks, both of Cranber...
The following divorces were granted in Butler County courts:
John Aubrey from Heather Aubrey, both of Butler
Todd Johnston from Emily Johnston, both of Butler
Kristen Ka...
The following area residents were named to the president’s list at their respective colleges and universities.
Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg
Cranberry Township: Step...
ELLWOOD Group awarded two recent Moniteau graduates, Zane Rott and Zetta Stroup, with its Industrial Maintenance Scholarship. They each received $20,000.
Zane plans to c...
Senior centers serving Butler, Chicora, Cranberry Township, Evans City, Slippery Rock, Mount Chestnut and Winfield Township will serve the following meals this week.
Lunc...
The Cranberry Sunrise Rotary recently honored Maya McCracken, Maddox Pindroh and Larke Stephansky as the March, April and May Students of the Month, respectively, at Hain...
The Cranberry Sunrise Rotary recently honored Cameron Magill, Brynn Barclay, Adrien Latham and Edith Waseleski as the January, February, March and April students of the m...
Last week in Starwatch, I attempted to explain the tricks for finding Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, the Big Bear and the Little Bear. What complicates things a bit is that t...
In loving memory of our beloved brother, Raymond “Jack” Gould, who passed away 47 years ago today, June 12.
To one we will never forget
His absence to us is a sorrow
His...
In loving memory of my husband, father, and grandfather, Francis Neff, who went to his heavenly home one year ago, June 12.
Not a day goes by that I don’t think of you.
A...
The following area residents were named to the dean’s list at their respective colleges and universities.
Bucknell University
Butler: Megan Baggetta, Jack Beneigh, Chuck ...
LOS ANGELES — When Javoris Hollingsworth looked over his children’s shoulders during the pandemic, he noticed something missing from the educational videos keeping them o...
Glenn Close will finally get her hands on an Oscar.
Long considered among the best actors to never win one, the eight-time nominee will get an honorary Academy Award...
This article is one in a series of articles about what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. Stories in this serie...
A backyard swimming pool can transform a home into a summer destination. Before the first shovel breaks ground, homeowners face a long list of decisions — and a few surpr...
For it’s 35th year, the Strawberry Days festival is ready to continue its legacy as a nonprofit hub of activity in Grove City. Mary Kay Mattocks, event chairwoman, said t...
