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.
BUFFALO TWP — Nearly 10 years later, Kevin and Catherine Slane, now of Buffalo Township, are still mourning the loss of their daughter, Alexandra, who died in October 201...
Slippery Rock Area School District plants to spend roughly $84,000 to make HVAC repairs in its middle school.
Alfonso Angelucci, Slippery Rock’s superintendent, said the...
Construction is currently underway for UPMC’s specialty care location at the Clearview Mall in Center Township.
The facility is expected to be completed by early 2027 acc...
A Butler woman is facing a felony aggravated assault charge after police said she stabbed a man in the city following an argument.
Holly Ladean McElfresh, 26, is accused ...
CHERRY TWP — The Moniteau Warriors ultimately lost their opening game of the 2026 season on Friday night, Aug. 28, but most Moniteau supporters expressed optimism for the...
Butler County commissioners approved a $9.175 million loan to three municipalities for road and sewer projects.
At their meeting Wednesday, Aug. 26, commissioners adopted...
The Penn Township Police Department is making an organizational change by instituting a formal police chief position, which it is now actively recruiting for.
A job post...
The following are first-place winners from the Butler Farm Show, which ended Saturday, Aug. 15.
Rabbit Breeds
Dwarf Papillion – Blue/Sr. Buck, Cora Schneider, Ellwood Cit...
These real estate transactions were recorded in Butler County from June 1 to 5:
Adams Township
NVR to Rosario Alessandro III at 8017 Chief Way for $434,375.
Pinewood...
NEW YORK — Bedbugs are sometimes called the vampires of the insect world — hiding during the day and coming out at night to feast on human blood. Generations of children ...
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is meeting with finance ministers of the world’s largest economies this week at a time when the United States has disru...
NEW YORK — The online prediction market platform Kalshi said Monday that it has permanently banned former U.S. Rep. George Santos for his bets on whether he'd attend the ...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — After six months of war, Iran’s leadership has coalesced around a hard core of military generals and clerics long entrenched in the ruling t...
WASHINGTON — Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is stepping down after 18 months on the job, the White House said Monday, in the latest departure of a top military leader durin...
MIAMI — A controversial policing tactic that permitted staggering amounts of deadly fentanyl to reach the streets as federal authorities sought to build bigger drug cases...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has frequently suggested he wants to seek a third term, posting about mounting another campaign, donning 2028 caps and discussing way...
WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed the White House to continue construction on a $400 million ballroom project as lawsuits play out.
The decision rep...
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — Rescue crews looking for missing people have found at least two bodies since a major flash flood swept through the Grand Canyon, and f...
KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces relentlessly battered Kyiv and cities in the region around the Ukrainian capital for a fifth straight day Monday, leaving some supermarket ...
It has been touted by the manufacturer as the ballistic missile of the future: lethal, long-range and pinpoint. Lockheed Martin’s Precision Strike Missile has the U.S. mi...
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Omar Khan said cornerback Joey Porter Jr. knows how the club feels about him.
The team, however, doesn't feel strongly en...
ADAMS TWP — Some members of Mars Area School District’s athletic department are looking to potentially restructure the district’s baseball program to expand opportunities...
See this week’s schedule of local sports across Butler County.
Monday, Aug. 31
Boys Golf
3:15 — Riverview at Freeport, at Buffalo GC
3:30 — North Allegheny at B...
The Butler Collaborative for Families is partnering with the Butler County Suicide Coalition to host a free QPR Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training at noon Thursday, S...
The Rotary Club of Slippery Rock installed its 2026-27 executive board during a luncheon last week.
Judith “Judy” Hughes was named president, Steven M. Plavny was named v...
The Big Butler Fairgrounds will be full of family fun at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, and Wednesday, Sept. 2, at 625 Evans City Road in Franklin Township, as the Zerbini Fami...