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.
State police had to deploy a tire deflation device to stop an Ohio man Saturday, July 25, after he made police believe he would stop then continued fleeing at 120 mph.
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ZELIENOPLE — At Monday’s meeting, borough council voted unanimously to authorize GFT Infrastructure to design storm sewers in the western part of the borough.
The move is...
ADAMS TWP — The township board of supervisors cleared one last, unexpected hurdle on the road to letting its residents decide on a proposed municipal merger with the boro...
CRANBERRY TWP — Cranberry Township’s planning advisory commission denied Skill Games 777’s request for a conditional use application for an amusement arcade during its me...
Stocks on Wall Street drifted to a mixed close Monday as oil prices fell after the U.S. and Iran paused their attacks while work resumed on restarting negotiations to end...
Butler-based organizations and businesses are working together to seek a designation from the state that could open up new opportunities for the city’s downtown area.
But...
The following items were collected from various police departments and district courts:
Butler
July 10 — Dremond Phillip King, 27, of Butler, was charged with one misdeme...
MILFORD, Mich. — In a visit to Michigan on Monday, President Donald Trump argued that his economic policies have revived the auto industry and American manufacturing even...
HONG KONG — Shares of CXMT, China's largest memory chipmaker, shot skyward Monday as they began trading in Shanghai in mainland China’s biggest initial public stock offer...
Cracker Barrel's CEO is stepping down nearly a year after an attempted rebrand of the chain led to a fierce customer backlash.
Cracker Barrel said Monday that CEO Julie ...
LEGE-CAP FERRET, France — French authorities ordered nearly 4,000 more people to evacuate Tuesday from tourist sites on the Atlantic coast as returning heat threatened fi...
TOKYO — An earthquake registering a magnitude of 7.1 shook Kumamoto on Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu late Tuesday afternoon, causing damage and injuries, officia...
The U.S. and Iran extended their pause in hostilities, with the focus turning to talks between Tehran and Oman over restarting traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.
Omani and ...
New Bedford is considered the home of whaling’s history in America — and now, home to the worst aquarium ever.
In 2020, a Google user left a one-star review of the New ...
BOISE, Idaho — The man convicted of murdering four University of Idaho students is asking a court to let him withdraw his guilty plea and go to trial, saying his attorne...
WASHINGTON — Former FBI Director James Comey urged a judge on Monday to throw out federal charges against him , arguing that a photo of seashells arranged on a beach he p...
ABUJA, Nigeria — Gunmen attacked a community in northwestern Nigeria, killing at least 30 people and injuring several others, residents said Monday, in the latest violenc...
At least 40 million people were under extreme heat warnings across central and southern parts of the United States on Monday as high temperatures and severe humidity grip...
PHILADELPHIA — LeBron James is set to film a documentary tracking his final seasons in the NBA, according to Marc Stein of The Stein Line.
James has already been shooting...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday demanded that Senate Majority Leader John Thune cancel the chamber’s upcoming August break until senators pass a strict proo...
The Davis Hollow Marina section of Moraine State Park hosted the second round of the Pittsburgh MTB Enduro Series, a regional off-road bike racing competition, on Sunday,...
The long wait is (just about) over.
High school football season begins in just about a month, renewing hope for each of the 11 teams in the Butler County area.
Let us...
The countdown to kickoff is underway.
The 2026 PIAA football season begins Aug. 28, and with a month to go before the first meaningful snaps are taken, it’s time to look ...
PITTSBURGH — Brandon Lowe singled home Billy Cook in the bottom of the 10th inning to rally the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 3-2 win Monday night over the Arizona Diamondbacks...
Knoch graduate and Slippery Rock University assistant track and field coach Jordan Geist now has one more accomplishment to precede his name: 2026 United States Track & F...
CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox acquired right-hander José Urquidy from Pittsburgh on Sunday night in a trade that sent minor league pitcher Félix Doroteo to the Pirates....
There’s a question that makes high school football coaches sweat, one most players would rather run from than answer.
Will you ditch your skill position for a more physic...
See this week’s schedule of local sports across Butler County.
Friday, July 31
Dirt Track Racing
7:30 – Fab4 Racing, BRP Modifieds, at Lernerville Speedway
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Butler County is taking a new approach toward the issue of student truancy through the creation of a Truancy Court Program, established by the county’s Common Pleas Court...
Will the nation’s biannual ritual of moving the clock backward and forward an hour soon be a thing of the past? Perhaps, but it’s no sure thing.
The House last week passe...
A free Watersheds & Rain Barrels Workshop will be offered at Butler Area Public Library on Aug. 5.
The workshop will begin at 5:30 p.m. at the library, 218 N. McKean St.,...
Studio Z Yoga will host yoga every Thursday in Zelienople Community Park through Sept. 3. Bring a mat for all-levels practice outside, said Studio Z Yoga.
The yoga sessio...
In loving memory of Gary Stitt.
We thought of you with love today,
Just like we did the day before.
Memories of you are treasured now,
And will be forevermore.
Your chai...
In loving memory of Kenneth Myers whose birthday is July 27, 1935.
Happy Birthday to my biggest inspiration and cheerleader, my dad. I’m so grateful I got to be your daug...
NEW YORK — Singer Carly Simon has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and was recently treated for skin cancer, the singer shared in a statement provided to the Assoc...
PHILADELPHIA -- Classics scholar Emily Wilson was in Greece’s Costa Navarino last year when she heard the news that would change her life: Filmmaker Christopher Nolan was...
Since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseveranc...
