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.
JEFFERSON TWP — The board of supervisors is currently looking into amending the township’s current burning ordinance.
At the request of the board of supervisors, the town...
Another fall semester of college means an increased presence from state police’s Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement in college towns.
The bureau said it will be teamin...
CONNOQUENESSING TWP — Despite its potential to impact attendance, farmer and Butler Farm Show board secretary Ken Metrick never worries about the weather forecast.
“It’s...
KARNS CITY — From cameras in the ceilings above students to the ground beneath their school building, Karns City Area School District officials are thinking about the det...
SEVEN FIELDS — Starting Jan. 1, Seven Fields’ emergency medical services will be provided for by Quality EMS.
At borough council’s meeting Monday, Aug. 10, members voted ...
The following items were collected from various police departments and district courts:
Butler
July 31 — Steven Eric Barnes, 39, of Butler, was charged with one misdemean...
CRANBERRY TWP — The planned Meijer store on Franklin Road and Route 228 was unanimously approved to sell alcohol during the Thursday, Aug. 6, township board of supervisor...
The bridge on Smith Road in Winfield Township, which carries motorists over Rough Run, is closed until further notice due to “extensive damage” caused by recent floods.
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order calling for revamped childhood vaccine recommendations that promote his long-held but discredited ...
BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. — Jackie, the bald eagle who became an internet sensation and a symbol of the species’ recovery in California, died Monday after being treated for a...
JACKSON, Miss. — The hanging death of Tasia Fortune, whose body was found outside an abandoned house, has shaken her family and community in Mississippi, where two other ...
CALI, Colombia — A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, killing at least 111 people, damaging hundreds of buildings and leaving many trap...
Ben Jones, who played the good ol' boy mechanic in “The Dukes of Hazzard” TV series and parlayed his fame into a political career and two terms in the U.S. House, has die...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Lawyer Kamalpreet Chohan ran her finger down a list of 57 names of people scheduled to appear during a morning of hearings at the immigration court i...
LAS VEGAS — Almost 30 years after rap legend Tupac Shakur was gunned down near the Las Vegas Strip, the former gang leader accused of ordering the killing went on trial ...
WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials on Monday proposed a rule change that would require food manufacturers to notify regulators before introducing new ingredients or addi...
A girl was struck by a boat in the Allegheny River off the shore of East Brady on Sunday, Aug. 9.
The accident was first reported shortly before 4 p.m. Sunday, and occurr...
Ukraine attacked the petroleum hub of Nizhnekamsk in central Russia’s Tatarstan region on Monday, killing 13 people and injuring 75 others, local authorities said, in one...
The high school football season is under three weeks from kickoff. While Butler County doesn’t have any five-star college recruits, the area does have a group of players ...
Before the Butler Eagle sports staff releases its preseason watch lists and team previews, we asked 32 of Butler County’s top football minds — the players — questions abo...
Patience for poor performance is a rarity in college football, and that's only become more clear in recent years. Eight power four coaches were jobless by November in 202...
BUTLER TWP — Storms rolled through Butler County on Monday, offering a not-so-welcoming start to the PIAA football preseason.
But the Butler Golden Tornado caught a break...
Eric Christy remembers practicing under a blanket of heat while the dried grass and dirt that made up Butler’s football practice field begged for rain.
Now Butler’s head ...
The PIAA golf season tees off Thursday, Aug. 13, jump-starting a two-month quest for local golfers and teams to bring home big wins and maybe district and state tournamen...
See this week’s schedule of local sports across Butler County.
Tuesday, Aug. 11
Dirt Track Racing
6 – Test and tune, Mini Stocks and Vintage Series, at Lernervi...
It’s hard to stock up for school supplies before the start of each school year, but organizations like the YMCA and the school districts themselves are helping parents wi...
The Worthington-West Franklin Community Library invites the community members to participate in community conversations about accessibility and inclusion.
The discussion...
CONNOQUENESSING TWP — Festivities for the 78th annual Butler Farm Show got underway Sunday, Aug. 9, as families led their prize animals into their respective tents, and c...
Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks’ famously tumultuous dynamic is on the mend with the help of an upcoming Fleetwood Mac documentary.
The “Go Your Own Way” musician, 76...
For teenagers and middle school-aged students, cellphones can be a key tool for parents to stay connected to their children. Yet, cellphones do not come without drawbacks...
