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Local News
The Pennsylvania Department of Education is awarding $7.3 million in grant funding to 249 schools in 29 counties through the federal Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. T...
September 27, 2026 Local News
SLIPPERY ROCK TWP, Lawrence County — There are just 15 people in the Rotary Club of Portersville-Prospect, but an estimated 13,000 people attend an annual event the group...
September 26, 2026 Local News
Main Street in Butler was bustling Saturday with people browsing vendor tables, munching on food and treats and checking out classic and newer cars and trucks at the annu...
September 26, 2026 Local News
BUTLER TWP — Saturday’s Tuff Tornado Run seemed more fun than tough for the hundreds of adults and children who participated in the annual fundraiser for the Golden Torna...
September 26, 2026 Local News
The Butler Education Association held a food drive during the Golden Tornadoes’ football game Friday evening to benefit the Weekend Backpack Program. The Weekend Backpack...
September 26, 2026 Local News
These real estate transactions were recorded in Butler County from July 20 to 24: Adams Township Kevin and Sandra Murphy to Dominic and Christina Donatucci at 174 Broadst...
September 26, 2026 Real Estate Transactions
A Butler County woman says she sustained numerous broken bones and other injuries in a June 2025 crash when a man who was driving drunk struck her vehicle head-on after d...
September 26, 2026 Crime & Courts
SEVEN FIELDS — It’s not every day that people get to kick back and drink a few beers at the Seven Fields Town Park, but this weekend brought back Oktoberfest celebrations...
September 26, 2026 Local News
T & M Hardware and Rental’s sole Butler County location in Jackson Township has a new addition is in the works: a vending machine that, instead of pop and snacks, dispens...
September 26, 2026 Local News
Other News
BANGKOK — China and the United States agreed to establish a channel for handling AI-related incidents and accelerate work on military crisis communications following a th...
September 27, 2026 National News
The Palestinian death toll from the nearly three-year Israel-Hamas war has surpassed 74,000, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. Meanwhile, Iran's Foreign Minister Abba...
September 27, 2026 International News
The White House left CNN off Air Force One for President Donald Trump’s trip Saturday to a college football game in Tennessee, marking the latest media restriction from t...
September 27, 2026 National News
BOSTON — A powerful nor’easter battered the Northeast again on Sunday, flooding coastal communities and leaving tens of thousands of homes and businesses without power as...
September 27, 2026 National News
Sports
PITTSBURGH — Aaron Rodgers passed for 292 yards and three touchdowns to outduel Joe Burrow as the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Cincinnati Bengals 30-27 on Sunday. Pittsbu...
September 27, 2026 Sports
PITTSBURGH — Paul Skenes is only too aware of the impossibly high bar he set for himself during his first two years in the major leagues. And while his third didn't come ...
September 27, 2026 Professional
STATE COLLEGE — Colton Joseph hit Jacob Harris on a 72-yard touchdown pass with 1:13 to play, and Wisconsin scored twice in the last four minutes to beat No. 13 Penn Stat...
September 26, 2026 Sports
North Catholic had a big day Saturday at Big Spring High School in the PIAA Cross Country Foundation Race. The girls claimed silver (116 points) in the Class 2A race, and...
September 26, 2026 Sports
DETROIT — Justin Verlander made a teary farewell, accompanied by his 7-year-old daughter as he left a major league mound for the final time Saturday in the Detroit Tigers...
September 26, 2026 Professional
PITTSBURGH — Mason Heintschel passed for 403 yards and six touchdowns, and Pittsburgh remained perfect by rolling past Bucknell 59-0 Saturday. The Panthers (4-0) reached ...
September 26, 2026 College
CALIFORNIA, Pa. — DaOne Owens threw for two touchdowns and rushed for two more in leading No. 10 Slippery Rock to a 41-26 PSAC West football victory over California (Pa.)...
September 26, 2026 Sports
The Butler Eagle’s photo team was three PIAA football games in Week five: Knoch at Freeport in the battle for the Pike Trophy, DuBois at Karns City and Trinity at Mars. F...
September 26, 2026 Sports
Editorial
President Donald J. Trump’s reported ban of MS NOW, CNN and Politico from the White House is outrageous, dangerous and fundamentally contrary to the Constitution he swore...
September 26, 2026 Letters to the Editor
Why doesn’t someone do some painting on the horse statue at the end of the viaduct in Butler. It is rusting away. It was a beautiful thing when first put there. Give it o...
September 26, 2026 Letters to the Editor
In the Sept. 9 Butler Eagle article “Callery fire company asks for additional funding, 3-year contract from borough” (Page 1), my kudos to Assistant Fire Chief Randy Hoff...
September 26, 2026 Letters to the Editor
Dolly Parton was a famous singer for decades, but she never used her star platform to advance her political views. She understood that her fans came to see her perform, n...
September 26, 2026 Letters to the Editor
Community
For decades, it hardly seemed like there was enough time in the week for all of the tasks that John “Jack” Beiler, who died Wednesday, Sept. 16, was up to at the same tim...
September 26, 2026 Senior
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