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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.
Local News
Saxonburg residents will get a third chance to see a Brooklyn Bridge documentary currently unavailable for streaming anywhere in the United States. The documentary, “Broo...
May 17, 2026 Local News
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — At 6 a.m., in the Mataderos neighborhood of Buenos Aires , workers unload sides of beef from a truck outside a butcher shop as customers line u...
May 17, 2026 Business
China said it agreed with the U.S. to lower levies on some products to promote bilateral trade, underscoring how ties between the world’s two largest economies are furthe...
May 17, 2026 Business
TROY, Mich. ― The chance to buy a new pocket watch drew several hundred people early Saturday to Somerset Mall in Troy. But they were left disappointed after the crowd be...
May 17, 2026 Business
Recent outbreaks of hantavirus and norovirus on cruise ships are making headlines, but they’re unlikely to dim the growing popularity of vacation cruises, according to i...
May 17, 2026 Business
NEW YORK — The shutdown of the Long Island Rail Road, North America’s largest commuter rail system, continued into a second day on Sunday after unionized workers went on...
May 17, 2026 National News
DONEGAL TWP — It doesn’t take long to realize how beloved Rodney Rhodaberger is by his community. When hundreds of people turned out for a benefit at the Happy Hunters’ ...
May 17, 2026 Local News
Two people were killed in a single-vehicle crash late Saturday night, May 16, along Freeport Road in Summit Township. State police in a public information report indicate...
May 17, 2026 Local News
PROSPECT — On a warm, but overcast spring afternoon while rain gently drizzles down, Jamie Harpster is frantically trying to deal with a plumbing issue. Technically, an e...
May 16, 2026 Local News
JEFFERSON TWP — Western PA can be a tough place to enjoy outdoor recreation and nature activities. Beyond the hills and the rain, Butler temperatures this month have dipp...
May 16, 2026 Local News
Other News
(The Center Square) — Both longtime and relatively new incumbent state lawmakers will face primary election challenges on May 19 as the journey toward remaking the legisl...
May 17, 2026 Pennsylvania News
As costs continue to rise in the ambulance service business, Karns City Regional Ambulance Service president Mark Lauer recently called together leaders from several nort...
May 16, 2026 Government
Sports
Oklahoma native Hank Davis won Friday’s Lernerville Speedway Sprint car main event from the No. 8 starting spot, beating out pole-sitter Jacob Begenwald, who finished sec...
May 17, 2026 Professional
North Catholic boys tennis’ season came to an end in one win short of its first PIAA Class 2A Team Championship Saturday afternoon. District 10 champion Cathedral Prep be...
May 17, 2026 Sports
Derrick Eggleton granted a rematch. He did not grant a victory. A Butler High School junior, Eggleton won the main event of the annual Butler Cubs Amateur Boxing Show Sat...
May 17, 2026 Sports
Not every hole needs to be a challenge. Some can remind you of why you love — or maybe just tolerate, if it’s that kind of day — the game. And par-3s on a golf course are...
May 17, 2026 Sports
Pennsylvania is the only state in the country that maintains separate agencies for the management of fish and the management of wildlife. The state has explored in past d...
May 17, 2026 Sports
SLIPPERY ROCK TWP — Samantha Montgomery was taking nothing for granted entering the District 10 Track and Field Championships. After turning in an effort of 17 feet, 10 i...
May 16, 2026 Sports
PITTSBURGH — Aaron Rodgers is running it back with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Two people with knowledge of the decision told the Associated Press the four-time NFL MVP agr...
May 16, 2026 Professional
PITTSBURGH — Cristopher Sánchez struck out a career-high 13 while picking up the second shutout of his career as the Philadelphia Phillies drilled the Pittsburgh Pirates ...
May 16, 2026 Professional
Editorial
Move on, Rodgers. It’s time for Aaron Rodgers to move on. The Steelers are not getting a chance to see what the quarterbacks can do in a real game. The Steelers are going...
May 16, 2026 Letters to the Editor
On behalf of the Community Meal Ministries in Butler — First English Lutheran Church, All Saints Parish, Saint Andrews United Presbyterian Church, St. Mark’s Evangelical ...
May 16, 2026 Letters to the Editor
I’m writing out of deep concern for the health of our democracy and the direction of the Republican Party. A functioning political party argues policy, accepts facts and ...
May 16, 2026 Letters to the Editor
Suck it up, America. If Iran develops long-range nuclear capabilities, $4-5 gas will be the least of our problems. Robert Tirk, Venango Township ...
May 16, 2026 Letters to the Editor
Community
NORTH BUFFALO TWP, Armstrong County — The township ended a public hearing on whether to return road maintenance to township residents without a decision on Wednesday, May...
May 16, 2026 Community
The scent of over a dozen food trucks filled the air of Butler’s Main Street on Friday night, May 15, as the city hosted its first of this year’s Foodie Fridays. “We have...
May 16, 2026 Community
The Remaley family of Armstrong County is asking for financial help from the community in the form of a GoFundMe after five of them were involved in a two-vehicle crash i...
May 16, 2026 Local News
Turmeric (Curcuma longa), is a member of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae), and is native to India and Southeast Asia. In Southeast Asia, the use of turmeric has been doc...
May 16, 2026 Community
Announcements
Ronald and Jean Kratzer, of Saxonburg, will celebrate 70 years of marriage May 20, with a family dinner at Villa Restaurant. Kratzer married the former Jean Rowland on Ma...
May 16, 2026 Anniversaries
Thomas and Patricia Faller, of Chicora, celebrated 50 years of marriage May 15 with a family dinner. Faller married the former Patricia Snyder May 15, 1976, at Fox Street...
May 16, 2026 Anniversaries
Arts & Entertainment
As young men flinched and gasped around me at the Los Angeles premiere of “Obsession,” I almost had to laugh. A slight head tilt, creepy smile or strange movement from st...
May 16, 2026 Reviews
It was only a matter of time before “that octopus book” became “that octopus movie” (or, at least, “that other octopus movie”). Shelby Van Pelt’s “Remarkably Bright Creat...
May 16, 2026 Reviews
CONCORD, N.H. — As a high school student in the 1970s, Lori Guess looked forward to packing up her oboe for a summer music camp in Sidney, Maine. The lakeside location an...
May 16, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
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