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Local News
Cranberry Township’s Leaf Angel Program is seeking volunteers to help residents who need assistance raking leaves. The application for volunteers opens Monday, Oct. 2 and...
September 27, 2023 Local News
WASHINGTON — The confidence of American consumers slipped this month, particularly about the future, as expectations persist that interest rates will remain elevated for ...
September 27, 2023 Business
Mars Area Elementary School fourth-grader Ellie Spaulding earned first place in the Women 10U division at the 2023 Pittsburgh Great Race, held Sunday, Sept. 24. Spaulding...
September 27, 2023 Local News
Dave Adams has been retired for about 10 years, which has given him more time to pursue one of his passions: maintaining the parts of North Country Trail within Butler Co...
September 27, 2023 Local News
Mars Area High School will hold a “Salute to Service Night” at the Planets’ Homecoming football game against the Highlands Golden Rams at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 29, at M...
September 27, 2023 Local News
The Pittsburgh region’s seasonally adjusted jobless rate for August decreased one-tenth of a percentage point to a record low of 3.6% dating to January 1976, when the rat...
September 27, 2023 Business
September 27, 2023 Local News
Pennsylvania American Water will hold an enrollment event in support of the company’s customer assistance program from 2 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28 at the Butler County...
September 27, 2023 Local News
The following items have been collected from various police departments and district courts: Slippery Rock Sept. 13 — Cameron M. Munsie, 20, of Pittsburgh, was charged ...
September 27, 2023 Police Reports
Event scheduled for Oct. 14
September 27, 2023 Local News
Other News
NEW YORK — A judge ruled Tuesday that Donald Trump committed fraud for years while building the real estate empire that catapulted him to fame and the White House. Judge ...
September 27, 2023 National News
LOS ANGELES — A man who spent nearly 30 years in prison for kidnapping, robbery and rape has been declared innocent and freed, Los Angeles County prosecutors announced Tu...
September 27, 2023 National News
HARRISBURG — A Democratic Pennsylvania state lawmaker announced Tuesday that he will run for treasurer in 2024, positioning himself as an ideological opposite to the Repu...
September 27, 2023 Pennsylvania News
WASHINGTON — Congress rushed headlong into crisis mode Tuesday with a government shutdown days away, as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faced an insurgency from hard-right R...
September 26, 2023 National News
LOS ANGELES — Striking actors have voted to expand their walkout to include the lucrative video game market, a step that could put new pressure on Hollywood studios to ma...
September 26, 2023 National News
VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. — President Joe Biden joined United Auto Workers strikers on a picket line Tuesday as their work stoppage against major carmakers hit day 12, a ...
September 26, 2023 National News
PHILADELPHIA — A judge dismissed murder and other charges Tuesday against a Philadelphia police officer who shot and killed a driver through a rolled-up driver’s side win...
September 26, 2023 Pennsylvania News
Sports
Sprint driver takes $50,000 first prize at Commonwealth Clash
September 27, 2023 Sports
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The National League champion Philadelphia Phillies clinched a wild-card berth, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 in 10 innings on Tuesday night on Jo...
September 27, 2023 Sports
Knights coming off shutout loss at powerful Elizabeth Forward
September 27, 2023 Sports
Winless Raiders anxious to extend Eagle Trophy streak to 15 years
September 27, 2023 Sports
BALTIMORE (AP) — Hall of Fame third baseman Brooks Robinson, whose deft glovework and folksy manner made him one of the most beloved and accomplished athletes in Baltimor...
September 27, 2023 Sports
Wednesday Cross Country Union/A-C Valley at Moniteau, 4:30 p.m. Girls Volleyball Freeport at Seneca Valley, 6 p.m. Boys Soccer Grove City at Slippery ...
September 27, 2023 Sports
East Butler’s fall baseball team rallied twice in a recent win over Prospect. After battling back from a 5-0 deficit, East Butler found itself down again, 8-5 in the sixt...
September 27, 2023 Sports
BUTLER TWP — Neither Butler or Seneca Valley was playing for a tie, but that’s what the boys soccer rivals forced each other to settle for as they battled to a 1-1 stalem...
September 27, 2023 Sports
Three Butler County girls golfers have advanced to the final round of the WPIAL Individual Championships. In Class AAA, Seneca Valley’s Lihini Ranaweera placed fifth in t...
September 27, 2023 Sports
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers clinched the NL Central title for the third time in six seasons Tuesday night, despite a 4-1 loss to the last-place St. Louis Car...
September 27, 2023 Sports
Editorial
In last Friday’s edition of the Butler Eagle, we saw the impact of the community coming together. Positive things happen when collaboration happens between area organizat...
September 27, 2023 Our Opinion
September 27, 2023 Cartoons
Community
The Slippery Rock Area High School Homecoming Court is, front row, from left, Brooke Arblaster, Meghan Bencic, Daisey Hoehn, Sydney Earl, Katelyn Carr and Laine Palmer. B...
September 27, 2023 Community
Members of Mars Area High School’s 2023 Homecoming Court are, from left, Marko Pavlovski (honorary member), Charlotte Nikel (honorary member), Adam McElhinny, Brooke Bowe...
September 27, 2023 Community
Announcements
A man responsible for testing and calibrating speedometers on state police cars at the Butler barracks was set to retire after 38 years performing those duties on Sept. 2...
September 27, 2023 Time Capsules
Arts & Entertainment
BARCELONA, Spain — Spanish prosecutors have charged pop star Shakira with failing to pay $7.1 million in tax on her 2018 income, authorities said Tuesday, in Spain’s late...
September 27, 2023 Arts & Entertainment
The 38th annual Mars Applefest will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 7. The upcoming event will feature a variety of apples for sale from the Rich-Mar Rotary Club, and 14...
September 27, 2023 Special Sections
LOS ANGELES — Actor David McCallum, who became a teen heartthrob in the hit series “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.” in the 1960s and was the eccentric medical examiner in the po...
September 27, 2023 Arts & Entertainment
There are about 200 types of apples grown across the United States, according to the Agricultural Marketing Resource Center, and if all goes to plan, the variety of vendo...
September 27, 2023 Special Sections
About 140 vendors will be set up along Pittsburgh Street and Grand Avenue from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 7 for the 38th annual Mars Applefest. Advance Community Church Afte...
September 27, 2023 Special Sections
Other
Isn’t it odd that the human race got along fine for 750,000 years without consultants? ...
September 27, 2023 Chuckle of the Day
September 26, 2023 Daily Photo Gallery
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