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.
A Butler man was charged when he was found in possession of a blue stamp bag after fleeing a hit-and-run crash in Franklin Township, police said.
Jeremy Daniel McCauley,...
Emergency crews responded to a vehicle fire around 8:50 a.m. Monday, Dec. 8, along Hanna Lane near Stone Church Road in Muddy Creek Township.
Portersville-Muddy Creek To...
A Karns City man is accused of firing a gun outside the Concord Township residence of a person he believed called the police on him a day prior.
Michael K. Freedline, 60...
The following items were collected from various police departments and district courts:
Butler Twp
Nov. 25 — James Joseph Gautreau, 52, of Butler, was charged with misdem...
BUTLER TWP — The auditorium of Butler Intermediate High School was elbow- to-elbow Saturday evening, Dec. 6, for the Butler County Symphony Orchestra’s annual Holiday Tra...
The Netflix Inc. plans that clinched the deal for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. started to shape up around Thanksgiving.
A deadline was looming: Warner Bros. had asked bidd...
U.S. airlines were notified last week that an investigation is underway into whether they complied with an emergency order requiring flight cuts at 40 major airports dur...
These real estate transactions were recorded in Butler County from Sept 29 to Oct. 3:
Adams Township
Jonathan and Heather Scott to Vincent and Elise Biolsi at 637 Wh...
BUFFALO TWP — Students from across Freeport Area School District joined in the holiday shopping rush Sunday, Dec. 7 — not as customers, but as merchants.
The school dist...
Having already given away most of her toys, Beckley Jones is looking for another way to help people this holiday.
Beckley, 5, of Chicora, decided to collect blankets to g...
BANGKOK — Thailand launched airstrikes along the disputed border with Cambodia on Monday as both sides accused the other of breaking a ceasefire that halted fighting earl...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is planning a $12 billion farm aid package, according to a White House official — a boost to farmers who have struggled to sell their ...
TOKYO — A powerful 7. 6-magnitude earthquake struck off northern Japan on Monday, triggering a tsunami of up to 40 centimeters in coastal communities in the region, the J...
NEW DELHI — A fire ripped through a popular nightclub in India’s Goa state, killing 25 people, including tourists, the state’s chief minister said Sunday.
The blaze occu...
BRIGHTON, Mich. — Ed Bambas will soon ring up his last can of corn.
The 88-year-old Michigan grocery worker was handed an oversized check for $1.7 million Friday, the re...
HONOLULU — Survivors of the 1941 Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor have long been the center of a remembrance ceremony held each year on the military base’s waterfront.
B...
SAN DIEGO — The San Diego city attorney’s office has agreed to pay $30 million to the family of a 16-year-old youth who was fatally shot by police last January in what wo...
WASHINGTON — Sylvester Stallone, Kiss and Gloria Gaynor are among the luminaries being celebrated Sunday at the annual Kennedy Center Honors, with Donald Trump hosting th...
TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel and Hamas are “very shortly expected to move into the second phase of the ceasefire,...
ATLANTA — A historical marker from the site of a 1918 lynching that was repeatedly vandalized in recent years is now safely on display in Atlanta in an exhibit that open...
Karns City, Mars and North Catholic’s offenses were prolific, and they are well represented in this year’s Butler Eagle Sweet 16 Offense.
The three teams, who had some of...
Amos Glenn started to crack up before recounting his first-ever touchdown.
“I think I was 5 years old, and I got the ball and I ran backwards,” the Freeport senior tailba...
See this week’s schedule of local sports across Butler County.
Monday, Dec. 8
Boys Basketball
7 — Moniteau at Clarion Area
7 — Union at North Clarion County
7:3...
Santino Sloboda’s quest for Butler wrestling’s career wins record is off to a fast start.
The senior went 4-0 this weekend to win the 133-pound title at the Chartiers-Hou...
DALLAS — Mikko Rantanen’s final-round score was the only goal of the shootout and Jake Oettinger made 27 saves as the Dallas Stars beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Sun...
BALTIMORE — For a while now, Mike Tomlin and the Pittsburgh Steelers have walked the fine line between success and recriminations.
They remained on the right side of it S...
St. Bonaventure thumped Walsh 33-8 Saturday in the National Collegiate Rugby Division I men’s semifinals at Butler’s Pullman Recreation Complex.
And in the Division I-AA...
Nobody paying attention for the past 24 months would be surprised to see Indiana – yes, Indiana – leading the way into this year’s College Football Playoff.
But anyone p...
Butler’s City Hall was constructed to be a residence in 1909, and the city purchased the building on the corner of North and Washington streets in 1930, specifically to h...
An internal memo written by the Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine regulator offers a concerning glimpse into the future of vaccine regulation in the U.S. — and c...
CENTER TWP — Gift wrappers have taken up residence in Clearview Mall, but their pay for preparing presents for the masses “can be anything from ‘merry Christmas’ to $1 mi...
“Five Nights at Freddy’s” has powered up the box office once again. The sequel opened in 3,412 theaters in the U.S. and Canada this weekend and far surpassed expectat...
For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright an...