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William Pitts
Eagle Staff Writer
William joined the staff of the Butler Eagle in April 2023 after spending a year and a half as staff writer for the Independent Messenger newspaper in Emporia, Va. Prior to this, he worked for the Maryland Independent newspaper in La Plata, Md., as well as several online sports publications. He holds a masters' degree in Journalism from the University of Maryland, as well as a bachelors' degree in communications from Goucher University. William has spent most of his life in Dover, De., but now resides in Butler.

Latest Articles

Yet another business is coming to the Route 228 corridor in Adams Township in the form of a McDonald’s restaurant. Township supervisors gave final approval to plans for t...
April 29, 2025 Business
ADAMS TWP — At their meeting on Monday, April 28, the board of supervisors voted to lift the township’s temporary ban on burning which went into effect on March 12 and la...
April 29, 2025 Local News
ADAMS TWP — An event venue could be opening soon in the middle of the township, and a group of neighbors said they aren’t thrilled about the idea. Dozens of township resi...
April 29, 2025 Business
Oakland Township’s current tax collector, Sherry Filges, is retiring from her position when her term expires at the end of 2025. Three candidates have stepped up to run f...
April 29, 2025 Elections
In honor of World Tai Chi and Qigong Day on Saturday, April 26, the Butler County Family YMCA held a free Tai Chi demonstration the following day, with regular YMCA Tai C...
April 28, 2025 Local News
President Donald Trump isn’t the only American figurehead with tariffs on his mind. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission held a public, livestreamed hearing on Thur...
April 28, 2025 Pennsylvania News
Every lane of the Family Bowlaway on Fairground Hill Road in Butler was sold out on Sunday, April 27, for the Children’s Advocacy Center’s ninth annual “Strike Out Child ...
April 28, 2025 Community
State Sen. Jay Costa, D-43rd, is reviving a dormant proposal to bring Western Pennsylvania’s various public transit systems together. Costa is proposing legislation that ...
April 28, 2025 Pennsylvania News
No injuries were reported after an unoccupied and abandoned home at the intersection of Whitestown Road and Young Avenue in Butler Township caught fire and reportedly exp...
April 28, 2025 Breaking News
Four people were taken to local hospitals as a result of a single-car crash early Sunday, April 27, near the intersection of Kittanning Pike and Chicora Road in Fairview ...
April 27, 2025 Local News