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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.

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ZELIENOPLE — The three-day Horse Trading Days in Zelienople kicked off on Thursday night, July 17, with the main event of opening night, the Round-up Horse Parade, travel...
July 18, 2025 Local News
A self-storage facility in northern Butler County has become the target of multiple break-ins since late last year. Washington Township native Stephanie Nail is still rec...
July 17, 2025 Local News
MIDDLESEX TWP — Starting next month, the Middlesex Township Police Department will be led by its first chief in two decades. After two months of searching, supervisors o...
July 16, 2025 Government
Traffic was shut down on a stretch of Route 8 in Butler Township Wednesday afternoon as emergency crews removed a vehicle that rolled over and flipped over a guard rail. ...
July 16, 2025 Local News
The National Weather Service has extended a flash flood warning for the southern part of Butler County as of 4:01 p.m. Wednesday, July 16. The warning is now in effect th...
July 16, 2025 Local News
For those spending much of their time in the great outdoors this summer, being able to tell poisonous plants in the wild apart from harmless plants may be the difference ...
July 16, 2025 Local News
JEFFERSON TWP — Township supervisors approved an update to its code of ordinances which would establish new definitions, allowances, rules and regulations for the install...
July 16, 2025 Local News
SAXONBURG — Borough council approved the promotion of two part-time police officers to full-time at its monthly meeting on Tuesday night, July 15, boosting the number of ...
July 16, 2025 Local News
Tucked away in the North Shore area of Moraine State Park, near McDanels Boat Launch, is the Butterfly Trail. The half-mile trail surrounds a carefully-manicured pollinat...
July 16, 2025 Special Sections
Nearly three months after Butler County commissioners and state representatives called for a state audit of the nonprofit Community Partnership, Pennsylvania’s Department...
July 15, 2025 Business