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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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The proposed 2026 budget for Middlesex Township is not expected to include a tax increase. The draft budget anticipates a slight surplus for 2026, with total revenues of ...
November 24, 2025 Local News
With days to go before the Thanksgiving holiday, dozens of families gathered at the St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church on Sunday, Nov. 23, to grab a bagged lunch as part of...
November 24, 2025 Community
For over three decades, students in the Seneca Valley School District have known Eric Semega as one of their math teachers. Others know Semega as the longtime manager of ...
November 22, 2025 Youth Sports
Butler Memorial Hospital will be a critical component of the combined forces of Independence Health System and the West Virginia University Health System, if a proposed m...
November 21, 2025 Local News
A letter of intent outlines additional terms of the proposed merger between Independence Health System and West Virginia University Health System. The letter of intent, p...
November 21, 2025 Business
Residents of Fairview Borough may owe slightly more in their tax bills from next year on. Borough council has proposed a one-mill increase of its real estate tax rate fro...
November 21, 2025 Local News
Both locations of UPMC Passavant, in Pittsburgh and Cranberry Township, received an “A” rating for safety from the Leapfrog Group in its Fall 2025 Hospital Safety Grade p...
November 21, 2025 Local News
Thanksgiving arrived a week early for dozens of community members who piled into the Grapevine Center on Thursday, Nov. 20, for the Center’s annual Gratitude and Thanksgi...
November 21, 2025 Local News
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced driver’s license and photo centers across the commonwealth, including the one located at Point Plaza in Butler, wi...
November 21, 2025
Both halves of Independence Health System have released annual financial reports for 2025. Butler Health System, which merged with Excela Health to form Independence Heal...
November 20, 2025 Local News