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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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As Americans “sprung ahead” at 2 a.m. Sunday morning, officially beginning daylight saving time, some Butler Eagle readers were not in favor of continuing to change the c...
March 09, 2026 Local News
Warns some schools have low rates
Warns some schools have low rates
March 09, 2026 Local News
Rosanne Natili is the recipient of this year’s Community Ruby Award from the Butler Soroptimists. The Community Ruby Award honors the most outstanding female community vo...
March 09, 2026 Local News
For the second time in six months, Butler Memorial Hospital technicians are planning a demonstration. A group of technicians are planning an “informational picket” to be ...
March 07, 2026 Business
Since she was a teenager, Dr. Elizabeth Piccione understood the value of cardiology. “I love practicing cardiology,” Piccione said. “Somebody can be so terribly sick, som...
March 07, 2026 Business
Moraine State Park has a full schedule of special events lined up for the month of March. March 14, 12:30 p.m.: In honor of Women’s History Month, history buffs are i...
March 07, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
Police have released the names of two women who were found dead at a Jackson Township home earlier this week. Amy Byrd, 63, and Lanaya Lewis, 19, were found with gunshot...
March 06, 2026 Local News
CONNOQUENESSING TWP — At their monthly meeting Wednesday night, March 4, supervisors amended the township’s ordinance on snow removal from streets and sidewalks in the ev...
March 06, 2026 Government
BUTLER TWP — Neither of the two occupants of an apartment located above the Zivo Smoke Tobacco shop on East Jefferson Street were injured when the apartment caught fire T...
March 05, 2026 Local News
Municipalities in Butler County will receive a combined $8,073,208 in liquid fuels payments this year. The amounts were announced Tuesday, March 3. This marks a slight de...
March 05, 2026 Pennsylvania News