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iPhone crash alert part of investigation into purse theft in Butler Township
An iPhone crash notification led Butler Township police to apprehend a Lyndora husband and wife accused of stealing a purse outside Walmart and multiple retail ...
Pittsburgh presents NFL Draft transportation plan
Butler Transit Authority to offer direct service
PIAA baseball season preview 2026: Meet the top 9 players to watch in Butler County
Spring is in the air. The pings of bats striking baseballs are, as well. Butler County features plenty of talent on the diamond, including reigning WPIAL Class ...
PIAA softball season preview 2026: Meet the top 9 players to watch in Butler County
For the past four seasons, the Butler County-area softball scene starred Seneca Valley’s Lexie Hames, who graduated after last season and moved on to play at Cl...
Winfield Township prepares for post-Easter egg hunt
This spring, the Winfield Township annual egg hunt is planned for the weekend after Easter. But the effort it takes to bring the event to life is well underway...
iPhone crash alert part of investigation into purse theft in Butler Township
iPhone crash alert par...
Pittsburgh presents NFL Draft transportation plan
Pittsburgh presents NF...
PIAA baseball season preview 2026: Meet the top 9 players to watch in Butler Cou...
PIAA baseball season p...
PIAA softball season preview 2026: Meet the top 9 players to watch in Butler Cou...
PIAA softball season p...
Winfield Township prepares for post-Easter egg hunt
Winfield Township prep...
Top Headlines
A former Cranberry Township man was sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to charges for killing two people in a crash while driving under the influence in June in Be...
March 26, 2026 Crime & Courts
BUTLER TWP — Sometimes the perfect career opportunity is the one you least expected. Students from around Butler County and community members got a taste of what is out t...
March 26, 2026 Business
Mars Area Centennial School held an Arts & STEAM Showcase Wednesday, March 25. The event, held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the school’s cafeteria, was an opportunity to pre...
March 26, 2026 Local News
With Easter just around the corner, Butler County has a host of egg hunts before, during and after Easter Sunday for children to take part in. March 27: Alameda Park ...
March 26, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
Initiative part of federally funded program Butler County commissioners voted Wednesday, March 25, to work with Lawrence County on a federally funded program aimed at pro...
March 26, 2026 Local News
News
A pedestrian was taken to a hospital after being struck by a vehicle Thursday morning, March 26, in Cranberry Township, according to Butler County Emergency Services disp...
March 26, 2026 Local News
A Butler man allegedly knocked a man unconscious outside a Center Township business, leading him to be flown to a Pittsburgh hospital on Friday, March 20, according to po...
March 26, 2026 Local News
An Indiana woman is accused of throwing knives at another woman inside a Butler residence. Mya Jean Hubbard, 23, of Sellersburg, Ind., was charged Monday, March 23, by B...
March 26, 2026 Local News
PennDOT will resume work next week on upgrading signals and installing ramps throughout the City of Butler. Starting Monday, March 30, crews will work to upgrade signals ...
March 26, 2026 Local News
The Butler County commissioners on Wednesday, March 25, modified Community Development Block Grant funding for projects in three townships. In Jackson Township, $57,460 i...
March 26, 2026 Local News
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Community
Fran Draper’s recipe for Italian Easter bread had been passed down through the generations...
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
Prospect Community Library will have its spring book sale April 9, 10 and 11. The sale wil...
March 24, 2026
Joshua Rowe uses keys to unlock doors just like anyone else, but they also helped him ente...
March 24, 2026
The National Alliance on Mental Illness Butler County is starting a new support group in A...
March 23, 2026
Connoquenessing Valley Elementary principal Jeremy Womer was recognized as a Distinguished...
March 23, 2026
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Sports
NEW YORK — On the eve of opening day, Paul Skenes set forth lofty goals for the Pittsburgh...
 
An offense capable of burying opposing teams has been a hallmark of Mars boys lacrosse's c...
March 25, 2026
Taryn Hilovsky has both ends of the lacrosse field covered. While the Butler senior attack...
March 25, 2026
Karns City junior Alex Wilson cleared 14 feet, 6 inches in the pole vault in Wednesday’s s...
March 25, 2026
BUTLER TWP — It’s official. Butler girls lacrosse is on a roll. Wednesday’s 15-3 win over ...
March 25, 2026
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Editorial
March 26, 2026 Cartoons
March 25, 2026 Cartoons
Much as expected, the Federal Reserve left its policy rate unchanged last week, stressing new uncertainties in the economic outlook and the limits of ...
March 25, 2026 Other Voices
Slippery Rock Area is considering bringing the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps to the district after more than 100 high school students attend...
March 25, 2026 Our Opinion
March 24, 2026 Cartoons
Business
NEW YORK — Hopes for a possible end to the war with Iran pushed stocks higher on Wall Street Wednesday, while oil prices eased. The S&P 500 rose 0.5% ...
March 26, 2026 Business
LOS ANGELES — A jury found both Meta and YouTube liable in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that aimed to hold social media platforms responsible for harm ...
March 26, 2026 Business
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that it would temporarily allow widespread sales of a higher ethanol gas blend in a move that ...
March 26, 2026 Business
State Rep. Marci Mustello, R-11th, will host her annual Farmers’ Breakfast on April 10, starting at 9:30 a.m. at American Legion Post 778 in Butler To...
March 25, 2026 Local News
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Below Cleveland, in a subterranean world many surface dwellers don’t know exists, miners extract a crucial winter mineral — salt. T...
March 25, 2026 National News
Weekend Entertainment
FAB Showcase raises thousands each year
March 25, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — A woman from Florida pleaded not guilty Wednesday to the attempted murder of Rihanna. Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, of Orlando, also pleaded not guilty through he...
March 25, 2026 People
NEW YORK — “Superman” actor Valerie Perrine has died. She was 82. Filmmaker Stacey Souther confirmed his friend’s death in a Monday Instagram post that links to a fundrai...
March 23, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Nicholas Brendon, an actor best known for his role as a loveable underdog sidekick on the hit television series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” has died. He was 54. Brendon’s...
March 23, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — A civil jury in California found Monday that Bill Cosby was liable for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 1972 and awarded her $19.25 million. Aft...
March 23, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
BURBANK, Calif. — “The Pitt” has won praise — and a gurney full of Emmys — for bringing a dose of classic episodic TV to the prestige streaming era. Its star, executive ...
March 23, 2026 People
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Special Sections
Helping local children develop early literacy skills
March 17, 2026 Special Sections
Verah Vucelich, 3, kicked away from the side of the pool, a small foam backpack strapped to her chest, as her instructor encouraged her from a few feet away. In adjacent ...
March 17, 2026 Special Sections
To view the Butler Eagle’s PDF version, click here. ...
March 10, 2026 Special Sections
At Passavant Community in Zelienople, the beauty of kindness arrives on four wheels. Once a month, a pushcart filled with fresh-cut flowers donated by Trader Joe’s makes...
February 18, 2026 Special Sections
Cranking up the volume in your car may sound harmless and fun, but it could lead to hearing problems in your older years -- and possibly even increase your risk of dement...
February 18, 2026 Senior
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Seeking Refuge
Every morning Irena Tkachenko starts her day the same way: by telephoning her relatives and friends in Ukraine to see if they are still OK. Tkachenko,...
February 24, 2023 Local News
Three young Ukrainian families who escaped their war-torn hometown of Kharkov think the American holiday of Thanksgiving is a good time to say they ca...
November 23, 2022 Local News
CRANBERRY TWP — Huge, steaming pots of homemade food and endless carafes of coffee and tea sustain 11 adults and children seeking refuge at the crowde...
July 16, 2022 Local News
When it comes to helping those in need, Butler County residents have proven their generosity again and again by donating amounts large and small strai...
June 20, 2022 Local News
Two young Ukrainian families are relieved to be watching the deer and chipmunks frolic on their hosts’ Cranberry Township lawn, and not wondering wher...
June 18, 2022 Local News
Digital Divide
HARRISBURG — In the coming years, Pennsylvania will receive more than $1 billion in federal funding to bring high-speed internet access to everyone in...
August 30, 2023 Pennsylvania News
The Biden administration on Monday continued its push toward internet-for-all by 2030, announcing about $667 million in new grants and loans to build ...
August 22, 2023 National News
STATE COLLEGE — Before Pennsylvania can spend an almost $1.2 billion windfall of federal funding for high-speed internet, it must figure out how to us...
July 18, 2023 Pennsylvania News
The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority is asking for the public’s opinion until Friday, March 10 on two potential action plans for wider int...
February 27, 2023 Local News
CRANBERRY TWP — Pennsylvania is set to get a piece of $42.5 billion in federal money to help expand broadband internet access to underserved areas. On...
February 17, 2023 Business

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