From decisions made at local government meetings, to projects spearheaded by those who wish to make a difference in their neighborhoods, the Eagle’s independent...
VA Butler Healthcare System is aiming to provide comprehensive mental healthcare to meet veterans where they are and with what they need.
The system’s mental an...
BUTLER TWP — Butler County-area boys and girls teams unofficially tipped off the 2026-27 season Monday night at Butler Eagle Basketball Media Day.
The event bro...
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3 more measles cases reported in Butler County
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Mars school board approves new teachers contract
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Butler’s streets will once again be filled with people and vehicles on Veterans Day, commemorating military personnel for their service.
The 2026 Veterans Day parade will...
The Butler County Computation Board had not finished certifying election results as of Tuesday afternoon.
Chantell McCurdy, Butler County Bureau of Elections director, sa...
BUTLER TWP — Butler Area School District will spend roughly $60,000 to repair deteriorating sidewalks and curbs at multiple district campuses.
The district’s school boar...
PENN TWP — The township is looking to draft a curative amendment to address gaps in its zoning ordinance regarding oil and gas-related uses, as well as power and energy g...
CENTER TWP — Taxes will not be increasing for township residents next year, according to the township’s preliminary budget for 2027
Center Township’s board of supervisors...
A Butler County man was sentenced Tuesday to probation, but was paroled based on time served prior to sentencing and ordered to register with state police for the rest of...
A 17-year-old girl testified she felt a “shift” in the man who was someone she “relied on” at the time of the incidents leading to sexual assault charges against him.
Jos...
A Mercer County man is accused of attempting to communicate inappropriately with a 14-year-old girl in Marion Township and having child sexual abuse material saved on his...
A Butler Senior High School student approached a backlit puddle, lay prostrate atop the cobblestone path that formed its banks and pressed the shutter-release button.
“I ...
Ehrman Crest Middle School students were joined by dozens of veterans they invited for breakfast on Tuesday morning in the school cafeteria.
The gathering honored the spe...
I grew up in Lyndora, the granddaughter of Eastern European immigrants. My “Baba” was only 12 when she came by ship with her older sister in 1910, to ...
I am no expert, but, in my opinion, this could be the worst paving project that I can remember involving Main Street, North Main Street and Route 8 So...
Every year, we roll out the red carpet to thank veterans for their service — and sacrifice — to our country.
Businesses offer discounts and special r...
As America’s wars in Iraq and Afghanistan came to a close, thousands of courageous men and women who risked their lives fighting for years to protect ...
WASHINGTON — U.S. inflation was higher than expected last month as the rising prices that powered sweeping Democratic victories in last week’s midterm...
SAN FRANCISCO — Investigations into whether Nvidia’s CEO was the target of a “foreign intelligence effort” are raising questions about the future of t...
Stunning allegations of a spy plot have prompted investigations of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s affair with a purported Chinese government agent.
Over t...
Family owned Altoona-based convenience store chain Sheetz has promoted Adam Sheetz to the role of president and chief operating officer, effective Jan...
Shares of Nvidia tumbled more than 5% Monday after the computer chipmaker, central to the artificial intelligence race, opened an investigation into r...
Greater Pittsburgh Civil War Roundtable will have a presentation on Andrew Johnson, 17th President of the United States, this month.
Alan Gephardt will present the progra...
Dolly Parton’s longtime manager moved Thursday to drop a complaint that accused the late singer’s nephew who acted as her head of security with threatening her estate...
NEW YORK — Superman, Batman and the rest of the DC heroes are getting a new boss, yet again.
Skydance Motion Picture Group announced Monday that James Gunn and Peter Saf...
NEW YORK — Bingo, Care Bears, the Pokémon Trading Card Game and the humble playground slide have all made it into the National Toy Hall of Fame, taking their place alongs...
Even Godzilla can be felled by an old hazard: the sophomore slump.
Though Godzilla has been stomping around for more than half a century, “Godzilla Minus Zero” is a seque...
Shopping for a telescope for someone on your holiday gift list — even if that someone is you — has changed a lot in recent years.
For several years now, smart visual tel...
LOS ANGELES — Strapped into a harness, Josh Law was lowered from a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter into the rough Pacific Ocean in the pitch black night, far off the Mexican ...
A longtime Western Pennsylvania firefighter who died in 2022 at the age of 49 left behind memories for his colleagues and a lasting legacy as a fire instructor.
Jimmy...
Matt Boehm can pinpoint when his interest to start the Model Train Club of Zelienople began. A little more than five years ago, his sister, Sandy, gave him their father’s...
Thomas Burnatoski lost his life in the line of duty as an EMT in 1983, but he will always be remembered by those who knew him as a hard worker and a gentle giant.
Burnato...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
Two young Ukrainian families are relieved to be watching the deer and chipmunks frolic on their hosts’ Cranberry Township lawn, and not wondering wher...
HARRISBURG — In the coming years, Pennsylvania will receive more than $1 billion in federal funding to bring high-speed internet access to everyone in...
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 ...
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...
The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority is asking for the public’s opinion until Friday, March 10 on two potential action plans for wider int...
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...
