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Students learn to identify, debunk online misinformation
BUTLER TWP — Over 100 students from four school districts learned about identifying and fact-checking misinformation they might encounter on social media sites ...
Private investigator urges public to help with new leads in Cherrie Mahan investigation
A private investigator who has offered a $100,000 reward for information regarding the disappearance of Cherrie Mahan is asking for the public’s help in locatin...
PIAA basketball playoffs 2026: Breaking down North Catholic vs Knoch boys fourth meeting in 2nd round
Left standing are the two teams that have provided some of the most entertaining basketball games of the season. Knoch takes on North Catholic for a fourth and ...
PIAA basketball playoffs 2026: Breaking down Karns City, North Catholic and Slippery Rock girls’ Round 2 matchups
Karns City’s defense, North Catholic’s resilience and Slippery Rock’s explosiveness have paved the way to the second round of the PIAA girls basketball tourname...
Students learn to identify, debunk online misinformation
Students learn to iden...
Private investigator urges public to help with new leads in Cherrie Mahan invest...
Private investigator u...
PIAA basketball playoffs 2026: Breaking down North Catholic vs Knoch boys fourth...
PIAA basketball playof...
PIAA basketball playoffs 2026: Breaking down Karns City, North Catholic and Slip...
PIAA basketball playof...
No measles cases in Butler County, but Independence Health System chief urges va...
No measles cases in Bu...
Top Headlines
A Michigan man was sentenced to probation Monday, March 9, in Butler County Common Pleas Court and ordered to register with Pennsylvania State Police as a Megan’s Law off...
March 10, 2026 Crime & Courts
A Butler man is accused of attempting to burglarize a residence in the 300 block of West Brady Street. Bruce Lee Stennett, 37, was charged Thursday, March 5, by Butler p...
March 10, 2026 Local News
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
A Mars man is accused of intentionally urinating in the back of an Adams Township police patrol vehicle. Polivio Vladimir Guilcapi Guano, 34, was charged Monday, March, ...
March 06, 2026 Local News
Additional charges filed against another man
March 07, 2026 Local News
News
Chicora might be seen as a small borough nestled in the east of Butler County, but nearly 300 years of history paints a larger picture. The borough started as a small mil...
March 10, 2026 Local News
Solos, swing and saxophone stole the show Saturday night, March 7, at the Butler County Symphony Orchestra’s concert titled “Crossroads of Sound” at Butler Intermediate H...
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
SLIPPERY ROCK — Campfire burns, a twisted ankle, hypothermia, frostbite — all very real dangers a person may experience when adventuring with a group or alone in remote e...
March 07, 2026 Local News
With temperatures back up, Seneca Valley students got to cool down Friday, March 6, with the district’s sixth annual Polar Pop fundraiser event. Seneca Valley’s unified ...
March 07, 2026 Local News
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Community
The Butler Chapter of the North Country Trail Association has two events planned in March....
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
Two Knoch High School students recently earned their Eagle Scout ranks after completing co...
March 07, 2026
Senior centers at Butler, Chicora, Cranberry Township, Evans City, Slippery Rock, Mount Ch...
March 07, 2026
About once a month I like to dedicate this column to a particular constellation. Most of t...
March 07, 2026
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Sports
The 2026 Lernerville Speedway schedule is out, and racing is just a month away. The calend...
 
North Catholic boys tennis squeezed by Mars 3-2 in the season opener Monday at Mars High S...
March 09, 2026
The 2026 Penguins Cup playoffs begin Feb. 23, starting with Class A. Butler takes on North...
March 09, 2026
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers gave their wide receiver group an upgrade Monday, acq...
March 09, 2026
Following are the swimmers from Butler County area high schools, and their seeds and times...
March 09, 2026
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Editorial
March 07, 2026 Cartoons
When changing the clocks this weekend, check the batteries in the smoke detector, too. That’s the recommendation of the American Red Cross, which has ...
March 07, 2026 Our Opinion
A few weeks ago, I attended a national conference in Washington for community college leaders. The agenda included regular hot topics in higher educat...
March 07, 2026 Other Voices
A few days ago I attended a wrestling match between Pitt, Penn State and Slippery Rock University club teams at Morrow Field House. Sitting about six ...
March 07, 2026 Letters to the Editor
In response to a recent submission entered by Mr. Calvin Kane (“Letters not reflective of county,” Feb. 22, Page A4): Despite what you may think, I do...
March 07, 2026 Letters to the Editor
Business
NEW YORK — As the price of crude oil surpassed $110 a barrel Monday, reaching heights not seen since 2022, consumers were feeling the effects of the I...
March 09, 2026 International News
Artificial intelligence company Anthropic is suing to stop the Trump administration from enforcing what it calls an “unlawful campaign of retaliation”...
March 09, 2026 Business
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department said Monday it has tentatively settled its antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and parent company Live Nation E...
March 09, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Tammy Young, chief financial officer of Concordia Community Support Services, has been elected to serve on the board of directors of the Pennsylvania ...
March 09, 2026 Business
CHICAGO — Oil prices have eclipsed $100 per barrel for the first time in more than three and a half years as the Iran war hinders production and ship...
March 08, 2026 Business
Weekend Entertainment
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
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Arts & Entertainment
Tommy DeCarlo, who became the lead singer of classic rockers Boston for nearly 20 years based on a Myspace tribute to the band’s original singer, has died. DeCarlo’s chi...
March 09, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police took a woman into custody after she fired gunshots outside Rihanna’s gated home, according to authorities and news reports on Monday. No...
March 09, 2026 People
Disney and Pixar’s environmental adventure “Hoppers” topped the North American box office this weekend with $46 million in domestic ticket sales in its opening weekend, a...
March 09, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — “Country” Joe McDonald, a hippie rock star of the 1960s whose “I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die Rag” was a four-lettered rebuke to the Vietnam War that became an ...
March 08, 2026 National News
Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Bride!” is a big, brash swing at a new “The Bride of Frankenstein” that struggles to cohere its many parts. But I’ll say this for it: It’s al...
March 07, 2026 Reviews
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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
WASHINGTON — Colorectal cancer is a threat not just to older adults but increasingly to young men and women, too. It’s now the top cancer killer of Americans younger than...
February 18, 2026 Special Sections
BUTLER TWP — The dance floor may be new for the group of seniors who get together every Monday to line dance together, but the steps remain the same. The senior line danc...
February 18, 2026 Special Sections
BROOKLYN, Ill. — Sr. Julia Huiskamp, all 4 feet and 10 inches of her, oversees everything at the Thomas Terry Community Center: the food pantry, the child care, the fundr...
February 18, 2026 Special Sections
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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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