What a year it has been!
The photographers from the Butler Eagle have been in the trenches throughout the years capturing news events and documenting Butler County history.
The Butler Eagle photographers didn’t rest throughout 2024. From capturing daily life to sports to breaking news and, of course, the assassination attempt and return of President Donald Trump, your trusted Butler Eagle photographers were on the front lines capturing these moments.
Please enjoy some of our favorite photos from the year. For more photos from 2024 and beyond, visit the photography page of the Butler Eagle’s website at photos.butlereagle.com.
Maddox Weltner, 5, gives a cookie to a customer at his lemonade stand he set up for Foodie Friday in downtown Butler on Friday, May 17. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle (5/17/2024)
A fireman saves one of the family's dogs during a fire at Grandview Blvd on Thursday, Sept. 5 Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle (9/5/2024)
Boy Scout troop 404 out of Cranberry Township raises an American flag during the Cranberry Township Great Lawn Initial Ribbon Cutting at Cranberry Township Municipal Center on Thursday, Nov. 21. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle (11/21/2024)
Lillian Swank sits on top of her dad David’s shoulders waving an American Flag during former United States President Bill Clinton speech to several Democratic supporters at the Steamfitters Technology Center Local 449 in Harmony on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
Secret service personnel move former President Donald Trump from the podium after shots rang out during his rally at the Butler Farm Show grounds in Connoquenessing Township on Saturday, July 13, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Oliver Collins plays in the fountain at the EDCO pool as the pool was reopened due to the extreme temperatures hitting the area this week on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle 08/28/24
Rob McGraw
Firefighter Steph Steele-Morrie shows Kemper Rock equipment the local fire department uses during Family Fun Night on Tues., August 20, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle 08/20/24
Rob McGraw
Slippery Rock’s Josh Book dunks against Moniteau in a boys basketball game Friday, Dec. 27, 2024, at Slippery Rock High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw