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Trump to return to Butler County to honor attendees shot at July 13 rally
Former President Donald Trump announced Friday afternoon that he is planning to return to Butler for a rally. He announced on social media that the event will honor Corey Comperatore, the man killed during the assassination attempt nearly two weeks ago. It will also honor the two men, David Dutch and James Copenhaver, injured in the shooting.
Allegheny County man accused of shooting, killing German Shepherd
PORT VUE, Pa. (KDKA) — A man is facing charges after allegedly shooting and killing a woman's German Shepard in Port Vue, Allegheny County. John Lee Mack Jr., 27, is facing multiple charges, including aggravated assault and animal cruelty, in connection with the July 20 incident.Videos show Mack hitting Donna Hitchings after the two exchange words. Her German Shepard, Lugar, is seen defending her before being shot to death.What sparked the altercation among neighbors? According to court documents, it was music.Hitchings told police that Mack's car radio was too loud, so she came out of her home and asked him to turn it down. She said he exited the vehicle and confronted her.Brittany Iseley said that's not what happened."He was in front of his house in his car listening to a podcast about a zombie apocalypse and it was so loud for her liking," Iseley said. "That's where the problem started. The next day, if I'm not mistaken, is when the brother confronted him."A couple of people on the street said Lugar was Hitchings' service animal. They said she suffers from seizures.
Trump gunman’s hometown of Bethel Park reels after assassination attempt
BETHEL PARK, Pa. — To understand this quiet Pittsburgh suburb, just ask Gary Turney whether it’s a pleasant place to live. Turney, 70, a retired machinist, has been in the community for more than three decades, and, for the most part, he has enjoyed it. “Except in the...
Man shot, killed outside Pittsburgh convenience store
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- A man was shot and killed outside a convenience store in Pittsburgh's Knoxville neighborhood.Police said they were called to Amanda Street for reports of a man shot outside Triangle Mart shortly before 4 p.m. on Wednesday. When first responders got there, they found a 51-year-old at the back of the building with a gunshot wound to his chest, police said. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition, where he later died. His identity hasn't been released. Detectives are investigating and reviewing video, police said. Crime scene tape blocked off the front of the convenience store as police...
Detective team grapple with killing spree
“Five Cold Bodies” by K.J. Kalis was the third in the Detective Max Grady series but was OK as a stand-alone. Buckhead County sits just outside of Pittsburgh. The mostly rural county has its share of crimes, but when murder occurs Sheriff Kyler Holt reaches out to the Pittsburgh PD for help.
Suspect in police pursuit through the Valley back in Pennsylvania facing 30 charges
An Erie, Pennsylvania man accused of taking a 14-year-old girl with him during a police chase through part of the Valley has been brought from Ohio to Pennsylvania to face a host of charges. Twenty-year-old John Wolfe was transferred from the Portage County Jail in Ohio to the Erie County...
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