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Firefighter Corey Comperatore wasn’t supposed to have front-row seats at Trump rally, pal reveals at hero’s wake
FREEPORT, PA — The firefighter who was killed while shielding his family from a sniper’s bullets at former President Donald Trump’s campaign rally wasn’t even supposed to be sitting in the seat that put him in the line of fire, a grieving pal said. Corey Comperatore, 50, moved to the front-row seat just moments before the presidential hopeful was slated to speak — and before a deranged gunman launched a fatal attack that rocked the nation. “So talk about a freak, freak accident. That he wasn’t even supposed to be sitting there and he ends up losing his life,” Scott Dockherty, the...
Area Man Accused of Dragging Woman Out of Bed, Assaulting Her
BEAVER TWP., Pa. (EYT) — A local man is facing charges for allegedly assaulting a woman in Beaver Township and preventing her from calling the police. Court records indicate Clarion-based State Police filed criminal charges against 31-year-old Collin David Polka, of Templeton, in District Judge Jarah Lee Heeter’s office on Friday, July 12.
Tears and flags at half-mast - Inside community grieving ahead of funeral for dad shot at Trump rally
Sarver, Pennsylvania, is in mourning for slain firefighter Corey Comperatore as nearby Freeport makes funeral preparations. Other areas of Butler and Bethel Park are working to move on form the Trump rally shooting
Medical Helicopter Called After Chicora Rd. Crash
At least one person was flown by medical helicopter following an accident Thursday afternoon in Oakland Township. A call reporting a two vehicle crash was received shortly after 3 p.m. in the 500 block of Chicora Road. Crews from Oneida Valley, Chicora, and two ambulances from East Butler EMS arrived...
Police announce traffic, parking restrictions this week during services for Corey Comperatore
Police have announced times and roads that will be affected over the next several days by the viewing and funeral services for Corey Comperatore, who was killed Saturday while attending Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Butler County. Traffic restrictions begin Wednesday in Freeport, according to Chris...
Saxonburg Police acquire new K-9 from Middlesex
For the first time in over a decade, the Saxonburg Police will have a police dog on their staff, courtesy of a transfer from the adjacent Middlesex Police Department. The K-9 officer, a German shepherd named Bolt, was transferred from Middlesex Township to Saxonburg this week. According to Saxonburg Police Chief Joe Beachem, this is the first police dog to join the Saxonburg Police Department in at least 14 years.
Kiski Township man who snorted heroin before causing fatal head-on crash sent to prison
A Kiski Township man who was high on heroin when he crashed the car he was driving and killed his friend in 2022 will serve at least two years in state prison. Matthew Carlson, 36, was sentenced Tuesday in Allegheny County to 27 to 54 months after pleading guilty in April to homicide by vehicle, driving under the influence and reckless driving.
Vandergrift building partially collapses, 911 dispatcher says
A Vandergrift building partially collapsed Wednesday evening, according to a Westmoreland County 911 dispatcher. Vandergrift fire, police and EMS crews were dispatched around 5:10 p.m. to a building located at 125 Grant Ave., the dispatcher said. The rear of the structure had collapsed. The cause of the collapse has not...
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