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Cranberry man killed in Pittsburgh crash
Cranberry Township resident Aiden Tanner, 19, died in a motorcycle crash on Route 51 in Pittsburgh on Friday evening, July 19. The accident was reported just after 8:30 p.m., and Pittsburgh police, fire, and medical units responded to the scene. When they arrived, they found a Tanner unresponsive on the road. Medics pronounced him dead at the scene.
Pennsylvania House Leader Wants Trump Shooting Investigated
A Pennsylvania Republican leader thinks the shooting at a Trump rally should be looked into. Pennsylvania House Republican Leader Bryan Cutler is introducing legislation to look into the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, in Butler. House Resolution 501 would form a House Select Committee to investigate the actions and response of state and local law enforcement following the assassination attempt. The bipartisan committee would then produce a report on the incident no later than November 30th. Cutler says the committee will not be looking to assign blame, but rather it seeks to discover how law enforcement can better improve practices going forward.
Car pulled from Allegheny River belongs to missing Pittsburgh-area woman, police said
OAKMONT (KDKA) -- A car pulled from the Allegheny River in Oakmont over the weekend belongs to Janet Walsh, who has been missing from Shaler Township since 2020, Allegheny County police said.Human remains were found inside the vehicle, investigators said. Dive teams were called to the Allegheny River near California Avenue in Oakmont around 5:15 p.m. Sunday after a fisherman found a vehicle.Crews pulled the vehicle from the water and found the human remains inside. However, they have not yet identified the remains. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner will handle that part of the case.Walsh, who was 70 at the time of her disappearance, was last seen on Jan. 19, 2020, along Mt. Royal Boulevard in Shaler Township. She was supposed to meet her daughter for dinner that day. But when her daughter arrived at Walsh's home, her mother was not there.Walsh's cell phone was found at her home, but her silver Chevy Trax was also missing.Her daughter reported her missing to the Shaler Township police and the Allegheny County police eventually joined the investigation. The investigation continues to identify the remains found inside the vehicle.
Stowe Township police searching for missing woman
Stowe Township police are searching for a missing woman. Katelynn Conrad was last seen in the Stowe area. She could be near Butler, according to police. Conrad is 5 feet, 1 inch tall and weighs around 100 pounds. She has blonde hair, but police say that may have changed since she was last seen. Anyone with information on Conrad’s whereabouts is asked to call Stowe Township police.
Extra: A Witness Recounts The Trump Rally Shooting
Investigators have been looking into what led up to the deadly shooting at the trump rally last Saturday in Butler, Pennsylvania, as more people come forward to share what it was like to be there. Madison Godwin spent several hours at the Butler Farm Show Grounds, arriving before lunchtime and waiting with many others in heat in the 90s for the rally that didn’t start until 6 pm. Just minutes into the event, a gunman opened fire, injuring Former President Trump and killing a rally attendee. Earlier this week, Madison Godwin spoke with the FOX News Rundown’s Tonya J. Powers about what she saw that horrifying evening. She recounted the timeline she remembered and told me why it was odd to see all the coverage of something she had witnessed firsthand. It was a busy news week, and we could not get this interview on the FOX News Rundown during the week. On the FOX News Rundown Extra, you will hear our entire conversation with Madison Godwin and hear her story about what happened just a week ago in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Detroit man pleas guilty to drug trafficking operation in Beaver County
PITTSBURGH ― A Michigan man has pleaded guilty to his involvement in drug trafficking that was moving illegal substances across Beaver County. According to the Department of Justice, the guilty plea for drug trafficking charges was entered by 33-year-old Andre Brent Steel on Friday. In a public release, the court said this plea comes with a nine-year sentence in federal prison and four years of supervised release.
Marc Fogel's mom was set to take stage with Trump at Butler rally before shooting
BUTLER, Pa. (KDKA) — The attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump robbed Marc Fogel's mother of an opportunity to publicize her son's plight in front of a national audience. Malphine Fogel, 95, said she was set to take the stage with Trump on July 13 in Butler County when Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire, injuring the former president and two others, and killing Corey Comperatore.She was sitting in the front row of the event's VIP section."I thought it can't be happening," Malphine Fogel said. "We heard the shots. The man who was behind us was killed." She's been trying for years...
From ‘relieved’ to ‘hopeless,’ readers wracked and apprehensive following Butler shooting
The attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump at the Butler Farm Show grounds on Saturday brought anxiety about our civic and political polarization to a boil. PublicSource invited readers to share their reactions. “PublicSource is an independent nonprofit newsroom serving the Pittsburgh region. Sign up for our free newsletters.”
Bethel Park, Butler Township communities grapple with aftermath of Trump rally shooting
Butler Township and Bethel Park didn’t share much in common before last weekend. Now, the Western Pennsylvania communities separated by about 50 miles are inextricably linked by the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Butler Township, where a gunman wounded Trump, killed a spectator and critically injured two...
Pa. establishes hotline to report voter intimidation, election fraud, and more
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — There is now a hotline to report various election-related crimes in the Commonwealth. The new hotline was established in the wake of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump in Butler County. “Political violence has no place in Pennsylvania – the birthplace of American democracy – nor anywhere else across […]
Local organizations offer help with recovery after shooting at Trump rally
Spectators watched in awe as a gunman opened fire on a crowd of campaign rally attendees July 13 at the Butler Farm Show grounds. Some ducked and ran for cover as many others shouted out in fear. The shooting took the life of former Buffalo Township fire chief Corey Comperatore...
Waterford Heritage Days honors fireman shot and killed in Butler Co. last weekend
Just over a week ago, Corey Comperatore was shot and killed at a Trump campaign rally in Butler, PA after an assassination attempt on the former president. People across the nation have been memorializing him, including at an event in Waterford Sunday. For the last day of the Waterford Heritage...
Lancaster Hockey Club brings home silver at 2024 Police-Fire Can-Am Games
LANCASTER, Pa. (WHTM)– Local police officers and firefighters from across central Pennsylvania went toe to toe on the ice last week in the 2024 Police-Fire Can-Am Games in Butler, PA. According to the West Lampeter Police Department, local officers from the Lancaster Fighting Amish Hockey Club took on seven...
Local, state leaders call for civility after shooting
An assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump sent shockwaves across Yukon – followed by a call for civility. Trump was shot in the upper right ear but escaped serious injury while speaking July 13 during a campaign rally in Butler, Pa. The attempted assassination of the Republican presidential...
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