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Official describes the moment a Butler officer confronted the Trump shooter
Butler town manager Tom Knights described the moment a Pennsylvania police officer locked eyes with the Thomas Matthew Crooks, the gunman who attempted to assassinate former President Trump. NBC News' Stephanie Gosk speaks with Knights about the Butler officer's experience and why the local police department was not responsible for securing the building.
Two Taken To Hospital Following I-79 Crash
Traffic was delayed for a while this morning following a crash on I-79. This happened around 8:15 a.m. in the northbound lane, near mile marker 93—which is in between the Zelienople and Portersville exits. Dispatchers say a box truck rolled over and went down a hillside. At least one...
Microburst Causes Damage With Hail and Wind
It was a brief, but explosive storm that hit the Butler area Monday afternoon. A roll of thunder was heard just a little after 2 p.m. in the City of Butler. It was soon followed by gusty winds and heavy hail. The microburst lasted not much longer than 5 minutes,...
One Person Flown To Hospital After City Rollover Crash
At least one person was seriously injured as a result of a vehicle rollover Monday afternoon in the city of Butler. A call came into the Butler County 911 Center shortly after noon for a flipped over car on fire in the 200 block of West Fulton Street. Butler City...
Dance Moms alum Christi Lukasiak arrested for DUI
Dance Moms vet Christi Lukasiak is in legal trouble. The former reality star, 47, was arrested on June 27 on a DUI charge in Murrysville, Penn., according to court records. Lukasiak has other traffic infractions documented in Pennsylvania court records, though this is her first infraction for driving under the influence.
Livvy Dunne, Paul Skenes Turn Heads with MLB All-Star Red Carpet Looks
The new favorite power couple in the world of professional baseball took to the red carpet on Tuesday afternoon ahead of the 2024 MLB All-Star Game. Pittsburgh Pirates star pitcher Paul Skenes and his celebrity girlfriend, Livvy Dunne, were all smiles in the lead-up to the game, rocking a ...
Polis orders flags to be lowered for volunteer firefighter killed at Trump rally
Gov. Jared Polis ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff in honor of the Pennsylvania volunteer firefighter who was killed during an assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump.
State will follow Lehigh Valley's lead on economic development under new $500 million plan, Gov. Josh Shapiro says
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Standing before long-abandoned ruins on the Bethlehem Steel campus, Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a $500 million economic development program into law Tuesday. Shapiro hailed the legislation as a historic step that will rev up Pennsylvania's economic engine. For decades, the state has failed to invest in...
Property reassessment uncertainty kills growth in Pennsylvania
(The Center Square) — Pennsylvania school districts and local governments depend on property taxes to keep them going, but the commonwealth has caused a headache by not requiring regular property reassessments. It’s the only state in the country that lets counties decide — and some go decades without a reassessment. The result, as Sen. Katie Muth, D-Royersford, said during a Democratic Policy Committee on Monday, is “a lopsided tax system”...
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