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National wrestling event to be held at UPJ; local wrestlers set to compete
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — Two local wrestlers are set to compete in a national event later this year, as organizers announced that it will be held at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. On Thursday, FloWrestling announced that it’s Who’s Number One event will be held at the UPJ...
Secret Service’s Lack Of Red Dot Pistol Optics Puzzles SWAT Officers
In the moments after a bullet nearly killed former President Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, he was surrounded by U.S. Secret Service (USSS) agents who then whisked him away to a nearby armored suburban. In the chaotic aftermath of the assassination attempt, images of the agents wielding Glock 19 GEN 5 MOS (Modular Optic System) 9mm pistols began to emerge. On closer inspection, these Glocks did not feature red dot-type optical ‘reflex’ sights, an upgrade that is now common even among small local police departments and across the civilian firearms marketplace.
Zelienople to investigate tree cutting by developers
Planned tree cutting in Zelienople sparked concern among property owners Thursday, July 18, with some people claiming that developers for the Glade Run development project violated an ordinance. Jim Hulings, of Harmony, said the number of cut trees was likely “in the hundreds.”. “Tomorrow it’ll be a desert,” he...
Marriage licenses, divorces and more: The latest Erie County vital statistics
Marriage licenses issued between July 8-12 in Erie County Alarcon, Juan Jose-Tomas, 26, 2904 Willowood Drive; Huff, Raleigh Michele, 26, 2904 Willowood Drive. Amenta, Gregory Paul, 46, 8630 Lynmar Drive, Girard; Fetcko, Jennifer Ann, 46, 8630 Lynmar Drive, Girard. ...
New house boat launched into Horseshoe Pond
A houseboat that had been demolished has been launched back into Horseshoe Pond. The owner of Houseboat #3 decided to have their property demolished after conditions were determined to be poor. A new house was built at the Marine Terminal then transported and anchored by Lake Shore Towing Services. The...
Jake Guentzel humiliates the Pittsburgh Penguins with new comments
Today a new interview with Jake Guentzel revealed his feelings about heading to the Tampa Bay Lightning and why he chose to leave the Pittsburgh Penguins. This offseason has been a chaotic one with many different teams hitting the reset button on their core. The Pittsburgh Penguins started that process last season by trading star winger Jake Guentzel.
Secret Service had ‘limited resources’ for Trump rally due to NATO summit: Whistleblowers
Whistleblowers told the House Judiciary Committee that Secret Service resources were stretched thin last week ahead of a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump occurred, because the agency was also protecting the NATO summit, the committee said in a letter to the FBI on Thursday. Committee Chairman Jim […]
Three deceased, one injured in tractor-trailer crash on I-76 Eastbound in Lancaster County
PENN TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WHTM) — Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred on I-76 Eastbound in Penn Township this morning. Pennsylvania State Police say they were dispatched to mile marker 268.8 on I-76 at around 4:24 a.m. this morning, where they encountered a two-vehicle crash scene on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Police say the two vehicles involved were a car and a tractor-trailer.
Proposed NFL Trade Has Eagles Land Steelers $65 Million 6-Time Pro Bowler
The start of training camp is fast approaching for the Philadelphia Eagles. Bleacher Report’s Kristopher Knox put together a list of the top-10 NFL players who could be traded. The NFL analyst has Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle Cameron Heyward as the No. 10 rated player on the trade board....
Jeannette officers file suit seeking overtime payments for time spent feeding, caring for police dogs
Jeannette’s two police dog handlers claim in a federal lawsuit that the city violated labor laws by not paying them an overtime rate for time spent caring for their canines.
Vehicle collides with a tree, leaves one deceased in Derry Township
DERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WHTM) — Derry Township Police are investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash that occurred in Derry Township this morning. According to Derry Township Police, on Friday, July 19, 2024, at 3:28 a.m., the department was dispatched to the 800 block of East Governor Road for a single-vehicle crash.
Electricity restored to 82K PPL customers across Pa. Met-Ed says lights will be on soon.
Three days of powerful storms cut power to thousands of properties in the Lehigh Valley this week. And the heat was unrelenting before finally becoming seasonable Thursday. A representative of PPL Electric Utilities said Thursday the company had restored power to some 82,000 customers across its Pennsylvania territory since Monday. As of Thursday afternoon, PPL reported 2,268 outages among 1,524,524 customers in 18 counties, including 399 outages in Lehigh County paired with 53 in Northampton County. The Allentown-based utility on Wednesday reported just more than 1,000 outages in Lehigh and Northampton. PPL services 29 counties.
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