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Former Buffalo Bills' captain returns to Pittsburgh on one-year deal
After being cut by the Buffalo Bills, ninth-year veteran signs with the Pittsburgh Steelers ahead of training camp. The Buffalo Bills released multiple veterans as salary cap casualties at the. start of this past offseason and linebacker Tyler Matakevich was one of them. More than four months later, Matakevich is...
Trump shooter Thomas Crooks reportedly teased attack in message online
Thomas Matthew Crooks apparently teased an attack online in the days before the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, FOX News reported. Secret Service and FBI officials told U.S. senators during an all-members briefing on Wednesday that 20-year-old Crooks wrote a threatening message on the gaming platform Steam, just days before the shooting on July 13 in Butler, Pennsylvania, FOX News’ Jacqui Heinrich reported.
Hundreds attend vigil for man killed at Trump rally in Pennsylvania before visitation Thursday
SARVER, Pa. (AP) — Hundreds of people who gathered to remember the former fire chief fatally shot at a weekend rally for former President Donald Trump were urged to find “unity” as the area in rural Pennsylvania sought to recover from the assassination attempt. Wednesday’s public event...
Thomas Matthew Crooks' Message Before Trump Shooting Revealed
The 20-year-old who shot at former president Donald Trump wrote on a gaming platform that "July 13 will be my premiere," according to reports. Authorities said Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire from a nearby rooftop while Trump spoke at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. A bullet grazed...
City Resident Taken To Prison After Drug Bust
A local man is facing felony charges following a search in the City of Butler earlier this week. According to a criminal complaint filed by the Butler County District Attorney’s Drug Task Force, officers conducted a search warrant at a the residence of 44-year-old David “Platinum” Johnson in the 200 block of Eighth Avenue around 6 a.m. on Wednesday.
The Stroller, July 18, 2024: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Fireman’s Festival set Saturday in West Leechburg. The West...
Hundreds gather to remember former fire chief fatally shot at Trump rally in Pennsylvania
SARVER, Pa. (AP) — Hundreds of people gathered Wednesday to remember the former fire chief shot and killed at a weekend rally for former President Donald Trump in the rural area of Pennsylvania shaken by violence perpetrated by a local 20-year-old man. A sign outside Lernersville Speedway in Sarvar, Pennsylvania, where the vigil for Corey Comperatore was being held Wednesday night read: “Rest in Peace Corey, Thank You For Your Service,” with the logo of his fire company. Fifty-year-old Corey Comperatore had worked as a project engineer, Army reservist and volunteer firefighter. He died Saturday during an attempt to kill Trump at the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Speeches on safety at Republican National Convention fail to address assassination attempt
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAJ) — “Make America safe again” was the theme Tuesday night at the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee. It comes only days after the shooting at former President Donald Trump’s rally in Butler which once again brought the topic of gun violence and gun control to the forefront of political rhetoric. Prominent […]
Secret Service Director Flunked Key Question on Trump Shooting: Ted Cruz
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle was unable to answer an important question about the gunman who opened fire on former president Donald Trump, according to Senator Ted Cruz. The gunman, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, shot at Trump from a rooftop near a rally where he was speaking in Butler, Pennsylvania,...
Pittsburgh police charge 2 more people in connection with fatal Arlington Heights shooting
Two more people have been arrested in connection with a June 17 murder in Pittsburgh’s Arlington Heights neighborhood. Michael Anthony, 40, of Penn Hills and Jonathan Robinson, 43, of Pittsburgh were apprehended by city police with the assistance of Allegheny County Police and the U.S. Marshals Western Pennsylvania Fugitive Task Force, Pittsburgh Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz reported Wednesday.
19 lost minutes: Law enforcement failed to keep sight of Trump shooter, whose motive is still unclear to investigators
(CNN) — Thomas Matthew Crooks visited the Donald Trump rally location twice, his cell phone contained images of both Trump and President Joe Biden, and the would-be assassin’s search history included dates of the Democratic National Convention as well as future Trump events, three US officials told CNN.
Secret Service director refuses to step down as FBI investigates Trump shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks
BETHEL PARK, Pa. – A local GOP volunteer who helped set up and later attended former President Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania last weekend, said he and other activists raised concerns the night prior about the venue’s security. Zach Scherer, a volunteer firefighter from Chicora – a...
Franklin Man Charged in Connection with Overdose Death of Cranberry Twp. Man
CRANBERRY TWP., Pa. (EYT) — A local man is behind bars for allegedly selling fentanyl that led to the overdose death of a man in Cranberry Township. According to court documents, Mercer-based State Police filed the following criminal charges against 48-year-old Shaundel Damon Young, of Franklin, in District Judge Patrick Lowrey’s office on Wednesday, July 17, 2024:
Pittsburgh Shows League-Leading Support for Pirates Pitcher
PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh region lead the country in television ratings for the All-Star game, thanks to rookie pitcher Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates starting for the National League. Fox Sports PR revealed that 7.6 million viewers watched this year's All-Star Game, a six percent increase over last year,...
‘A true hero’: Vigil held to pay tribute to life, legacy of man killed at Trump rally in Butler
People from Butler County and beyond gathered Wednesday night at Lernerville Speedway in Buffalo Township for a night of songs, prayer, and stories, paying tribute to the life and legacy of Corey Comperatore.
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