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Investigator looking for cause of fires in Salem Township
Firefighters from five communities battle flames in Salem Township, just west of Leetonia early Wednesday. The Leetonia Fire Department was sent to the 1600 block of Lisbon Road shortly before 2 a.m. after the fire was reported to dispatchers. The first crew reported that the fire had spread through a...
Rushed railcar inspections, ‘stagnated’ safety record reinforce concerns after Ohio derailment
Major freight railroads are rushing railcar inspections, reinforcing known safety concerns raised by unions for years, but at a House hearing Tuesday they’ll present new evidence from federal inspectors that railcar checks are routinely less than two minutes per car. The unions have sounded the alarm often in recent...
Harmony-based US Liner Company acquired by TRANSTEX
Harmony-based US Liner Company was sold earlier this month to TRANSTEX, an Indianapolis-based company specializing in emission-reducing aerodynamic solutions in the transportation sector. The acquisition expands TRANSTEX's manufacturing capacity in North America, according to a news release. It also secures a source of high-quality composite materials essential to the company's...
US Secret Service chief admits ‘failure’ over Trump assassination attempt
The assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump was the US Secret Service’s “most significant operational failure” in decades, the head of the agency testified to Congress on Monday. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle said she would “move heaven and Earth” to ensure that a similar event...
Secret Service director: 'We failed' solemn mission to protect Trump
(TND) — Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle was grilled in a House hearing Monday over what she admitted was "the most significant operational failure of the Secret Service in decades." “The Secret Service's solemn mission is to protect our nation's leaders,” Cheatle told lawmakers. “On July 13th, we failed.”...
Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle resigns over security failures that led to Trump assassination attempt. Here's how we got here.
Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle resigned on Tuesday, a day after she was grilled in a tense hearing on Capitol Hill about the security failures that led to the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pa., earlier this month. "In light of recent events,...
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigns over Trump shooting outrage
U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned amid outrage over her agency's failure to prevent the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally. Cheatle's resignation came a day after a House committee hearing blasted her for the Secret Service's actions leading up to Trump's July 13...
Brooklyn Avenue shooting in Youngstown leaves one man injured
Youngstown police are investigating the shooting of a man at a Brooklyn Avenue address on the South Side late July 16. According to a police report, multiple officers responded to the neighborhood about 11:25 p.m. There were other people in the house at the time of the shooting. The victim...
Trump would-be assassin Thomas Crooks researched mass shooter Ethan Crumbley: source
Would-be Trump assassin Thomas Crooks researched mass high school shooter Ethan Crumbley before attempting to kill the former president, according to a source familiar with the matter.Ethan Crumbley, now 18, is serving life in prison without the possibility of parole killing four students and injuring seven others at Oxford High School in Michigan in November 2021, when he was just 15 years old.Crooks looked up Crumbley before carrying out the assassination attempt at Trump's rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, the source told Fox News Digital.Following Crumbley's historic conviction, his parents, James and Jennifer Crumbley, were also found guilty...
Stadium Authority Hires New Solicitor
The City of Butler Parks, Recreation Grounds, and Facilities Authority has approved the engagement of a new solicitor. The Authority hired 43-year-old local resident John Bench at a cost of $150 per hour. Bench grew up in Westmoreland County and spent seven years as an associate at a firm in...
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.
Sharon Historical Society to host guided tours of Buhl Mansion throughout August
The Sharon Historical Society will be offering guided tours of the historic Buhl Mansion throughout the month of August. Two tours will be hosted per day beginning at 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. on Thursdays and 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. on Sundays. Each tour will last one hour. These...
Top Tier FCU Celebrates 17 Years of its Project Backpack Campaign
Top Tier Federal Credit Union is once again collecting monetary donations for local underprivileged children with its annual Project Backpack Campaign. Project Backpack is entering its 17th year. “Project Backpack is a program that the Credit Union is proud to carry out annually. We want to thank our Members for...
Scientists seek participants to study health effects of East Palestine derailment
At a second state-of-the-scene open house held at East Palestine High School Tuesday nightr, the Ohio, Pennsylvania, University Research Consortium and seven other research teams from across the country explained why they're collecting data for folks affected, and not affected by the toxic train derailment. "Tonight we're hearing about six...
What committee learned on assassination attempt from Secret Service Director
The House GOP Oversight Committee released a statement on what they learned during the 5-h0ur hearing on Monday with U.S. Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle. The statement is below. While U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle refused to answer most of the questions asked of her, here are a few...
Police Commander Provides More Details on Trump Rally Shooting
Two days before a gunman wounded former President Trump in Butler, Pa., the Secret Service walked the site of the planned campaign rally with members of the Pennsylvania State Police, who had been pulled in for added security. At some point, a state police official raised a question about the...
Officers left post to go look for Trump rally gunman before shooting, state police boss says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two local law enforcement officers stationed in the complex of buildings where a gunman opened fire at former President Donald Trump left to go search for the […]
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