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Ellwood City Public Library Activities For Week Of July 29th
The Ellwood City Area Public Library offers a variety of weekly activities. Information is available by calling the library at 724-758-6458. The Library has partnered with Seneca Library District, Oil Creek Library District, Erie County Public Library and Crawford County Federated Library System for e-books. You can now use the Overdrive or Libby App. to borrow books from the above Libraries. Please call the library with any questions.
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 man before the shooting, the head of Pennsylvania State Police said Tuesday, raising questions about whether a key post was left unattended as the shooter climbed onto a roof. Pennsylvania State Police Col. Christopher Paris told a congressional committee that two Butler County Emergency Services Unit officers were stationed at a second-floor window in the complex of buildings that form AGR International Inc. They spotted Thomas Matthew Crooks acting...
EPA takes next step toward banning chemical spilled in East Palestine crash
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday proposed designating one of the toxic substances spilled by a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, as a high-priority chemical under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the next step to a full ban. Vinyl chloride, a hazardous substance used in the production of plastics, is one of…
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...
Trump Shooter Searched Online for JFK Assassination, FBI Director Says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The 20-year-old gunman who tried to kill Donald Trump did an online search of the John F. Kennedy assassination around the time he began to focus attention on the Republican presidential candidate, FBI Director Christopher Wray said on Wednesday. Wray told the U.S. House Judiciary Committee that suspect...
Fishing Boat Seized After Walleye Tournament Scandal Sold in Auction
COLUMBUS, Ohio –The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife announced that the fishing boat seized from Chase Cominsky, 37, of Hermitage, Pa., was sold through an online auction Tuesday. Cominsky and Jacob Runyan, 44, of Ashtabula, were convicted in May 2023 of felony cheating and misdemeanor animal ownership charges.
Officers left post overlooking roof before shooter ascended: State police commissioner
Two local officers stationed inside a building overlooking the roof from which Thomas Matthew Crooks attempted to assassinate former President Trump left their post moments before the shooter ascended, the commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) told a House committee on Tuesday.
Woman injured after car collides with trailer in Struthers
STRUTHERS, Ohio (WKBN) — A woman was injured and taken to the hospital after her car hit a trailer in Struthers Wednesday. Police and firefighters were called to the intersection of Knollwood Avenue and 5th Street around 9:30 a.m. Police said a woman was driving down 5th Street and...
Trump attack gunman searched online about JFK shooting: FBI chief
The gunman who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump at a campaign rally searched online for details about the November 1963 shooting of US president John F. Kennedy in the days before the attack, the FBI director said Wednesday. "Starting somewhere around July 6 or so, he became very focused on former president Trump and this rally," the FBI chief said, and he registered that same day to attend the campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Secret Service agents abandoned Trump shooter’s roof, whistleblowers say: Report
In a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) claimed whistleblowers have revealed that the Secret Service “abandoned” its position on the roof would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks used to shoot former President Donald Trump due to “hot weather.”. In a...
FBI director reveals details of Trump shooter's drone used before assassination attempt
FBI Director Christopher Wray provided new details about the drone and explosive devices that belonged to the shooter who carried out an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Wray testified before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.
Trump rally shooter used gun with "collapsible stock," FBI director says
FBI Director Christopher Wray told lawmakers the shooter used a gun with a "collapsible stock" to carry out the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, earlier in July. One person was killed and Trump's ear was pierced by a bullet.
FBI director details Trump rally shooter's actions before attack
FBI Director Christopher Wray briefed lawmakers on Capitol Hill Wednesday about the bureau's investigation into the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump at his campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. CBS News crime and public safety senior coordinating producer Anna Schecter breaks down what Wray told lawmakers.
Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle resigns over Trump assassination attempt
Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle has resigned under pressure from both parties after the failed assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, earlier this month.
Head of Pennsylvania State Police defends response to shooting at Donald Trump rally
Col. Christopher Paris, the commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police, said the agency met or exceeded its expectations at the Donald Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania where a shooter fired at the former president, while noting the event was "obviously" not a success.
Trump rally shooter searched "how far away was Oswald from Kennedy," FBI director says
FBI Director Christopher Wray said the gunman who carried out the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump searched on Google, "How far away was Oswald from Kennedy?" a week before the July 13 shooting in Butler, Pennsylvania. The search was in reference to Lee Harvey Oswald, the man who shot and killed President John F. Kennedy in 1963. Wray testified at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday.
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