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House votes to form task force to investigate shooting at Trump rally, recommend legislative fixes
The House voted Wednesday to form a task force to investigate the security failures surrounding the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump on June 13.
Rail safety measure needed to prevent ‘ticking time bombs’ in rail yards, House members hear
Big rail companies’ obsession with increased profits is leaving a trail of carnage in American communities as well as in rail yards, lawmakers heard Tuesday. The list of victims includes the residents of East Palestine, Ohio, who continue to deal with the fallout of a toxic Norfolk Southern train derailment in February 2023.
Man sentenced in domestic violence case
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — A city man Tuesday was sentenced in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court to at least six months in prison after pleading guilty to several charges stemming from a domestic dispute in May. Cee Jay Latimer, 21, pleaded guilty before Judge John Durkin to two counts...
US Secret Service chief resigns following Trump assassination attempt
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned after the agency came under harsh scrutiny for its failure to stop a would-be assassin from wounding former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally, the White House said on Tuesday.
Body cam video shows Secret Service response on roof after Trump rally shooter was killed
BUTLER, Pa. — Newly released body camera footage shows police on the roof where Donald Trump’s would-be assassin shot at the former president duringthe deadly July 13 rally in Butler. Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa shared the video on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, on...
Trump shooter searched JFK assassination same day he registered for rally: FBI
One week before a gunman attempted to kill former President Trump, he conducted a Google search for “how far away was Oswald from Kennedy,” a reference to Lee Harvey Oswald, who shot and killed former President Kennedy in 1963, according to FBI Director Christopher Wray. That same day, the shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, registered for Trump’s…
Eleven Days After the Trump Rally Shooting, Here’s What We Know
It’s been 11 days since the assassination attempt against Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Investigations by law enforcement and journalists so far have produced few details about the apparent shooter’s motivations — while revealing major security failures.Watch Stephen Colbert Attempt to Explain the 'Memeification Of Kamala Harris' The Trump rally shooting, from a nearby rooftop, was the first near-assassination attempt on a current or former president in 40 years — and “the most significant operational failure at the Secret Service in decades,” the agency’s director, Kimberly Cheatle, told lawmakers at a House hearing on Monday. One attendee...
Farm Show Planning To Move Forward With Event
The Butler Farm Show is still moving forward with plans for the event in a couple of weeks. The Farm Show’s Board of Directors said in a statement that they are “grieved by the tragic event that occurred at the Farm Show grounds during former President Donald Trump’s rally.” They expressed their condolences to the family of Corey Comperatore.
Chamber’s Coffee Club Heads To Penn Theater
The Butler County Chamber of Commerce is once again offering the chance for local community members to get together later this week. The Chamber’s Friday Morning Coffee Club will be held Friday beginning at 7:30 a.m. at The Penn Theater in Butler. Thanks to Butler Business Matters, participants will...
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