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Jingle-writing search: Have your music featured in Youngstown marketing campaign
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – Youngstown is asking the public for help in coming up with a jingle for the city’s marketing campaign. The city says it’s looking for a “short, positive and catchy tune to represent the rebirth of our city.”. Songwriters can submit their creation...
Secret Service head says agency failed during Trump rally
The embattled head of the Secret Service said she took full responsibility for security lapses around the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump during a combative congressional hearing where some lawmakers called for her to resign. From the outset, Republican lawmakers were hostile to Kimberly Cheatle as she sought...
US Secret Service chief resigns following Trump assassination attempt, media report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned on Tuesday 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, according to media reports. The agency did not immediately respond to a...
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigns over Trump shooting outrage
U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned following widespread outrage over how her agency failed to prevent the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania campaign rally earlier this month. Cheatle's resignation came a day after she was blasted by members of a House committee at a...
How the Trump Rally Gunman Had an Edge Over the Countersnipers
The would-be assassin who opened fire at Donald J. Trump’s campaign rally in Butler, Pa., on July 13 was able to get a clear shot at the former president, as countersniper teams nearby failed to see him in time to thwart the shooting. The New York Times used drone...
Penguins Senior named YSU Scholar Athlete
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – YSU Senior bowler Jade Cote posted a 192.9 scoring average and broke 200, 21 times this season. She also earned a bronze medal in trios at the Youth Pan American Championship last summer, as a member of Team Canada. Cote helped lead the Penguins to...
Youngstown State University’s Summer Festival of the Arts promises weekend of creative fun
Youngstown State University’s Summer Festival of the Arts is back for its 26th year, bringing a vibrant celebration of creativity and culture to the heart of downtown Youngstown. The festival is set to be held on July 27 - 28 and promises two days of art, entertainment, and family-friendly...
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...
New Signage Coming To Branchton Road
Crews will be installing new flashing lights at a notorious northern Butler County intersection this week. PennDOT officials say there will be new mounted flashing beacons and warning signs installed at the intersection of Route 8 and Branchton Road in Slippery Rock Township. These will replace the current flashing beacons...
Police Investigating Two Incidents of Criminal Mischief in Cranberry Township
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP (EYT) — State police in Franklin are investigating two incidents of criminal mischief that occurred along Route 257 in Cranberry Township, Venango County. According to PSP Franklin, the first incident occurred between June 19 and June 22, 2024, and the second incident occurred sometime on July 20, 2024. Both times, an unknown actor gained access to the victim’s property and cut an underground wire to a fountain pump located on the property.
Rep. Carlos Gimenez rips Secret Service director over security failures: 'Total incompetence'
Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla., joined 'Fox & Friends First' to discuss what he learned from visiting the Butler, Pennsylvania, rally site and why he believes Director Kimberly Cheatle is lying about the 'sloped roof.'
Johnson, Jeffries announce task force to investigate Trump assassination attempt
WASHINGTON (TND) — House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries announced they will be creating a bipartisan task force to investigate the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The group will have 13 members, made of seven Republicans and...
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...
Woman Charged with Leaving Kids in Hot Vehicle in Venango County
Troopers charged an Oil City woman with leaving two kids in a vehicle during a heat advisory in Venango County, according to Pennsylvania State Police on Tuesday. It happened on Kimberly Ln. in Cranberry Township on June 21 around 5:30 p.m. State police were called for children - a 2-year-old...
James Edward Black, Hermitage, PA
HERMITAGE, Pennsylvania (MyValleyTributes) – James Edward Black, 86, of Hermitage passed away peacefully with his wife and children by his side Sunday morning, July 21, 2024, in his home. Mr. Black was born July 30, 1937, in Sharon, a son of the late James L. and Anna Nora (Stanton)...
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