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FBI Director Wray reveals 5 key details about Trump shooters' stash of explosives, weapons
FBI Director Christopher Wray offered new details about the explosive devices found in Thomas Matthew Crooks' car and home during testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. Wray is facing questions from lawmakers about the FBI's investigation into Crooks' attempted assassination of former President Trump at a campaign rally...
Jon Coppola, Youngstown, Ohio
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) – Jon Coppola, 65, of Youngstown, passed away from natural causes on Wednesday, July 14, 2024. He was born January 27, 1959, in the Brier Hill section of Youngstown, the son of Carmella Jane Scarpine and Michael Robert Coppola. Jon went to St. Anthony’s grade school...
One of two people wounded in Trump shooting released from hospital
One of two people shot and wounded at the Donald Trump rally in which a gunman tried to assassinate the former president was released from the hospital Wednesday, Allegheny Health said. David Dutch was discharged from Allegheny General Hospital Wednesday afternoon, the health system said in an email. A second...
Hometown Hero traps, neuters, and releases: ‘Snip it and Tip it’
GREENVILLE, Pa., (WYTV) – This week’s Hometown Hero uses the TNR method to help with cat overpopulation. Donna Campbell saw the cat population exploding in her hometown of Transfer, Pennsylvania so she got to work. “It just keeps multiplying. A cat can have at least three to four...
Borough of Ellwood City Utility Office Updating Payment System
The Borough of Ellwood City utility office will be getting a new system starting July 31st, 2024, with an estimated end date of August 7th, 2024 according to information made available by the borough. During the transition only checks and money orders will be accepted. The office will still be...
Butler legislator's bill to shape House probe into security lapses at Trump rally shooting
The U.S. House plans to create a bipartisan task force to investigate security lapses that led to the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, and it will be based on a resolution introduced by U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Butler. Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson and Democrat House Minority Leader...
Festival will have both new and returning favorites
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – Preparations are well underway for Youngstown’s historic Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Festival kicking off this week downtown. Everything starts Thursday and will feature vendors, Italian food and entertainment every day. Attendees will see things at the festival that they’re used to, but this year, there are new foods to try, new business vendors and a new theme.
Woman Injures Head In Mars-Evans City Rd. Crash
One woman was taken to the hospital overnight following an rollover accident in Adams Township. The crash happened around 10:30 p.m. on Mars-Evans City Road near the intersection with Myoma Road. Details on the crash are not known, but crews arrived on scene and found a vehicle on its roof,...
N.C. woman who stood behind Trump at Pennsylvania rally describes 'crazy, surreal' moments of attack
There was a look of confusion on supporters' faces as shots rang out at Donald Trump's rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13. Many dropped to the ground as reality set in. The former president was shot in the ear in an assassination attempt. Boone, North Carolina, resident Renee White...
Editorial: 'Unacceptable' is an understatement regarding security failures at Butler rally
Members of the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security did something Monday that lawmakers rarely do. They did not meet in a formal room, sitting at glossy wood desks, perched behind nameplates underscoring their importance to a political process. Instead, a group of lawmakers from both parties went into the...
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...
Kimberly Cheatle, director of Secret Service, resigns
(NewsNation) — Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle has resigned a little more than a week after the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump at his rally, NewsNation has confirmed. Cheatle faced calls to step down from lawmakers in both political parties who questioned the agency’s actions in the...
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...
Young Comes Up Big for YSU in Summer Men’s Hoops As It Tops Jefferson Plumbing to Make Playoff Semis
JAM SESSION: Freddy Young Jr. goes in for a dunk in action earlier this season in the Princeton Recreation Department Men’s Summer Basketball League. Last Monday, Young scored 19 points to help second-seeded YSU defeat seventh-seeded Jefferson Plumbing 68-51 in a quarterfinal matchup as the league playoffs got underway. The quarterfinals will wrap up on July 24 when ninth-seeded SpeedPro plays top-seeded Princeton Supply and third-seeded Lob City faces sixth-seeded J. Majeski Foundation at the Community Park courts. The semifinals are slated for July 26 at the CP courts, starting at 7:30 p.m. The opener of the league’s best-of-three championship series is scheduled for July 29 at 8 p.m. at CP. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
‘The Face of Incompetence!’ James Comer Excoriates Secret Service Director in Brutal Opener to House Hearing
House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY) ripped into Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle after she testified that her agency “failed” to protect former President Donald Trump from a would-be assassin’s bullet earlier this month. In remarks provided before Monday’s House Oversight Committee hearing, Comer stated that the shooting that took place in Butler, Pennsylvania […] The post ‘The Face of Incompetence!’ James Comer Excoriates Secret Service Director in Brutal Opener to House Hearing first appeared on Mediaite.
Whistleblower allegedly claims officers diverted from security plan at Trump Butler rally due to heat
BUTLER, Pa. — A whistleblower is allegedly making claims about security failures in the hours leading up tothe attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Sen. Josh Hawley from Missouri sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Secretary explaining the whistleblower’s claims. The whistleblower allegedly claimed there was supposed to be at least one security officer posted on the roof where Thomas Matthew Crooks fired rounds at the former president, and the security officer assigned to the roof abandoned their post because of the heat.
Rushed railcar inspections and ‘stagnated’ safety record reinforce concerns after fiery Ohio crash
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...
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