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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.
US House passes resolution, led by Rep. Kelly, to create taskforce investigating Trump rally shooting
The U.S. House has passed a resolution to formally establish a task force to investigate the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump during a rally in Butler earlier this month. It was introduced by Rep. Mike Kelly, who represents Butler. Kelly said in a statement, "The goals of my...
Trump plans to return to Butler, Pennsylvania, to honor slain supporter and those injured during assassination attempt
CNN — Donald Trump said Friday he plans to return to Butler, Pennsylvania – the place where the former president survived an assassination attempt nearly two weeks ago – for a rally that will honor slain supporter Corey Comperatore and those injured in the shooting. Trump announced...
FBI director: Trump rally shooter searched for info about Kennedy assassination
FBI Director Christopher Wray revealed new information about the assassination attempt on Former President Donald Trump at the July 13 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. During a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday, Wray said a forensic analysis of the shooter's laptop revealed that he Google searched, "How far away was Oswald from Kennedy” a few days before the shooting.
Candace Owens’ Kim Cheatle Remark Takes Internet by Storm
Conservative pundit Candace Owens questioned why former Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle wasn't fired after her congressional hearing this week. Cheatle stepped down on Tuesday after a four-hour grilling by the House Oversight Committee on Monday about the July 13 assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Letter to the editor: Republicans' violence
In a healthy society, politicians wouldn’t be targeted with violence. No one would. Anyone who openly advocates violence — against protesters, political rivals, his own vice president, a legislature and more — would be ineligible for public office. A party that condemns violence against their candidate and...
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...
Bristolville man killed in Vienna Township car crash
The Ohio State Highway Patrol has released the name of the driver killed in a single car crash in Vienna Township. Clint Gibson, 50, of Bristolville was driving southbound on Route 11 around 4 p.m. when his 1997 Dodge Caravan went off the right side of the road. Gibson's truck...
Trump assassination attempt after Secret Service failures prompts calls for drastic agent recruitment changes
The U.S. Secret Service (USSS) should have "one set of standards," according to Republican Oklahoma Rep. Josh Brecheen. Brecheen introduced a bill on Tuesday called the Secret Service Readiness Act that aims to create "a uniform fitness standard for Secret Service special agents and uniformed division officers" after the assassination attempt that wounded former President Trump at his campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13.
Local shelter takes steps toward new building
SHENANGO TWP, Pa. (WKBN) — The Shenango Valley Animal Shelter is taking the next steps toward its new building as it announced an invitation to bid on Wednesday. The shelter has been struggling with escalating costs and issues with overcapacity since before the pandemic. Now, it is working to take the necessary steps to open a new and improved facility.
FBI Director Wray testifies on Trump rally shooting, vows thorough investigation
WASHINGTON - Testimony continued today at the U.S. Capitol over the Secret Service's handling of security at former president Donald Trump's rally where a shooter attempted to assassinate him. FBI Director Christopher Wray testified before congressional lawmakers, saying the gunman, Thomas Matthew Crook, flew a drone roughly 200 yards from...
The Times' Top 40 Players in the Beaver Valley
As summer days continue to roll on, the start of the 2024 WPIAL high school football season quickly approaches. Last season, three Beaver County schools in South Side Beaver, Beaver Falls and Aliquippa fought their way to a WPIAL Championship game with Beaver Falls and Aliquippa claiming WPIAL titles and the Quips being crowned state championships. ...
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...
Rascona, Reed earn IWLCA Academic Honors
NORTHBOROUGH, Mass.--Recent Westminster College graduates Nina Rascona (Somerset, Pa., Somerset) and Samantha Reed (Zionsville, Pa., Emmaus) were named to the 2024 Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Division III Academic Honor Roll Wednesday afternoon. It is the second-straight year Rascona and Reed earned spots on the IWLCA's Division III Academic...
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