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Secret Service encourages Trump campaign to stop outdoor rallies
Secret Service officials encouraged Donald Trump’s campaign to stop scheduling large outdoor rallies and other outdoor events with big crowds after the assassination attempt on the former president in Butler, Pa., according to people familiar with the matter. In the aftermath of the shooting, agents from the Secret Service...
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...
Congressional committee weighs rail safety bill after East Palestine disaster
WASHINGTON, D. C. - Rail workers, regulators, chemical manufacturers and Congress members called Tuesday for passage of rail safety legislation to address dangers exposed by last year’s derailment of a Norfolk Southern train in East Palestine, Ohio, spewing toxic chemicals into the environment. “The East Palestine disaster wasn’t an...
Youngstown man receives sentence for 'brutal' rape of 11-year-old girl
A Youngstown man has learned his fate after committing what prosecutors described as the "brutal" rape of an 11-year-old girl back in 2018. Mahoning County Prosecutor Gina DeGenova tells 21 News 23-year-old Sergio Gonzalez was sentenced to life in prison with his first chance of parole after 10 years. If...
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...
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.'
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...
Exploring trails, rock wall climbing with Youngstown’s ECO Edventures at Climb Youngstown
Josh and Courtney Boyle run ECO Edventures, a traveling summer day camp for kids in Youngstown to take adventures on new trails and try out the indoor rock walls. Read more at: https://www.mahoningmatters.com/news/local/article290303854.html#storylink=cpy.
Secret Service Director Resigns, Lawmakers Still Searching for Answers Following Assassination Attempt
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WENY News) -- One day after a testifying in front of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, United States Secret Service (USSS) Director Kimberly Cheatle has resigned. On Monday, Democrats and Republicans grilled Cheatle over the events that took place on Saturday, July 13, when 20-year-old Thomas Matthew...
Secret Service says assassination attempt on Donald Trump was ‘most significant operational failure’ in decades
On Monday, Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle faced questions from lawmakers on Capitol Hill, after some have called for her resignation in the wake of the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13th. Both Democratic and Republican lawmakers were in attendance at the hearing, some repeatedly demanding that she resign over security failures that allowed a gunman to scale a roof and open fire at a campaign rally.
Former SEAL sniper says Trump was 'extremely vulnerable' during visit to PA shooting site
Republican Rep. Eli Crane of Arizona visited Butler, Pennsylvania, on Monday with a bipartisan group of lawmakers and raised several questions about the attempted assassination of former President Trump. Crane, a former Navy SEAL sniper, filmed himself on the rooftop from which Thomas Crooks shot at Trump with a rifle,...
Officers left post to look for Trump rally gunman before shooting, state police boss says
WASHINGTON — 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.
US Secret Service director resigns after Trump assassination bid
US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned on Tuesday, a day after acknowledging that the agency had failed in its mission to prevent an assassination attempt against Donald Trump. Cheatle was facing bipartisan calls to step down after a 20-year-old gunman wounded the former Republican president and current White House...
Gimenez Discusses Failures of Secret Service at Butler Trump Rally
Representative Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) visited Butler, Pennsylvania, on Monday, where he debunked the "steep roof" argument put forth by the Secret Service for their failure to secure the building from which former President Donald Trump's would-be assassin took his shot. He further discussed the numerous holes in security during a recent appearance on Fox and Friends First, saying, "We do not have enough time for me to tell you what they did not do well."
State police commissioner: Local officers left post at Trump rally to search for Crooks
The commander of Pennsylvania State Police testified in front of a U.S. House congressional committee Tuesday, revealing new details about the shooting at former president Donald Trump's rally in Butler. "I believe our responsibilities were delineated to us, and I believe we met or exceeded those responsibilities based on everything...
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