August 12, 2024 4:51 am
BUTLER, Pa. — (WPXI) – Former President Donald Trump plans to return to Butler in October. NBC News reports the former president made the announcement during his virtual event with Elon Musk on X. “We’re all set up, and the people are fantastic in Butler,” Trump said during the event. Trump first announced he planned to return to Butler on July 26, nearly two weeks after a gunman tried to assassinate him at the Butler Farm Show Grounds. When he made his July 26 announcement, Trump said he planned to honor Corey Comperatore, who was killed in the shooting, and the two men who were injured. “I will be going back to Butler, Pennsylvania for a big and beautiful rally, honoring the soul of our beloved firefighting hero Corey and those brave patriots injured two weeks ago. What a day it will be– fight, fight, fight!” the former president said on Truth Social. An exact date for his next rally in Butler has not been announced.
August 12, 2024 2:39 am
The North Franklin Township Fire Department was called for several reports of smoke in the 3300 block of West Chestnut Street at 2:00 p.m. Saturday. When firemen arrived, they found a large active brush-fire. According to Washington County 9-1-1, the fire took a good amount of time and manpower to contain. According to a Facebook post by the North Franklin Township Volunteer Fire Company, the cause of the fire was a controlled burn that got out of control. Township supervisors instituted an immediate ban on burning in the township due to the dry weather conditions. According to the post, no burning of any kind is permitted, all permits to burn have been revoked and the use of fireworks are prohibited. The ban will be in effect until further notice. North Franklin was assisted by fire departments from Canton Township., Claysville and South Franklin Township. (Photo: North Franklin Township Volunteer Fire Company)
August 11, 2024 6:54 am
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is promising to work to eliminate federal taxes on tips paid to restaurant and other service industry employees. That echoes a similar pledge by her opponent, Republican Donald Trump, and marks a rare moment of political overlap between them. Harris made the announcement Saturday at a rally in Las Vegas, where the economy relies heavily on the hotel, restaurant and entertainment industries. Trump made a similar promise at his own rally in the city in June. Trump is now accusing Harris of copying his pledge. He claims “she has no ideas, she can only steal from me.”
August 11, 2024 6:50 am
Former President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign says it has been hacked and is blaming Iranian actors for stealing and distributing sensitive internal documents. The campaign provided no specific evidence of Iran’s involvement, but the claim comes a day after Microsoft issued a report detailing foreign agents’ attempts to interfere in the U.S. campaign in 2024. It cited an instance of an Iranian military intelligence unit in June sending “a spear-phishing email to a high-ranking official of a presidential campaign from a compromised email account of a former senior advisor.”
August 11, 2024 6:47 am
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military has ordered more evacuations in southern Gaza after a deadly airstrike on a school-turned-shelter in the north. Sunday’s orders apply to areas in and around Khan Younis, including parts of an Israeli-declared humanitarian zone from which the military said rockets had been fired. Israel has repeatedly ordered mass evacuations as its troops have returned to heavily destroyed areas where they had previously battled Palestinian militants. The vast majority of Gaza’s population of 2.3 million people have been displaced by the 10-month old war, often multiple times. Palestinian health officials say the strike on Saturday killed 80 people. The military disputed the toll, saying it had used precise munitions to kill 19 fighters.
August 11, 2024 6:44 am
SAO PAULO (AP) — Families of victims of an airliner crash in Brazil are gathering at a morgue and hotels in Sao Paulo hours as forensics expert work to identify the remains of the 62 people killed in the accident. Local authorities say the bodies of the pilot and co-pilot were the first to be identified by forensics experts. The ATR 72 twin-engine turboprop operated by Brazilian airline Voepass was headed for Guarulhos international airport in Sao Paulo with 58 passengers and four crew members when it went down Friday in Vinhedo, about 50 miles north of the metropolis.
August 11, 2024 6:35 am
PennDot is announcing a single lane restriction in the outbound (westbound) lane of the Fort Pitt Tunnel. The restriction will occur on Sunday night August 11 and Monday night August 12 from 9:30 PM until 4:00 AM both days as crews stage equipment for paving operations.
August 11, 2024 6:33 am
PennDot is announcing single lane restrictions in both eastbound and westbound lanes of Interstate 70 for Monday August 12 and Tuesday August 13. The restrictions are between Exit 49 Smithton and Exits 46A/46B Rt.51 in Rostraver Township. The daytime restrictions will run from 9:00 AM until 3:00 PM for work on the containment on the Matthew Smelser Memorial Bridge.
August 11, 2024 6:31 am
ROSTRAVER TOWNSHIP, Pa. —(WPXI)- One person was injured in a crash in Rostraver Township. Rostraver Central Fire Department members say they were called to the 200 block of Salem Church Road on Saturday for the crash. A car sustained heavy damage to its front and appeared to have lost its passenger side wheel and most of its front bumper. The airbags were deployed and the windshield was partially shattered. One person was injured and taken to a Pittsburgh trauma center to be treated. Their condition is unknown at this time.
August 10, 2024 3:46 am
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump traveled to Montana for a Friday night rally in hopes of ousting the state’s Democratic senator, but his plane first had to divert to an airport on the other side of the Rocky Mountains because of a mechanical issue, according to airport staff. Trump’s plane was en route to Bozeman, Montana, when it was diverted to Billings, 142 miles to the east. Trump eventually made it to the Bozeman rally, where he ripped into incumbent Sen. Jon Tester, mocking him for being overweight and for insinuating he sometimes sided with the former president. “That guy voted to impeach me,” Trump said of Tester.
