BETHEL PARK, Pa. – A local GOP volunteer who helped set up and later attended former President Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania last weekend, said he and other activists raised concerns the night prior about the venue’s security. Zach Scherer, a volunteer firefighter from Chicora – a short drive northeast of the Butler Farm Show...
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Florida teenager 'lucky to be alive' after being struck by lightning while doing yard work
A Florida teenager is recovering after surviving a lightning strike while he was doing yard work during a storm. Daniel Sharkey, 17, was taken to the Orlando Regional Medical Center after the incident that happened on Monday around 5 p.m. in Altamonte Springs. “It came straight through the tree,” he told Fox 35. Sharkey, who...
FBI interviews classmate of Trump shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks over dislike for politicians
EXCLUSIVE: BETHEL PARK, Pa. – The FBI has reached out to a former classmate of would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks after he publicly revealed that the killer had confronted him years ago over his support for former President Donald Trump and expressed a “smug” dislike for politicians, he says. “They called me…honestly just asked me...
Pregnant teen, 16, found dead in woods, ex-boyfriend arrested with lying to police
A pregnant 16-year-old female was found dead in a wooded area in Georgia early Monday and her ex-boyfriend has been arrested for lying to police, local law enforcement says. Mia Campos’ body was discovered at around 1 a.m. just off a roadway in the 3600 block of Stephens Road in Loganville, about 25 miles east...
SWAT expert explains how Secret Service could have prevented Trump attempted assassination
A former SWAT commander balked at the “audacity” of Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle blaming the “sloped roof” for not positioning snipers on the building where Thomas Crooks opened fire at Saturday’s rally for former President Trump. Gene Petrino, who served as the SWAT commander for Florida’s Plantation Police Department for 26 years and is...
Trump's attempted assassin posted message before shooting: 'July 13 will be my premiere, watch as it unfolds'
Thomas Matthew Crooks apparently teased an attack online days before he climbed onto a roof and opened fire at a Pennsylvania campaign rally, killing one and injuring others, including former President Donald Trump, Fox News has learned. Secret Service and FBI officials told U.S. senators during an all-members briefing on Wednesday, July 17, that Crooks,...
Secret Service reveals when Trump shooter went from 'person of interest' to 'threat'
Trump rally shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks was perceived by the U.S. Secret Service as a “person of interest,” not yet a “threat” after law enforcement saw him acting suspiciously and determined he had a golf range finder, according to Secret Service Spokesman Anthony Guglielmi. Crooks was only identified as a threat when he “retrieved the...
Trump calls family of assassination attempt victim James Copenhaver
PITTSBURGH – EXCLUSIVE – Former President Trump on Thursday called the family of James Copenhaver, one of the victims who was critically wounded after being shot at Trump’s rally in Butler on Saturday. Copenhaver, 74, of Moon Township, was upgraded from critical to serious on Wednesday, and he has been communicative over the last couple...
Thomas Matthew Crooks hid rifle in advance of Trump rally sniper attack, Secret Service source says
BETHEL PARK, Pa. – Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old would-be assassin who opened fire on former President Donald Trump’s Pennsylvania campaign rally Saturday, hid the weapon in advance, according to a Secret Service source. It was not immediately clear where he hid it, however. By the time agents spotted him on the roof, he was...
Former CIA analyst charged for acting as secret agent for South Korean intel in exchange for gifts
The Justice Department has charged Sue Mi Terry, a former CIA analyst and senior official at the National Security Council, with acting as a secret agent for South Korea’s intelligence service in exchange for luxury gifts. Terry, who’s married to the liberal Washington Post columnist Max Boot, accepted luxury gifts, including handbags, expensive meals at...









