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Thomas Crooks left no manifesto or explanation for why he tried to kill the former and future president in Butler a year ago. But a CBS News investigation is shedding light on his secret double life. Before Thanksgiving 2023, Thomas Crooks' online life was fairly routine for a 20-year-old. But the just-released investigation shows a plan for mass violence was brewing, and for it to succeed, Crooks had to compartmentalize his life. CBS reports that in the summer of 2023, Crooks bought a rifle from his dad and signed up for a membership at a shooting range. He became a regular at Clairton Sportsmen's Club, signing in to the rifle range more than 40 times in the last 11 months of his life. In the month before July 13th, Crooks researched the presidential candidates online more than 60 times. He visited the Butler Farm Show grounds in person on July 7th and searched for Butler Farm Show photos. The probe shows Crooks was planning an assassination, all while pursuing a career in engineering.

Six Secret Service agents have been suspended without pay almost one year after the security failures that led to deadly gunfire during the Trump rally in Butler. Corey Comparatore was killed by a gunman on the roof of a nearby building and two other men were critically wounded. On the Big K Morning Show, Corey's sister, Kelly Meeder, shared her reaction on the timing of the suspensions.

Meeder also said it is unfair for the agents to return to their jobs when her brother will never come back. The special agent in charge of the Pittsburgh field office is one of the Secret Service employees being suspended and at least two agents are appealing.

Hopewell Police are alerting residents about suspicious incidents in which a man or men who appear to be of Middle Eastern or Hispanic ethnicity have recently shown up at churches. In one case, a man entered Ridge Point Church in Brighton, said he was from Israel and was looking for mosque to attend. At Genesis Church in Hopewell, a man was seen in the parking lot for a few minutes before driving away in a blue-gray Subaru Legacy with Ohio license plates. And at New Bethlehem Church in Independence, four men were seen driving by the church slowly, possibly taking pictures. Similar incidents have been reported near Air Force facilities at Pittsburgh International. Hopewell Police have increased patrols, asking anyone who sees suspicious behavior to call 911.

An unexpected memo went out to TSA officers across the country last week stating the new policy will allow all passengers to keep their shoes on in all screening lanes at many airports across the country, starting Sunday. Todd Curtis, an aviation safety consultant and creator of Air Safe dot com, says the US is one of the few countries that required it. The change is reportedly in effect at Baltimore/Washington, Fort Lauderdale, Cincinnati, Portland, Philadelphia, New York LaGuardia and LAX. We've reached out to Pittsburgh International for comment and are awaiting a response.

Reconstruction work shut down a major highway ramp this morning. The exit to Route 8 north from Route 28 south near Etna closed at 6am and will remain closed around the clock through July 31 while crews reconstruct the exit ramp. The official detour tells drivers to stay on Route 28 south, exit at Millvale and reenter Route 28 going north. The project is located between Baker Street and the 62nd Street Bridge and will include milling and resurfacing, retaining wall repairs, and the installation of a barrier to separate travel lanes from a future shared-use path. The work is part of a $9 million project in Pittsburgh, Etna and Shaler that started in August 2024. The project is expected to end late this year. Drivers can check conditions on major roadways online at 511pa.com.

The County has just shut down the bridge that carries Jacks Run Road over I-279 between Bellevue Road and Kane Lane in Ross.

That's after an inspection found corroded steel within the bridge's only pier. Allegheny County says it's closing the bridge until further notice out of an abundance of caution. About 46-hundred vehicles use the bridge each day. It was built in 1986.

Shore Thing is Riverlife’s newest riverfront destination: a 4,800 square foot floating barge in the heart of Pittsburgh’s Sister Bridges that invites you to relax, recharge, and rediscover the city from the river itself. Shore Thing is unique, with a mural you can see from up above. While you're on deck, you can lounge on a net above the river. Visitors can expect free yoga, fitness, live music, and art workshops The floating barge can be moved to different locations, stored in the winter with plans to bring it back in the spring. Shore Thing officially opens to the public at noon.

County Controller Corey O'Connor says Allegheny County spent 45 and a half million dollars more than it took in during Fiscal Year 2024....nearly double the amount from the year before. O'Connor says the current situation is unsustainable....even after County Council approved a millage increase that went into effect this year.

Key factors include property tax revenues continuing to drop....and money generated by the drink tax and sales tax still haven't rebounded from the pandemic. O'Connor's report also says the Kane centers ran on a ten million dollar deficit

The PRT Board today approved its new budget....and the 539 million dollar spending plan includes the 35 percent service reduction and nine percent fare increase that had been the subject of multiple hearings. Those cuts may still be averted, though. PRT CEO Katherine Kelleman says the budget approved today is to meet a mandated deadline....and she remains hopeful that a long term solution could be in place. Transit funding is a key part of Governor Shapiro's budget proposal...including 40 million dollars for PRT. However, state lawmakers say the chances of getting the state's budget passed by Monday's deadline are slim to none. In part, because Harrisburg is trying to determine what it will be getting from Washington as the President's so called Big Beautiful Bill is still being considered by the Senate.

One person is dead and another hospitalized after four homes in Duquesne went up in flames overnight. Firefighters arrived on the scene of a home fully engulfed in flames shortly after 1 a.m. in the one hundred block of North Third Street where one person was found dead and at least one other person was taken to the hospital to be treated for their injuries. Two homes on the block were ruled a total loss, a third home had “significant water damage” and charring on its roof, and a fourth home was impacted by heat damage. All four homes were occupied at the time. It’s unclear how the fire started. The Allegheny County Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating.