Pennsylvania
Donald Trump targets steelworkers, riffs on golfer’s anatomy in Pennsylvania rally
Scores of supporters arrive at Trump rally in Erie, Pennsylvania
Supporters of former President Donald Trump discuss being first-time rallygoers at Bayfront Convention Center in Erie, Pa. on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024.
Orange and red hard hats dotted the crowd at a Donald Trump rally in western Pennsylvania on Saturnday night as he presented himself as the savior of the steel industry, a key part of the region’s identity, and made off-color remarks about the late pro golfer Arnold Palmer, a local hero.
“We saved the steel industry in this country, and now we’re going to to make it really powerful again,” Trump said, as he and Vice President Kamala Harris battled for votes in the critical swing state.
Blue collar workers are a key part of Trump’s populist message, and Trump has long touted his support from union members, even in cases where union leadership has chosen to support Harris. The United Steelworkers endorsed Harris in July, and President Joe Biden won praise from the union this year after blocking a takeover of U.S. Steel by Japan’s top steelmaker.
The former president invited about a dozen men on stage with him in Latrobe, a city of just 8,000 about an hour outside of Pittsburgh. He said they worked in the Mon Valley for U.S. Steel, a company that employs 20,000 people in the key battleground state.
“As far as I’m concerned, President Trump saved the American steel industry by imposing tariffs on Chinese steel that was dumped illegally in extremely low prices on our shores trying to put us out of business,” Glenn Thomas, a third-generation steelworker, told the crowd before Trump took the stage.
The head of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters spoke at the Republican convention this year, but later chose not to endorse either candidate. Trump said at the rally that he has “overwhelming” majority of support from rank-and-file members of the Teamsters.
An ode to Arnold Palmer
The rally, at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport, named for the late champion pro golfer, was a macho and, at times, off-color affair.
Trump spent his first 15 minutes at the microphone extolling Palmer’s masculinity − and anatomy.
“Arnold Palmer was all man,” he told the crowd. “And I say that in all due respect to women. And I love women. But this guy. This guy. This is a guy that was all man. This man was all strong and tough. And I refused to say it but when − when he took showers with the other men, they came out of there, they said, ‘Oh my god. That’s unbelievable.’”
“I had to say it,” he said. “I had to say it. We have women that are highly sophisticated here, but…Arnold was something special.”
“And I had to tell you the shower part of it because it’s − it’s true,” he added. “What can I tell? We want to be honest.”
The Harris campaign wasted no time in ridiculing Trump’s rhapsody to Palmer’s physique.
“In a Pennsylvania rally speech his campaign team billed as ‘the beginning of his closing argument in the final stretch,’ Donald Trump focused on the issue most important to voters in this election: a deceased golfer’s … anatomy,” Harris’ campaign said in an email.
As Trump shook their hands on stage, the steel workers joked about how much they liked their overtime pay.
“No tax on overtime,” one man said, echoing a Trump campaign proposal.
“No child support on overtime,” said another.
Trump didn’t reply.
Pennsylvania
Man cited after abandoning car in frozen pond at Pennsylvania country club: Police
A man has been cited after police said he drove a vehicle into a frozen pond at a country club in Pennsylvania, left the scene, then spent the night in a hotel.
According to the East Lampeter Township Police Department, on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, around 10:38 a.m., officers were called to the Lancaster Country Club after receiving reports about a vehicle in a pond.
Police said that, through an investigation, it was learned that Sung Chun, a 50-year-old man from Hoboken, New Jersey, had driven onto the property the day before around 8:30 p.m., crossed portions of the golf course, and ultimately ended up in a pond.
Chun then exited the vehicle and walked away without reporting the incident and spent the night at a nearby hotel, according to police.
Credit: East Lampeter Township Police Department
Credit: East Lampeter Township Police Department

Credit: East Lampeter Township Police Department
Police said Chun returned to the location while police were on scene investigating the incident and was ultimately cited with “Trespass by Motor Vehicle.”
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What the war with Iran could mean for gas prices in western Pennsylvania
The war with Iran could start impacting your wallet as soon as today.
Jim Garrity from AAA East Central says oil prices are up.
“They’re hovering around $72. They were pretty consistently around $65, $66 for a while,” he said.
Nationally, AAA said the average for a gallon of regular sits at about $3, up approximately six cents from last week.
In Pennsylvania, it’s around $3.12 a gallon, and in the Pittsburgh region, it’s around $3.24 a gallon. That’s actually down about four cents from last week.
Garrity added that gas prices this time of year would already be increasing, usually because of higher demand for the warmer months and the production of the summer blend of gas used for those months.
The impacts of what’s happening in Iran may not be immediate, which could be part of why our region and the state overall have not seen a spike yet, he said.
“It could be a couple of days later. It could be up to a week later,” Garrity said.
A lot of people are watching what happens with the Strait of Hormuz. Iran borders it to the north, and 20% of the world’s oil goes through it.
Iran is one of the world’s biggest oil producers, and China gets a lot of that oil.
“If there is an impact there, you could see oil start to come in from other parts of the world, which has a downstream effect on [the United States],” Garrity said.
One way you can save on gas if prices increase in our area is by slowing down.
“When you drive faster every five miles, over 50 miles an hour, your fuel efficiency is going down,” Garrity said. “You’re making the car work harder, making the gasoline consumption less effective.”
Garrity added that in 2022, when our area and many others saw some of the highest gas prices ever recorded, people changed their driving habits.
“We saw people make seemingly permanent changes to their driving behaviors, driving less in general, consolidating trips,” he said.
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