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Soft Pants Friday: August 23, 2024
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Oddities and curiosities, community, and ice cream | KDKA Weekend Planner
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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – We have made it to the weekend and there are plenty of cool events to check out and there’s something for everyone.
However, for our first event, you may want to keep the kiddos at home.
Oddities and Curiosities Expo
The Oddities and Curiosities Expo takes over the David L. Lawrence Convention Center this weekend.
It features all things weird and interesting with vendors on hand selling art, jewelry, home goods, and more.
There will also be taxidermy classes, sideshow performers, and so much more.
It takes place on Saturday and Sunday.
You can get more details and the full schedule on their website at this link.
South Fayette Community Day
South Fayette is holding its community day on Saturday at Fairview Park from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m.
There will be 100 vendors, businesses, and community groups in attendance offering activities for the whole family as well as live entertainment.
We saved the best part for last – it’s all free!
Check out the rundown on the South Fayette website right here.
Monroeville Public Library Fun Fest
On Saturday at the Monroeville Public Library, it’s the sixth annual Library Fun Fest.
People of all ages will be able to enjoy inflatable rides, a magician, games, painting projects, and for the kiddos and their parents – Bluey will be there!
It all takes place from noon until 4 p.m.
Monroeville Public Library has more on its website.
Seven Springs Wine Festival
The 31st annual Seven Springs Wine Festival starts this weekend and goes through Sunday at the base of the ski slopes.
Nearly 25 wineries will be part of the festival.
You’ll be able to sample wines, buy your favorites, attend seminars to learn more about wine, and of course, enjoy live music.
Tickets and more can be found on the Seven Springs website right here.
The Great American Banana Split Celebration
Latrobe will be playing host to the Great American Banana Split Celebration and it will be jam-packed.
There is a yellow tie gala, a car show, a pie-eating contest, a 5K banana run, live music, and you guessed it – banana splits.
The famous banana split was invented in Latrobe more than 100 years ago.
It all happens on Saturday and Sunday – check out the details on their website.
Pedal Pittsburgh
On Sunday, Pedal Pittsburgh will once again take over the streets of Pittsburgh.
Riders can choose between four routes, from a beginner-friendly 12-mile loop to an experts-only endurance challenge.
The first riders roll out of Allegheny Commons Park at 7 a.m.
You can sign up and see which route suits you best right here.
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Winnipeg sends rights to McGroarty to Pittsburgh for Yager in prospect swap
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — The Winnipeg Jets and Pittsburgh Penguins swapped forward prospects Thursday, with the Jets getting Brayden Yager for the rights to Rutger McGroarty.
Yager was Pittsburgh’s first-round pick, the 14th selection overall, in the 2023 NHL draft.
Yager, 19, had 35 goals and 60 assists in 57 regular-season games for Moose Jaw last year. He added 11 goals and 16 assists to help his team win the Western Hockey League title.
McGroarty was Winning’s first-round pick, going 14th overall in the 2022 draft. He had 16 goals and 36 assists in 36 games in college with Michigan this past season.
Both Yager and McGroarty played in the world junior hockey championships in Sweden this year.
McGroarty was the United States captain and had five goals and four assists as the Americans took the gold medal. Yager scored two goals with three assists for Canada, which finished fifth in the event.
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Secret Service Pittsburgh employees placed on administrative leave: report
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Video shows Trump shooting victim’s POV moments before gunfire
A new video from James Copenhaver, one of the victims critically wounded in a July 13 assassination attempt against former President Trump, shows a figure moving across a rooftop just minutes before gunfire rang out at Trump’s rally in Butler, PA.
Several members of the U.S. Secret Service Pittsburgh Field Office have reportedly been placed on administrative leave following the July 13 assassination attempt against former President Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania.
A different group of USSS agents specifically assigned to Trump’s detail remain operational, sources familiar with the matter told RealClear Politics.
Anthony Guglielmi, USSS chief of communications, told Fox News Digital in a statement that the agency’s personnel are held “to the highest professional standards, and any identified and substantiated violations of policy will be investigated by the Office of Professional Responsibility for potential disciplinary action.”
USSS did not directly confirm any employees placed on leave, but Guglielmi added that given the “personal” nature of the matter, the agency is “not in a position to comment further.”
ATTEMPTED TRUMP ASSASSIN SEEN WALKING AROUND PENNSYLVANIA RALLY HOURS BEFORE OPENING FIRE
Acting Director of the U.S. Secret Service, Ronald L. Rowe, Jr. appears before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the attempted assassination of Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 30, 2024. (REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt)
“The U.S. Secret Service is committed to investigating the decisions and actions of personnel related to the event in Butler, Pennsylvania and the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump,” Guglielmi said. “The U.S. Secret Service’s mission assurance review is progressing, and we are examining the processes, procedures and factors that led to this operational failure.”
Sources told RealClear Politics that the decision to place Pittsburgh Field Office employees on leave versus the other agents assigned to Trump’s detail has created some internal speculation that the local office may bear the brunt of responsibility for failures on July 13.
TRUMP SHOOTING: TIMELINE OF ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW GUNMAN EVADED SECURITY
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Former President Trump’s ear was grazed by a bullet during a July 13 assassination attempt at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. (Evan Vucci)
Various lawmakers have called on the Secret Service to make personnel changes and fire employees after the assassination attempt that killed Corey Comperatore and left two others, David Dutch and James Copenhaver, severely injured, while the former president astoundingly walked away with only a grazed ear.
Former Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned less than two weeks after the shooting and after giving her initial testimony about the event before members of Congress.
TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT SPARKS INVESTIGATION OF SECRET SERVICE DEI POLICIES: ‘COMPROMISED ITS MISSION’
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U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle testifies before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee about the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a campaign event in Pennsylvania, at the Capitol in Washington on Monday, July 22, 2024. ( AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
Police-worn body camera footage released on Aug. 9 shows the moments after gunman Thomas Crooks, 20, opened fire at the rally in which local Butler law enforcement can be heard discussing how Secret Service was apparently supposed to secure the AGR building Crooks shot from.
WATCH:
“I f—ing told them they need to post the f—ing guys over here … the Secret Service,” the officer says in the video. “I told them that f—ing Tuesday. I told them to f—ing post guys over here.”
A video taken by Copenhaver from his point of view in the stand also shows a figure clearly moving across the roof of the AGR building just three minutes before gunfire rang out.
![Thomas Crooks seen at the Trump rally on July 13 in Butler, PA.](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2024/07/1200/675/image-5-1.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
Thomas Crooks seen at the Trump rally on July 13 in Butler, PA. (Sen. Ron Johnson)
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Additionally, Republican Louisiana Sen. Higgins’ Office recently revealed that the USSS did not retrieve radios that had been set aside for them by Butler County tactical command and arranged during their pre-mission planning process.
The congressional Trump Assassination Attempt Task Force will be in Butler on Monday to meet with local officials and gather more first-hand knowledge about the events of July 13.
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