EXCLUSIVE: The gunman who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump purchased 50 rounds of ammunition at Allegheny Arms and Gun Works in Bethel Park hours before the former president's rally in Butler on Saturday. post-gazette.com/news/crime-cou…

“At the Secret Service, you have a zero-fail mission,” said Jason Russell, a former agent. “If you fail, it can change the course of history.” more on this historic moment via my immensely talented colleagues Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Mike Wereschagin Michael Sallah & more: post-gazette.com/news/crime-cou…

"There was local police in that building." Heightened security at Trump's Butler rally from unrelated Iran threat still failed to stop the gunman post-gazette.com/news/crime-cou… with Megan Guza

.Donald Trump Jr. at the #RNC2024 pays tribute to Corey Comperatore, the firefighter killed at a Butler, #Pennsylvania rally for Donald J. Trump last Saturday, calling him a hero. The crowd chanted “Corey, Corey, Corey!” post-gazette.com/news/crime-cou… Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Laura Esposito

"We are Americans; we need to find comfort within each other." At a vigil for Corey Comperatore, the man shot and killed at a rally for Donald Trump, speakers encouraged the hundreds of attendees to put aside political differences and "pull together."post-gazette.com/news/crime-cou…

national media has been everywhere this week — but Laura Esposito's compassionate coverage for Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is a case study in the irreplaceable value of local reporters:

A truck parked outside of the services for Corey Comperatore, who was shot and killed Saturday at a rally for former President Donald Trump.

No matter what happens in the days, months, and years ahead, I'm never going to forget the sensitive and thorough care Laura Esposito has brought to one of the most important stories of our lifetime: post-gazette.com/news/politics-…

Hundreds of people gathered on Thursday to pay final respects to Corey Comperatore, a father and retired fire chief who was shot and killed Saturday at a rally for Donald Trump.  Many attendees knew him. Many didn't, but were there when he died. post-gazette.com/news/politics-…

NEW: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette special report with talented Medill Investigative Lab students Phillip Powell & Yiqing Wang, who I had the honor of working with this year Hidden dangers: Silica dust levels in coal mines were concealed for years while black lung cases surged post-gazette.com/news/health/20…

Ten years on, I went to the site of Mexico's worst mining disaster for the The Guardian. Found unsafe water, an unfinished hospital and families broken by disease. "We get angry and tired of fighting," one mother told me. "Maybe that's what they want.”

A timeline of the assassination attempt on Trump shows failures by both federal and local law enforcement newsinteractive.post-gazette.com/trump-butler-r… with Michael Sallah and Laura Esposito

PA reporters scrapping the story plans they had today

New bodycam footage shows chaos in immediate aftermath of Trump shooting post-gazette.com/news/crime-cou… by Megan Guza, Jonathan D. Salant and Laura Esposito

“I cry every time I think about it, and when I see [her] I feel tears in my eyes,” Advocates say Kamala Harris’ campaign has ‘reenergized’ Black voters in PA; many never thought a Black woman would be at the top of a presidential ticket in their lifetime. post-gazette.com/news/politics-…

A year after the formation of a special police patrol in the South Side to mitigate crime, we spent several nights in the area with residents, patrons, &officers, who reflected on what's changed —and what hasn't .Pittsburgh Post-Gazette special report & Sunday's A1:post-gazette.com/news/crime-cou…

Amid a flood of conspiracies about the attempted assassination of Donald Trump — and despite two active investigations from the House & the FBI — thousands are calling for a Butler County grand jury to conduct a review of the shooting: post-gazette.com/news/crime-cou…

I am on Survivor 47. Omfg.

Two students and two teachers were killed after a 14-year-old opened fire at a Georgia high school, officials say cnn.it/4dPiaOM

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