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House committee convenes over federal Key Bridge collapse investigation

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WASHINGTON (7News) — The catastrophic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26 has galvanized a comprehensive federal, state, and local government response. President Joe Biden has officially requested Congress pay to rebuild the Key Bridge. Maryland transportation officials estimate it will cost $1.9 billion to rebuild. On Wednesday, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure held a pivotal hearing to discuss the accident’s cause, ongoing clean-up effort, and plans to rebuild the key piece of American infrastructure. Read More...

Kaitlin Armstrong sentenced to 90 years in prison for murdering pro cyclist Mo Wilson

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AUSTIN, Texas (KEYE) — BREAKING NEWS UPDATE: The woman convicted of fatally shooting rising professional cyclist Anna Moriah “Mo” Wilson has been sentenced to 90 years. Jurors delivered the verdict Friday after a little more than three hours of deliberations. The same jury had convicted 35-year-old Kaitlin Armstrong on Thursday after deliberating for only two hours. Prosecutors say Armstrong gunned down the 25-year-old Wilson in a jealous rage. Wilson had briefly dated Armstrong’s boyfriend several months earlier, and went swimming and to a meal with him the day she was killed in May 2022. Read More...

New kayak fishing class at the Quemahoning Reservoir

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More than two dozen people gathered at Quemahoning Reservoir Wednesday to learn how to safely kayak fish. Kayak fishing has grown over 500 percent in popularity in the last year, and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission and other organizations are now working to bring the sport to our region. Avid fishers and kayakers came together to mesh the two sports in a first-of-its-kind class in the area. “A lot of it is just allowing people who have maybe fished for their entire life to experience a new type of fishing; there is always a new way to do it," Read More...