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Sara Innamorato claims historic win in race for Allegheny County executive
Democrat Sara Innamorato rolled to a historic win Tuesday night over Republican Joe Rockey in the hotly contested race for Allegheny County executive. She will replace Rich Fitzgerald, who has served as the county’s top elected official for the past 12 years, and become the first woman to hold the...
2023 Allegheny and Westmoreland county election results
Results for Allegheny and Westmoreland county races are here....
Ethics commission finds against former Monroeville officials
The state Ethics Commission issued final adjudications under the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act for matters involving three former Monroeville elected officials. Greg Erosenko, who served as mayor for 10 years and later represented Ward 5 on municipal council, was found to be in violation of the section of...
Millions of retired Americans aren’t coming back to work as predicted
More than three-and-a-half years after covid struck, the U.S. still has around 2 million more retirees than predicted, in one of the most striking and enduring changes to the nation’s labor force. The so-called Great Retirement induced by covid-19 is evident in the divergence between the actual number of retirees...
Laura Washington: Nikki Haley is on the rise. Can she take on Donald Trump?
“‘The rise is real’: Haley’s breakout is jolting 2024′s undercard race,” an Oct. 29 Politico report was headlined. That is Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina legislator and governor, United Nations ambassador and now the Republican presidential candidate to watch. Haley is surging in the 2024 GOP primary sweepstakes; in...
Diana Taurasi in new role as she chases history and 6th Olympic gold medal
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Diana Taurasi is settling into a new role with USA Basketball. She is trying to earn a spot on the U.S. Olympic roster for the 2024 Paris Games, which would be her sixth. But this one feels like her first. Ignore that she turns 42 before the...
Penn State QB Drew Allar breaks down the ‘huge challenge’ of facing Michigan’s No. 1 pass defense
Drew Allar is coming off arguably his best game in a Penn State uniform. The young quarterback was sharp at Maryland. He threw for four touchdowns, completed 73.5% of his passes, fit a few into tight windows and didn’t turn the ball over. He looked poised and confident, the kind...
’Tis the season, already: Monroeville tree lighting, holiday concert approaches
Monroeville’s annual Tree Lighting and Holiday Concert is scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 21. Hosted by the Monroeville Historical Society, the free event is at the Old Stone Church, 2700 Stroschein Road. The indoor concert will feature the Opus 2 Orchestra and Monroeville Chorus, showcasing seasonal songs to...
Darrell Owens: Veterans need VA’s community care program
For veterans transitioning from military to civilian life, the lack of support for the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) has been a point of contention for years, with delays in care and unwarranted denials for service members. This November we celebrate Veterans Day and those who served in uniform —...
Man critically injured, 2nd man in custody after Wilkinsburg stabbing
One man was critically injured and a second man taken into police custody Tuesday morning after a stabbing in Wilkinsburg, Allegheny County Police said. Police responded to the 1300 block of Woodlawn Avenue at 8:31 a.m. and found an adult man, who they did not name, suffering from a stab...
EU set to move ahead on Ukraine membership bid with conditions
The European Union’s executive arm will meet later Tuesday to finalize a decision on whether to recommend formally opening Ukraine’s membership talks, with expectations of a positive outcome for Kyiv but with conditions attached. The European Commission will likely recommend that member states open formal negotiations upon the completion of...
Letter to the editor: Greensburg mailbox move
The Greensburg post office on Pennsylvania Avenue has posted notices on the collection boxes in front of the library that they will be removed on or about Nov. 15. The notice goes on to state the nearest collection box will be in the lobby of the post office. These boxes...
Letter to the editor: Government is a clown show
Well, it finally happened. The vote for speaker of the House turned into a joke, and it’s proof to me that our vote doesn’t matter. The Democrats seem to want to spend money endlessly for everyone except Americans and destroy the country, even though they know what it’s doing to...
Election Day 2023: Polls close, write-in campaigns boost voter turnout, poll judge replaced
Voters in Western Pennsylvania and across the country headed out to the polls today to decide races from Westmoreland County commissioners to the Allegheny County executive and district attorney. There are numerous high-profile races on the ballots. Click here to read up on this year’s biggest races to keep an...
Gov. Shapiro signs bill repealing ban on religious garb worn by teachers
Public school teachers in Pennsylvania will soon be allowed to wear jewelry or clothing bearing a religious emblem or symbol while on the job. Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a bill Monday that repeals a section of the state’s school code from 1949 that penalized a teacher for such religious displays...
Letter to the editor: Looking back at Trump’s accomplishments
The letter “Biden better than Trump” (Oct. 25, TribLIVE) was a weak response of the “Are you happy now?” variety. I’ll just say you debate like a typical liberal … no content, just name-calling and generalizations. President Trump’s administration took a laissez-faire approach to governing, and our economy and our...
Editorial: It’s your turn, voters
OK, we did our part. We covered the issues in the Allegheny County executive race as it will hand off to the first new person in 12 years. We have been there for the developments in the Westmoreland County commissioners’ offices as one commissioner stepped down, one of the challenging...
Letter to the editor: Summer Lee’s stance on Israel
Rep. Summer Lee is taking heat for voting against congressional resolutions supporting Israel (“Pittsburgh rabbis urge Rep. Summer Lee to take stand against Hamas, terrorism,” Oct. 31, TribLIVE). On the same day, the Trib printed Lee’s response to abusive graffiti in her district (“Police step up patrols after antisemitic graffiti...
The Stroller, Nov. 7, 2023: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Cash bash to benefit Kiski Area spring musical The drama department...
Letter to the editor: Leaders must take action on feeding hungry
Food banks are facing a crisis. A majority of the more than 200 food banks in the Feeding America network report increased demand for food since June 2021. This food crisis looms at the confluence of decreasing donations and continued rising food prices that strain the Feeding America network’s ability...
High school roundup for Nov. 6, 2023: Blackhawk scores in final seconds to beat Plum, stay unbeaten
Bryce Leiper scored the game-winning goal on the power play with 19 seconds to go as Blackhawk defeated Plum, 2-1, in PIHL Class A hockey Monday night. Dylan Leiper also scored and Evan Kennelly made 27 saves for Blackhawk (4-0). Maksim Popienko scored and Noah Lander made 33 saves for...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 6, 2023
High schools Field hockey PIAA playoffs Tuesday’s schedule First round Class 3A Great Valley (16-6) at Conestoga (22-0), 6 p.m.; Lower Dauphin (18-3) at Cardinal O’Hara (9-8), 1 p.m.; Boyertown (17-5) at Wyoming Valley West (10-7), 6 p.m.; Methacton (17-4) at Emmaus (22-1), 4:30 p.m.; Avon Grove (16-5-1) at Manheim...
House GOP prepares stopgap bill to avert Nov. 18 shutdown
WASHINGTON — House Republicans are preparing a temporary spending bill to avert a Nov. 18 government shutdown and could vote on it this week, lawmakers said after leaving a meeting with newly installed Speaker Mike Johnson. One option would create two new “funding cliff” dates of Dec. 7 and Jan....
2 remaining co-defendants plead guilty for roles in fatal shooting of 1-year-old in Spring Hill
Two men involved in a summer afternoon shootout that left a 1-year-old dead in Pittsburgh’s Spring Hill pleaded guilty Monday in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Devon Thompson, 40, of McKees Rocks, and Andre Crawford, 32, of McKeesport, appeared separately before Judge Susan Evashavik DiLucente. Those two men, along with...
Candidates vie for Verona Council seats
Two Democrats and a Republican, all incumbents, are running for a pair of four-year seats on Verona Council in the Nov. 7 election. Incumbent Nancy Carpenter won both the Democrat and Republican nominations for a four-year seat and is unopposed on the ballot for two-year seat on council. Candidates were...
