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State Rep. Anita Kulik announced she will retire from office at the end of her current legislative term, Nov. 30, 2026. “Being able to serve in the areas where I grew up and spent my life made my terms in office so very special,” said Kulik, a Democrat. “The people...

Five candidates competed for four open spots on the Baldwin-Whitehall School Board in the Nov. 4 general election. With 38/38 precincts reporting, 29,301 total votes were cast, according to Allegheny County’s unofficial election results. Cross-filed candidates newcomer Ashley Miller (6,538 votes), current board second vice president Amanda Priano (6,036) and...

Three incumbents won reelection to Bethel Park School Board, according to unofficial Allegheny County election results. Retaining their seats on Nov. 4 were Democrats Sharon Janosik (7,439 votes) and Buffie Faes (6,904), along with Christina Headley (7,538), who ran as a Republican and Democrat after winning both parties’ nominations in...

Bethel Park’s longtime mayor won reelection Nov. 4, according to unofficial Allegheny County results. Republican Jack Allen garnered 6,926 votes, representing just under 52% of the total cast, in defeating Democrat challenger Jon Lloyd (6,383 votes). Allen was first elected mayor in 2013 after serving on Bethel Park Council since...

Whitehall’s longtime mayor won reelection on Nov. 4, according to unofficial Allegheny County general election results. Democrat Jim Nowalk received 3,434 votes, nearly 69% of the total cast, defeating Republican challenger Chris Mooney (1,521). The same candidates squared off for mayor in 2021. Nowalk has held the post since 1993....

Democratic candidates swept elections for four Ross commissioner seats in Tuesday’s election, according to unofficial Allegheny County election results. Voters elected commissioners in four of the township’s nine wards. In Ward 2, incumbent Democrat Chris Rand Eyster defeated Republican Joseph Aguglia. In Ward 4, Democrat Dwayne Lee Allen defeated Republican...

Franklin Park’s longtime mayor, Dennis O’Keefe, lost his bid for reelection Tuesday in an election that saw Democrats also win three council seats, according to unofficial Allegheny County election results. O’Keefe was defeated by Democrat Cristen L. Fiffik. Three of the council’s six sets were up for election. In the...

Three incumbents are among four Democrats won seats on the North Hills School Board in Tuesday’s election, according to unofficial Allegheny County election results. Democratic board members Allison Mathis, Mike Santucci and Sandra Kozera kept their seats. Also elected was Democratic newcomer Anthony Hall. Board member Elizabeth Nease, on the...

A slate of Democratic candidates swept the fight for four seats that were up for election Tuesday on the Pine-Richland School Board, according to unofficial Allegheny County Election Results. The four candidates running across three district regions — Liz DeLosa in Region 1; Amy Cafardi and Melissa Vecchi in Region...

All three incumbent Hampton Council members were kept in office in Tuesday’s election, according to unofficial Allegheny County election results. Council members Julie Fritsch, Carolynn Johnson, and Bethany Blackburn will keep their seats on the five-member council. All three were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Fritsch and Johnson also received...

Three of four Hampton School Board members kept their seats in Tuesday’s election, according to unofficial Allegheny County election results. The three board incumbents who won had received both the Democratic and Republican nominations — Larry Vasko, Denise Balason and Jill Hamlin. Incumbent Gregory Stein, who was on the ballot...

The only incumbent Shaler commissioner in a contested race for reelection was defeated Tuesday, according to unofficial Allegheny County election results. With all precincts reporting, Democrat Josh Fleitman defeated Ward 2 Commissioner David Mizgorski. Fleitman, who has lived in Shaler for going on five years, is a district press secretary...

Three incumbent Republican McCandless Council members lost their bids for re-election in Tuesday’s election, according to unofficial Allegheny County election results. With all precincts reporting, Democrat Laureen Alt defeated Republican incumbent Jack Casey in Ward 2; Democrat Jack Hickerson defeated Republican incumbent Jason Singer in Ward 4; and Democrat Nathan...

All eight new judges who will take the bench in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court in January are registered Democrats. The top vote-getters, according to county elections results late Tuesday, included a union labor-law attorney, several former prosecutors and a district judge. Ballots in Allegheny County listed 13 candidates for...

Labor Party candidate Alex Rose held a sizable lead Tuesday night over Republican incumbent Mike Embrescia for an at-large seat on Allegheny County Council. Democrats were leading in seven other races in smaller county council districts. If the results hold up, Republicans would hold just one seat on the 15-member...

Allegheny County Sheriff Kevin Kraus held a commanding lead Tuesday night over Republican challenger Brian Weismantle and appeared on his way to a second term in office. As of 11:30 p.m., with 90% of precincts reporting unofficial results and about 115,000 mail-in ballots counted, Kraus, a Democrat, had collected 64.4%...

A Wilkinsburg man wanted for murder in connection with a fatal shooting in the borough was apprehended in Florida, federal authorities announced Tuesday. Harvey Scott, 37, was taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals Florida Regional Task Force near Miami after a brief foot chase. He is charged with homicide,...

A former Allegheny County detective accused of injecting his teenage son with a steroid in 2019 to boost his football performance intimidated the youth into lying to prosecutors about the case, the son testified Tuesday. Raymond W. Bonacci, 59, of Murrysville, was held for trial in Westmoreland County Court on...

A man found dead Tuesday morning inside a vehicle in Wilkinsburg had been shot multiple times, Allegheny County Police said. Wilkinsburg police said they found the man after they were dispatched to the 1600 block of Penn Avenue around 7:35 a.m. The man was pronounced dead at the scene at...

U.S. Steel announced Tuesday that its Edgar Thomson Works is getting a hot strip mill, part of a $14 billion investment package across all company facilities from new owner Nippon Steel. In a 17-page report on its integration with Japan’s largest steelmaker, U.S. Steel described the planned mill as “state...

Artists, performers, DJs and dancers from across Pittsburgh gathered Oct. 18 to welcome Millvale’s tallest resident with a big party. The 12.5-foot-tall, 5,000-pound steel raccoon was installed the week before in Rainbow Raccoon Park, a former junkyard off Route 28. After the long-awaited arrival of the statue, it was up...

During an era of churches closing and congregations merging, church elder Dan Brown said Hebron Church in Penn Hills is still going strong. The church celebrated its 175th anniversary with a banquet attended by 193 congregants Oct. 12. “Many churches have either closed up or certainly shrunk. I mean, we’ve...

On Wednesday nights in Millvale, the sound of banjos, fiddles and mandolins drifts across the patio outside Mr. Smalls Cafe. That’s where the Smallsgrass Bluegrass Jam has become a weekly tradition, drawing pickers of all ages and skill levels. “It just feels like a group of friends hanging and playing...

A man set fire to a McKeesport home in September after a couple who had lived there failed to pay him $200 for heroin, police said. After a preliminary hearing Monday, Arthur Franklin, 32, now heads to Allegheny County Common Pleas Court for trial. Video footage showed Franklin walking toward...

LED tealights flickered between vibrant garlands and flowers Nov. 2 at the Baierl Family YMCA in Franklin Park. More than 300 guests, many clad in bright saris and kurtas, attended the third annual celebration of Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, hosted by state Rep. Arvind Venkat, D-McCandless. Diwali —...