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GOP seizes back control of Westmoreland commissioner board; Cerilli ekes out final seat
Republicans reclaimed a majority on the Westmoreland County board of commissioners. Voters elected GOP political newcomers Sean Kertes and Doug Chew to the three-member board. Democrat Gina Cerilli finished third for an apparent second term in office. In doing so, county voters on Tuesday turned out incumbent Ted Kopas in...
Schrock, Doutt win contested seats on New Kensington-Arnold School Board
An incumbent won his fourth term on the New Kensington-Arnold School Board in Tuesday’s election, and four members of a group that banded together to bring change to the board also claimed victories, according to unofficial results. Cross-filed challenger Terry Schrock collected 39.9% of the votes cast and incumbent Eric...
Ventriloquist Darci Lynne Farmer, friends coming to Heinz Hall
She talks and sings, but she doesn’t open her mouth. Darci Lynne Farmer, the adorable ventriloquist of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” fame, is coming to Pittsburgh. She and her “musical friends” will take the stage at 7 p.m. Nov. 9 at Heinz Hall. It’s part of the “Darci Lynne &...
Photo gallery: Election Day scenes from around Westmoreland
Tribune-Review photographers Shane Dunlap and Dan Speicher captured these Election Day images around Westmoreland County on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. For more on election results, visit the election roundup on TribLIVE.com...
Pittsburgh voters approve 0.5-mill tax increase to fund city parksVideo
Pittsburgh voters on Tuesday approved a ballot referendum that will result in a 0.5-mill property tax increase next year to generate money for improvements in city parks. With 392 of 402 precincts reporting, the referendum passed with 51.6% of votes counted, according to unofficial Allegheny County election results. Jayne Miller,...
Allegheny County DA Stephen A. Zappala Jr. claims victory over challenger Lisa Middleman
Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. claimed a 14 percentage point win Tuesday against his second serious challenger in two decades, unofficial election results showed. Zappala, 62, a Democrat from Fox Chapel, collected 56.8% of the votes cast, while independent candidate Lisa Middleman garnered 43%, unofficial results showed...
Fabry, Albanese win council seats in Lower Burrell
A cross-filed incumbent and Republican challenger were the top two vote-getters Tuesday in a race for Lower Burrell Council, leaving the city’s former longtime solicitor as the odd candidate out, according to unofficial election results. Chris Fabry, the incumbent, was the top vote-getter with 41.7% of the votes cast, while...
Stewart, Walsh win Westmoreland judicial race; Bononi, Scherer get second terms
Westmoreland County voters Tuesday tabbed Democrat Michael Stewart II and Republican state Rep. Justin Walsh to fill two seats on the Common Pleas Court. Stewart, 37, of Hempfield, a Democrat who won both the Democratic and Republican nominations in the spring, and Walsh, 47, of Rostraver, a two-term state lawmaker...
James Albert defeats Jonathan Held in Westmoreland sheriff raceVideo
Jonathan Held, Westmoreland County’s long-embattled sheriff, lost his bid for a third term in office Tuesday. Democrat James Albert, a retired Greensburg district judge, defeated the Republican incumbent to bring an end to a tenure marred by a dozen discrimination lawsuits and pending criminal public corruption charges. With all 305...
Joe Biden congratulates Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald on reelection victoryVideo
When Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald claimed victory Tuesday night in his race for a third term, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden was there to congratulate him. “This is a helluva man, and a helluva family,” the former vice president said of Fitzgerald as he addressed a boisterous crowd around...
Squires retains Westmoreland County treasurer post
Westmoreland County voters returned incumbent Jared Squires to the treasurer’s office for a third term on Tuesday, according to unofficial results from the Westmoreland County Election Bureau. Squires, 42, a Republican from Mt. Pleasant Township, beat Democratic challenger Matt Mascara, 22, of Rostraver, with nearly 60% of the vote and...
Greensburg workshop to discuss medical marijuana in the workplace
How employers should deal with medical marijuana in the workplace will be explored during a workshop from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Nov. 7 at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art, 221 N. Main St., Greensburg. VonZell Wade, clinical director of SpiritLife, an inpatient treatment center in Indiana County;...
Export officials propose 2020 budget with no tax hike
Export officials will vote next month on a 2020 budget that holds the line on taxes at 14 mills. Borough council voted Monday night to advertise the $659,000 budget, which has a projected surplus of more than $10,000. Council has not raised taxes for more than a decade, and its...
2019 election results from across Western Pa.
Allegheny County voters on Tuesday retained Executive Rich Fitzgerald, District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. and Controller Chelsa Wagner, while in Westmoreland County, embattled Sheriff Jonathan Held was ousted by James Albert. The Trib covered numerous races. You can find results from Allegheny and Westmoreland counties here. ALLEGHENY COUNTY Allegheny...
In return visit to Pittsburgh, longtime ambassador in Mideast laments U.S. policy
Former U.S. Ambassador to Yemen Gerald Feierstein spent over four decades traveling around the world. His nine overseas postings included three tours of duty in Pakistan, as well as assignments in Saudi Arabia, Oman, Lebanon, Israel and Tunisia. But when Feierstein addressed an audience of 100 people at a World...
Appeal denied for Youngwood man convicted of sexually assaulting 2 teen girls
A Westmoreland County judge denied the appeal of a Youngwood man who is serving up to 17 years in prison for the sexual assaults of two teenage girls in 2016. Darell Deisean Walker, 23, was convicted of multiple counts of sexual assault and related offenses following a three-day trial in...
Fire tears through Wilson’s Bar-B-Q in North SideVideo
Two firefighters were injured and a dog was rescued Tuesday evening in a fire at a North Side barbecue restaurant. Allegheny County dispatchers said calls for the blaze at Wilson’s Bar-B-Q in Pittsburgh’s Mexican War Streets came in shortly before 5:45 p.m. Flames were seen coming from the building at...
Murrysville church taking nominations, donations for ‘A Soldier’s Christmas’ program
Gordon Israelson of Murrysville knows the importance a handwritten note can hold for a soldier stationed overseas. “Mail is kind of always a big deal,” said Israelson, who was stationed in Germany from 1969 to 1972 with the U.S. Army. “A long-distance call to Europe back then was amazingly expensive.”...
Veterans Day activities planned for Saturday
On Saturday, the White Valley AMVETS will join the Export, Delmont and Murrysville American Legions and the Delmont VFW to sponsor Veterans’ Day ceremonies at two local cemeteries, and honor rolls throughout the three towns. The itinerary will be:8 a.m., ceremony at Eastview Union Cemetery, East Pittsburgh Street in Delmont8:30...
Joe Biden to hold fundraising event on Tuesday night in Pittsburgh
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden will return Tuesday evening to Pittsburgh for a “finance event,” according to his campaign. The fundraiser is not open to the public and Biden, the former vice president, is not scheduled to speak publicly. Additional details about the fundraiser were not available. Biden kicked off...
Pittsburgh schools considering 1st tax hike in 5 years
Pittsburgh Public Schools may be pursuing its first property tax increase in five years. Superintendent Anthony Hamlet is asking the school board to consider a 2.3% increase to the district’s 9.84 mill property tax levy, the district said in a statement. It would be the first tax hike since 2014,...
Sentencing delayed in Armstrong County sex assault case involving former fire chief
New evidence that a police officer may have improperly questioned a witness before the trial of a former East Franklin fire chief and Applewold councilman accused of sexually assaulting a child prompted the defense attorney on the case to ask for an acquittal. Attorney Marc Daffner said he suspected a...
Homeless man accused of Tarentum burglary
Police accused a homeless man of stealing about 30 pieces of mostly gold jewelry from a residence along Tarentum’s Third Avenue last month. Mark Bachman, 51, was arraigned Monday night. Police say Bachman once lived near the house that was burglarized. Officers found that someone had broken a basement window...
PGH Vintage Mixer is this weekend at Nova Place
The 14th annual PGH Vintage Mixer is from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at Nova Place on the North Side. The authentic vintage fair showcases local and regional sellers of fashion, home goods, décor, vintage vinyl, toys and games. It brings local collectors and small vintage businesses under one...
Freeport officials hope South Buffalo can shoulder some sewage plant costs
Freeport Borough is hoping to bring in a partner to share the burgeoning costs of its new sewage treatment plant. Borough officials will contact South Buffalo supervisors to ask if that township would be interested in having its sewage treated at the new plant. Freeport officials found out last week...
