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The Home Stretch: Here’s the election news for Oct. 31
It may be Halloween, but the scariest thing in many Americans’ minds at the moment is the election. Let’s try to allay some fears with a look at what’s going on in the presidential race today. Where is everyone? The four candidates at the top of the major party tickets...
Washington Township man killed in Route 66 crash identified
Jim Sandrovich was backing out of his driveway on Sportsman Drive in Washington Township when he heard the impact. “All of a sudden, I saw smoke out there, and everyone was coming out,” the 30-year resident said. “I thought the truck hit a tree.” Instead, the tanker collided head-on with...
Investigations into voter registration forms in Pennsylvania lead to wave of misinformation
HARRISBURG — Investigations into potential fraud in voter registration applications in three Pennsylvania counties have become fodder for online misinformation, including from Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Authorities in Lancaster, Monroe and York counties have released limited details, and local prosecutors are looking into whether any crimes might have occurred....
Ping! Harris and Trump are blowing up your phones with political texts in campaign’s last days
WASHINGTON — For the millions of Americans on the radar of the Kamala Harris and Donald Trump campaigns and those of their allies, the apocalypse is only a text message away. The very future of the republic is at stake, some of the texts say and many others imply. But...
‘Life changing’: At-home dialysis allows assistant DA to focus on work while she awaits kidney
By day, Jennifer Dupilka fights for justice for crime victims as an assistant district attorney at the Westmoreland County Courthouse. At home, she has a different kind of battle — against her own body. Four days a week, her husband, Ray Dupilka, leaves his job as a county detective and...
Fracking takes center stage in candidates’ pitches to Pennsylvania
Editor’s note: This is part of an occasional series examining where presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump stand on the biggest issues. Today’s segment focuses on fracking. With the advent of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in Pennsylvania, natural gas production has become the Goliath of the state’s energy sector...
A Halloween twist: Rain could break drought spell
Western Pennsylvania’s spookiest surprise this Halloween might not be ghosts or goblins — it’s rain. While the region has been parched with drought, there’s a chance Mother Nature will break the dry spell with showers Thursday night. Meteorologist Rich Redmond of the National Weather Service in Moon said rivers and...
Nikki Haley stumps for Dave McCormick in Allegheny County, says his fate at polls tied to Trump’s
Former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley told a packed crowd at a northern Allegheny County music venue that former President Donald Trump will need to be re-elected in order for Dave McCormick to be successful in his bid to unseat Pennsylvania’s veteran U.S. Sen. Bob Casey. Haley spoke in support...
Judge extends early voting option in a suburban Philadelphia county after Trump’s campaign sued
HARRISBURG — A Pennsylvania judge on Wednesday sided with Donald Trump’s campaign and agreed to extend an in-person voting option in a suburban Philadelphia county where long lines on the final day led to complaints voters were being disenfranchised by an unprepared election office. Judge Jeffrey Trauger said in a...
Allegheny County says voting process is secureVideo
What happens to your ballot once you turn it in? With the presidential election just days away, Allegheny County has been prepping and distributing voting machines to precincts across the county. Elections Division Manager Dave Voye, who explained the step-by-step tabulation process Wednesday in the county’s election warehouse on Pittsburgh’s...
Mt. Lebanon School District to pay $350K in legal fees to end lawsuit over transgender identity lesson
The Mt. Lebanon School District has agreed to pay $350,000 in legal fees to end a lawsuit that accused a teacher of violating parents’ constitutional rights when she gave a lesson on transgender identity to first-grade students. A federal judge in September ruled in favor of three mothers in the...
Allegheny County debunks social media video about Bhutanese-Nepalese American voters in South Park
A video circulating online of voters at a satellite election office in South Park last weekend has gone viral in conservative circles, with some suggesting that a group of “non-English-speaking ‘citizens’ ” supporting Kamala Harris inappropriately jumped a long line of people waiting to cast a ballot. Allegheny County issued...
Penn State now the home of the U.S. Supreme Court online database
Legal scholars, political scientists and others simply curious about how the U.S. Supreme Court has interpreted the Constitution since its founding can now turn to Penn State University for answers. That’s because the nation’s high court – more precisely, its online database of cases dating to 1791 — has moved...
Indiana County man sentenced to prison for 2020 fatal crash in Derry Township
A Saltsburg man will serve up to five years in prison for causing a fatal crash four years ago in Derry Township Martin J. McKnight, 47, pleaded guilty this week to a felony charge of vehicular homicide for his role in a two-vehicle crash on Sept. 15, 2020. Police said...
North Huntingdon family sues UPMC Children’s over treatment of son, mother
A North Huntingdon woman is suing UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, claiming doctors performed unnecessary surgery on her son and staff concocted criminal allegations against her when she complained about the boy’s treatment. The woman, Dawn Lewandowski, was found not guilty of disorderly conduct and harassment Monday in Allegheny County...
Woodland Hills school board member censured for sharing confidential district emails online
Woodland Hills School District Board of Directors voted Tuesday to approve the censure of board member Darnika Reed during a special meeting. The vote was 5-4. The school district in a statement said that Reed had “made a series of social media posts in which she shared internal district email...
Trump campaign sues Bucks County to extend mail ballot application deadline amid long lines
HARRISBURG — Donald Trump’s campaign filed a lawsuit in Pennsylvania on Wednesday in hopes of briefly extending an in-person voting option in one suburban Philadelphia county where long lines on the final day spurred complaints that voters were being disenfranchised by an unprepared election office. The lawsuit, filed in the...
At least 95 people die in devastating flash floods in Spain
BARCELONA, Spain — Flash floods in Spain turned village streets into rivers, ruined homes, disrupted transportation and killed at least 95 people in the worst natural disaster to hit the European nation in recent memory. Rainstorms that started Tuesday and continued Wednesday caused flooding across southern and eastern Spain, stretching...
Attorney says Arnold police chief facing trial for theft was entrapped by integrity test
What prompted state authorities to test Arnold police Chief Joshua Stanga’s integrity remains undisclosed as a criminal case against him moves forward. Stanga, 41, of Arnold was ordered Wednesday to stand trial following a nearly two-hour preliminary hearing before Washington Township District Judge Jason Buczak. The hearing was moved there...
Supreme Court’s conservative justices leave in place Virginia’s purge of voter registrations
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Wednesday left in place Virginia’s purge voter registrations that the state says is aimed at stopping people who are not U.S. citizens from voting. One Virginian, whose registration was canceled despite living in the state her entire life, called the purge “a...
The Home Stretch: Here’s the election news for Oct. 30
Six days to go and the presidential race continues to heat up. Massive rallies, celebrity guests and controversial remarks are the hallmarks of the campaigns for the White House. Here’s what’s going on and what can be expected today. Where is everyone? Candidates are state-hopping at an impressive rate today....
Mark Madden: For Penguins, things will get worse before they get better
As the Pittsburgh Penguins continue to nose-dive, even searching for solutions is problematic. There’s a lot the Penguins won’t do. The Penguins won’t make a coaching change. Because Mike Sullivan is their Bill Belichick, according to owners Fenway Sports Group. Except this Belichick didn’t wait to lose Tom Brady before...
Podcast: A look back at a historic campaign season in Western Pennsylvania
The 2024 presidential election is nearing its conclusion, with Election Day less than a week away. For Pennsylvanians, this election season has been marked by energy and purpose. Several significant events have made this election memorable. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump faced off in a debate that...
Memorial vigil held for Roxanne Bonnoni of Natrona instead of her 12th birthday party
A birthday celebration for a young Harrison girl Wednesday night featured typical things one might expect to see. There were balloons, lit candles, stuffed animals and the traditional sing-along. However, the mood was vastly different, and the observance went on without its guest of honor. Roxanne Bonnoni was killed by...
Nikki Haley to rally with Dave McCormick in Marshall
U.S. Senate candidate Dave McCormick is scheduled to host a rally Wednesday in Marshall — with a special guest. The rally is set to start at 7 p.m. at Jergel’s Rhythm Grille, located along Slade Lane in Marshall’s Warrendale neighborhood. Plans are to have McCormick joined by former U.N. ambassador...
