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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....
Democrat Dan McCaffery wins open seat on Pennsylvania Supreme Court
HARRISBURG — Democrat Dan McCaffery won an open seat on Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court in Tuesday’s general election, preserving a strong Democratic majority on a panel that has produced several critical election-related rulings in the presidential battleground state. The seven-member bench, which will be made up five Democrats and two Republicans,...
Syphilis cases in U.S. newborns skyrocketed in 2022. Health officials suggest more testing
NEW YORK — Alarmed by yet another jump in syphilis cases in newborns, U.S. health officials are calling for stepped-up prevention measures, including encouraging millions of women of childbearing age and their partners to get tested for the sexually transmitted disease. More than 3,700 babies were born with congenital syphilis...
Rescue crews fail to find man who crashed on, then jumped from Hulton Bridge
Authorities will resume a search Wednesday morning for a man who jumped from the Hulton Bridge into the Allegheny River on Tuesday night. Police responded to reports that a man jumped off the bridge after crashing on it around 6 p.m. Tuesday. The man is believed to be 42 years...
Pennsylvania county promises accurate tally after clerical error appears to flip votes for judges
A voting machine company’s clerical error caused votes in an eastern Pennsylvania county to appear to be flipped on a ballot question that asked whether a pair of incumbent state appeals judges should be retained, officials said Tuesday. Voters were asked to decide whether Pennsylvania Superior Court Judges Jack Panella...
Fred and Joanne Rogers’ summer estate in Unity for sale for $2.9 millionVideo
A handwritten letter dated Dec. 23, 1949, by Joanne Byrd to her boyfriend at the time, Fred Rogers, is displayed on a table. She penned it when she was a senior at Rollins College on break at her home in Jacksonville, Fla. Fred had already graduated from Rollins and was...
Jill Biden returning to Pittsburgh to tout workforce training efforts
First Lady Jill Biden is coming back to Pittsburgh on Wednesday to discuss the region’s workforce development with Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey. This is the second recent visit for Biden, who traveled to the Pittsburgh International Airport in July to tout President Joe Biden’s economic plan and praise the Pittsburgh...
Virginia Democrats sweep legislative elections after campaigning on abortion rights
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Democrats who campaigned on protecting abortion rights swept Tuesday’s legislative elections, retaking full control of the General Assembly after two years of divided power. The outcome is a sharp loss for Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who exerted a great deal of energy, money and political capital...
‘There’s nowhere to go’: Pittsburgh clears homeless camp
Four homeless Pittsburghers stood Tuesday afternoon near tents at the wedge of land where Grant Street meets Fort Pitt Boulevard and said they didn’t know what comes next. City officials announced last week they were tearing down a Downtown homeless encampment, and posted warning signs ordering those living on First...
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh to expand heart institute
About 600 kids come to UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh each year for heart operations. The demand for care is so great that the Lawrenceville hospital is expanding its Heart Institute to handle the growing number of patients. Many patients travel from outside the state or country. “This year is...
Former Westmoreland-Fayette Boy Scouts employee accused of theft
A former employee of the Boy Scouts of America’s Westmoreland-Fayette Council is accused of taking $87,000 from the organization in a period of about four years, according to court papers. Jonathan C. Stoops, 42, of Greensburg previously worked as the manager of the council’s Scout shop, according to a social...
Steelers great Terry Bradshaw sells his $22.5M horse ranch
NFL Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw has just unloaded his $22.5 million, 744-acre ranch just north of Dallas-Fort Worth. The former Steelers quarterback and four-time Super Bowl champion said in a press release that selling the ranch has been “a long and winding road.” He said he and wife, Tammy,...
County police investigating incident with Hampton bus driver, 2 students
Allegheny County Police are investigating a Monday morning incident involving a bus driver and two students who attend independent schools but live within the Hampton Township School District, officials said. County Police Assistant Superintendent Victor Joseph said on Tuesday that the bus driver, whose name was not released, “suffered a...
At least 7 civilians killed, 20 wounded after minibus explodes in Afghan capital
ISLAMABAD — A minibus exploded in a mostly Shiite Muslim neighborhood in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, killing at least seven civilians and wounding 20 others, authorities said Tuesday. This is the second blast to have struck the area in as many weeks. Police spokesman, Khalid Zadran, said the explosion took place...
Kenny Chesney set to return to Pittsburgh’s Acrisure Stadium in 2024Video
Kenny Chesney will headline his 12th stadium show in Pittsburgh — but his first officially at Acrisure Stadium — next spring. The chart-topping country singer is bringing his Sun Goes Down tour to the North Shore on June 1. He’ll be joined by Zac Brown Band, Megan Moroney and Uncle...
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...
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...
Morning Roundup: Assault charges over McDonald’s coffee order; shots fired into Braddock council candidate’s home
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, Nov. 7: Police charge Latrobe man with assault over McDonald’s coffee order Pennsylvania State Police said a Latrobe man’s coffee order turned violent last week after he attacked a worker at the Unity McDonald’s when his drink was...
Harrison program highlights the dangers and warning signs of teen dating violence
Teenage relationships are bound to bring angst, but they should never come with abuse. Still, 1 in 3 teens experiences emotional, verbal and physical abuse from a dating partner, according to the Hope Alliance, a Texas-based group that works to heal those affected by violence. A program by the Alle-Kiski...
State police identify woman’s body found in Westmoreland pond
State police have identified a woman found Monday in a pond in Westmoreland County, but they’re not releasing it until her family has been notified. Troopers responded just before 10:40 a.m. to a report of a body floating in a pond in the area of 202 Broadview Road in New...
‘Mom, there’s a fire!’: Point Park student makes frantic call when scooter catches fire in off-campus apartment
There are phone calls home to mom that college students never want to make. And then there’s the one placed early Saturday by Point Park University sophomore Aidan McFarlane, 19, barefoot, barely awake and frantic, as he realized his battery-powered electric scooter was ablaze in his studio apartment. Billowing smoke...
Bloomfield housing project in jeopardy after zoning setback
A proposal to add hundreds of housing units, a new grocery store and public plaza to Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood hit a major setback Monday. The city’s Zoning Board of Adjustments denied a variance for increased height and additional housing, including over two dozen affordable units, for a proposal at the...
Hempfield teacher with viral TikTok video appears on ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’
A Hempfield Area teacher’s viral creativity has catapulted her to a moment in the TV spotlight. Taylor Crossland, an elementary school teacher at Fort Allen Elementary, wanted to throw a special incentive event for her students to reward them for staying on-task through the end of September. With donated Starbucks...
Penn State student calls for federal probe after students denied access to campus crime data
This story was produced by the State College regional bureau of Spotlight PA, an independent, nonpartisan newsroom dedicated to investigative and public-service journalism for Pennsylvania. STATE COLLEGE — Nick Rizzio wanted to know why Penn State was sending fewer crime alerts. He had anecdotes. He had emails. He had theories....
