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AP: DeSantis to announce 2024 presidential bid Wednesday on Twitter with Elon Musk
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will announce his 2024 presidential campaign in a Twitter Spaces event with Elon Musk on Wednesday, according to two people with knowledge of his plans. DeSantis, who has long been seen as Donald Trump’s leading rival for the Republican nomination, will reveal his plans in an...
Zappala gets enough Republican write-in votes to become eligible for GOP nomination
Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. lost his Democratic primary race last week, but the county’s Election Return Board said he received nearly 9,700 write-in votes from Republicans — making him eligible for the GOP nomination if he wants it. Zappala, a longtime Democrat, was defeated in the...
Apartment complex proposed at former Irish Centre site in Squirrel Hill
The former Irish Centre complex in Pittsburgh’s East End could see a new apartment development. The former community center was put up for sale a few years ago, and has long been out of use, and housing developments have been proposed for the site before. It is located on 6886...
Larry Scirotto confirmed as new Pittsburgh police chief
Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved Larry Scirotto as the city’s new police chief. Mayor Ed Gainey nominated the veteran Pittsburgh police officer early this month. Scirotto, 49, retired from the Pittsburgh police in 2018 as an assistant chief after serving in various roles, from being an officer in...
Westmoreland woman wins $1M in ‘Millionaire Maker’ scratch-off game
Pennsylvania Lottery officials will recognize another $1 million winner from Westmoreland County at the Shop’n Save in Latrobe on Wednesday. Diane Babbin will be presented with a commemorative check after winning $1 million the “Millionaire Maker” scratch-off game. Western Pennsylvania has seen a number of sizable lottery winners this spring....
UPS strike looms in a world grown reliant on everything delivered everywhere all the time
WASHINGTON — Living in New York City, working full time and without a car, Jessica Ray and her husband have come to rely on deliveries of food and just about everything else for their home. It has meant more free time on weekends with their young son, rather than standing...
Harrison names Sgt. Brian Turack as new police chief
Harrison has a new police chief for the first time in nearly three decades. Sgt. Brian Turack, a member of the department for about 12 years, was hired by township commissioners during their agenda meeting May 16, Commissioner Jim Erb said. Turack starts in the new role July 1, replacing...
New Kensington officials deny motorcycle club’s request for new clubhouse
A motorcycle club that sought to use a residential-zoned New Kensington property as its new clubhouse will have to find a new hub. City council voted 3-0 Monday to deny the club’s conditional use application. Councilmen Todd Mentecki and Timothy DiMaio were absent. There was an hourlong public hearing before...
Trump makes video appearance in New York criminal case, trial date set for March primary seasonVideo
NEW YORK — Donald Trump threw up his hands in frustration Tuesday as a judge scheduled his criminal trial for March 25, putting the former president and current candidate in a Manhattan courtroom in the heat of next year’s presidential primary season. Trump, appearing by video conference at a pretrial...
Pittsburgh to get more nonstop flights to Los Angeles via Breeze Airways
Pittsburgh International Airport is getting more direct flights to Los Angeles International Airport because of a shift in service from Breeze Airways. The airport said Monday that Breeze, a low-cost carrier, is starting nonstop service between Pittsburgh and LAX starting Sept. 8. The move comes after Breeze will shift service...
Morning Roundup: Police say Cranberry woman stole thousands from dentist office
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, May 23: Police say Cranberry woman stole thousands from dentist office An employee of a dentist office in Cranberry Township has been charged with felony theft for allegedly stealing about $20,000 from Generational Dental Associates. Police said Kimberly...
Knoch school principal accused of failing to report alleged abuse of 5-year-old placed on leave
A school principal in Butler County was charged with failing to report child abuse after learning that his adult son was accused of sexually assaulting a 5-year-old, according to authorities. State police charged Knoch Primary School Principal Gregory G. Mandalas with a misdemeanor count of failing to report suspected child...
Vandergrift Pool delays opening; others ready for Memorial Day
Some area pools are making a splash in time for traditional opening day — Memorial Day weekend — but at least one has to come up for air. Vandergrift Pool, along La Belle Vue Road, will not open its gates as scheduled. The board announced on social media that unforeseen...
Pa. Sen. Doug Mastriano on GOP opposition to his U.S. Senate bid: ‘It’s irrelevant to me’
Republican state Sen. Doug Mastriano on Monday shrugged off calls from inside his party to oppose his potential U.S. Senate bid, including one from a current legislative colleague. “Of any of the detractors, none have had the cojones to look me in the eye and have a conversation,” Mastriano told...
Judge dismisses Kari Lake’s final claim in election loss for Arizona governor
PHOENIX — A judge on Monday dismissed the only remaining legal claim in Republican Kari Lake’s challenge of her loss in last year’s race for Arizona governor, affirming the election of Democrat Katie Hobbs. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Peter A. Thompson said Lake failed to prove her claim that...
No debt ceiling agreement in White House meeting, though Biden, McCarthy call talks productiveVideo
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy both said they had a productive debt ceiling discussion late Monday at the White House, but there was no agreement as negotiators strained to raise the nation’s borrowing limit in time to avert a potentially chaotic federal default. It’s a...
E. Jean Carroll adds Trump’s post-verdict comments to pending defamation case
NEW YORK — E. Jean Carroll, the advice columnist who won a $5 million sexual abuse and defamation award against former President Donald Trump, is seeking at least $10 million more in a court filing Monday that seeks to hold him liable for remarks he made after the verdict. The...
Allegheny County to close Smithfield Shelter in summer
The temporary overnight homeless shelter at Smithfield United Church of Christ will close by the end of June, officials from Allegheny County Department of Human Services said Monday. The shelter typically is open only during the winter months, but officials in March announced it would remain open longer this year....
TikTok files lawsuit to overturn Montana’s 1st-in-nation ban on the video sharing app
HELENA, Mont. — Social media company TikTok Inc. filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to overturn Montana’s first-in-the-nation ban on the video sharing app, arguing the law is an unconstitutional violation of free speech rights and is based on “unfounded speculation” that the Chinese government could access users’ data. The lawsuit...
La Roche University President Sister Candace Introcaso remembered as leader, friend
La Roche University President Sister Candace Introcaso died Monday afternoon. Introcaso was named the university’s seventh president in 2004. “We all mourn the loss of a great woman, our longtime president and our friend, Sister Candace Introcaso,” Acting President and Provost Howard Ishiyama said at the start of a 2...
Breakthrough proposal would aid drought-stricken Colorado River as 3 Western states offer cutsVideo
LAS VEGAS — Arizona, California and Nevada on Monday proposed a plan to significantly reduce their water use from the drought-stricken Colorado River over the next three years, a potential breakthrough in a year-long stalemate that pitted Western states against one another. The plan would conserve an additional 3 million...
Democrats advance gun-control bills in Pennsylvania House
HARRISBURG — Authorities could temporarily seize firearms and background checks would be expanded for gun buyers, under two bills passed Monday in the Pennsylvania House, where Democrats are using their razor-thin majority to push gun-control measures after a yearslong standstill in the politically divided government. The party describes the proposals...
Closed-door meeting is latest in pattern of potential Sunshine Act violations by Penn State trustees
This story first appeared in The Investigator, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA featuring the best investigative and accountability journalism from across Pennsylvania. Sign up for free here. In a February memo to university leaders, Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi wrote that last year university leaders “brought forward a $245...
Turnpike officials break ground on next phase of Mon/Fayette ExpresswayVideo
On Monday , Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission officials broke ground on the next phase of the Mon/Fayette Expressway, a $214 million contract for a three-mile section from Route 51 to Coal Valley Road in Jefferson Hills. The current expressway runs 54 miles from I-68 near Morgantown to Jefferson Hills. When completed,...
5 things to watch as Steelers begin organized team activities
Football — at least the version that is played in shorts and sans shoulder pads — returns for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Tuesday when they conduct the first of 10 scheduled organized team activities at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. The workouts, which are voluntary yet heavily attended, represent the first...
