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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...
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...
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...
Democrats win full control of Virginia statehouse
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Democrats continued their winning streak under President Trump on Tuesday and took full control of the statehouse for the first time in more than two decades. Democrats won majorities in both the state House and Senate in the marquee warmup for next year’s presidential election, the...
Dem leads Kentucky governor’s race that’s too close to callVideo
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The hotly contested race governor’s race in Kentucky was too close to call Tuesday night, with Democratic Attorney General Andy Beshear holding a narrow lead over Republican Gov. Matt Bevin. With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Beshear had a lead of 4,658 votes out of more than...
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...
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...
Daily Download: Election day, Tree of Life time capsule opened and Aaron DonaldVideo
Each day, TribLIVE reporters and editors will break down the biggest news of the day, with video highlights of the people and places making headlines. Today, reporter Maddy Lee discusses election day, a time capsule opened in the cornerstone of the Tree of Life congregation’s former Oakland location and how...
Pittsburgh man shot during July robbery dies
A man shot during a July 2 robbery in Pittsburgh’s Spring Hill-City View neighborhood died Monday, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office. Julian Carpenter, 24, of Pittsburgh died at 10:27 p.m. at a city hospital. He was shot by Onaje Dickinson, who was killed two weeks later in...
Impeachment reversal: Ambassador Gordon Sondland now acknowledges quid pro quoVideo
WASHINGTON — In a striking reversal, a top diplomat revised his testimony in the House impeachment inquiry to acknowledge that U.S. military aid to Ukraine was being withheld until the foreign ally promised to investigate corruption as President Donald Trump wanted. The three-page update from U.S. Ambassador Gordon Sondland, tucked...
Driver of SUV stopped night New Kensington Officer Brian Shaw was fatally shot testifies during trial’s 2nd day
Rahmael Holt jumped from an SUV the night he allegedly shot New Kensington police Officer Brian Shaw because its driver wouldn’t let him hide his gun in the vehicle, according to testimony Tuesday on the second day of Holt’s trial in Westmoreland County. Tavon Harper, 29, the driver of the...
Police: Fight outside Downtown McDonald’s left man paralyzed
A man who was in a fight Monday night at the Wood Street McDonald’s restaurant is paralyzed with a spinal cord injury, according to the criminal complaint filed against a woman charged with assaulting him. He remains in the intensive care unit of Allegheny General Hospital. The fight started shortly...
Missing Butler teen located, state police say
State police in Butler have located a teenager who had been missing since last week. Troopers said Aiden Joseph McKinley, 15, was found on Tuesday. State police said McKinley had been staying with friends and was safe when he was located. ***Update***Aiden Joseph MCKINLEY was located. Thank you for retweeting....
Pittsburgh-based Duolingo a fan of talk-to-kids ‘SNL’ sketchVideo
The writers at “Saturday Night Live” have dreamed up a “brat whisperer” app. In its latest episode, NBC’s comedy show used the Pittsburgh-based language education app Duolingo to poke fun of people who don’t know how to talk to kids. Kristen Stewart stars in the clip, which features the fake...
Trump plugs son’s book while accusing Bidens of self-dealing
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has accused former Vice President Joe Biden of major ethical lapses and railed against Biden’s son for allegedly profiting off his father’s office. But on Monday, Trump used his Twitter feed to publicize a new book by his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., telling his...
Coroner: Woman found in home died from multiple dog bites
WAYNESVILLE, Ohio — Police say a pair of dogs suspected in the deadly mauling of an Ohio woman had bitten her and others in the past. A corner says 49-year-old Mary Matthews of Waynesville bled to death from numerous bites. Police say her husband found her body Friday. Police say...
Extras needed at PNC Park for nighttime filming of Jason Momoa thriller
Paid extras are needed Nov. 19-21 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh for filming of a baseball scene for Jason Momoa’s upcoming Netflix film, “Sweet Girl.” Movie Extras Pittsburgh has put out a call for baseball fans, security guards, baseball players, coaches, umpires and ushers. Scenes will be filmed overnight, with...
442 tons of prescription drugs collected nationwide during DEA Drug Take Back Day
Nearly 442 tons of prescription medications were collected nationwide during the Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Oct. 26. That includes nearly 37,000 pounds collected by Pennsylvania police departments. The agency released figures on Monday. Three police departments in Westmoreland County participated in the event as...
Woman dies after 4-vehicle crash in Pittsburgh
An 89-year-old woman died in the hospital after a four-vehicle crash in Pittsburgh’s New Homestead neighborhood, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office. Greta L. Winter, of Bethel Park, was driving on Mifflin Road around 11:30 a.m. Monday when her car struck two vehicles, one of which was pushed...
1 killed in wrong-way crash on I-79 in Washington County
One person is dead and another injured after a wrong-way crash on Interstate 79 southbound on Tuesday, according to the Washington County Coroner’s Office. The two-vehicle crash happened just before 2 a.m. between the Canonsburg and Houston exits. One of the vehicles was driving north on the southbound turnpike, hitting...
Job burnout: The causes, symptoms and remediesVideo
Remember the good old days when you clocked out of work, went home and forgot about it until the next day? Baby boomers might have dim memories of such jobs, but for Millennials, Gen X and Gen Z, it’s a world that never was. Nowadays, our electronic devices connect us...
Authorities: Dispute over Popeyes chicken sandwich leads to fatal stabbingVideo
Police said an altercation over a Popeyes chicken sandwich left one man dead in Maryland, several media outlets reported Monday night. Prince George’s County Police said they were called to the restaurant in Oxon Hill, where they found a man with multiple stab wounds in the parking lot. According to...
Fire damages Jeannette house where aspiring rapper was fatally shotVideo
Officials are investigating a Monday night fire that heavily damaged a home on Jeanette’s Cuyler Avenue where a deadly shooting occurred a week earlier. Jeannette fire Chief Bill Frye said flames were coming out of a side window of the two-story wood-frame home but quick action by firefighters, who are...
