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Summer Lee apparent winner in 12th Congressional District race
Summer Lee appears to be on her way to a second term in Congress, representing Pennsylvania’s 12th District. The Associated Press declared the incumbent Democrat the winner shortly after polls closed. In the unofficial results as of 11 p.m., Lee topped Republican challenger James Hayes with 51% of the vote...
Deluzio defeats Mercuri in 17th District race
Democratic U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio defeated challenger Rob Mercuri, a Republican state representative, in a key congressional district that could be crucial to determining which party controls the U.S. House of Representatives. The Associated Press called the race in Deluzio’s favor shortly before 12:30 a.m. Wednesday. Deluzio received more than...
Allegheny County judge orders removal of signs with false information at polling places
An Allegheny County judge on Tuesday afternoon ordered that signs outside of polling places in the state 44th legislative district targeting a Democratic candidate be removed, finding that they contain false information. “I’m going to order that the sign be removed or modified,” said Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge John...
Dominican opera singer Zuly Inirio is making classical music more equitable
With her emotion-evoking operatic range and soprano heights, Dominican opera singer Zuly Inirio is challenging whose voice is embodied and heard throughout the genre. She first saw an opera — “La Traviata” by Giuseppe Verdi — at 15 while attending a Christian high school in Miami. “I fell in love...
Vice President Kamala Harris rallies supporters in Rankin on eve of Election Day
Vice President Kamala Harris’ visit Monday to Pittsburgh region was succinct. It was the fourth of five stops in Pennsylvania on the eve of an election where the Keystone State has lived up to its nickname. Harris urged her supporters at Carrie Blast Furnaces in Rankin to get out and...
Arnold man pleads guilty to killing pedestrian with car in North Braddock
An Arnold man will serve two to four years in state prison after pleading guilty Monday to homicide by vehicle in a crash that killed a 75-year-old Braddock man. Tyrell Jimmie Knight, 37, was charged in the Nov. 9, 2023 death of Harry Harold King. According to Allegheny County Police,...
McKeesport man gets 15 to 30 years for shaking infant son to death
A McKeesport man who pleaded guilty to third-degree murder for fatally shaking his infant son will serve at least 15 years in prison. Michael Barber, 31, pleaded guilty on Aug. 5 before Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Jennifer Satler. On Monday, she ordered him to serve 15 to 30 years...
Breast cancer diagnosis in Black women and the need for early detection
Alexis Russell, 40, and her husband, through their contracting firm, Russell General Contracting, are working on the historic restoration of notable buildings across the city, including the August Wilson House, the New Granada Theater and the Greenwood Smithfield Building. Russell’s day may include meetings, contract reviews, emails and site visits...
Irwin man pleads guilty but mentally ill to killing girlfriend at Monroeville hotel
An Irwin man pleaded guilty but mentally ill on Monday for killing his girlfriend at a Monroeville hotel nearly three years ago. Matthew Gribschaw, 40, will be sentenced on one count of third-degree murder by Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Susan Evashavik DiLucente on Jan. 30. Police say Gribschaw killed...
Witness ID, cellphone left at crime scene lead to charges in Stowe homicide
A cellphone left near the scene of a fatal shooting in Stowe this weekend, along with a witness, helped lead police to the Pittsburgh man they charged with pulling the trigger. Curtis Horne-Baker, 34, of Pittsburgh’s Sheraden neighborhood, remained Monday in the Allegheny County Jail in connection with the shooting...
Weekend thieves targeted 10-12 cars in Dormont
Dormont police say they’re stepping up patrols near Kelton Avenue after reports of 10 to 12 car break-ins there over the weekend. Residents reported the break-ins Saturday and Sunday on and around Delwood, Kelton and Pinehurst avenues, Officer Robert Barnes said Monday. The most common item stolen was loose change....
Pittsburgh police Acting Chief Ragland orders ‘all hands on deck’ for election week
While there’s no indication the final hours of the presidential race will spur unrest in Pittsburgh, city police are prepared for any problems, Acting Chief Christopher Ragland said Monday morning. The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police intelligence unit has not seen evidence of any specific, election-related threats, Ragland said during a...
Woman killed in collision on William Penn Highway in Monroeville
A woman was killed and three other adults were injured in a two-vehicle crash late Saturday night in Monroeville, Allegheny County Police said. The victim, who was not identified, was fatally injured while riding in a Nissan Pathfinder that hit the rear of a Toyota Rav 4 at about midnight...
Man charged in connection with fatal shooting in Stowe
A man was fatally shot in Stowe early Sunday morning, the Allegheny County Police said. Carlo Hose Stanford, 39, of Pittsburgh, was found dead at the scene inside a residence in the unit block of McKinnie Avenue. The shooting was reported at 4:37 a.m., police said. County police charged Curtis...
Dick’s insider trading scheme nets Hampton man a year in federal prison
A Hampton construction company owner who engaged in “frequent and risky” trading in Dick’s Sporting Goods securities, earning more than $800,000, in profits will serve a year in federal prison for insider trading. Frank T. Poerio Jr., 63, pleaded guilty in July to four counts of security fraud. He was...
Don’t mail that election ballot. Deliver in person to ensure it counts, officials say
Don’t send that mail-in ballot if you want your vote to count. It’s too late. If you haven’t already mailed your mail-in or absentee ballot as of Thursday, then Allegheny County officials are warning voters it likely won’t arrive on time to the count if sent through traditional mail. County...
Deluzio, Mercuri face off for pivotal 17th Congressional District seat
Republican Rob Mercuri, a Pennsylvania state representative, is looking to unseat Democratic U.S. Rep Chris Deluzio in a pivotal congressional district that could be crucial in determining which party controls the U.S. House of Representatives. Fox Chapel’s Deluzio, a voting rights attorney and Iraq War veteran, defeated former Ross commissioner...
Robinson, Ruscitto vying for 37th District State Senate seat
The residents of pivotal Pennsylvania State Senate District 37 will cast their votes on Nov. 5, choosing one of two major party candidates to represent their interests in Harrisburg. Republican Devlin Robinson is the incumbent, a first-term state senator elected to the position in 2020. Democrat Nicole Ruscitto is challenging...
Gaydos, Haas weigh in on issues affecting the 44th House District
The fight for Pennsylvania’s District 44 State House seat is on, and a winner will be chosen by voters Nov. 5. Republican Rep. Valerie Gaydos — who has served as the district’s House representative in Harrisburg since 2018 — is facing Democratic challenger Hadley Haas in a race Democrats hope to...
Local cash homebuying company helps create easy, hassle-free transition to senior living
When loved ones need to transition from their longtime residence, it can be stressful and challenging to know how to seamlessly handle all of the moving parts, including selling their property. A local Pittsburgh resident, Vance, recently took on the responsibility of helping his father-in-law navigate the sale of his...
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...
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...
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...
