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Conflicting meetings center on Springdale data center proposal
Springdale residents interested in the proposed data center project might have to choose which meeting on the proposal to attend next week. After several official meetings before various Springdale bodies, community members are planning to take things into their own hands. Locals will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12...
Cross-filing backfires for some Allegheny County judicial candidates
Call it the curse of cross-filing. As election results were pouring in Tuesday night, political pundit Joseph Sabino Mistick noticed a trend emerging in the Allegheny County Common Pleas Court race. While all 13 candidates for judge were Democrats, those who were cross-filed — listed on the ballot as both...
Race for East Deer commissioner is a tie — for now
The race for the 2nd Ward East Deer commissioner is a tie, so far. According to unofficial results from the Allegheny County Elections Division, incumbent Democrat Ed Kissel and newcomer Republican Alexander Gigler, each got 131 (49.8%) votes. The two candidates had similar reactions of frustration to the uncommon outcome....
After more than a dozen years, Lower Burrell consignment shop expands
The idea of Tammy Eshbaugh owning a retail business was somewhat of a joke 13 years ago. The Lower Burrell woman and her husband, Brian, decided to buy a few items at an online auction of a closing country club. “We didn’t realize how much we bought until we picked...
Pittsburgh Mayor-elect O’Connor taps 1st key picks for his administration
Two days after being elected Pittsburgh’s next mayor, Corey O’Connor on Thursday named his first picks for his incoming administration. He will appoint Dan Gilman as chief of staff and nominate Sheldon Williams as the director of the Department of Public Safety. Gilman, who served as chief of staff to...
Nancy Pelosi won’t seek reelection, ending her storied career in U.S. House
WASHINGTON — Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi will not seek reelection to the U.S. House, bringing to a close her storied career as not only the first woman in the speaker’s office but arguably the most powerful in American politics. Pelosi, who has represented San Francisco for nearly 40 years, announced...
U.S. airlines scramble to rework schedules as government orders flight cuts
U.S. airlines were scrambling on Thursday to rework schedules and fielding a flood of customer queries after the U.S. ordered flight cuts at some of the nation’s busiest airports, the latest travel disruption from the prolonged government shutdown. On Wednesday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said he would order steep cuts...
Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, internal documents show
Meta internally projected late last year that it would earn about 10% of its overall annual revenue – or $16 billion – from running advertising for scams and banned goods, internal company documents show. A cache of previously unreported documents reviewed by Reuters also shows that the social-media giant for...
Washington County DA accuses coroner of withholding autopsy reports
Washington County Coroner Tim Warco has been accused by county District Attorney Jason Walsh of withholding multiple autopsy reports from the DA’s office, and that Warco instead sent an invoice for payment in order to release the reports, according to state police. TribLive news partner WTAE reports that state police,...
Westmoreland voters opt for computers over paper ballots
The biggest winner on Election Day in Westmoreland County was the touch-screen voting machine. County voters overwhelmingly rejected the use of optional paper ballots at the polls, as just 5% of those who cast ballots at Westmoreland’s 306 precincts used pen and paper to vote Tuesday. “It proves me right....
As SNAP benefits remain in limbo, grocers brace for potential impact
Grocers who rely on sales from customers using federal food assistance are bracing for financial pain that could amount to millions of dollars in losses. Nationwide, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) serves an average of almost 42 million participants per month who spend almost $100 billion per year on...
Greensburg considers crackdown on false alarm fire calls
As many as seven trucks manned by volunteers hit the streets every time Greensburg Fire Department gets a call for an automatic fire alarm. They race to an address, not knowing what they’re going to find when they get there. But about 20% of the time, such a call turns...
Remediation efforts to begin this winter at nuclear waste dump in Parks Township
Remediation efforts at the Parks Township nuclear waste dump will begin this winter. The announcement was part of an informational session hosted by officials from the Army Corps of Engineers’ Buffalo and Pittsburgh districts at the township’s fire hall Wednesday. A precise start date has yet to be determined. An...
Democrats look to build on election wins in Pa., elsewhere as GOP refocuses
Democrats racked up victories in high-profile races across the country Tuesday night, prompting many on the left to view the wins as a repudiation of President Donald Trump and something to build on going into next year’s pivotal midterm elections. Some top Republicans downplayed the results, while others said Tuesday’s...
Supreme Court casts doubt on legality of Trump’s tariff powers
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court justices raised doubts on Wednesday over the legality of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs in a case with implications for the global economy that marks a major test of Trump’s powers. Conservative and liberal justices sharply questioned the lawyer representing Trump’s administration about whether a 1977...
FAA to slash air traffic by 10% at 40 airports amid shutdownVideo
WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy confirmed on Wednesday that he would order a 10% reduction in scheduled air traffic at 40 major airports starting Friday unless a deal to end the federal government shutdown is reached. The shutdown, now in its 36th day, has forced 13,000 air traffic controllers...
Problems and promise: Pittsburgh Mayor-elect O’Connor inherits good, bad and ugly
Coming off a resounding election win Tuesday night, Corey O’Connor tempered his victory speech with a dose of reality. “The road that we will travel is long and steeply uphill,” Pittsburgh’s mayor-elect warned a jubilant crowd of supporters. Come January, O’Connor acknowledged, he will take over a city facing serious...
Jeannette’s Langdon wins 2 races, will serve as mayor
There is expected to be an opening in Jeannette city government after one candidate won two seats in Tuesday’s election. Michelle Langdon will be notified of her victories for mayor and council once results are certified this month, said Scott Ross of the Westmoreland County Elections Bureau. Langdon will have...
Developer proposes Strip District apartments, grocery store on site of departing produce wholesaler
A proposed development in Pittsburgh’s Strip District follows a familiar pattern of replacing the neighborhood’s legacy industry, wholesale produce, with modern apartments and shops. New York City-based Midwood Investment and Development wants to take one of the Strip District’s last produce warehouses, tear it down and turn it into a...
Who will replace Corey O’Connor as Allegheny County controller?
Allegheny County will need a new fiscal watchdog when Controller Corey O’Connor departs to become Pittsburgh’s next mayor. O’Connor, who won election Tuesday, will be sworn in to the city’s highest office in January. Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro will select his replacement. Shapiro’s choice must be confirmed by the...
Pittsburgh SWAT responds to midday shooting in Hill District
Pittsburgh police’s SWAT team was called Wednesday afternoon to the city’s Hill District neighborhood after a midday shooting in a public housing development. A woman was shot in the leg in the 2500 block of Bedford Avenue, near the Bedford Dwellings complex, police said online. First responders said she was...
91-year-old Bridgeville Mayor Betty Copeland easily wins reelection bid
Betty L. Copeland, 91, won handily in her reelection bid for Bridgeville mayor. Copeland collected 1,061 votes compared to challenger Pasquale DeBlasio’s 525, according to unofficial but complete results posted by the Allegheny County Elections Division. Copeland, a Democrat, has been mayor for the past eight years. DeBlasio, 62, a...
Charleroi food processor could be sold, court overseer says
A Charleroi-area food processing plant scheduled to close by the end of the month could remain open if a deal is reached with a prospective buyer, a federally appointed business receiver said Wednesday. “We are negotiating with the buyer… and expect an agreement with an investment group” within a week,...
Trump grapples with political setback after Democrats ride voter fury over prices
WASHINGTON — It’s been a year since Donald Trump’s decisive win in the 2024 presidential election, and the White House had planned an anniversary rollout on Wednesday highlighting the promises kept by the Republican leader since he returned to office. Instead, the president and his Republican allies were left grappling...
Investigators find ‘black boxes’ from UPS plane crash that killed at least 12
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Federal safety investigators have located the “black box” recorders from the wreckage of a UPS cargo plane that crashed in flames on takeoff from the airport at Louisville, Kentucky, killing at least 12 people, officials said on Wednesday. Todd Inman, a member of the National Transportation Safety...
