November 6, 2024 4:17 am
Republican Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, was convicted of felony charges and survived two assassination attempts. Republicans reclaimed control of the Senate, picking up seats in West Virginia and Ohio. Top House races are focused in New York and California, where Democrats are trying to claw back some of the 10 or so seats where Republicans have made surprising gains in recent years.
November 6, 2024 4:34 am
The U.S Senate race between longtime, Democratic incumbent Bob Casey and David McCormick is too close to call. With 96-percent of the vote counted, McCormick has a one-point lead at 49.2% to Casey’s 48.2%. Casey has won his last three reelection bids since taking office back in 2006. McCormick has never held an elected office, but he built name recognition when he went head-to-head with Dr. Mehmet Oz for a Republican Senate seat nomination two years ago.
November 6, 2024 4:19 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Guy Reschenthaler won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Pennsylvania on Tuesday. Reschenthaler, 41, was running for a fourth term in his Republican-leaning district in southwestern Pennsylvania. Reschenthaler defeated Democrat Chris Dziados. Reschenthaler, a former state lawmaker and U.S. Navy lawyer, was first elected in 2018. The Associated Press declared Reschenthaler the winner at 10:05 p.m. EST.
November 6, 2024 4:45 am
Most of the State Legislative races show GOP incumbents holding on to their seats. In the 15th Legislative District Joshua Kail leads Democrat Ashlee Caul. In the 39th, Republican Andrew Kuzma leads Democrat Angela Girol. Incumbent Republican Natalie Mihalik has defeated challenger Peter Kohnke in the 40th. In the 46th, incumbent Jason Ortitay wins over Alex Taylor and in the 50th, incumbent Republican Bud Cook easily defeats Democrat Drew Manko.
November 6, 2024 4:25 am
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republicans will hold all three of Pennsylvania’s statewide row offices in January, with York County District Attorney Dave Sunday (pictured) taking over as attorney general. Treasurer Stacy Garrity and Auditor General Tim DeFoor were reelected Tuesday as well. It was a good day for incumbents in the Legislature, as most if not all of them seeking reelection will be returning to the Capitol for another term. The state House went into the election with a one-seat Democratic majority. The Senate is in Republican hands, with a 28 to 22 margin.
November 6, 2024 4:27 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have taken the Senate majority for first time in four years. The unexpected battleground of Nebraska pushed Republicans over the top late Tuesday. Sen. Deb Fischer brushed back a challenge from independent newcomer Dan Osborn. That came after Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas defeated Democrat Colin Allred. Democratic efforts to salvage their Senate majority slipped further out of reach after Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown in Ohio lost his reelection to Republican Bernie Moreno. Early on, Republicans picked up the seat in West Virginia. House races are in a state-by-state slog. The control of Congress is at stake this first presidential election after the Jan. 6 2021 Capitol attack.
November 6, 2024 4:56 am
A large brush fire in South Franklin Township Tuesday night. Washington County 9-1-1 says three firefighters were transported from the scene. One was flown by medical helicopter to a Pittsburgh hospital. Two others were taken by ambulance to UPMC Washington Hospital. The identities and conditions of those individuals is unknown. Dispatchers say the fire broke out just after 7:30 p.m. in the 1800-block of Bedillion Road and covered some 20 acres. No other information is currently available.
November 6, 2024 7:52 am
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Pa. – Pennsylvania State Police are looking for a missing teenager from Washington County. State police said Saniyah Gates, 17, ran away from her house on Oct. 11. She was reported missing on Oct. 29. Gates could be near Allegheny Commons, East Ohio Street and Northview Heights in Pittsburgh, state police said.
November 6, 2024 5:04 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Abortion rights advocates lost on Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota ballot measure but prevailed in five other states, including Missouri, where an amendment clears the way to undo one of the nation’s strictest bans. By rejecting adding abortion rights to their state constitution, Florida voters kept a ban on abortion after the first six weeks of pregnancy in place. It’s the first time abortion rights groups have lost in a statewide ballot question since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and ended a national right to abortion in 2022. Arizona, Colorado, Maryland and Nevada voters adopted such measures and New Yorkers passed an amendment to bar discrimination on the basis of “pregnancy outcomes.” .
November 6, 2024 5:00 am
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida voters rejected ballot measures to protect abortion rights and legalize marijuana. Tuesday’s results hand a victory to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who used state resources and campaigned heavily to defeat each issue. The abortion measure would have prevented lawmakers from passing any law that penalized, prohibited, delayed or restricted abortion until fetal viability, which doctors say is sometime after 21 weeks. It means the state’s restrictive six-week abortion law would stand. It also makes Florida one of the first states to reject abortion rights in a ballot measure since Roe v. Wade was overturned.
