November 5, 2025 5:05 am
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Federal investigators say a UPS cargo plane’s left wing caught fire and its engine fell off just before a fireball crash after takeoff in Kentucky. The crash and fire Tuesday destroyed the plane and spread to nearby businesses in Louisville. Authorities say at least 11 people died and others are missing. Three people were aboard when the plane crashed as it took off for Honolulu from UPS Worldport at Louisville’s Muhammad Ali International Airport. Video showed flames on the plane’s left wing and a trail of smoke. Todd Inman, a member of the National Transportation Safety Board, spoke to reporters Wednesday.
November 5, 2025 1:09 am
Acting County Controller Heather Sheatler a Republican running as a Democrat has defeated Republican candidate Pat Phillips for the County Controller Seat. Sheatler led the race out of the gate from the time that mail in ballot results were released and never gave up the lead. The final vote tally was 31,686-28,178. Sheatler says that she looks forward to working for the people for the next four years now that the “acting” prefix has been removed from her title. She said that she ran her campaign with accountability, transparency and integrity and looks forward to working with County Commissioners putting behind her recent struggles with them. Pat Phillips was gracious in defeat congratulating Sheatler on a long, hard fought campaign. He says that he will continue to do consulting work and see where the future takes him.
November 5, 2025 12:34 am
In the race for Superior Court, Democrat Judge Brandon Neuman has been elected to that bench. He beat Republican Maria Battista 743,458-485,725. In a race for Commonwealth Court, Democrat Stella Tsai defeated Republican Matt Wolford 750,899-500,095. Washington County Common Pleas Court Judge John DiSalle has won retention for his seat. The final vote tally was 33,118-25,181. This will be DiSalle’s third term as judge. According to the Associated Press, all three Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices who sought reelection will get another term, ensuring Democratic jurists keep their majority on the presidential battleground state’s highest court. Tuesday’s vote shapes the court’s makeup ahead of midterm elections next year, when the panel could be asked to settle partisan battles over election laws. Justices Christine Donohue, Kevin Dougherty and David Wecht were originally elected as Democrats. Their reelection continues the Democratic majority, which is currently 5-2. Defeats for all three justices would have potentially left the bench in a partisan deadlock for two years, with two Democrats and two Republicans.
November 5, 2025 2:39 am
Results from Cecil Township and Chartiers Township show that the incumbent supervisors will serve another term. In Cecil Township Democrat Cindy Fisher held off a challenge from Republican John Jordan beating him 3015-2172. In Chartiers Township Democrat Bronwyn Maggi-Kolovich will keep her seat. She beat her challenger J.C. Ciaffoni 1606-1262. In South Strabane Township, Democrat Zack Morgan beat his Republican counterpart Robert Schuerle 2116-1088.
November 5, 2025 3:14 am
Incumbent Democrat Canonsburg Mayor Dave Rhome will serve another four years in that capacity. He will serve his sixth term as Canonsburg’s Mayor. Rhome defeated his Republican challenger John Gaydos 1824-727. Rhome says that community involvement is very important to show leadership qualities. Rhome is excited about the upcoming Christmas Festival and the new Italian Restaurant Storms coming to Canonsburg.
November 5, 2025 2:47 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Zohran Mamdani has been elected mayor of New York City, capping the Democrat’s stunning ascent from little-known state lawmaker just a year ago to one of the most talked-about politicians in the country. Mamdani, a 34-year-old assembly member, defeated former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa in Tuesday’s election. With the victory, the democratic socialist will etch his place in history as the city’s first Muslim mayor, the first of South Asian heritage and the first born in Africa. He will also become the city’s youngest mayor in more than a century when he takes office on Jan. 1.
November 5, 2025 5:04 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are dominating the first major Election Day since President Donald Trump returned to the White House. A debate about the future of the Democratic Party may have only just begun, but there are signs that the economy — specifically, Trump’s inability to deliver the economic turnaround he promised last fall — may hurt the Republican Party for the foreseeable future. Democrats won governor’s races in Virginia and New Jersey, the only states electing new chief executives this year. Trump was largely absent from the campaign trail, but the GOP candidates closely aligned themselves with the president. They bet that his big win last year could provide a path to victory this time.
November 4, 2025 2:30 am
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill has been elected governor of New Jersey. Her victory over Republican Jack Ciattarelli shores up Democratic control of a state that has been reliably blue in presidential and Senate contests but had shown signs of shifting rightward in recent years. The four-term member of Congress centered her campaign on her biography as a Navy helicopter pilot and former prosecutor who would stand up to President Donald Trump. She will be New Jersey’s second female governor. Ciattarelli lost his second straight governor’s election after coming within a few points of defeating Gov. Phil Murphy four years ago.
November 4, 2025 1:17 am
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger has won Virginia’s election for governor. Her win gives Democrats a boost heading into the 2026 midterm elections and compels Republicans to consider how President Donald Trump and his allies might fare in battleground states and districts. Spanberger defeated Marine veteran and Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears in a campaign heavily centered on economic issues. Spanberger is a former CIA case officer and she served six years in Congress. Her victory flips Virginia’s executive mansion from GOP control. Also Tuesday, Democrat Ghazala F. Hashmi won the lieutenant governor’s race and will succeed Earle-Sears.
November 5, 2025 5:03 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California voters have approved a plan to overhaul the state’s congressional district boundaries, giving Democrats a boost in their bid to win the U.S. House majority next year. The approval of Proposition 50 could allow Democrats to gain up to five additional seats in the 2026 midterms, when they hope to gain the power to block President Donald Trump’s agenda in Congress. The measure was pushed by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in response to a Republican-led redistricting effort in Texas. The California measure replaces maps drawn by an independent commission with new districts created by the Democratically controlled Legislature.
