November 6, 2025 12:46 am
It was a busy election night in Washington County. All results are in and voters showed a strong interest in this year’s off year election. In Washington County 42.49% of registered voters turned out. In contested races, Heather Sheatler won her race for County Controller, Judge John DiSalle was retained as Washington County Common Pleas Court Judge. Cindy Fisher held off a challenge for her seat as a Cecil Township Supervisor and Dave Rhome will hold onto his position of Mayor of Canonsburg. Election officials say the write-in votes have to be manually reviewed by the Canvass Board and they will not be available until the end of next week. The Canvass Board begins meeting this Friday at 9:00 am. The first step is to review the mail in ballots which were unreadable by the scanner due to rips, tears, and unclear marks by the voters. After those votes are tabulated , provisional ballots will then be reviewed. After the provisional ballots are tabulated, the board will begin reviewing the write-in votes. The required deadline for final certification is November 24th. A full review of all races can be found here.
November 6, 2025 4:44 am
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Two Pennsylvania counties were forced to replace poll books at all polling places in the middle of voting because of what officials described as mistakes made in creating voter data ahead of Tuesday’s election. Affected voters were offered provisional ballots as a temporary fix. Chester County got a judge’s order to extend voting by provisional ballot for two hours. Officials say Chester County apparently used voter data containing just voters registered with the two major parties for the printed poll books that went to polling places. In Fayette County, officials say the state Department of State mistakenly supplied electronic voter data that was from the 2024 voter file.
November 5, 2025 6:26 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration says it plans to reduce air traffic by 10% across 40 “high-volume” markets beginning Friday morning to maintain safety during the ongoing government shutdown. The reduction stands to impact thousands of flights nationwide. Air traffic controllers have been working unpaid since the shutdown began Oct. 1. With some calling out of work, staffing shortages during some shifts have led to flight delays at a number of U.S. airports. Citing growing staffing pressures, FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said Wednesday that the agency would not wait for a crisis to act. He says a list of the affected markets will be released sometime Thursday.
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.
