November 8, 2023 2:28 am
UPDATE Wednesday, 4:17 pm Late afternoon Wednesday, the Washington County Elections Office posted updated numbers in many races, including some in the contested borough races from Tuesday’s General Election. Changed vote totals are now shown in RED. The order of finish in the Bentleyville Council race changed but not the three winners. Tuesday night, Kara Shaw-Dearth was shown leading Joseph Patress by one vote (260-259) in second and third place with three to be elected. Wednesday’s new numbers show Patress leading Shaw-Dearth by one vote (261-260). Click Here
Beallsville Council (vote for 2): Mary Miller (72), Jenny Zaszutek (54), Louis Marinkovich (41)
Bentleyville Council (vote for 3): Joseph Pigeon (308), Joseph Patress (261), Kara Shaw-Dearth (260), Norman Franklin (255), Joshua Gordon (234), Rose Jansante (211)
Burgettstown Council (vote for 2): Geary Manges (135), Pamela Church (132), Beth Hoppe (109), Ron Allison Jr (104)
California Council (vote for 3): Anthony Mariscotti (478), Phil DiFilippo (402), Jim Maddiex (377), Michael Watson (311), Benjamin Filek (245)
Canonsburg Council First Ward (vote for 1): Eric Miller (443), Dennis Smiddle (405)
Canonsburg Council Third Ward (vote for 1): Diane Richie (252), Brian Parris (200)
Charleroi Council (vote for 3): Kristin Hopkins-Calcek (398), Thomas Santoro (393), Jerry Jericho (341), Danielle Haynes (176)
Deemston Mayor (vote for 1): Carrie Ann Lehrman (184), Bobby Longdon (68)
Deemston Council 2 years (vote for 1): David Dinger (144), Kathleen Martincic (91)
Donora Council (vote for 3): James Brice (503), Deanne Vayansky Pavelko (442), Casey Perrotta (367), Gilbert Szakal Jr (349), Joshua Lamb (316)
East Washington Mayor (vote for 1): Demond Nixon (277), Daniel Bird Sr (205)
East Washington Council (vote for 4): Tom Marshall (311), Joseph Fulton (267), Douglas Corwin Jr (254), Kent James (247), Mumbi Mundia (246), Anthony Dinch Jr (96)
Houston Council (vote for 3): Lisa Skillings Minney (196), David Bails (109), Walter Nesic (99), Demo Agoris (84)
North Charleroi Council (vote for 3): Mary Altemara (157), Frank DeMarco (140), Russell Pendo (132), Mark Boyle (110)
November 8, 2023 2:02 am
UPDATE Wednesday, 4:17 pm JoJo Burgess has been elected as Mayor of the City of Washington. Burgess won both the Democrat and Republican nominations in the primary, then held off a general election challenge from independent Mark Kennison. Late afternoon Wednesday, the Washington County Elections Office posted updated numbers in many races, including the Mayor’s race. These new numbers show Burgess receiving 1,064 votes to Kennison’s 1,034. “Complete” tallies late Tuesday night listed the margin at 1,057-1,031. There are also nine write-in votes listed.
November 7, 2023 11:29 pm
There is a new slate of County Commissioners to take over in 2024. This will be the first Board of Commissioners that will not have Diana Irey-Vaughan in 28 years. The new board will consist of incumbent Republican Nick Sherman who garnered the most votes with 27,731. Incumbent Democrat Larry Maggi returns with the second most votes at 25,913. Replacing Irey-Vaughan will be Republican Electra Janis. She gathered 23,313 votes. Democrat Cindy Fisher finished in fourth place with 22,253 votes.
November 7, 2023 4:37 pm
(WPXI) – Pennsylvania State Police has identified the body of a woman who was found dead in a Westmoreland County pond Monday. Police say the woman was found dead in a pond near 202 Broadview Road in New Stanton Borough around 10:40 a.m. While police say she’s been identified, they’re currently withholding her identity while notifying next-of-kin. The investigation into her death remains ongoing and anyone with information is asked to immediately contact Tpr. Evan Terek at 724-832-3288.
November 7, 2023 5:12 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is hearing its first case about guns since last year’s decision that called into question numerous gun control laws. The justices on Tuesday are taking up a challenge to a federal law that prohibits people from having guns if they are under a court order to stay away from their spouse, partner or other family members. The federal appeals court in New Orleans struck down the law following the Supreme Court’s Bruen decision in June 2022. The court’s decision in the new case could have widespread ripple effects, including in the high-profile prosecution of Hunter Biden.
November 7, 2023 5:11 am
NEW YORK (AP) — WeWork has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, marking a stunning fall for the office sharing company once seen as a Wall Street darling that promised to upend the way people went to work around the world. WeWork said it entered into a restructuring support agreement with the majority of its stakeholders to “drastically reduce” the company’s debt while further evaluating WeWork’s commercial office lease portfolio. WeWork added that it was requesting the ability to cancel leases in particular locations that WeWork described as largely non-operational as part of its filing. All affected members have received advanced notice.
November 7, 2023 5:10 am
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio is the latest flashpoint in the nation’s ongoing battle over abortion access since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a constitutional right to the procedure last year. Voters on Tuesday are deciding whether to pass a constitutional amendment guaranteeing an individual right to abortion and other forms of reproductive healthcare, including fertility treatments. Ohio is the only state to consider a statewide abortion-rights question this year, so advocates on both sides of the issue are watching the outcome for signs of voter sentiment heading into 2024 — when abortion-rights supporters are planning to put measures on the ballot in several other states.
November 7, 2023 5:09 am
NEW YORK (AP) — A defiant Donald Trump has sparred with a New York judge and slammed the state attorney general suing him, using the witness stand at his civil fraud trial to defend his riches and lash out at a case that imperils his real estate empire. The former president testified Monday in a lawsuit accusing him of fraudulently inflating his net worth in financial statements to lenders and others. He suggested the judge hearing the case was biased against him and he called the state attorney general who brought the case a “political hack.” The testy exchanges underscored Trump’s unwillingness to adapt his famously freewheeling rhetorical style to a formal courtroom setting. He denies all wrongdoing.
November 7, 2023 5:08 am
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will have “overall security responsibility” in Gaza for an indefinite period after its war with Hamas. It’s the clearest indication yet that Israel plans to maintain control over the coastal enclave that is home to some 2.3 million Palestinians. In an interview with ABC News aired late Monday, Netanyahu expressed openness to “little pauses” in the fighting to facilitate the release of some of the more than 240 captives seized by Hamas in its Oct. 7 attack into Israel, which triggered the war exactly one month ago. But there was no agreement on U.S. President Joe Biden’s call for a broader humanitarian pause.
November 7, 2023 4:59 am
Few details are available, but we do know that a 15 year old boy was flown to UPMC Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh after he was struck by a vehicle Monday evening. Washington County 9-1-1 says it happened just before 7:30 p.m at the intersection of Jefferson Avenue and W. Chestnut Street in the City of Washington. According to dispatchers, the boy ran home after he was struck and his mother called 9-1-1. The boy was then flown by medical helicopter to the hospital. There is no word on the boy’s identity or condition. Washington Police Chief Dan Rush is asking anyone who may have information about this incident to contact the Police Department.
