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Mark DeSantis and Rachel Chazanovitz were separately out with friends in South Boston celebrating Halloween in 2017. They had never met.

Talk about fate!

In the Democratic primary, Moreno received 7,390 votes, or about 13% percent of the total. Gainey took 46%, incumbent Mayor Bill Peduto 39.3% and Michael Thompson 1.2%. Moreno was out of town Wednesday. In a text message he indicated he hasn’t made a decision on whether he plans on running. “When I get home I will make sure all things are correct and announce for sure either way,” Moreno wrote in the text. Allegheny County Republican Committee Chair Sam DeMarco said he’s looking forward...

Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto views his loss in last week’s Democratic primary to be a big win for the city’s progressive movement that he helped start. The loss doesn’t mean his work as mayor is finished, Peduto said Monday. “Our mission is the same. Our list just became a lot

By MIKE COOK Associated Press Apr 26, 2021 —AP Photo/Craig Lassig   Pittsburgh Pirates Bryan Reynolds hits a double in front of Minnesota Twins catcher Mitch Garver during the first inning, Sunday, in Minneapolis. Craig Lassig  Pittsburgh Pirates Phillip Evans, right, celebrates with designated hitter Todd Frazier after scoring on a hit by teammate Colin Moran against the Minnesota Twins during the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, April 25, 2021, in Minneapolis. (AP P...

Three decades after Sen. John Heinz was killed in a fiery plane crash in suburban Philadelphia, friends and colleagues remember the legacy of a senator they say was ahead of his time.

Sen. John Heinz remembered 30 years after tragic death DEB ERDLEY, Tribune-Review FacebookTwitterEmail PITTSBURGH (AP) — Henry John Heinz III was a man in his prime. The 52-year-old U.S. senator and heir to the H.J. Heinz food empire had everything going for him April 4, 1991, the morning he climbed aboard a small, twin-propeller plane in Williamsport. The short flight to Philadelphia was for him to attend a pair of hearings and a constituent meeting during the congressional Easter break. In ...

Henry John Heinz III was a man in his prime. The 52-year-old U.S. senator and heir to the H.J. Heinz food empire had everything going for him April 4, 1991, the morning he climbed aboard a small, twin-propeller plane in Williamsport. The short flight to Philadelphia was for him to attend a pair of hearings and a constituent meeting during the congressional Easter break. In his 20 years in Congress — five in the House and 15 in the Senate — Heinz had an impressive portfolio as one of a dwind...

Thirty years ago, Republican Sen. John Heinz – then Pennsylvania’s most popular public figure – died in a midair collision over suburban Philadelphia’s Lower Merion Township. The April 4, 1991, crash that aviation officials deemed a “senseless accident” occurred when a helicopter flew too close to inspect the landing gear of the plane carrying Heinz. The two aircraft collided over Merion Elementary School, where children were at recess on that beautiful spring afte...

The parent company of WEEK-TV and Heart of Illinois ABC is selling the stations to an Atlanta, Ga.-based broadcasting company. Quincy Media will sell the stations as part of a $925 million cash deal with Gray Television. It includes stations in 16 markets, several of which will be divested, as Gray already owns stations in those communities. A station insider says no job cuts are expected at the Peoria-Bloomington NBC/ABC stations as part of the ownership change. The nearest station Gray curre...