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Five candidates for Allegheny County’s top elected office shared their plans to boost the economy and the county’s $7 billion hospitality industry during a forum hosted by the tourism agency VisitPittsburgh. The forum, held Thursday, featured four of the race’s six Democratic candidates for Allegheny County executive: state Rep. Sara
Candidates for Allegheny County Executive answered questions at a forum about their plans to tackle child poverty in the region, as well as fight hunger and food insecurity, and help people struggling with homelessness and high housing costs.
County Treasurer John Weinstein and City Controller Michael Lamb are in a pitched battle for the lead, and state Rep. Sara Innamorato is in third.
A Harlan man has been missing for over a year.
Most say the county needs some kind of detention facility. But some researchers and advocates are calling for a more community-centered approach to help juvenile offenders.