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Southmoreland newcomer Shipley top Democratic vote-getter

With all precincts reporting, newcomer Cheryl Byers Shipley received the highest votes on the Democrat ballot with a total of 745 votes, receiving 20.5 percent of the votes from Westmoreland County and 17 percent of the votes from Fayette County. Her name will appear on the Democratic ...
Dunbar Township incumbent wins nomination

With 100 percent of the votes reported, Tabaj won the Democratic nomination for the seat, receiving 43 percent of the vote. Challenger Vern Ohler received 42 percent of the ...
Frankhouser Wilson get Fayette row-office nods

A South Union woman beat out three other candidates to win the Democratic nomination for prothonotary in Fayette County, while a Uniontown woman won the party's nomination for ...
Liriano aims to build on recent success vs. Cubs

Jeff Samardzija finally picked up his second win of 2013 in his last outing. His next start will come against the team he beat for victory No. 1. The Cubs right-hander is scheduled to toe the slab at PNC Park on Wednesday opposite Pirates lefty Francisco Liriano. On Opening Day, Samardzija dominated the Bucs -- as he's been known to do -- allowing two hits and striking out nine over eight ...
New Kensington Council incumbents triumph

New Kensington Mayor Tom Guzzo, left, announces Primary Election results Tuesday night that indicated John Regoli Jr., center, and Todd Mentecki, right, were re-elected to city council at Buffalo Bill's Roadhouse on Tuesday, May 21, ...

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Councilwoman Wolford wins Latrobe Democratic mayoral nod

Latrobe Councilwoman Rosie Moff Wolford won an overwhelming victory for the Democratic nomination for city mayor, according to unofficial results from Tuesday's ...
Incumbents fare well in Latrobe School board balloting

All three incumbents seeking re-election to the Greater Latrobe School Board were leading the race for nominations for four seats, while two challengers were close to winning the Democratic Party's nomination for four-year terms, according to unofficial results from Tuesday's ...
Four appear to lock up positions on Norwin School Board

Ten cross-filed candidates ran for nominations to fill four seats on the nine-person board, and newcomer Al Lynn, and incumbents Barbara Viola, Don Rhodes and Becky Gediminskas received the top nods from the Democratic and Republican ...
Challenger posts stunning upset in Monessen mayoral race

The city of Monessen will have a new mayor in 2014 after challenger Lou Mavrakis seized the Democratic nomination Tuesday in a stunning landslide over incumbent Mary Jo ...
Jacobelli bests Carter to win Jeannette mayoral nod

Challenger Richard Jacobelli jumped to an early lead and won the Democratic nomination for mayor of Jeannette, besting incumbent Robert Carter by a 2-to-1 margin, according to unofficial election ...

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Rick Santorum hospitalized with gastrointestinal illness

Former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum has cancelled a trip to Iowa after being hospitalized over the weekend for dehydration and gastrointestinal illness, The Hill has reported.

Virginia Davis, a spokesperson for Santorum's political action committee Patriot Voices, said in a statement that while travelling in South Carolina on Saturday, the Republican became ill and was admitted to the hospital for a gastro-intestinal illness and dehydration.

Santorum, who ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012, was scheduled to give the keynote address at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition's Annual Spring Kickoff on Monday, the Huffington Post reports.

According to a press release, Santorum was planning to address how the Republican Party should continue to focus on social as well as economic issues going forward.

Santorum won the Iowa caucuses in January 2012, and his scheduled return to the Hawkeye State has sparked some speculation that the Republican is eyeing another presidential bid. (ANI)