The top Somerset County stories of2010
The following stories were selected by the 17 members of the Daily American's newsroom as the top local stories of 2010.
1. Center Rock, Berlin, rescues trapped Chilea
Elmo for senator?
What do George Bush, John Vatavuk, Nancy Pelosi and Mickey Mouse have in common?
All four received votes in the general election while not actually appearing on the ballot.<
Indies, third-party candidates to dot ballot in November
Pending challenges and other factors, third-party and independent candidates will be on Nov. 2 ballots.
A TEA Party candidate filed
Burns thinks political circumstances have changed in his favor
Republican Tim Burns said he is ready for his rematch against U.S. Rep. Mark Critz.
Burns said there were four factors that worked against him in May's spec
No third-party candidates in local races
The deadline has passed for third-party candidates to file papers to appear on the November ballot — without any petitions for local races.
No one filed paper
96 independent ballots should be rejected, Fayette judge agrees
Fayette County Judge Nancy Vernon has affirmed the recommendation of the county election board to reject 96 independent ballots cast in one precinct in the 12th Congress
Fayette Election Board certifies primary results
The Fayette County Election Board on Tuesday certified the recent primary election results.
The board recommended the acceptance of paper ballot votes correctly cast by
Candidates pitch their campaigns at NAACP forum
MONESSEN - Three local state lawmakers and two challengers appeared Thursday at a candidates' forum hosted by the Mon Valley Branch of
Candidates swap blows over the Internet
Veteran lawmakers Solobay, Levdansky win new terms
Two veteran state lawmakers won re-election in Tuesday's general election, although they took different paths to victory.
While State Rep