Trib: Dems nominate former Lebo commissioner for House vacancy

Former Mt. Lebanon Commissioner Dan Miller will be the Democratic nominee for the state House seat formerly held by Matt Smith, who was elected earlier this year to the Pennsylvania Senate. Miller, an assistant county solicitor and volunteer firefighter, was the sole Democrat to submit his name for consideration by Democratic Committee members from the 42nd District Sunday night in Mt. Lebanon. Read the full article:

• www.triblive.com/news/allegheny/3133394-74/commissioner-lebanon-democratic (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

P-G: Mt. Lebanon teen Nathan Zezza invited to White House

At 17, Nathan Zezza of Mt. Lebanon wasn't even old enough to vote in the presidential election earlier this month.

But that didn't stop him from working more than 500 hours on the campaign to re-elect President Barack Obama, manning phone banks and pounding the pavement.

He thought his big reward for that effort was the president's re-election.

But last weekend, he found out he's getting a more personal reward. Nathan, a senior at Mt. Lebanon High School, received an invitation from the president, Vice President Joe Biden and their wives to a holiday reception Dec. 18 at the White House.

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• www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/region/mt-lebanon-teen-nathan-zezza-invited-to-white-house-664656 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

P-G: Mt. Lebanon man shot to death through Lawrenceville apartment door

A man killed Thursday night in the hallway of a Lawrenceville apartment building was shot through the door of a unit used as a recording studio, Pittsburgh police said today.

Homicide detectives are investigating the death of Solomon T. Burton, 25, of Mt. Lebanon.

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• www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-city/one-shot-in-lawrenceville-664242 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)