Senate Candidates Squabble, Area Walmart Closing & More: Weekly Wrap

PITTSBURGH, PA —Your opinion on the one and only Pennsylvania U.S. Senate debate between Democrat John Fetterman and Republican Mehmet Oz likely depends on which side of the political aisle you prefer.

The debate showed two candidates who lobbed verbal bombs at each other for most of the hour-long event rather than discuss, you know, actual issues. Neither candidate was perfect.

Fetterman clearly still has lingering effects from a stroke he suffered in May that has many questioning whether he is healthy enough to serve in the Senate. Oz dodged questions on abortion after giving steadfast answers on the topic much earlier in his campaign.

The salient point to come out of the debate is that it's almost Election Day, and then we can finally say farewell to the incessant campaign commercials from both Senate candidates.

Now for the rest of the Weekly Wrap:

• Disgraceful: Four years after the homicidal rampage in which 11 people died, accused Tree of Life shooter Robert Bowers has yet to go to trial.

• A popular Pittsburgh bar has closed after a number of nearby shootings and authorities prohibiting it from selling alcohol.

• A Pittsburgh-area Walmart is closing its doors.

• A Pittsburgh variety store was slapped with an Allegheny County Health Department consumer alert.