Pittsburgh City Council Sergeant at Arms John Svitek is the focus of an internal investigation after his request for assistance resulted in the arrival of a half-dozen sheriff deputies. He was not in ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Members of the West Virginia House of Delegates are mourning the loss of a long time sergeant-at-arms emeritus. Oce Smith passed away earlier Tuesday. Smith, who was from Marion ...

Pittsburgh City Council President R. Daniel Lavelle on Tuesday said he was not seeking any punishment for the sergeant at arms who called for backup during a heated council meeting last week despite ...

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has tapped the commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard to be the House’s first African American sergeant-at-arms. Maj. Gen. William Walker ...

Two Pittsburgh City Council members are calling for an investigation and report on why council’s sergeant at arms — a uniformed Pittsburgh police officer — requested backup during a heated public ...