Mayor Bob O'Connor dead at 61

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From the Post-Gazette:

Pittsburgh Mayor Bob O'Connor died at 8:55 p.m. tonight at UPMC Shadyside Hospital, where he was being treated for brain cancer.

City Council President Luke Ravenstahl was to be sworn in as mayor at 10:30 p.m., said Dick Skrinjar, the mayor's communications director.

Mr. O'Connor's family was at his side when he passed away, Mr. Skrinjar said.