Pit bull attacks grandmother, officerPITTSBURGH — A 75-year-old woman has been seriously injured by her grandson’s pit bull and a Pittsburgh police officer called to help was bitten by the dog, too.Police didn’t immediately release the name of the woman who was bitten several times by the dog or the officer. The woman was taken to UPMC Presbyterian hospital in serious condition after the attack early Sunday afternoon.Police and paramedics responded and were attending to the victim when the dog escaped the back yard, ran onto the home’s front porch and bit the woman again after the dog’s owner couldn’t control it.Officers eventually used a collared stick to control the dog and remove it from the scene.

Mayor resigns over racist postsWEST YORK — The town council on Monday voted to accept the resignation of the Republican mayor after an uproar over racist posts on his Facebook page, including two depicting apes with captions referring to Democratic President Barack Obama and his family.One image of a wagon full of orangutans referred to “moving day” at the White House.The West York borough council last week voted to censure Mayor Charles Wasko, but had no power to throw him out of office.