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The head of the state's Office of Open Records is pointing a finger at public charter schools for being the "cancer" of the state's Right-to-Know...
Clairton Community to Build Playground in a Day
An empty lot in the Wilson neighborhood of Clairton will be transformed into a playground this weekend. More than 200 volunteers will gather in...
Legionnaire's Bacteria Found at Pittsburgh-Area VA Clinic
A Pittsburgh Veterans Affairs clinic in a suburban mall has been closed so crews can superheat its tap water to kill bacteria that cause...
100 Years of Meeting Under the Kaufmann's Clock
"Meet me under Kaufmann's Clock" has been said for decades — 10 to be exact — by friends, families and lovers as a rendezvous in downtown...
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As part of National Bike Month, hundreds of Pittsburghers and cyclists from outlying areas commuted to work on two wheels Friday. It was the fifth...

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