A small Ohio River community that is home to a hazardous waste facility is wondering what will happen now that the company that ran the facility has failed to comply with a court order to clean up excess toxic oil and gas drilling waste.
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The Allegheny Regional Asset District's new Summer Staycation initiative offers 100,000 free passes to a dozen local attractions.
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Reports highlight the opioid epidemic’s impact on neighborhoods, jails, and many local agencies.
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In Highland Park, artist Marlana Adele Vassar has created the first statue of a woman of color, called "Flora." It's a bronze sculpture of a beatific Black girl cradling a rabbit, sited in a flower garden near the entrance.
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Results of the three-way race were too close to call on Election night last week. But once military and provisional ballots were added to the total, Inglis finished with a lead of just 38 votes over Victoria Schmotzer.
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Some activists and lawmakers are calling on the legislature to approve the $282 million for public transit that Gov. Josh Shapiro seeks in his budget proposal.
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Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives is advancing legislation long sought by counties seeking help to manage huge influxes of mail-in ballots during elections in the presidential battleground state.
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The WIC program that helps low-income parents buy groceries turns 50 this month.
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In an annual report on city finances, Pittsburgh City Controller Rachael Heisler said that while some revenue streams have recovered to pre-pandemic levels, the city's expenditures are still on track to outpace the money coming in.
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Free summer concerts at South Park and Hartwood Acres feature acts including Micky Dolenz of The Monkees and funk legends The Bar-Kays.
Film scholar Adam Hart's new book "Raising The Dead" draws on George Romero's archives to shed new light on the zombie-film auteur.
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Pennsylvania took a step Tuesday toward becoming the latest state to punish someone for using a Bluetooth-connected device to track someone without their permission.
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State officials say the $75 million Environmental Repairs Grant Program will help ensure students have a safe and healthy place to learn.
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Protesters against the war in Gaza left Schenley Plaza in Oakland Monday, after a weeklong encampment saw only a couple arrests, and none of the violence that took place in other cities.
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From the rally’s podium, House Republican Leader Bryan Cutler criticized legislation passed by the Democratic-controlled House last month that seeks to ban ghost guns.
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The activist investors trying to take control of Norfolk Southern are picking up key support. But the railroad's CEO promised Monday to fight the takeover attempt because he believes his strategy is the best in the long run.