A group of tenant advocates are asking Pittsburgh City Council to expand a program that provides free legal assistance to low-income renters facing eviction.
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Community organizations and school staff have joined forces to reimagine the district’s North Side high school by confronting issues of attendance and infractions — and creating opportunities.
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CNX plans $1.5B hydrogen fuels plant at Pittsburgh airport, but wants federal tax credit to build itNatural gas producer CNX Resources says it will only build the plant if President Joe Biden’s administration allows coal mine methane to qualify for hydrogen production tax credits.
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Organizers of the Western Pennsylvania Juneteenth Celebration say the City of Pittsburgh is starting its own event with funds meant for them
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Fireflies can bring magic to summer nights. Now a study by a team that includes researchers from Penn State found that while fireflies' overall populations did not decline, climate change and loss of habitat do have an impact on the winged beetles.
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On Monday, Republican State Senate Appropriations Chair Scott Martin echoed his past reservations about Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget proposal for next year.
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Pittsburgh had been paying a contractor for professional services related to farmers markets via PayPal, which is a violation of the city's own policy.
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The project will impact Concord Street and the sections of Tripoli Street and Suisman Street between Madison Avenue and Chestnut Street.
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The U.S. government has a specialized plane loaded with advanced sensors that the EPA brags is always ready to deploy within an hour of any kind of chemical disaster. But the plane didn’t fly in eastern Ohio until four days after last year's disastrous Norfolk Southern derailment
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Gov. Josh Shapiro signed an executive order Monday to increase access to public service jobs.
The large arc of flat land curving through Pittsburgh's East End seems out of place, but it's actually an ancient riverbed marking where the Allegheny and Monongahela once flowed.
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The two-day festival, featuring national acts, was announced in April. Promoters gave no reason for the cancelation.
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With polls showing a tight presidential race, Democrats are hoping to unite their base behind an issue that once divided them: reproductive rights.
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A new Democratic ad campaign targets one of Trump's most loyal blocs: Rural voters, including in Pa.The ads, part of American Bridge 21st Century's broader $200 million effort to defeat Trump, target exurban and rural areas like Erie, Johnstown and Altoona.
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Ezra Bozeman, incarcerated in Pennsylvania state prisons since a murder conviction in the 1970s, is quadriplegic and in need of specialized care.
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A memoir coming out Tuesday details the life experiences of a 100-year-old World War II veteran living in State College. John Homan flew 34 combat missions with the U.S. Army Eighth Air Force out of England in 1944.