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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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.
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Late this year, Pittsburgh-based Aurora Innovation Inc. plans to start hauling freight on Interstate 45 between the Dallas and Houston areas with 20 driverless trucks.
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The committee announced the plan for how counties of all sizes will be able to request their portion of the historic $7.5 million investment of state money.
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Pennsylvania’s energy efficiency workforce could grow from about 75,000 jobs now to 200,000, according to a study from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
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Pittsburgh City Council approved a $133,000 expansion of its ShotSpotter contract Tuesday to implement the devices in Carrick.
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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Offshore wind, which makes electricity without emitting carbon dioxide, is a key plank of President Biden’s plan to lower carbon emissions.
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Lee's position on environmental issues has long been underscored by concerns that pollution hurts low-income communities most.
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Under a related deal, users who return devices by Aug. 9 can get an extra $100. As part of the recall, the company is offering repairs, replacements or refunds of the machines' cost.
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Pro-Palestine protesters at Schenley Plaza are planning to have a final dinner tonight before vacating the premises, bringing to an end a nearly week-long protest.
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The William Pitt Union will resume regular operating hours today after the university temporarily closed it during a pro-Palestinian protest yesterday.