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Barely 900 votes separate celebrity heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz and former hedge fund CEO David McCormick. -
Just 910 votes separate the two leading candidates in Pennsylvania’s Republican primary for U.S. Senate.
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There were 92 people hospitalized with COVID-19 last week in Allegheny County. The previous week it was 76.
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Some students in the Pittsburgh area are feeling stress and anxiety after the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Texas.
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has quickly set in motion a pair of firearms background check bills in response to the school massacre in Texas. But the Democrat acknowledged Wednesday the refusal for years of Congress to pass any legislation aiming to curb a national epidemic of gun violence.
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Last summer the city had a delay in opening its pools due to a lifeguard shortage.
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Art commission says no to "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" actor's sculpture
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Environmental groups and Pittsburgh officials call on Pennsylvania to modernize its recycling systemA report issued Wednesday by environmental groups argues that Pennsylvania's recycling program is out of date and ineffective.
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“Pittsburgh’s John Kane: The Life & Art of An American Workman,” which opened Saturday at the Heinz History Center, includes 37 of Kane’s passionately rendered portraits and landscapes.
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Bruce Kraus, who represents District 3, says he wants to ensure they don’t become late-night hangouts.
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The death of children, shot at school, is hard to comprehend. It can be even harder for kids. Counselors say parents should take cues from their kids, listen to their fears and answer their questions.
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Pennsylvania’s top election official is expected to certify that the margin between the top two candidates in last week’s Republican primary for U.S. Senate was tight enough to trigger a recount.
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To align with global climate science pointing toward the need to more quickly reduce carbon emissions, the Green Building Alliance has charted a new path.
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A federal appeals court has ruled that undated mail ballots cast in one 2021 election should be counted, but the opinion could have much bigger implications.
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