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“Hellbent,” a new short documentary, looks at Grant Township's fight over a proposed fracking waste injection well through the lens of a special resident — the eastern hellbender salamander.
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County officials announced more than $6 million to convert the Carrie Furnace Hot Metal Bridge, not to be confused with the Hot Metal Bridge.
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At a press conference in Pittsburgh Friday, Republican Senate candidate Mehmet Oz called out his opponent Democrat John Fetterman for not answering questions at public events. Fetterman suffered a stroke in May and says he still has auditory processing issues that make it difficult to answer questions in chaotic environments. -
Judah Samet, a Holocaust survivor who narrowly escaped a shooting rampage at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018, has died.
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Clergy in 33 states are exempt from laws requiring professionals such as teachers, physicians and psychotherapists to report information about alleged child abuse to police or child welfare officials. That loophole has resulted in an unknown number of predators being allowed to continue abusing children for years despite having confessed the behavior to religious officials.
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A revived Hurricane Ian made landfall on coastal South Carolina on Friday. It's threatening the historic city of Charleston with severe flooding after the deadly storm caused catastrophic damage in Florida and trapped thousands in their homes.
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A Pittsburgh startup uses an algae-based air purifier to reduce carbon dioxide indoors. At elevated levels, the chemical compound is associated with symptoms like headache, fatigue, and dizziness.
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Women incarcerated at State Correctional Institution Muncy near Williamsport have been reaching out to raise awareness about water supply issues at the prison, according to advocates.
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"Behind the Stage Door" explores the life of storied Pittsburgh rock promoter Rich Engler.
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Starting Saturday, an additional 420,000 Pennsylvanians will be eligible for food assistance. Households with incomes up to 200% of the federal poverty income guidelines can qualify.
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The egg masses look like a lump of mud and can be found almost anywhere, but experts say they particularly enjoy rusty metal surfaces.
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Second Avenue Commons will have a shelter capacity of about 140 beds in the winter plus 43 single-room occupancy units for people experiencing homelessness.
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Abnormally hot water in the Gulf of Mexico helped Hurricane Ian gain strength. Rapidly intensifying major hurricanes are more likely as the Earth gets hotter.
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Coolio, the rapper who was among hip-hop’s biggest names of the 1990s with hits including “Gangsta’s Paradise” and “Fantastic Voyage,” has died. Manager Jarez Posey tells The Associated Press that Coolio, whose legal name was Artis Leon Ivey Jr., died at the Los Angeles home of a friend on Wednesday.
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Hurricane Ian has left a path of destruction in southwest Florida, trapping people in flooded homes, damaging the roof of a hospital intensive care unit and knocking out power to 2.5 million people. It's now aiming for the Atlantic Coast as a tropical storm.
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The Republican state senator’s positions are receiving renewed scrutiny because of what he shared during a WITF interview on one of their programs three years ago.
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