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A suite of proposed changes aimed at increasing access to affordable housing is coming to Pittsburgh’s zoning code, Mayor Ed Gainey’s office announced Thursday morning.
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Pittsburgh-based oil and gas company EQT faces a class-action lawsuit filed in June that alleges the company’s operations near New Freeport contaminated residents’ water wells in June 20-22.
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Council sued county officials in September after raising concerns about a contract with Latrobe-based nonprofit Adelphoi.
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A spokeswoman for the Atlanta-based railroad declined to offer any additional details Monday about the nature of the allegations against Alan Shaw, who has been CEO since May 2022.
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Lyke arrived at Pitt in 2017 and helped the Panthers start to find their footing in the Atlantic Coast Conference after treading water in their initial years after leaving the Big East.
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Justin Fields stepped in to lead the Steelers to a 18-10 victory over the Atlanta Falcons with Russell Wilson’s Pittsburgh debut put on hold by a calf injury.
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ERS consultants proposed closing down Manchester K-8 and housing a CAPA middle school in the building. What does that mean for the Manchester community?
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A proposal to allow lawsuits from people sexually abused as children is on a list of six Pennsylvania constitutional amendments at risk of failing.
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Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler (D-Philadelphia) stopped in Pittsburgh on her statewide tour to promote Solar for Schools, a new grant program to help schools in Pennsylvania install solar panels.
The move is part of the city's Vision Zero traffic initiative, and aims to improve roadway safety at dangerous intersections by discouraging reckless driving.
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A new analysis of how drinking water in some Pennsylvania school districts is tested for lead finds the current “test and fix” policy is inadequate for protecting children.
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On Wednesday, Bishop Christopher deForest stood with religious leaders in the Capitol rotunda and called for peace during the election cycle.More than 330 religious leaders representing more than three million Pennsylvanians signed on to the statement.
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When Donald Trump and Kamala Harris meet onstage in Philadelphia, they'll both know there's little debate that Pennsylvania is critical to their chances of winning the presidency. The most populous presidential swing state has sided with the winner of the past two elections, each time by just tens of thousands of votes. The stakes may be especially high for Harris because no Democrat has won the White House without Pennsylvania since 1948.
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Pennsylvania micronationalist Travis McHenry says running an imaginary country is still a lot of work.
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With only a handful of days left in the legislative session, Pennsylvania lawmakers appear unlikely to vote on changes to Act 12.