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• 'This isn’t safe': A lack of truck parking on Pennsylvania's highways alarms drivers

  30-05-2023 11:30
  
  Truckers nearing the end of their workday before reaching Pittsburgh often seek out the Pennsylvania Turnpike’s New Stanton service plaza to park their rigs for the night. But there aren’t enough spots.
  
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• Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial live updates: Testimony starts with graphic 911 calls

  30-05-2023 11:30
  
  The federal trial of Robert Bowers starts Tuesday in Downtown Pittsburgh. He’s accused of killing 11 worshippers in the Squirrel Hill synagogue that housed three congregations in the Oct. 27, 2018 shooting.
  
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• Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial live updates: Opening statements to begin after jury seated

  30-05-2023 11:30
  
  The federal trial of Robert Bowers starts Tuesday in Downtown Pittsburgh. He’s accused of killing 11 worshippers in the Squirrel Hill synagogue that housed three congregations in the Oct. 27, 2018 shooting.
  
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• Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial live updates: Opening statements begin after jury seated

  30-05-2023 11:30
  
  The federal trial of Robert Bowers starts Tuesday in Downtown Pittsburgh. He’s accused of killing 11 worshippers in the Squirrel Hill synagogue that housed three congregations in the Oct. 27, 2018 shooting.
  
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• Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial live updates: Opening arguments to begin after jury seated

  30-05-2023 11:30
  
  The federal trial of Robert Bowers starts Tuesday in Downtown Pittsburgh. He’s accused of killing 11 worshippers in the Squirrel Hill synagogue that housed three congregations in the Oct. 27, 2018 shooting.
  
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• Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial live updates: Federal trial begins after jury seated

  30-05-2023 11:30
  
  The federal trial of Robert Bowers starts Tuesday in Downtown Pittsburgh. He’s accused of killing 11 worshippers in the Squirrel Hill synagogue that housed three congregations in the Oct. 27, 2018 shooting.
  
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• Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial live updates: Defense lawyer acknowledges ‘the loss and devastation caused by Robert Bowers’

  30-05-2023 11:30
  
  The federal trial of Robert Bowers starts Tuesday in Downtown Pittsburgh. He’s accused of killing 11 worshippers in the Squirrel Hill synagogue that housed three congregations in the Oct. 27, 2018 shooting.
  
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• A sinking, 3 sailors and a 65-year war secret: Many Western Pa. lives intertwined in suicide crash on WWII ship

  28-05-2023 11:30
  
  ‘Please fight without reserve.’
  
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• HAIR mental health initiative starts where people like to talk: At the barber shop

  27-05-2023 11:30
  
  A new program gives haircutters tools to help clients in distress.
  
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• Doug Mastriano says he's not running for Senate in 2024, a relief for the Pennsylvania GOP establishment

  26-05-2023 02:33
  
  State Sen. Doug Mastriano has decided not to launch a 2024 U.S. Senate campaign, to the relief of Republican leaders who considered him a far-weaker candidate against incumbent U.S. Sen. Bob Casey.
  
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• 'A tragic pivotal moment': Pittsburgh synagogue shooting cited as Biden releases plan to fight antisemitism

  25-05-2023 23:04
  
  Alarmed by an increase in antisemitic incidents, including the murder of 11 Pittsburgh worshippers in 2018, President Joe Biden and members of his administration on Thursday released a plan to combat the growing number of attacks on Jews.
  
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• Bethel Park cop indicted for allegedly aiding undocumented immigrant

  25-05-2023 21:06
  
  A longtime Bethel Park police officer was in federal custody , accused of knowingly aiding an undocumented immigrant last year.
  
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• Pa. congressman pushes Biden to get Butler County teacher released from Russian prison

  25-05-2023 17:08
  
  U.S. Rep. Guy Reschenthaler is leading an effort to get Marc Fogel, a Butler County high school teacher, released from a Russian prison.
  
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• Pa. congressman pushes Biden get Butler County teacher released from Russian prison

  25-05-2023 17:08
  
  U.S. Rep. Guy Reschenthaler is leading an effort to get Marc Fogel, a Butler County high school teacher, released from a Russian prison.
  
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• Memorial Day weekend could kick off a summer travel season 'for the record books'

  25-05-2023 11:30
  
  Americans are seemingly eager to get a jumpstart on their summer plans this year, as experts predict travel over Memorial Day weekend to be the third-highest recorded since 2000.
  
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• ‘Where are we going to go?’: People who took refuge at the Smithfield shelter mourn its closure.

  24-05-2023 22:35
  
  The Allegheny County Department of Human Services said the Smithfield shelter will close next month, leaving unhoused individuals in limbo as they lose the facility they slept in for months
   
  
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• A former guard pleaded guilty to bringing drugs into Allegheny County Jail

  24-05-2023 20:36
  
  A controversial former Pittsburgh cop turned corrections officer pleaded guilty Wednesday to bringing drugs into the Allegheny County Jail in exchange for cash.
  
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• Campaign donations for Allegheny County candidates would be limited under new bill

  24-05-2023 19:44
  
  Candidates for Allegheny County’s elected offices would face limits on campaign contributions under new legislation passed Tuesday by County Council.
  
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• Allegheny County Health Department expands eligibility for free, at-home STI test program

  24-05-2023 19:36
  
  The program launched in November and was initially capped at treating patients 18 to 24 years of age, meant to target the most vulnerable demographic.
  
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• Ron DeSantis says he was 'culturally' raised in Pennsylvania. Will that matter as he runs for president?

  24-05-2023 17:56
  
  Ron DeSantis says Pennsylvania helped forge his “God-fearing, hard-working and America-loving” nature. Never mind that the Florida governor, who is launching a 2024 presidential campaign, has never actually lived there.
  
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• Pittsburgh’s police cars, fire trucks and ambulances are in ‘dire straits,’ officials warn

  23-05-2023 23:00
  
  The state of Pittsburgh’s fleet of government vehicles is in “dire straits,” officials said, including fire trucks and ambulances.
   
  
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• Pittsburgh's annual summer lifeguard shortage is back

  23-05-2023 20:04
  
  Pittsburgh is once again dealing with a shortage of lifeguards for city pools that could leave families in a bind during the hot summer months.
  
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• Get ready for a Dugan-Zappala rematch in the race for Allegheny County DA

  23-05-2023 18:21
  
  Matt Dugan beat longtime incumbent Stephen A. Zappala Jr. in the Democratic primary. But Mr. Zappala won enough write-in votes to be the Republican nominee.
  
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• Pittsburgh's new police chief is set to get final approval for the job

  23-05-2023 14:59
  
  Pittsburgh’s new police chief Larry Scirotto is expected to officially get the job Tuesday.
  
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• Pittsburgh's new police chief has been approved for the job

  23-05-2023 14:59
  
  Pittsburgh’s new police chief Larry Scirotto officially has the job. City Council voted to confirm Mr. Scirotto’s nomination in a Tuesday morning session
  
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• New police chief won praise in Florida even after firing: ‘Fort Lauderdale’s loss is Pittsburgh’s gain’

  23-05-2023 11:30
  
  Larry Scirotto was ousted for allegedly favoring non-white job candidates. But as he takes over the Pittsburgh police, people in Fort Lauderdale remember him fondly.
   
  
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• New police chief won praise in Florida even after firing: 'Fort Lauderdale’s loss is Pittsburgh’s gain'

  23-05-2023 11:30
  
  Larry Scirotto was ousted for allegedly favoring non-white job candidates. But as he takes over the Pittsburgh police, people in Fort Lauderdale remember him fondly.
  
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• Resource-starved smaller Pennsylvania counties are losing out on federal broadband aid

  22-05-2023 11:30
  
  ‘We’re at everybody’s mercy.’
  
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• What do you want from a bicycle trail? Survey seeks input on a trail link connecting Allegheny County parks

  21-05-2023 11:30
  
  Survey seeks input on how to link South Park and White Oak Park via bicycle trail
  
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• Pittsburgh's next top cop discusses police strategy, recruiting more officers — and so many parking complaints

  21-05-2023 11:30
  
  Larry Scirotto plans to retool and reimagine the police department where he’s already spent most of his career. But for the man next in line to lead the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, that doesn’t mean starting from scratch.
  
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• Pittsburgh’s next top cop discusses police strategy, recruiting more officers — and so many parking complaints

  21-05-2023 11:30
  
  Larry Scirotto plans to retool and reimagine the police department where he’s already spent most of his career. But for the man next in line to lead the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, that doesn’t mean starting from scratch.
   
  
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• ‘It’s like night and day’: After a rare disease and heart transplant, an Apollo man is back to the life he loves

  20-05-2023 11:30
  
  Aggressive cardiac amyloidosis left Michael Eckman's heart so weakened that he eventually found himself on a transplant list.
   
  
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• 'It’s like night and day': After a rare disease and heart transplant, an Apollo man is back to the life he loves

  20-05-2023 11:30
  
  Aggressive cardiac amyloidosis left Michal Eckman's heart so weakened that he eventually found himself on a transplant list.
  
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• Innamorato vs. Rockey: The general election for Allegheny County executive could get competitive

  20-05-2023 11:30
  
  Republicans see their best chance to retake power in about two decades. Democrats see a November victory as all but inevitable. And as the parties gear up for the general election campaign for Allegheny County executive, both are bracing for an expensive, protracted fight.
  
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• How Sara Innamorato won

  18-05-2023 23:51
  
  The biggest factor in Sara Innamorato’s victory in the Democratic primary for Allegheny County executive took root several years ago.
   
   
   
  
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• Pittsburgh’s new top cop wants officers to shift their mindsets from ‘warrior’ to ‘guardian’

  18-05-2023 22:23
  
  Acting Pittsburgh police Chief Larry Scirotto wants to improve officers’ relationships with communities, streamline department operations and shore up police staffing.
  
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• Allegheny County employees no longer required to be vaccinated for COVID-19

  18-05-2023 22:03
  
  “Following the ending of the Federal Health Emergency on May 11, it is time for Allegheny County to do the same," county executive Rich Fitzgerald said in a release.
  
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• Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey taps longtime TV journalist to be his new top spokesperson

  18-05-2023 21:09
  
  A former KDKA-TV journalist will be Mayor Ed Gainey’s new top spokesperson. Olga George will start as press secretary immediately, succeeding Maria Montano, who was promoted to communications director.
  
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• Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey picks longtime TV journalist to be his new top spokesperson

  18-05-2023 21:09
  
  A former KDKA-TV journalist will be Mayor Ed Gainey’s new top spokesperson. Olga George will start as press secretary immediately, succeeding Maria Montano, who was promoted to communications director.
  
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• Fetterman to Biden: Forget the debt ceiling and invoke the 14th Amendment

  18-05-2023 20:21
  
  U.S. Sen. John Fetterman and other Democrats are urging President Joe Biden to consider invoking the 14th Amendment to the Constitution to sidestep a fight with Republicans over raising the debt ceiling.
  
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• Let’s have work requirements for bank bailouts, not food stamps, Fetterman says

  18-05-2023 19:06
  
  Sen. John Fetterman suggested that if Republicans worried enough about spending on food stamps to impose new requirements, they should do the same for executives when banks fail.
  
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• The Fern Hollow Bridge collapse highlights problems with 'uncoated weathering steel,' feds warn

  18-05-2023 18:48
  
  Federal investigators urged state and federal transportation officials to review bridge inspection reports and identify possible remedies for deteriorating spans similar to the Fern Hollow Bridge in Pittsburgh.
  
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• The progressive takeover of Democratic politics in Allegheny County shows no signs of slowing

  18-05-2023 01:35
  
  Progressive victories in Allegheny County’s primary elections punctuated the leftward momentum in local Democratic politics. And many party insiders expect the progressive wing to keep notching wins.
  
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• Lawyers are closer to picking a jury in the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial

  17-05-2023 18:04
  
  The first phase of jury selection in the trial of accused Pittsburgh synagogue shooter Robert Bowers has concluded with 69 potential jurors still eligible to be seated on the final panel.
  
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• Bethany Hallam tops challenger to keep her Allegheny County Council seat and keep progressives rolling

  17-05-2023 06:25
  
  Allegheny County Councilwoman Bethany Hallam appeared to win the Democratic primary election to retain her seat, as the first-term progressive fended off a more centrist Democrat who tried to recapture the seat for the party’s establishment wing.
  
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• Pa. Democrats keep control of state House with special election win in suburban Philly

  17-05-2023 05:12
  
  Pennsylvania Democrats kept control of the state House on Tuesday as Heather Boyd, a longtime Democratic staffer, adviser and party leader in Delaware County, won a special election so high-profile that President Joe Biden got involved.
  
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• Matt Dugan tops Allegheny County DA Stephen Zappala in another win for progressive criminal justice reformers

  17-05-2023 05:01
  
  Matt Dugan appeared to beat a titan of Allegheny County’s Democratic Party, topping Stephen A. Zappala Jr. at the ballot box for district attorney for the first time in Mr. Zappala’s quarter-century career.
  
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• Matt Dugan tops Allegheny County DA Stephen Zappala — but a November rematch could be looming

  17-05-2023 05:01
  
  Matt Dugan beat a titan of Allegheny County’s Democratic Party on Tuesday, topping Stephen A. Zappala Jr. at the ballot box for district attorney for the first time in Mr. Zappala’s quarter-century political career.
  
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• Sara Innamorato wins the Democratic primary for Allegheny County executive in a big victory for progressives

  17-05-2023 04:21
  
  State Rep. Sara Innamorato has won the Democratic nomination for Allegheny County executive, the latest in a series of electoral victories by Western Pennsylvania progressives against establishment-friendly Democrats.
  
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• Sara Innamorato leads a huge night for progressives by winning the Democratic primary for Allegheny County executive

  17-05-2023 04:21
  
  State Rep. Sara Innamorato led a progressive clean sweep in Democratic primary elections for Allegheny County offices, winning the party’s nomination for county executive to extend a series of victories over establishment-friendly Democrats in Western Pennsylvania.
  
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