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The working-class town of about 30,000 just outside of Pittsburgh was rattled after learning the gunman came from their community, but most are hoping to put the violent episode behind them. -
A parcel of land in Pittsburgh’s Lower Hill District neighborhood is one note closer to becoming a music venue after the Urban Redevelopment Authority voted to approve the $64 million project on Thursday. -
The 416-0 vote Wednesday underscores the bipartisan outrage over the shooting at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. -
Najee Harris is out to prove his value even as he concedes that NFL running backs are “only devalued when it comes time to pay.” -
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust's Downtown space — the Backyard at 8th and Penn — will now be a fulltime resource with new scheduled programming -
The Pittsburgh Glass Center exhibition “Myth-Science of the Gatekeepers” is best experienced twice, one layer at a time. -
Strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) are often filed against people or groups who criticize corporations or governments. -
Pennsylvania is home to 36 summer Olympic athletes in Paris this year. Here's who they are.
A non-native invasive insect, the hemlock woolly adelgid, is causing significant damage to eastern hemlocks. The Hollow Oak Land Trust is treating their trees.
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Pennsylvania is a swing state, site of the attempt on ex-President Trump's life, and home of a potential Democratic VP pick. We talk with activists in Pennsylvania about how it's all playing there. -
More than $1.25 billion soon will be available to help underserved groups in Pittsburgh and across the country connect to high-speed internet to access jobs, health care, education and other essential activities. -
Visit the Hill District Arts Festival, enjoy the colorful characters of "Seussical the Musical" or see some art at the summer Gallery Crawl — here's what to do this weekend. -
Pittsburgh reworks remainder of federal pandemic aid to support paving projects and public restroomsWith a federal deadline looming, Pittsburgh City Council preliminarily approved Mayor Ed Gainey's reworked plan to spend what remains of a federal pandemic aid package. -
The gunman in the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump is believed to have done a Google search one week before the shooting of “How far away was Oswald from Kennedy?”
