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After a punishing winter and rising delivery fees, many Pittsburgh households are seeing much higher gas bills. The PUC has paused Peoples’ proposed hike while it investigates.
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Seton Hill launched a $110M capital campaign to build a new field house and renovate Sullivan Hall; the university says it has raised about $96.3M so far.
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Jim Gaffigan added a Pittsburgh date to his Everything Is Wonderful! tour — he’ll play PPG Paints Arena on November 7 and tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m.
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A child was injured and a small dog killed after a loose dog escaped near Riverbank Park in Verona, police say.
TSA officers found a loaded handgun in a carry-on at Pittsburgh International; Allegheny County police charged a 43‑year‑old Cranberry Township man. The FBI was notified.
An early-morning blaze on Arlington Avenue displaced 13 people across two homes and forced the main house to be condemned; investigators say there were no injuries.
A pre-dawn ShotSpotter alert at Bedford Dwellings led to a courtyard discovery and one death, police say. Detectives are canvassing the area.
Large leases and steady leasing have started to eat into Pittsburgh's industrial availability this spring.
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Warm Friday gives way to likely thunderstorms Saturday; NWS flags damaging winds and an isolated tornado risk. Temperatures plunge Sunday into Monday.
Transportation & Infrastructure in ...
Pennsylvania American Water completed an $8 million upgrade at its Elrama treatment plant after a nearby dam removal lowered river levels. The work adds new chemical‑handling safeguards to keep water flowing to Mon Valley customers.
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Mark Cuban will headline an invite-only AI pitch at Carnegie Mellon on April 22 as Pittsburgh courts startups with a multi-million-dollar prize and recruitment push.
A Waynesburg driver received five years' probation after pleading guilty in a red-light crash that killed a downtown Pittsburgh motorcyclist. The sentence includes eight months on electronic monitoring and a $300 fine.
A man was shot on Vankirk Street Tuesday and later arrived at a hospital with a shoulder wound. Allegheny County police say the shooting followed an argument and are asking for tips.
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