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A Pittsburgh congressional race could test Democrats who have criticized Israel’s handling of war

HARRISBURG — An election this month in Pittsburgh and some of its suburbs is emerging as an early test of whether Israel’s war with Hamas poses political threats to progr...

April 18, 2024 Elections

Biden vows support for steel industry during Pittsburgh visit

PITTSBURGH — When President Joe Biden visited the headquarters of the United Steelworkers union in downtown Pittsburgh on Wednesday afternoon he touted his administration...

April 17, 2024 Pennsylvania News

3 Pennsylvania construction workers killed doing overnight sealing on I-83, police say

LEWISBERRY, Pa. — Three construction workers on a maintenance project along a Pennsylvania interstate were struck and killed by a truck early Wednesday, state police said...

April 17, 2024 Pennsylvania News

Biden vows to block U.S. Steel acquisition by a Japanese company and promises tariffs on Chinese steel

PITTSBURGH — President Joe Biden promised cheering unionized steelworkers on Wednesday that his administration would block the acquisition of U.S. Steel by a Japanese com...

April 17, 2024 Pennsylvania News

Warrant issued for Pennsylvania state Rep. Kevin Boyle’s arrest

PHILADELPHIA — A warrant has been issued for the arrest of state Rep. Kevin Boyle, Philadelphia police said Tuesday, after Boyle allegedly violated a protection from abus...

April 16, 2024 Pennsylvania News

Biden visits Scranton hometown to call for more taxes on the rich and cast Trump as elitist

SCRANTON — President Joe Biden returned to his working-class childhood hometown of Scranton on Tuesday to call for higher taxes on the rich and cast Donald Trump as an ou...

April 16, 2024 Pennsylvania News

Company believes it found sunken barge in Ohio River near Pittsburgh, one of 26 that got loose

A barge operator believes it has found a sunken barge in the Ohio River near Pittsburgh, one of 26 that broke loose and floated away during weekend flooding, company offi...

April 16, 2024 Pennsylvania News

Pennsylvania agencies observe National Work Zone Awareness Week

Three state agencies gathered at Soldiers Grove in Harrisburg on Monday, April 15 to observe the start of National Work Zone Awareness Week, which runs from April 15 thro...

April 16, 2024 Pennsylvania News

Wife of ex-Harvard morgue manager pleads guilty to transporting stolen human remains

WILLIAMSPORT. Pa. — The wife of a former Harvard Medical School morgue manager has pleaded guilty to a federal charge after investigators said she shipped stolen human bo...

April 15, 2024 Pennsylvania News

Ohio River near Pittsburgh is closed as crews search for missing barge, one of 26 that broke loose

A stretch of the Ohio River near Pittsburgh remains closed to maritime traffic as crews equipped with sonar look for a barge believed to have sunk over the weekend. The b...

April 15, 2024 Pennsylvania News

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