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Just how bad was it? Questions and concerns swirl following a Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, some 50 miles northwest of Pittsburgh. The carcinogen, vinyl chloride, and butyl acrylate were deliberately
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After its biggest and most challenging year, in which most artists and several vendors received partial payment or went unpaid, Deutschtown Music Festival (DMF) will return this summer with a new name: Northside Music Festival. Started in
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Toxic tanker chemicals burn. Residents in and around East Palestine, Ohio, near the Pennsylvania border, were ordered to "leave immediately or face the possibility of death" as vinyl chloride and other toxic chemicals were purposely burned
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Newsguild fights another day: An administrative law judge from the National Labor Relations Board ruled that Post-Gazette ownership “didn’t negotiate in good faith, illegally imposed working conditions and unlawfully surveilled workers
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Modern-day company town. UPMC has monopoly power and is creating a modern-day company town. Those are some of the allegations in a new report from the nonpartisan, nonprofit American Economic Liberties Project: "Critical Condition: How UPMC
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Allegheny County’s Chief Public Defender is hoping to jump from the defense team to the prosecution. Matt Dugan, who has worked in the county’s public defender's office for more than 15 years, will challenge District Attorney Stephen A.
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Cops resume traffic stops. Despite a 2021 ordinance that keeps city cops from pulling drivers over for things “like an expired registration sticker or a poorly secured license plate,” Pittsburgh Police have resumed traffic stops for minor
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Climate change causes major disruptions globally and is beginning to show measurable changes locally that affect many aspects of life, including cultivation. Whether working in agriculture or a backyard garden, most successful harvests are
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