Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Alstom will open U.S. rail innovation center
Alstom, an international rail company with operations in the Pittsburgh area, will open its United States innovation station in the Strip District. The station will be one of five sites around the world where Alstom works with customers and...
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Penn St. leaders propose cuts
Penn State leaders have finalized a sweeping proposal to slash 47, or 12%, of the university’s undergraduate degree offerings. Low student demand and limited employment opportunities were chief factors that brought on the recommendations shared on...
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Fears of ICE at vote sites linger
As the 2026 midterms near, one question repeatedly comes up in discussions about potential disruptions to election administration. “‘What if ICE shows up?’ That’s what I’m hearing,” Olivia Hale, the election director in San Joaquin County, Calif.,...
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STEPPING UP HIS GAME
It’s been quite some time since the Steelers had a true difference-maker on offense. Over the past few years, consistent performances have been rare. Points, especially touchdowns, had been hard to come by. The franchise hoped the hiring of Mike...
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‘We did not hear a cry for help’
A gunman in Erie killed eight people Friday night, including two children and a pregnant woman, marking one of the worst mass shootings in Pennsylvania history. Seven of the victims were members of the same family, police said. Theeighth was a family...
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Pitt, 8 others named in visa fraud probe
The University of Pittsburgh is among nine universities that are being investigated for potential visa fraud by federal authorities, Vice President JD Vance said. “Something weird is going on at these universities. They’re using these visas way too...
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Groups seek to delay deadline on skill games
A bipartisan group of state lawmakers filed an emergency petition to the state Supreme Court late Wednesday asking for a judge to push back the Oct. 13 deadline for businesses to get rid of their skill games machines. The filing — submitted by state...
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Duquesne Light strike talks bring guarded hope
ple. “Our goal is to get the best deal that our members deserve as quickly as possible to get you back to work. “What I ask of our members is to stay united, to stay strong, to see this through until we get this across the finish line.” The workers...
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Innamorato proposes millions in budget cuts
From the war in Iran to deep cuts in federal spending, the decisions being made in Washington, D.C., are ratcheting up the pressure on Allegheny County’s finances, according to county Executive Sara Innamorato, who unveiled her proposed budget...
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INSIDE
For weeks, Pennsylvania has led the nation in the number of measles cases this year, with hundreds of people sickened in more than half the counties in the state. Five people have died after contracting the disease, and nearly 200 have been...
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Pike’s lawyer says she remains unconscious
Pike’s condition since Wednesday night’s execution attempt. She has since remained hospitalized under guard as doctors try to get the massive dose of the barbiturate pentobarbital out of her system. When asked whether she ever regained consciousness...
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As measles cases increase, Western Pennsylvania districts craft plans to protect students
Read our investigation about Pennsylvania’s school vaccine crisis at post-gazette.com Tucked among farmland and trailheads to the Great Allegheny Passage, the Turkeyfoot Valley Area School District has started seeing measles cases pop up in nearby...
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Pa. mulls new school choice tax credit rules
Guidelines for the federal school choice tax credit program dropped Thursday, leaving Pennsylvania’s participation an unanswered question. Gov. Josh Shapiro has yet to opt the commonwealth into the Education Freedom Tax Credit, saying he wanted to...
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ICE receives new guidance on chases, stops
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been ordered not to engage in highspeed car chases and to make vehicle stops only if they have completed specific training, under new internal guidance issued after several drivers were shot in...
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Citizens Live at the Wylie opens this week
Friday night in the Hill District, Pittsburgh’s own Wiz Khalifa is expected to christen Citizens Live at the Wylie as its first major concert. A hometown crowd can feast on pierogies, upgrade to a VIP experience in a ’70s-style Vinyl Room and...
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Top court lets policy continue
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday let President Donald Trump’s administration continue swiftly deporting people to countries other than their own for now, while the justices consider whether the policy is legal. The apparent 6-3 order...
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PRT has method to control diesel cost
You know how the sharp increase in fuel prices the past few months has ripped into your family budget with the 20 to 40 gallons you might buy each month. And you’d think that would be many times worse for an agency such as Pittsburgh Regional Transit,...
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Trans advocates assail UPMC
Ash Franzetti didn’t have the words for it when she realized she was transgender as a preteen in the ’90s. She just remembers watching the action show “Xena: Warrior Princess” and knowing. At 42, Franzetti is actively undergoing her transition through...
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Powerful nor’easter brings flooding, knocks out power
BOSTON — A slow-moving, powerful storm crept along the coast of the Northeast on Saturday, producing high winds that knocked out electricity to thousands while whipping up big waves and heavy rains that created dangerous conditions in some...
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Trumprx may not be best discount remedy
Paying cash for prescriptions through President Trump’s new website can save you money. But not as much as you might think, according to a new study by KFF, a San Francisco-based nonprofit health policy research group, which compared Trumprx prices to...
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State making progress on addressing bad bridges
Pennsylvania continues to make slow but steady progress in reducing its number of poorly rated bridges. The state ranks eighth in the country in the number of total bridges at 23,333, but it still has the second-most bridges rated in poor condition at...
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City exposed to more probes
Accusations of bid-rigging and misrepresenting the city’s finances leveled against former Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey in a recently unsealed affidavit could open the door for a federal investigation into possible securitiesrelated crimes, experts...
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How will Pa. spend $500M in Meta settlement?
Pennsylvania has at least half a billion dollars coming its way from a legal settlement over the harms of social media — money that could be used to provide mental health assistance for teens, combat problems with phones in schools, and more. That...
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Future of Moshannon center up in the air
CLEARFIELD, Pa. — The Clearfield County Board of Commissioners is scheduled to vote Tuesday on whether to sign a sixmonth contract extension for the operation of Moshannon Valley Processing Center, the largest immigration detention facility in the...
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Pa. enrollees face ’27 increases
For the second year in a row, Pennsylvanians with individual health insurance through the Affordable Care Act will see an average double- digit increase in monthly premiums in 2027. Individual premiums will rise an average of 15.97% starting in...
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As agents enter more local towns, a backlash grows
Amid the bustle of caregivers and lifesaving machines at UPMC Children’s Hospital, Freddy Tacuri finally met his son last week, two months after the baby arrived. Born with a severe genetic disorder, the baby has yet to leave the Lawrenceville...
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Early voting begins
HENRICO, Va. — In-person voting for this year’s midterm elections began Friday, ushering in the final six weeks for Americans to decide which party they trust to lead Congress through a cost-ofliving crisis, a prolonged war in Iran and other pressing...
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New Duquesne leader brings a lot to ‘table’
Over 25 years ago, David Dausey told his parents he planned to attend graduate school at Yale University. It was a dream his parents supported, but they weren’t sure if they could afford it. “He would tell me, ‘Dad, I’m going to go to Yale.’ And I’d...
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Dubas painstakingly shapes Penguins’ future
notebook in hand. When Roque left around 10 p.m., long after many scouts had called it quits, the kid would still be there. Plenty of other Ontario Hockey League scouts largely ignored the baby-faced newcomer, a college student at Brock University....
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Survivors’ voices heard in Day 1 of summit
The photo on the screen was blurred by time. A woman, a young girl and a man holding a little boy, all with washed-out faces and dark eyes. “Now look at their faces. You can see the trauma in their eyes,” Alfred Garwood said. “I’m the only one who’s...
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DA says overhaul pension board
Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. called on County Council members to demand the immediate resignation of all members of the retirement board amid a funding crisis in the county’s pension system driven by $1.4 billion in...
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Trump downplays warnings about AI
DUBLIN — President Donald Trump on Sunday played down the need for his administration to check the development of artificial intelligence, saying he worried about ceding America’s edge over China in a global competition and that winning would help...
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Trump woes fuel Pa. Dems’ hopes
DALLAS — Just two years ago, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris tried to convince a skeptical public that economic fortunes were on the rise as they worked to keep the White Housein Democratic hands. Voters didn’t feel it, though,...
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25 YEARS LATER ‘THE EMOTION IS STILL THERE’
STONYCREEK, Pa. — At a solemn, powerful ritual of remembrance Friday, attendees marked a quarter century since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The ceremony at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Stonycreek began with bells tolling at the exact time...
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PRT holds final hearing on route changes
With Pittsburgh Regional Transit holding its final hearing Thursday on proposed bus route changes, Pittsburghers for Public Transit wants to make sure riders are aware of the changes. So the advocacy group held a news conference Thursday morning and...
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EXERCISE IN HEALING
Paul Murdoch’s first visit to the Flight 93 crash site in Stonycreek came during a blizzard. It was February 2005, and he and his team were there as finalists to be the architects to design the Flight 93 Memorial. “The bus barely made it up the hill,...
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U.S. destroys tankers in response to Iran
The U.S. destroyed five Iranian tankers in response to more attempted missile attacks on a Navy warship, according to a U.S. official, who spoke Tuesday on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive military operations. It marks the latest...
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Ednah Holt comes from a union family — she remembers her father’s meetings with steelworkers at her childhood home in Garfield and typing up their grievances. She stood under the sun on Monday morning with her fellow union members of the...
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TRACKING HISTORY
Long gone are the days when trolleys carried up to a million passengers per day across the Pittsburgh area. Even though much of the region’s sprawling 600 miles of trolley and streetcar track have vanished, anyone interested in learning about the...
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A BOND FORGED IN GRIEF
Twenty-five years after the crash of hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 — the last of four terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 — the reclaimed strip mines where the plane went down have reverted to fields of grass bending in the breeze like ocean...
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‘A 1 IN 100 YEAR EVENT’
The Pittsburgh region was in recovery mode Friday after flooding and strong winds tore through Western Pennsylvania Thursday evening as part of “a 1 in 100 year event.” As winds reached 60 to 80 mph, 1 to 3 inches of rain fell over a two-hour period...
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DESPAIR IN NEPAL
Above, people affected by recent flash floods line up to receive aid at a school turned into a shelter in Nuwakot district, Nepal, on Thursday. At right, residents commute across the Trishuli River on a newly installed zipline in the aftermath of flash...
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A BANNER DAY
Pedestrians walk along Main Street in Sharpsburg amid hot, humid weather on Wednesday. Thursday will be slightly cooler, with a high of 88 and low of 70. A few thunderstorms are expected.
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CDC disputes measles deaths
As the measles outbreak in Pennsylvania continues to worsen, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now challenging the two measles-related deaths reported by the state Department of Health amid an escalating feud between state and federal...
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MON MISFORTUNE
One victim has died and authorities on Monday were still searching for three people missing after a crash between a passenger boat and a barge on the Monongahela River late Sunday evening. Despite nearly continuous searching by divers, rescuers on...
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Wary shoppers turn to local lettuce growers
keep up with demand, as interest surges in locally grown greens. Wholesale business has more than doubled, and the local producer has come up short in providing enough for retail sales — including at farmers markets, where they sell out long before...
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Small school district, ‘mighty’ aspirations
The buildings of the once-prosperous Crucible Steel Co. tower over Midland, with storefronts such as Rite Aid still covered with the pharmacy’s signage, sitting empty. Farther back from the Ohio River, some homes in the Beaver County community are...
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JUDGE ORDERS COUNTY PROPERTY REASSESSMENT
A judge has ordered Allegheny County to complete a countywide reassessment — which would be the first in nearly 15 years — to settle a lawsuit a Churchill homeowner filed last year. Judge Kenneth Valasek ordered a reassessment to be completed by July...
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BACK IN BLACK ... AND GOLD
Linebacker Elandon Roberts, left, puts a hit on wide receiver Levi Wentz during Steelers training camp on Sunday at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe. Roberts, who played for the Steelers in 2023-24, re-signed with the team late last week.
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IT’S FIRST AND 25
Earlier this year, more than 800,000 people flocked to Pittsburgh for the 2026 NFL Draft. The event went down as the biggest in the city’s history, showcasing many of the unique qualities the region has to offer. At the center of all the action was...
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Ballot questions struck down
A judge has ruled that a series of questions on the November ballot that could impose term limits on Allegheny County officials must be removed because County Council did not follow the legally required process for the measure. The legislation would...
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LOCAL WATERWAYS DRAW SCRUTINY
Swimmers might want to think twice before taking a dip in Pennsylvania’s waterways, according to a report by an environmental advocacy group. A report released Wednesday by the Philadelphia- based Pennenvironment Research and Policy Center found that...
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IT’S TIME FOR FOOTBALL
Mike Mccarthy’s coaching career is coming full circle. The Pittsburgh native will coach his first game with the Steelers against the team that gave him his first opportunity to be a head coach in the NFL. The Green Bay Packers come to Acrisure Stadium...
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DEMO DELAY
Two- year- old Eleanor Binkoski is wondering why she can’t go to story time. Eleanor used to go every Monday at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s Mount Washington branch, her mother, Alisha Binkoski, said. “She always asks when can she go, and she...
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WET BLANKET
Relentless rounds of thunderstorms with the potential to drop upward of a foot of rain in some parts of the region over the next few days could cause “very serious” flooding, meteorologists say. Jeff Craven, the National Weather Service Pittsburgh...
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SUPER DAY AT THE WATERFRONT
Lincoln Walenchok, 3, of Munhall, jumps over small hurdles Sunday at the Superhero Kids Club event at The Waterfront in Homestead. Children got the chance to unleash their inner superheroes during the free family event, featuring a superhero-themed...
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ECHOES OF THE BLAST
The five-tier wooden shelf in the corner of Trisha Quinn’s dining room has dozens of photos attached. “Lord of the Rings” action figures, Irish books and Hot Wheels cars in their original packaging dot the shelves. At the bottom, a box is etched with a...
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Budget has a few bright spots
Though bright spots have appeared in Pittsburgh’s finances, the city’s controller said Friday there remains “little room for error” as the city grapples with balancing residents’ needs with the fiscal limitations that loom over its budget. For years...
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‘We are the solution’
The attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Butler County has left a long shadow on the community. Even two years later, Butler Mayor Bob Dandoy said the events of July 13, 2024, still cloud his efforts to improve the town of about 13,000...
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‘More than a village’
Along Woodward Avenue in Mckees Rocks, homes vary by color, condition and size. Some have overgrown shrubs or paint chipping off the sides. Others are decorated with flower pots and children’s toys scattered across the porch. More recently, a handful...
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GIVE IT A WHIRL
A boy plays with Hula-hoops in Buhl Community Park at Allegheny Square on Tuesday outside the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh. Warm weather will continue Wednesday with a high of 87 and low of 68, but a thunderstorm is expected.
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TRUMP: IRAN FACES ITS ‘LAST CHANCE’
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has played this hand before during the 5-month-old Iran war — but this time, he insists it’s different. The president on Monday said that new talks between Washington and Tehran are the “last chance” for Iran to...
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OUT FOR A SPIN
Brian Ferraro stepped through the front door at Bicycle Heaven and stopped in his tracks. The Rochester, N.Y., resident scanned the endless sea of bicycles hanging from the ceiling, mounted on walls and covering nearly every square foot of floor...
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PROMISE vs. PERIL
Deborah Blackwell Battle remembers the scars in her neighborhood from an urban renewal project decades ago. “I was in elementary school when that happened, and it was horrendous,” recalled Battle, who grew up in Manchester and is a current resident of...
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State disputes feds’ noncitizen voters count
Pennsylvania officials are pushing back on the Trump administration’s claim that there may be more than 14,000 potential noncitizens registered to vote in the state. In a letter sent Wednesday to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary...
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Bus lanes to Squirrel Hill receive funding
Pittsburgh Regional Transit is still building the second phase of its University Line project to install dedicated bus lanes between Downtown Pittsburgh and Oakland, but it already is collecting funds to extend the project through Squirrel Hill. The...
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