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Democratic race for governor a mixed bag
Ed Rendell forbidden by the state constitution from running for a third term, the race is on to become the Democrat who breaks a long-running state cycle.
A cautionary note for dog owners
Long before "swine flu" made people sick, dog lovers were hitting the panic button because canine influenza was killing dogs at greyhound racing tracks.
Team 4: Law Holds Children Responsible For Parents' Nursing Home Bills
An obscure Pennsylvania law that hadn't been enforced in decades is suddenly alive again -- and it could cost you thousands of dollars.
Michael Moore marched downtown to promote his new film, "Capitalism: A Love Story." Filmmaker Michael Moore denounced greed in the U.S. economy and health care system before the American premiere of his latest movie last night.
Route 60 near Pittsburgh now deemed Interstate 376
Thousands of Pittsburgh-area commuters have taken a different route to work without changing the road on which they travel.
Fort Necessity to display rare document
One of the few documents containing the signature of the French ensign whose death in 1754 helped to spark the French and Indian War and the clash of empires that led eventually to the American Revolution was displayed Friday at Fort Necessity, where it will remain on loan for the next five years.
Tech industry gaining ground in region
Southwest Pennsylvania's 13 counties recorded a slight increase in technology-related jobs and companies from 2005 to 2007, according to a report issued Wednesday.
Fall in love with autumn at McConnells Mill State Park
At the end of October, fall foliage blazes its brightest throughout Western Pennsylvania in shades of yellow, orange and red.
Coal mining backers fight federal plan
More than 300 people, most pro-coal mining, turned out in Pittsburgh last night to strongly oppose a federal proposal that would end a decades-old streamlined permitting process that's been used to facilitate mountaintop removal mining in West Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee.
Digital Signage: Black Box Launches HD View HDMI Repeater
Technical services company Black Box has unveiled its latest product the HD View HDMI Repeater which works with the transmitter in the HD View HDMI system to distribute high-definition video and digital audio content as far as 660 feet in cascaded multiscreen applications.
Summit declared $35 million success for Pittsburgh
Business and tourism experts Monday began counting the economic ripples emanating from the two-day Group of 20 economic summit.
New enrichment site heightens Iran concerns
U.S. President Barack Obama, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrive for a statement on Iran at the Lawrence Convention Center, site of the G-20 summit, September 25, 2009 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Ex-Penn Prof Gets 25 Years For Child Porn, Lies
Share + Sep 29, 2009 9:30 pm US/Eastern A longtime Ivy League professor preyed on vulnerable teenage boys at home and abroad as he pursued them for sexual encounters and pornographic videos, prosecutors argued at his sentencing Tuesday.
Biden To Speak At Allegheny Dems' Dinner Oct. 19
Vice President Joe Biden's office has confirmed he'll speak at the Allegheny County Democratic Committee's annual dinner in Oct.
Lawrence Co. Cites Pa. Budget For Payroll Cuts
The Lawrence County Commissioners will shut down the courthouse during Thanksgiving and Christmas weeks to save the western Pennsylvania county some money.
Mark Broadhurst, proprietor of Six Penn Kitchen, says people in his business know to "expect the unexpected." There's no better example than an unprecedented Pittsburgh event like the G-20 summit.
Pittsburgh looking to steel limelight with G-20 summit
This city has become a hub for technology, medicine and higher education, but visitors still expect to see smoke- and fire-breathing steel mills when they emerge from the Fort Pitt Tunnel into downtown.
Team 4: G-20 Arrestees Will Go To Western Pen
SCI Pittsburgh -- formerly known as Western Penitentiary for decades -- will substitute as a booking center for the many expected G-20 arrestees next week, Team 4 investigator Jim Parsons reported Friday.
G20 Leaders Facing Lingering Economic Trouble
Share + Sep 23, 2009 3:15 am US/Eastern MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics Writer Bolstering a wobbly global economy, restraining greedy bankers and plotting a future course for sustainable growth a ' the leaders of the world's major economies have no shortage of items on their to-do list when they meet Thursday and Friday.
AFL-CIO Labor Convention Kicks Off In Pittsburgh
The G-20 Summit is two weeks away, but the spotlight shines on Pittsburgh this week with the start of the AFL-CIO Labor Convention.