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This Beloved Mountain Town Was Named The Poorest City In Pennsylvania, But Locals Say It Is Rich In Charm

A cable car here climbs a hillside so steep that Guinness calls it the steepest vehicular inclined plane in the world. It can carry cars, too. That alone made me look twice. The same city has the only Marvel-approved public art mural on the planet. It also has a downtown...

Johnstown, PA · 6d
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Ask Around Western Pennsylvania And Locals Point You To These 8 Fish Fry Halls

In Western Pennsylvania, Friday during Lent means one thing for a lot of families: a trip to the fire hall or church basement for fried fish. These dinners are run by volunteers, priced for real neighborhoods, and packed with people who have been coming for years. The best ones rarely...

Western Pennsylvania, PA · 2d
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Sixth measles-associated death in Pa. recorded in Jefferson County

This story was originally published by Pennsylvania Capital-Star. Pennsylvania recorded its sixth measles death of the year as the outbreak that has sickened nearly 1,500 mostly unvaccinated people grows. The state Health Department on Wednesday confirmed that an unvaccinated person in Jefferson County who tested positive for measles has died....

Jefferson County, PA · 3d
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Drainage, utility work expected to cause delays in Cambria County

CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Delays up to 15 minutes are possible as a drainage and utility work project begins in Cambria County this week. According to PennDOT, the work will start Monday, Nov. 9 along Route 756 (Bedford Street/Elton Road) between Vo-Tech Drive and Industrial Park Road in Geistown Borough and Richland Township. The […]

Cambria County, PA · 1d

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Cambria County to host Veterans Day, Marine Corps celebration

CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Veterans Day and Marine Corps Birthday ceremony is set for Nov. 10 at the Cambria County Courthouse Rotunda. The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m., and the office is located at 200 S. Center St., Ebensburg. The event will honor military veterans for their service and sacrifice […]

Cambria County, PA · 3d

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PURCHASE LINE BOARD TO VOTE ON SUPERINTENDENT RENEWAL

At their meeting tomorrow night, the Purchase Line school board is expected to approve a new three-year contract for superintendent Patricia Berezansky at an initial annual salary of $142,537. Among other planned actions are a number of personnel moves, including hiring assistant coaches for some of the sports teams. The...

Indiana County, PA · 1d

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County elections not certified as of Friday night

The Butler County Computation Board had not finished certifying election results as of Friday night. Chantell McCurdy, Butler County Bureau of Elections director, said the board will pick up the election certification process on Monday morning. “We finished evaluating the write ins for the 11th legislative district,” said McCurdy. “The...

Butler County, PA · 3d

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In brief: Plum, Oakmont area news, events for the week of Nov. 9, 2026

Lori Hummel of Howard Hanna Real Estate in Oakmont will sponsor a Thanksgiving food drive through Nov. 17 at Fox’s Pizza Den, 314 Allegheny River Blvd., Oakmont. Hours are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, and noon to 8 p.m. Sundays. A wrap-up party will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Nov. 18 at Fox’s.

Oakmont, PA · 13h

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Oakland Township Adopts First Data Center Rules With No Projects Even Proposed

Oakland Township supervisors voted unanimously Wednesday to adopt the township's first set of rules governing data centers, setting a 15-acre minimum lot size and requiring monthly groundwater reports even though no company has proposed building one there. The vote came after roughly 25 people showed up to the board meeting, and after months of the township shelving the issue while it worked out the details.

Butler County, PA · 2d

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Portion of Boyers Road To Close For Road Work

Motorists should be aware of a railroad repair project in northern Butler County set to get underway soon. PennDOT officials say crews with the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad will be doing maintenance at the Boyers Road railroad crossing in Mercer Township. A weather dependent closure will be in place...

Butler County, PA · 1d

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Butler County to streamline jury management process

Butler County’s court administration office is rolling out a new jury management system aimed at streamlining the jury duty experience. The new Enterprise Jury Manager system from Tyler Technologies is making its debut in trials scheduled for November in Common Pleas Court and replaces the Jury Plus system, which had been used for more than 20 years, according to court administrator Candace Graff.

Butler County, PA · 1d

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Water monitoring the next step in Murrysville acid mine remediation project

Murrysville Area Watershed Association members are ready to take the next steps toward an active acid mine remediation project in Murrysville’s White Valley neighborhood. As part of a $2.1 million grant from the state Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation, the association is seeking to neutralize the largest source of pollution in the Turtle Creek Watershed: mine pools disgorging aluminum and iron into local creeks and streams as stormwater passes through them.

Murrysville, PA · 15h

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DEP Seeking Answers For Unplugged Wells

After years of no response the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is still seeking a response for abandoned oil and gas wells in Slippery Rock. In October of last year, the DEP issued an order to S.R. Star O&G LLC to plug 11 abandoned oil and gas wells. By December of 2025 the DEP completed another inspection that found the owner had still failed to plug at least one well.

Slippery Rock, PA · 9h

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UPDATES ON ENERGY CAMPUS/AWS, AIRPORT AMONG CHAMBER BOARD HIGHLIGHTS

Indiana County Chamber of Commerce president Mark Hilliard told his board of directors at their most recent meeting about a planned roundtable to bring together the various stakeholders in the Homer City Generation/Amazon Web Services discussion, emphasizing the “tremendous economic opportunity” Indiana County has, but also recognizing how important it is to “listen…ask questions, and help everyone better understand” what the power plant and proposed AWS facilities mean to the community.

Indiana County, PA · 1d

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Greensburg student helps build Mon-Fayette Expressway and finds a career path in the process

Camryn Watters poses with an excavator at the Pennsylvania Turnpike’s Mon-Fayette Expressway expansion. (Courtesy of Camryn Watters) When Greensburg native Camryn Watters started her summer internship with the Pennsylvania Turnpike, she wasn’t sure what differentiated it from PennDOT’s highways, aside from the E-ZPass she uses to pay tolls.

Greensburg, PA · 3d

PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW

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Westmoreland autonomous vehicle test track in East Huntingdon nears completion

Autonomous vehicles could begin speeding around a $39 million test track in East Huntingdon this spring. Construction on the ambitious Pennsylvania Safety, Transportation and Research Track — or PennSTART project, a 2-mile high-speed loop that will host vehicle testing and safety training for first responders — is expected to be complete as early as April.

East Huntingdon Township, PA · 3d

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‘There are dangers here’: Public urged to avoid Westmoreland County property with underground fire

An underground fire fueled by coal and insulated by glass has been burning near the former Westmoreland Glass plant in Hempfield Township since March. Firefighters and township officials are monitoring the site daily to prevent the blaze from spreading.

Westmoreland County, PA · 6d

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The Forgotten Pennsylvania Town That Used To Be A Massive Industrial Hub

America’s very first Carnegie library once made millworkers take a tunnel to a basement bathhouse before they could check out a book. Clean hands first, then the reading room. That rule tells you a lot about the town around it. This little borough in Pennsylvania still has a working steel mill, one Andrew Carnegie built in the 1870s.

Braddock, PA · 2d

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7 Pennsylvania Speed Trap Towns Drivers Learn About the Hard Way

A routine drive can end with flashing lights in your mirror. Pittsburgh-area TV news once tracked where tickets were most common for Pennsylvania drivers. Here’s where drivers around Pittsburgh got caught. Note: This is general information, not legal advice. Traffic laws, fines and enforcement rules are subject to change,...

Pittsburgh, PA · 11d