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Allegheny County will make negligent landlords pay to rehouse displaced tenants

An update to Allegheny County’s health code will financially penalize landlords whose tenants must be temporarily rehoused in an emergency due to poor housing conditions, such as a lack of heat in the winter. County Executive Sara Innamorato signed the bill during a ceremony in West Mifflin Thursday afternoon.

Allegheny County, PA · 1d
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Help with heating bills now available for some Pa. residents

This article was originally published by WESA. As temperatures drop and heating bills climb, help is available for Pennsylvanians struggling to keep their homes warm. Applications are open for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, also known as LIHEAP. Through April, eligible households can apply for a one-time cash...

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Paid Parental Leave: New Requirements for Allegheny County Employers

On Oct. 22, 2026, Allegheny County, Pa., enacted what’s believed to be the nation’s first countywide paid parental leave mandate. Employers must comply by October 2027. Employers doing business in the county with 15 or more employees anywhere must fund 12 weeks at base pay, capped at $4,200 weekly, for birth, adoption, child placement or stillbirth.

Allegheny County, PA · 2d
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Backbone Road connecting Sewickley Heights and Bell Acres has reopened

A road connecting Sewickley Heights and Bell Acres boroughs that has been closed for more than two years due to landslides has reopened. Traffic flow resumed along Backbone Road on Nov. 6. Sewickley Heights borough manager Nathan Briggs said he was involved in a final walk through with the borough...

Sewickley, PA · 2d
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Heinz History Center opens exhibit showcasing art made by Aaron Gorson while he was in Pittsburgh

The Senator John Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh will open a new art exhibit featuring more than 40 original paintings by artist Aaron Harry Gorson.

Pittsburgh, PA · 23h

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Millvale Bell Tower Glows Green as New Beacon Puts Air Quality on Display

Pittsburgh City Hall Plaza — Weather Coverage Landmark Backdrop. A beacon perched atop the old bell tower of Millvale's Sanctuary at Mr. Smalls is now glowing in different colors depending on how clean or dirty the air is outside. On Wednesday night, the light glowed green, a signal that pollution levels in the borough were low at the time.

Pittsburgh, PA · 1d

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Upcoming Public Meetings: Lincoln Ave, West End Projects, and Negley Ave

Safer streets are taking shape in Lincoln-Lemington, the West End, and East Liberty. See the plans and weigh in on November 17 and 19!. Next week brings three chances to see bike and pedestrian improvements in the works across Pittsburgh, and to tell the people designing them what you need. Two meetings are on Tuesday, November 17, and one is on Thursday, November 19. All three projects are still early in design, which is exactly when your input can shape what gets built.

Pittsburgh, PA · 1d

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Months-long People’s Gas pipeline replacement project to start in Bloomfield

Peoples Natural Gas will begin a pipeline modernization project on Liberty Avenue in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood on Monday.

Pittsburgh, PA · 3h

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Route 65, Route 19 West End Bridge Overnight Utility Work Continues Next Week in Pittsburgh

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is announcing overnight utility work on the West End Bridge (Route 19) and northbound Route 65 in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County will continue next Monday through Thursday, November 16-19 weather permitting. Utility work will occur from 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM each...

Pittsburgh, PA · 1d

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Grant will help upgrade traffic signals at dangerous Pittsburgh intersection

The grant is part of nearly $13 million distributed statewide for traffic safety projects.

Pittsburgh, PA · 5h

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‘A Long Time Coming’: Remains of WV WWII POW land at Pittsburgh International Airport

PITTSBURGH, Pa. (WTRF) – After 81 years, a missing World War II soldier has finally come home.  The remains of Technical Sergeant Raymond Carl Richmond were returned to West Virginia Wednesday, and at Pittsburgh International Airport, family members gathered to proudly welcome the American hero home.   For the Richmond family, bringing Raymond home is a moment […]

Pittsburgh, PA · 2d

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Mars Area High School evacuated Friday morning for reported odor of gas

Mars Area High School was evacuated Friday morning, Nov. 13, due to an odor of gas in multiple areas of the building, according to Butler County Emergency Services dispatch recordings. The gas company was requested to the school for the potential leak, which was reported before 9 a.m. “Responding emergency...

Mars, PA · 1d

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Sewickley Borough officials plan to hold line on real estate taxes

Sewickley property owners should not expect to pay more in borough real estate taxes next year. Council voted 8-0 on Nov. 10 to advertise its 2027 spending plan and keep the millage rate at 6.25 mills. Councilman Tom Rostek was absent. The borough has not raised taxes in at least...

Sewickley, PA · 1d

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Leet Township Eyes 8.8% Tax Hike to Fund Truck Loan, Dodge Layoffs

Leet Township commissioners voted unanimously last Monday to advertise a 2027 spending plan that would raise the municipal millage rate from 9.1 to 9.9 mills, an 8.8% increase. Allegheny County’s community profile lists the township’s taxable residential median value as $127,050 as of Nov. 6, 2026. At that assessment, the proposed rate would produce a township tax of about $1,258, roughly $102 more than at the current rate.

Allegheny County, PA · 20h

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Cheswick preliminary budget calls for no property tax increase next year

Cheswick Council has approved a preliminary budget for next year that doesn’t include a property tax increase. On Tuesday night, council voted 4-0 to approve a $2.36 million preliminary budget. The seven-member council barely had a quorum to pass the proposal. Attending were council members Brad Yaksich, Nicholas Pollino,...

Cheswick, PA · 1d

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State penalties against Shell have failed, and a new approach is needed

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) $15 million penalty against Shell Polymers in September is an unacceptable response to ongoing pollution violations. It sends a message that the creation of fines – essentially awarding “financial gifts” for community health projects – will curtail unlawful emissions at the plant.

Pennsylvania · 1d

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Tarentum property owners facing hikes in real estate tax, electric, garbage rates next year

Tarentum residents are facing a triple whammy to their expenses in the proposed 2027 borough budget. Council is considering increases in the property tax, electric and garbage collection rates. The $13.73 million preliminary budget would raise electric rates by 5.2% and real estate taxes by 1.5 mills. That’s a 25...

Tarentum, PA · 1d

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Route 366 Tarentum Bridge Inspection Activities Continue Friday in Tarentum

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is announcing inspection activities on the Tarentum Bridge (Route 366) in Tarentum Borough, Allegheny County will occur Friday, November 13 weather permitting. There will be a single-lane restriction on eastbound Tarentum Bridge at the Ross Street on-ramp continuing approximately one-half mile from 9:00 AM...

Allegheny County, PA · 1d

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Once an exclusive haven for Pittsburgh’s elite, Pitt’s University Club is now open to everyone

Location: University Club at University of Pittsburgh in Oakland. Featured guests: Danielle Olcott, director of food and beverage; Robyn Tongel, hospitality concierge; and Jana Sestili, director of event & conference services, at Pitt’s University Club. 3 things that surprised me:. 1. Acclaimed architect Henry Hornbostel designed The University Club...

Pittsburgh, PA · 5d

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Expectations high as Democrats prepare to take the reins in Harrisburg

This is WESA Politics, a weekly newsletter by WESA’s Politics & Accountability team providing in-depth reporting about the Pittsburgh area politics scene. Sign up here to get it every Thursday afternoon. Since Pennsylvania Democrats captured the state legislature and the governor’s mansion in last week’s election, they’ve pledged to...

Pennsylvania · 1d