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Opening days announced for Kennywood, Sandcastle, Idlewild & Soakzone

Mark your calendars! Opening days and new experiences have been announced for Southwestern Pennsylvania’s three major theme parks.

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The Grand Lodge Opens at Nemacolin

This reimagined hotel is just the beginning of great things to come.

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Allegheny County awarded $520K federal grant to make streets safer

On Monday, several lawmakers announced that Allegheny County is getting a federal grant to make streets safer.

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FirstEnergy's 4 Pa. subsidiaries, including Met-Ed, to combine into one company

First Energy Corp. has won regulatory approval to combine its four Pennsylvania electric-distribution subsidiaries, including Met-Ed, into one company.

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Rich Fitzgerald named new executive director of Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission

The Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission has named Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald as its new executive director.

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Cold weather shelters open in Westmoreland County

The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania and the Welcome Home Shelter and Union Mission in Westmoreland County have opened cold weather shelters.

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What to expect in Pennsylvania's special election

For the third time in less than eight months, a special election will decide control of the narrowly divided Pennsylvania House of Representatives and provide political reinforcements to either the commonwealth’s Democratic governor or its Republican-controlled Senate.

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Local officials planning to open new juvenile detention facility to reduce increasing crime

Since the pandemic, local authorities have been dealing with an increase in serious juvenile crimes. As a result, eight counties are teaming up to create a local regional facility.

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Newsweek's America's Greatest Workplaces includes 17 from Pittsburgh area

Newsweek has released its inaugural list of America’s Greatest Workplaces and 18 companies headquartered in southwestern Pennsylvania are on it.

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Oldest Black congregation in Pittsburgh to recoup seized land

More than 60 years ago, a historic Black church was forced to give up its sanctuary – and compensated for what it says was a fraction of its value –

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