The region – and all of Pennsylvania – has too many municipalities West Alexander sits on the westernmost edge of Washington County, a stone’s toss from the West Virginia line. A fair happens nearby, ...

"Freedom to Breathe" campaign was launched in Allegheny County by the Black Appalachian Coalition to address air pollution in ...

Reps. Emily Kinkead (D-Pittsburgh) and Valerie Gaydos (R-Moon) say they'll introduce a bill to offer state-funded landslide ...

A study finds the byproduct of a chemical used to disinfect drinking water in thousands of Western Pennsylvania homes could be toxic.

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New Attorney General Pam Bondi has made one of her first moves to pause federal funding for sanctuary cities in the United ...

The county commissioners on Wednesday, Feb. 5, awarded $4.8 million in contracts to replace the water and sewer systems at the Allegheny-Clarion Valley Business Park in Allegheny Township, and left a ...

Getting paid time off to care for a kid or recover from illness depends on where one lives and works in Pennsylvania.

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The Allegheny Valley Regional Police Department’s budget increased by 5% this year — but it still costs its member ...

Today, at a press conference in Allegheny County where 35 municipalities have passed anti-fracking ordinances, Governor Shapiro unveiled an energy plan that failed to address the ...