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Majority control of Pennsylvania House hinges on special election in steel region near Pittsburgh
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s special election next week will determine whether Democrats or Republicans will control the state House, a glimpse of voter sentiment in the swing state that helped return President Donald Trump to the White House.
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ICE unlawfully detains five Bhutanese immigrants in Harrisburg who have legal status
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement unlawfully detained five Bhutanese immigrants who have permanent legal status in Harrisburg on Monday. The Bhutanese community fled government persecution in the 1980s and have been granted refugee status under the Bush and Obama administrations.
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Parents of a University of Pittsburgh student who vanished in the Dominican Republic ask that she be declared dead
In a letter to Dominican police dated Monday, Subbarayudu and Sreedevi Konanki state that after an extensive search, local authorities believe that Sudiksha, a 20-year-old student at the University of Pittsburgh, drowned.
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A single-engine plane crashes near Lancaster and all 5 aboard are taken to hospitals
The fiery crash happened Sunday afternoon in Manheim Township. All five victims were taken to hospitals in unknown condition. Nobody on the ground was hurt, officials said.
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Medical plane’s voice recorder likely wasn’t working for years before Philadelphia crash
Former NTSB Chairman Jim Hall called the finding about the cockpit recording “disturbing” because “that and the whole flight data recorder are important to find out what went wrong,” with the crash that killed all six people aboard the Learjet 55 and a seventh person who was in a vehicle on the ground.
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Pennsylvania’s Hollywood moment: Jeremy Renner’s ‘Mayor of Kingstown’ leads industry boom
Pennsylvania’s film industry hits record growth with 72 productions including “Mayor of Kingstown,” generating $767 million and creating 6,700 new jobs statewide.
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FORGE at Pitt: Empowering refugees amid policy shifts
FORGE at Pitt aids Pittsburgh refugees through education, advocacy, and mentorship, navigating challenges amid shifting U.S. immigration policies.
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Gov. Shapiro says the Trump administration has unfrozen billions in grants and loans
More than $2 billion in federal funding that the Shapiro administration had identified as either frozen or held up by an unspecified review was now accessible to state agencies.
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Massive fire breaks out at Pennsylvania aerospace manufacturer, prompting shelter-in-place order
The fire broke out at SPS Technologies in Jenkintown on Monday and witnesses said there was an explosion and flames could be seen inside the warehouse.
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Daughter of slain Pennsylvania couple arrested with leader of cult-like group
Michelle Zajko was a person of interest in the killings of her parents, 71-year-old Richard Zajko and his wife, 68-year-old Rita Zajko, on Dec. 31, 2022 in their Delaware County home.
