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Meet the CMU professor teaching students how to design haunted houses
Ruth Comley draws on decades of niche expertise to teach Carnegie Mellon students how to design and build haunted houses.
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Help your fellow Erie locals by participating in our grocery store survey
We’ve compiled a range of information about where to get food in Erie, but we’d also love to hear from you.
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Franklin County burning through cash as PA budget impasse lingers on. What to know
People employed by Franklin County need not worry about job security despite Pennsylvania’s 16-week-long budget impasse, but some belt-tightening may be necessary, according to the county’s chief financial officer.
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Why the Pittsburgh Zoo is planning to send two more elephants to the ICC in Somerset
Two African elephants from the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium are packing their trunks and moving to Somerset County.
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The sweetest spots for apple cider donuts in Pennsylvania
Something about the crisp autumn air makes Pennsylvanians crave these cake donuts, made moist by apple cider in the batter. Here’s where to find some of the best the state has to offer.
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Apple-picking season has arrived in Pennsylvania. Here are 7 orchards to check out
If you love all things apples, here are some suggestions for where to pick your own in Pennsylvania, plus things to consider before heading out.
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Bucks County inmate work release program won’t be suspended despite rash of escapes
Bucks County Corrections Department officials have no plans to suspend a work release program in the wake of two additional inmates who failed to return after leaving from jobs.
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Registered to vote in PA? You only have a few days left to apply for a mail ballot
The more than eight million registered voters in Pennsylvania have only a few days left to request a mail-in ballot in time for November’s elections.
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English language being taught to students from around the world at one Pittsburgh high school
With around 50 languages spoken among the students, Brashear is one of the most culturally diverse schools in Pittsburgh Public Schools.
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What was the mythical creature said to have stalked Erie County in the 1970s?
The legend of the Sheepsquatch, also called Sheepman or Goatman, has circulated around Waterford since the early 1970s, according to a chapter in the book “Pennsylvania in the Paranormal Vortex” by Fred Saluga and Raymond Keller.
