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1 day ago | 
ncnewsonline.com | Abigail Hakas
The Allegheny National Forest is set to ramp up logging by more than 10% this year as part of a push from President Donald Trump to boost domestic lumber supplies. The move has sparked fierce debate between environmentalists and pro-logging groups who disagree on cutting trees to reduce wildfire risks or improve forest health — two reasons cited in new federal guidance. kAmx? E96 4@>:?8 7:D42= J62C[ E96 DE2E6’D @?=J ?2E:@?2= 7@C6DE :D D6E E@ D6== cd >:==:@? 3@2C5 766E[ 2?
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wesa.fm | Abigail Hakas
It has all the hallmarks of a project abandoned: insulation torn out, strewn across the floor alongside construction materials. A lone coffee cup sits atop a stack of boards, left for months. The former YWCA of Greater Pittsburgh building on Wood Street in Downtown still bears signs for what was once the headquarters, purchased for $4 million by Michigan-based City Club Apartments in 2022 for a promised apartment renovation.
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2 days ago | 
pittsburghmagazine.com | Abigail Hakas
A lawsuit is filed after plans for the mixed-use City Club Apartments project have fizzled; a new buyer may be sought to redevelop the prominent building. It has all the hallmarks of a project abandoned: insulation torn out, strewn across the floor alongside construction materials. A lone coffee cup sits atop a stack of boards, left for months.
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5 days ago | 
spotlightpa.org | Abigail Hakas
NGN is a regional news service that focuses on government and enterprise reporting in southwestern Pennsylvania. Find out more information on foundation and corporate funders here. The Allegheny National Forest is set to ramp up logging by more than 10% this year as part of a push from President Donald Trump to boost domestic lumber supplies.
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5 days ago | 
timesonline.com | Abigail Hakas
Online poker players in Pennsylvania now share the virtual felt with several states, bringing record prizes and more competition in a decision pushed and applauded by operators. State officials recently gave the green light for online poker operators to merge player pools with five other states – New Jersey, Nevada, Delaware, West Virginia, and Michigan – allowing bigger tournaments and more players to buy in.
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1 week ago | 
wesa.fm | Abigail Hakas
Pittsburgh is expanding a program to repair busted-up sidewalks, footing part of the bill for low-income owners. The program was created to address busy areas with stretches of damaged and poorly maintained sidewalks — particularly those making conditions potentially dangerous for people passing through. So far, it has repaired around a little under a half-mile of sidewalk in two years.
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1 week ago | 
sharonherald.com | Abigail Hakas
Online poker players in Pennsylvania now share the virtual felt with several states, bringing record prizes and more competition in a decision pushed and applauded by operators. State officials recently gave the green light for online poker operators to merge player pools with five other states — New Jersey, Nevada, Delaware, West Virginia, and Michigan — allowing bigger tournaments and more players buying in.
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1 week ago | 
unionprogress.com | Abigail Hakas
Pittsburgh is expanding a program to repair busted-up sidewalks, footing part of the bill for low-income owners. The program was created to address busy areas with stretches of damaged and poorly maintained sidewalks — particularly those making conditions potentially dangerous for people passing through. So far, it has repaired about a little under a half-mile of sidewalk in two years.
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1 week ago | 
wesa.fm | Abigail Hakas
People taking illicit opioids on the streets are increasingly showing up to hospital emergency rooms in Pennsylvania sickened by a powerful dog and cat sedative. Medetomidine is more potent than xylazine, another animal anesthetic that began appearing years ago in the opioid supply and challenged longstanding ways to reverse overdoses. The newer drug is also complicating care for health care providers who work feverishly to save lives when people show up in the emergency room in crisis.
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2 weeks ago | 
qburgh.com | Abigail Hakas
Somehow, the most interesting thing about Harold’s Haunt, Millvale’s very own “they bar,” is not the haunted baby dolls or mothman Pride flags. It’s owner Athena Flint, a self-proclaimed glitter Witch who — despite her best efforts — has earned the reputation of “Mom.”“I know that people in the community call me Mom in a silly way because I’m the one who’s like, ‘Okay, let’s take care of ourselves and each other and don’t eat the shiny rocks,’” she says from the back patio of Harold’s Haunt.
