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Candidates make last-minute push before Tuesday’s primary
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Candidates make last-minute push before Tuesday’s primary
Mon, 20 May 2013 08:22:27 -0400
Tuesday is the Pennsylvania primary, and candidates for Pittsburgh mayor were out Sunday trying to gather last-minute support.
According to a poll by Channel 11’s news exchange partners at TribLIVE, City Councilman Bill Peduto grabbed the front-runner status he once claimed to have in the Pittsburgh...
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Car lands on roof after crash on Parkway East near Oakland
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Car lands on roof after crash on Parkway East near Oakland
Mon, 20 May 2013 07:09:57 -0400
Authorities are investigating a rollover accident late Sunday night on the Parkway East near the Oakland exit.
According to police, the accident was reported just after 11 p.m. in the outbound lanes.
The driver of the car, whose name hasn’t been released, wasn’t seriously injured, officials...
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Runners, walkers support Special Olympics USA at 6K
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Runners, walkers support Special Olympics USA at 6K
Sun, 19 May 2013 12:09:52 -0400
On Sunday, many turned out for the 2013 6K on the Busway: Run & Walk, which benefited Special Olympics USA.
The event was held at the Port Authority Busway, and organizers expected over 300 runners and walkers of all ages.
County Executive Rich Fitzgerald kicked off the race as the honorary race starter.
The...
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13 Mar 2012
Shaky ground: Quakes suggest caution for deep disposal wells
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The debate over natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania -- an economic boon that must be weighed against
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What is that smell?
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Picture a warm day followed by a cool night. As dusk passes into night, a smell encroaches.
It is a not a smell of honeysuckle or sweetness. It is a noxious smell, a mixture of exhaust
and chemicals, caused by a weather phenomenon called inversion.
As explained by Mrs. Graham, Section Head of Air Quality Planning at the Allegheny County Health
Department, an inversion occurs when the ground temperature is cooler than the air above, causing
pollution to be trapped near the ground and your nose.
Normally air temperature gets cooler as altitude increases, allowing pollution to rise and float
away. However, if the air temperature is cooler near the ground than it is at a higher altitude,
even by a couple of degrees, a bad smell can occur.
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Notice a bad smell?
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Call the Allegheny County Foul Odor Hotline at 412-687-ACHD (2243) to report the smell or visit
GASP to learn more about air quality issues.
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Winds are South at 5.8 MPH (5 KT). The pressure is 1015.6 mb and the humidity is 87%. Last Updated on May 20 2013, 2:53 am EDT. More...
If you are wearing blue jeans, chances are a version of tailor Jacob Davis's invention is hugging your hips right now. Davis did not invent jeans—that was the more famous Levi Strauss—but he did invent one crucial component: the copper rivets that reinforce the corners of the pockets, now ubiquitous on denim pants. Because Davis did not have the money to file the necessary patent paperwork, he wrote to Strauss—then Davis's fabric supplier—suggesting they apply together. How did Strauss respond? Discuss
