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The West Suburban 12 and under team defeated a team from Floyds Knobs, Indiana, 1-0, in the Little League Softball World Series.
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A dozen education advocacy groups sent a letter to state lawmakers on Wednesday urging them to reform the cyber charter funding mechanism as part of a deal to finalize the state budget, already a month overdue. -
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The Parkway East will shut down this weekend between the Edgewood/Swissvale exit and the Squirrel Hill Tunnel starting at 9 p.m. Saturday to 5 a.m. Monday.
A planned bike and pedestrian trail stretching from Verona to Plum is nearing final plans for its engineering and design with some sections nearly ready for construction.
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CMU cut 18 employees in administrative and academic support roles, according to a statement. -
The families filed their complaint Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania against EQT, the largest gas producer in Appalachia. -
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