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Pennsylvania ranks number one for pizza in America. No, seriously
(WTAJ) — Pickles on pizza might sound crazy, almost as crazy as thinking Pennsylvania is the number one state for pizza — but a 2024 study shows that PA hand tosses the competition. A report from Clever, a site to help make smarter real estate decisions and match people with realtors, looked at various pizza […]
Nearly 30 dogs, cats rescued from deplorable conditions in northern Pennsylvania
ERIE, Pa. (KDKA) — A shelter in Erie says it's caring for nearly 30 dogs and cats that were rescued from deplorable conditions. The ANNA Shelter says it got a call from Pennsylvania State Police around 10 p.m. Tuesday saying that animals living in deplorable conditions needed to be removed as soon as possible. Shelter members were up early Wednesday morning, and after four hours, they had found 19 dogs, eight kittens and a cat. The rescue says the dogs, which vary in size from miniature Pinscher to Anatolian shepherds, were malnourished, filthy and scared. One even had a recently broken leg. But 24...
Map shows where the leaves are starting to change across Western Pennsylvania
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pennsylvania's first fall foliage report of the season dropped on Thursday, showing that the leaves are starting to change across the Pittsburgh area.The best fall colors usually arrive in Western Pennsylvania in mid to late October, but the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources says leaf peepers can expect a vibrant autumn season that comes earlier than normal this year. "After several periods of dryness during the growing season, much-needed summer/early fall rains helped stave off leaves dropping, keeping forest canopies green. Cold nights, coupled with prevailing dry conditions during late August and early September...
Washington County must tell voters if it counted their mail-in ballot, court rules
A Republican-controlled county in Pennsylvania violated state law when election workers refused to tell voters whether their mail-in ballot would be counted in April's primary election, an appeals court ruled Tuesday.The case is one of several election-related lawsuits being fought in courts in Pennsylvania, a presidential battleground state where November's contest between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris could be close.Through a 2-1 decision, the statewide Commonwealth Court panel upheld a Washington County judge's month-old order. The order requires county employees to notify any voter whose mail-in ballot is rejected because of an error — such as a missing...
Kamala Harris visits Pittsburgh to push economic plan
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Vice President and presidential nominee Kamala Harris returned to Pittsburgh on Wednesday as her focus on Pennsylvania sharpens in the final few weeks ahead of the election. When Harris accepted her party's nomination on the DNC stage, she promised to make the American dream attainable once again for everyone with economic policies like assistance for first-time home buyers, a ban on price gouging and a child tax credit.In the beginning of Harris' campaign, there was criticism over a lack of clarity around her specific plans as many tied them to "Bidenomics." She and her running mate Minnesota...
Kennywood’s Phantom Fall Fest voted as Best in Nation
WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. — Phantom Fall Fest at Kennywood is very cutesy, very squirmy, very 10Best! Kenywood Park’s annual Halloween event celebrates it’s 22nd season with a nomination as one of the Best Theme Park Halloween Events in USA Today’s 10Best Reader’s Choice Awards. Kennywood is now calling on visitors from in and around the […]
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