WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: The Department of the Interior today announced $76.4 million from President Biden's Investing in America agenda for Pennsylvania to clean up orphaned oil and gas wells. The Commonwealth expects to be able to plug approximately 550 orphaned oil and gas wells over the next five years thanks to this historic funding. These investments to address hazardous sites will help create good-paying union jobs, cat  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Philadelphia Area Employment - July 2024": * * * Total nonfarm employment for the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, metropolitan area increased by 66,200 over the year in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See chart 1 and table 1.) Regional Commissioner Alexandra Hall Bovee n  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: A former resident of West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court on August 28, 2024, to charges of violating federal drug trafficking and firearms laws, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Giante Hilliard, 30, pleaded guilty to four counts before United States District Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan. During his plea heari  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 4 -- President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks at a campaign event at IBEW Local 5 on Sept. 2, 2024: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Hello! (Applause.) Hello, hello, hello! (Applause.) Hello, Pittsburgh! (Applause.) AUDIENCE: Thank you, Joe! Thank you, Joe! Thank you, Joe! THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. AUDIENCE: Thank you, Joe! Thank you, Joe! Thank you, Joe! THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, thank you, thank you. AUDIENCE: Thank you, Joe! Than  more