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One Floodgate Fails to Automatically Stop Traffic During Pennsylvania Storm

Pittsburgh, Penn., public safety officials are trying to determine why a rain-activated gate failed to automatically stop traffic from entering a low-lying roadway during a storm Monday afternoon. Instead, a police patrol car was parked across one entrance to the …

Pennsylvania Says It Busted Up Fraudulent License Plate Ring

Pennsylvania’s attorney general’s office on Wednesday charged a dozen people as part of an organized crime ring that it said had made millions of dollars renting out fraudulently obtained license plates, primarily in New York City. The people who rented …

Feds Seek $11K Fine for Fire that Closed Pennsylvania Bridge

The federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration wants to fine a contractor $11,224 for a construction fire that wholly or partially shut down a major Pittsburgh bridge for 24 days. Contractor Joseph B. Fay Co. didn’t immediately comment Wednesday. The …