Halloween Safety: Local Doctor Advises Families How To Stay Safe During Trick-Or-Treating
On Halloween, more than 100 communities in the Pittsburgh area will be trick-or-treating, so one AHN doctor is telling families how to remain safe.
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On Halloween, more than 100 communities in the Pittsburgh area will be trick-or-treating, so one AHN doctor is telling families how to remain safe.
COVID-19 may make it different but there are plenty of ways to make the holiday fun and keep the Halloween spirit alive.
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Two Republican state senators have introduced a proposal to hold people accountable for evading tolls on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
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