President Biden stopped by the location of a bridge collapse in Pittsburgh Friday afternoon during an official trip to Pennsylvania. The bridge has become a symbol of worsening infrastructure in the city and the nation, and Biden has used the destruction of the bridge in his rhetoric since.

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A snow-covered bridge in Pittsburgh collapsed Friday morning, Pittsburgh Public Safety said in a tweet.

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“As if scripted by TV writers, a bridge in Pittsburgh collapsed mere hours before President Joe Biden was set to visit the area to tout his bipartisan infrastructure law,” Politico reports.“His fellow Democrats immediately seized on the situation as proof of the importance of that law.”Democrats should also remind voters that just 13 House Republicans voted for the infrastructure law.

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By: KDKA-TV News StaffSHERADEN (KDKA) —  A man is recovering after being shot in Pittsburgh’s Sheraden neighborhood.Police say this happened at a house on Allendale Circle just before 12:45 a.m. Saturday. They say the victim suffered gunshot wounds to the upper body.He was taken to the hospital where he is expected to recover.Major crimes detectives are interviewing a male detained at the scene. An investigation is ongoing.

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By: KDKA-TV News StaffPITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The former West Mifflin superintendent who was fired after his second DUI case has been appointed acting superintendent by the Woodland Hills School District.On Friday during a special legislative meeting, the Woodland Hills school board appointed Daniel Castagna as acting superintendent.(Photo Credit: KDKA)Castagna replaces James Harris, who was fired in December.

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