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Rural Pennsylvania training program helps fill dire volunteer firefighter, EMS shortage

By Jordana Rosenfeld

May 25, 2022

For the most part, Pennsylvania’s firefighter and emergency medical technician shortages have become more dire each year. Almost all (96.8%) of the commonwealth’s firefighters are volunteers, and their numbers have been dwindling for decades...

Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center student Garrett Shearer in the Protective Services program removes his firefighting uniform inside the classroom.

U.S. Steel fined $1.5 million and required to improve air pollution control

Environmental advocates express "major concerns" for implementation of changes

By Jordana Rosenfeld
May 24, 2022
Jail resumes modified lockdown due to COVID; advocates renew calls to decarcerate

By Jordana Rosenfeld
May 23, 2022
Where to celebrate Juneteenth in Pittsburgh

By Dontae Washington
May 23, 2022
Summer Lee wins, paves way to becoming first Black woman from Pennsylvania in Congress

By Lisa Cunningham
May 20, 2022
Pittsburgh's No. 1! (or 2 or 3 or ...)

An ongoing file of the best (and worst) city lists Pittsburgh gets ranked on in 2022

By Lisa Cunningham
May 20, 2022
Pennsylvania schools double solar power use since 2020

By Ladimir Garcia
May 19, 2022
Report: Western Pa. politicians among hundreds of state legislators to join far-right Facebook groups

The report shows that 40 Pa. Republican lawmakers, who hold majorities in the state House and Senate, joined such groups

By Kira Lerner
May 19, 2022
Summer Lee declares victory, a win for La'Tasha Mayes, and more primary election updates

By Lisa Cunningham
May 18, 2022
Young marble players prepare for Allegheny County Championship

By Jordana Rosenfeld
May 18, 2022
Lt. Gov. John Fetterman wins U.S. Senate Democratic Primary

By Ladimir Garcia
May 18, 2022
New map shows 1.4 million Pennsylvanians live half mile or less from active oil or gas well

By Jordana Rosenfeld
May 17, 2022
Nearly 1,000 rally in Downtown Pittsburgh for abortion rights

By Ladimir Garcia
May 15, 2022
Pittsburgh literary artist to compete on Jeopardy!

By Jordana Rosenfeld
May 13, 2022
"Death of a Jewish Radical" event explores unsolved 1922 Erie murder

By Jordana Rosenfeld
May 13, 2022
Training provides Pa. communities with skills to tackle climate change

By Ladimir Garcia
May 12, 2022
U.S. Senate Democrats fail to enshrine nationwide abortion protections, vow more action

Pennsylvania’s U.S. senators, Bob Casey and Pat Toomey, were on opposite sides of the bill

By John L. Micek and Jennifer Shutt
May 12, 2022
Changes coming to Pa. Minimum Wage Act, modernizing rules for tipped workers

By Cassie Miller
May 11, 2022
State funding for gun violence prevention supports new Pittsburgh youth programs

By Jordana Rosenfeld
May 11, 2022
Pittsburgh program provides free mental health help to first responders

By Matt Petras
May 11, 2022
BikePGH celebrates second annual Bike Anywhere Week

By Ladimir Garcia
May 10, 2022