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Erika Beras

Behavioral Health Reporter

Noah Brode

Weekend Host & General Assignment Reporter

Deanna Garcia

General Assignment Reporter

Kevin Gavin

Director of Internships & Training

Paul Guggenheimer

Host, Essential Pittsburgh

Mark Nootbaar

Senior News Editor

Larkin Page-Jacobs

Reporter/Host, All Things Considered

Josh Raulerson

Host, Morning Edition & Speaking Volumes

Bob Studebaker

90.5 WESA Production Director; Host & Operations Manager for JazzWorks

Helen Wigger

90.5 WESA Operations Manager & JazzWorks Host

Mary Wilson

Capitol Reporter

Death Toll Climbing In Oklahoma Tornado Tragedy

(We're following the news from Oklahoma, where a tornado devastated the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday. Most recent update: 8:30 a.m. ET.)The

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PA Senators Wait for Answers from IRS

Members of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee will put their questions to the IRS acting commissioner Tuesday, and Republican Sen. Pat Toomey says...

Reform Activists Get Head Start on Campaign to Oust PA's Top Judge

Government reform activists say they’re getting a head start on their campaign against Pennsylvania Supreme Court Chief Justice Ron Castille.The...

As Farmers Markets Sprout Up, So Does Effort to Include Food Stamps

Farmers markets are opening all over the region with fresh, wholesome and affordable produce, and there are efforts to make sure everyone is able...

Former Pittsburgh Priest Charged with Child Porn Possession

A federal grand jury has indicted a former Pittsburgh-area priest on a charge of possessing child pornography. The one-count indictment against...

Click It or Ticket Seatbelt Blitz Starts in Pennsylvania

For the next few weeks, law enforcement officials throughout the commonwealth will be stepping up enforcement of the state’s seat belt law. It’s...

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Top Stories: Oklahoma Tragedy; IRS Officials To Testify

Good morning, here are our early stories: -- Death Toll Climbing In Oklahoma Tornado Tragedy. -- IRS Officials To Be On Hot Seat. And here are more...
Rep. Cole Is From Moore, Where Deadly Twister Hit

Rescuers are still combing through the rubble Tuesday morning in Moore, a suburb of Oklahoma City. More is the hometown of Republican Rep. Tom Cole....
Border Collies Protect Scientsts' Research From Geese

Scientists in Canada were working at an experimental research farm, testing crops like corn and barley. But packs of Canadian geese had been swooping...
Now's Your Chance To Own A Little Bit Of Gandhi

The late Indian leader Mohandis Gandhi, who became known as Mahatma, or venerated one, had an appendectomy decades ago. Afterward, doctors took...
Book News: Stephen King's New Bogeyman? Digital Publishing

The daily lowdown on books, publishing, and the occasional author behaving badly. Stephen King says his next book, Joyland, will be available only in...