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On today’s episode of The Confluence: WESA reporter Kiley Koscinski explains how the Allegheny County Jail lockdown, due to a spike in COVID-19 cases, may be violating the voter referendum to end the practice of solitary confinement; amid freezing temperatures, Pittsburgh Mercy’s winter shelter saw full capacity to keep unhoused individuals safe from the weather; and a look at the struggle local manufacturers are facing to maintain a full staff.
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A program that offers free machining and manufacturing training recently expanded to McKeesport. The non-profit New Century Careers will run the…
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Robots designed by teams of teens from 53 schools in southwestern Pennsylvania will compete in a two-day, gladiator-style tournament starting Friday.The…
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*UPDATED: Oct. 4, 2017 at 4:26 p.m.Pennsylvania manufacturing leaders are hoping that maker spaces can be the entry point for future workers.According to…
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After moving its headquarters to New York 11 years ago, iconic aluminum manufacturer Alcoa is returning to Pittsburgh, where it was founded, at the…
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Retail and manufacturing jobs are on the decline--both in Pennsylvania, and around the country.So a state lawmaker is looking for ways to pinpoint exactly…
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Herbie Mays is 3M proud, and it shows — in the 3M shirt he wears; in the 3M ring he earned after three decades at the company's plant in suburban…
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The number of people unemployed in Pennsylvania is up slightly over the past month, increasing by 8,000.The state Labor and Industry Department issued…