On today’s episode of The Confluence: We ask about the implications of the Pittsburgh police again enforcing minor traffic violations, despite a 2021 ordinance to prevent them from doing so; the American Lung Association’s annual State of Tobacco Control report finds Pennsylvania has a long way to go in providing tools for reducing tobacco use and secondhand smoke; and the Pittsburgh Penguins are stumbling heading into the All Star break. Today’s guests include: David Harris, WESA’s legal analyst; Deb Brown, chief mission officer with the American Lung Association; and Rob Rossi, senior writer for The Athletic.
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The five-time All-Star centerfielder has finalized a one-year, $5 million deal to return to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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A look at the differences between publicly-owned city roadways and those designated as “private" in the Pittsburgh area.
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Mary Cardwell Dawson’s life was defined by multiple cities, but her musical legacy and activism has a permanent home in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood.
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If approved by City Council, the appointees will be the first to work under a new commission structure that will split the body into two subcommittees.
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The Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh's collection reflects the history Jewish Pittsburghers grapple with every day, from the Holocaust to the 2018 shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue.
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Frank Thomas, a three-time All-Star with his hometown Pittsburgh Pirates who later became the top hitter on the expansion New York Mets, has died at age 93.
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The presence of beavers is a sign of a healthy ecosystem where sewage and industrial waste once dominated.
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In Pittsburgh, you’ll find “for sale” signs on houses, vacant land and commercial buildings. But a sign recently went up on a pair of historic bridge structures near the Point.
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A person with knowledge of the agreement tells the Associated Press veteran centerfielder Andrew McCutchen has agreed to a one-year deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Before being flown to Buffalo, N.Y., Hamlin had been treated for nearly a week at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center after going into cardiac arrest on the field during Monday Night Football.