An-Li Herring
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The City of Pittsburgh will pay $8 million to settle a lawsuit stemming from the October 2021 death of Jim Rogers, according to an attorney for the Rogers family. Rogers died in a hospital a day after police repeatedly shocked him with a Taser in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood.
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Democratic Pennsylvania Rep. Emily Kinkead responded Wednesday to conservative media coverage of statements she made in support of gender-affirming care for transgender people. She said her critics are trying to derail an anti-discrimination bill pending before the state House of Representatives.
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The death-penalty trial begins in one week for the man charged with carrying out the 2018 synagogue shooting in Squirrel Hill. The proceeding is expected to last through July.
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Some who lost loved ones in the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting in 2018 oppose capital punishment for the charged gunman. But on Friday, the sisters of two brothers who were killed in the massacre reiterated that most surviving family members want a death sentence.
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Gardening season has arrived, and a local startup aims to make the spring past-time more eco-friendly.
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The 90-year-old firm is popular with municipalities in the region but a source of frustration for some taxpayers.
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The region's population shrunk by 0.7% between 2021 and 2022, new U.S. Census data shows. The loss largely reflects the overall aging of the region's population.
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Investment in the local tech sector took a hit last year amid fears of recession. Ernst and Young and Innovation Works reported Thursday that Pittsburgh-area firms attracted 70% less funding in 2022 than 2021.
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The multistate supermarket chain said Tuesday that it removed Karet and appointed an interim CEO. Her family is one of five that founded Giant Eagle during the Great Depression and still own it today.
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'Excess retirements' might drive a national labor shortage, but it’s a different story in PittsburghSeniors aged 65 and older have experienced the fastest job growth in the Pittsburgh metro area since the COVID-19 shutdowns. The trend reflects the long-term aging of the region's population and increased labor force participation among older workers.