
Julia Zenkevich
County Government ReporterJulia Zenkevich reports on Allegheny County government for 90.5 WESA. She first joined the station as a production assistant on The Confluence, and more recently served as a fill-in producer for The Confluence and Morning Edition. She’s a lifelong Pittsburgher, and attended the University of Pittsburgh. She can be reached at jzenkevich@wesa.fm.
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PRT announced in March that unless the agency gets a significant funding boost from the state, officials expect to cut service by 35%.
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Allegheny County to offer defendants mental health support, reduce time behind bars waiting for careHealth care providers will treat people in the county jail until they can participate in their own defense.
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Lena Bryan-Henderson says she plans to fight allegations that she made offensive comments and argues that she’s being treated unfairly.
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Kathleen Madonna-Emmerling faces Carl Villella in the Democratic primary election to represent District 1 on Allegheny County Council.
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The Democratic primary for the 9th District on Allegheny County Council has a three-way race between Aaron Adams, Dylan Altemara, and Kelliane Frketic.
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More than 20 candidates aim to fill eight seats on the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas.
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Leaders from Pittsburgh called on the more than 600,000 members of the Pittsburgh Diocese to pray for the Pope's soul following his death Monday.
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If he wins his independent bid for that seat this fall, Alex Rose would, by any other name, still be a Democrat.
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Students, faculty and staff from colleges and universities across the region gathered in Schenley Plaza Thursday to protest what they called “anticipatory obedience” to Trump administration policies.
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A complaint filed in federal court Tuesday alleges Pitt systematically suppressed peaceful pro-Palestinian demonstrations on campus.