Julia Zenkevich
County Government ReporterJulia Zenkevich is a general assignment reporter 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 life-long Pittsburgher, and attended the University of Pittsburgh. She can be reached at jzenkevich@wesa.fm.
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Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato is seeking candidates for five available positions on the 11-member board of Pittsburgh Regional Transit.
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Developers that pledge to meet a required threshold of affordable units or create at least 50 full time jobs could see their county real estate tax eliminated for up to 10 years.
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A pay raise for some Allegheny County employees will cost nearly $10 million over the next three years.
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Herron Station is getting a redesign as part of Pittsburgh Regional Transit’s station improvement program.
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Officials say the abandoned Century III Mall in West Mifflin has become dangerous since it closed in 2019.
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Environmentalists took a victory lap Monday for a courtroom settlement with U.S. Steel that activists are hailing as an “historic” effort to reduce emissions at the Clairton Coke Works.
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Allegheny County Council introduced three bills yesterday to help make the county property assessment system more efficient and speed up response time to appeals.
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The board is responsible for managing the Allegheny County Jail and is meant to ensure proper discipline and safekeeping of people incarcerated there.
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is directing $132 million to help repair three key local bridges, officials announced Thursday. But don’t expect the resulting work to disrupt your commute any time soon.
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Despite data showing violence on the South Side decreased last summer, it became a major issue for residents, politicians and news outlets.