Aaron Martin
WPXI
Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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Police reform legislation regarding officer misconduct goes into effect
While police reform remains a hotly debated topic nationwide, in Pennsylvania policing officially changed today with officers now being held accountable for misconduct at previous departments. → Read More
Report: Construction and manufacturing slow to recover in region
The high demand for workers could slow down Pittsburgh’s economic recovery from the pandemic. → Read More
Vaccination rates slow
With all of Pennsylvania’s statewide pandemic-related mandates now lifted, COVID-19 vaccinations aren’t on the top of people’s minds like we saw in the spring. → Read More
Former owner of escaped Beechview alligator in court on animal neglect charges
The former owner of an escaped Beechview alligator was in court Thursday on dozens of animal neglect charges. → Read More
Underfunded school districts getting help from Harrisburg
100 of Pennsylvania’s most underfunded school districts are getting some unexpected help from Harrisburg. → Read More
Pittsburgh investing in fight against violent crime
Pittsburgh leaders will soon get some help in trying to curb the recent spike in violent crimes. → Read More
Volunteers working to clean up local Pittsburgh cemetery
A group of volunteers is making sure the sacrifices made by veterans more than a century ago won’t be forgotten. → Read More
Sen. Toomey open to supporting bipartisan infrastructure bill, but still has questions
Senator Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) said he is open to supporting a bipartisan infrastructure bill, but there are several questions he wants answered including how it will be funded. → Read More
Pittsburgh is one step closer to banning plastic bags
An omission from Pennsylvania’s state budget could move Pittsburgh one step closer to banning plastic bags. → Read More
Pittsburgh looking into plastic bag ban after state budget provision removed
An omission from Pennsylvania’s state budget could move Pittsburgh one step closer to banning plastic bags. → Read More
As Monday deadline to lift mask mandate nears, the push for vaccines continues in Pennsylvania
As Pennsylvania prepares to lift its mask mandate on Monday, the push to get more people access to the COVID-19 vaccine continues. → Read More
Pittsburgh police remove dozens of abandoned vehicles during blitz
The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police will be conducting another blitz on abandoned vehicles in the city. → Read More
‘People are dying,’ Pittsburgh to increase patrols as city sees spike in gun violence
Pittsburgh police addressed the spike in gun violence in the city Thursday. Public Safety Director Wendell Hissrich said gun violence had become a daily occurrence in Pittsburgh. → Read More
Neighbors share frustration over Seavey Road flooding in Shaler Twp.
A likely failure of a privately owned pipe is at least partially to blame for constant flooding on an Allegheny County road. → Read More
To-go cocktails could possibly go away
Pennsylvania lawmakers are working to make to-go cocktails permanent. → Read More
Health officials tour South Side UPMC facility
State and local health officials were in Pittsburgh Tuesday touring UPMC’s South Side facility. → Read More
Flooding continues to be problem for Pittsburgh neighborhood
Following years of problems and millions of dollars in investments, flooding continues to be a problem on Hayson Avenue in Pittsburgh’s Banksville neighborhood. → Read More
Pennsylvania Senate votes to end Gov. Wolf’s emergency disaster declaration
Pennsylvania’s Republican-controlled Legislature plans to return to session to vote both to end Gov. Tom Wolf’s pandemic disaster emergency declaration and to extend hundreds of regulatory waivers. → Read More
70% of Pennsylvanians have now had at least 1 dose of COVID-19 vaccine
On the North Shore, it’s beginning to look like 2019 before we became familiar with the term “pandemic.” → Read More
Pennsylvania’s new unemployment system launches Tuesday
A new online system for filing for unemployment benefits in Pennsylvania launched Tuesday. → Read More