Julia Zenkevich
General Assignment Reporter at WESA-FM (Pittsburgh, PA)
Producer at The Confluence
allegheny county govt reporter for @905wesa, pittsburgh’s @npr news station. views my own. tips? 📧[email protected] or jcz.55 on signal (she/her)
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1 week ago |
wesa.fm | Julia Zenkevich
Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato sharply criticized President Donald Trump during her quarterly address to County Council Tuesday, describing his actions as “chaotic” and decrying their effects on the county and its residents. “It has been whiplash basically every day of this administration since this administration took office,” she said.
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1 week ago |
wesa.fm | Julia Zenkevich
Allegheny County’s former top public defender filed a lawsuit Tuesday, alleging she was wrongfully terminated. Lena Bryan-Henderson was fired last month after an investigation into claims that she made offensive comments to co-workers. But in the suit, filed in the Court of Common Pleas against county manager John Fournier, Bryan-Henderson claims those allegations are “bogus” fabrications by disgruntled employees.
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1 week ago |
wesa.fm | Julia Zenkevich
The future is bright for energy production in Pennsylvania, according to U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick, and it involves harnessing the state’s natural resources to bring major investments, and to support American energy independence. “Pennsylvania's future is the intersection of energy innovation and artificial intelligence. This is what's gonna create the economy of the future.
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2 weeks ago |
wesa.fm | Julia Zenkevich
Corrections officers at the Allegheny County Jail and their supporters are seeking to overturn provisions of a voter-approved ban on the use of leg-shackles and other equipment. And they plan to do so by using a citizen-driven initiative of their own.
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2 weeks ago |
wesa.fm | Julia Zenkevich
The Allegheny County Board of Elections unanimously certified the results of the May 20 primary on Monday afternoon, cementing the lineup of candidates that voters will see on their ballots in November. But there are at least a couple wild cards whose significance isn’t yet clear. There were more than 360 successful write-in efforts nominating candidates for various local and judicial offices, including two running for Common Pleas Court.
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