Laura Esposito
Crime and Public Safety Reporter at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Reporting on trauma &public safety @PittsburghPG. Rust belt transplant. Believer in people. ✉️[email protected]
Articles
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1 week ago |
post-gazette.com | Megan Tomasic |Benjamin Kail |Jacob Geanous |Laura Esposito
While President Donald Trump hosts thousands of American troops, tanks and weaponry in a rare military parade Saturday in Washington, protesters who call Trump a would-be authoritarian are taking their message to the streets of Pittsburgh and other cities and communities nationwide. Organizers 50501 and Indivisible say they expect millions of Americans to protest in almost 1,800 rallies across the country Saturday for what they’ve dubbed the “No Kings” protests.
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2 weeks ago |
post-gazette.com | Benjamin Kail |Jacob Geanous |Laura Esposito |Christopher Weber
LOS ANGELES — Democratic U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla on Thursday was forcefully removed from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s news conference in Los Angeles and handcuffed by officers as he tried to speak up about immigration raids that have led to protests in California and around the country.
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2 weeks ago |
post-gazette.com | Jacob Geanous |Laura Esposito
Tensions are rising across the country as protests over the Trump administration’s sweeping immigration and deportation crackdowns are planned in nearly 2,000 cities nationwide on Saturday, timed to coincide with a military parade in Washington, D.C. In the Pittsburgh region, reports of increased Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity has frayed nerves in some communities, leaving some people afraid to leave their homes as others receive emails from the Department of Homeland Security...
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2 weeks ago |
post-gazette.com | Laura Esposito
A 30-minuted drive north of Pittsburgh this weekend would have landed you on another planet. Mars, the small Butler County community, transformed itself into an out-of-this-world experience to celebrate the new year on the planet of the same name Friday and Saturday. The sixth installment of the borough’s biennial Mars New Year celebration was a two-day community festival dedicated to celebrating the new year on the Red Planet, offering immersive space and science-related activities for all ages.
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3 weeks ago |
post-gazette.com | Laura Esposito
On June 16, many of Pittsburgh’s communities will be able to kick off the summer by splashing, swimming, and soaking up the sun at 16 of the city Department of Parks and Recreation’s 18 public pools. Pools that will open are: Ream, Ammon, Banksville, Bloomfield, Highland Park, Jack Stack, Magee, McBride, Moore, Ormsby, Phillips, Riverview, Schenley, Sue Murray, West Penn, and Westwood. Two pools will remain closed, as ongoing renovations continue at those sites.
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