Paula Ward
Courts Reporter at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Courts reporter for @TribLIVE and author of #DeathByCyanide. Part of the Post-Gazette team that won the Pulitzer Prize for breaking news in 2019.
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2 weeks ago |
triblive.com | Paula Ward
Jayson Ma received the same email as everyone else at Carnegie Mellon University Monday afternoon. The message, sent by the provost, announced that the federal government had terminated the visas for two of Carnegie Mellon’s current international students making them ineligible to continue studying in the United States. “I was looking at it, and I’m like, ‘Shoot, is this for me?’” Ma said Wednesday. A day later, he learned it was.
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2 weeks ago |
triblive.com | Paula Ward
Allegheny County Chief Public Defender Lena Bryan-Henderson is on paid administrative leave pending an ongoing human resources investigation. “The county prioritizes dignity and respect for all our employees, and we will not comment on personnel matters,” said county spokeswoman Abigail Gardner. Bryan-Henderson, who was appointed in January 2024, had no comment on Wednesday morning and referred calls to her attorney, Joe Pass, who did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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2 weeks ago |
triblive.com | Paula Ward
The estate of a woman struck and killed in Oakland last year is suing the driver and his employer. Brian Maroney’s wife, Jessie Maroney, was killed on Dec. 5 as she crossed the road at Darragh and Terrace streets. According to the lawsuit, she was near the middle of the intersection around 5:42 a.m. walking to work when she was struck by a delivery truck being driven by Craig Cibrone on behalf of On Time Delivery.
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2 weeks ago |
triblive.com | Paula Ward
Seven current or recent students at Carnegie Mellon University have had their student visas revoked by the Trump administration, following a trend of similar moves affecting dozens, if not hundreds, of students across the country. Late Monday, CMU Provost James H. Garrett Jr. sent a letter to employees and students on campus, alerting them to news of the visa revocations.
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2 weeks ago |
triblive.com | Paula Ward
The U.S. government in recent weeks has terminated the visas of international students at universities across Pennsylvania, including in Pittsburgh, as part of a national crackdown on foreign scholars. Students have been targeted at Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Pittsburgh, Penn State University, the University of Pennsylvania and elsewhere.
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