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Rich Lord

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Managing Editor and Reporter at PublicSource

Managing editor @PublicSourcePA. Collecting and rearranging facts since 1996. RichELord is protonmail address.

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  • 1 week ago | publicsource.org | Rich Lord

    Moments after PublicSource asked the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health for records, citing the Freedom of Information Act [FOIA], a response came in — but not a welcome one. “Hello, the FOIA office has been placed on admin leave and is unable to respond to any emails,” the April 18 auto-response email indicated.

  • 1 month ago | publicsource.org | Rich Lord

    The reporters in the rented pick-up pulled up behind a truck full of young men whose guns were sticking out the windows. After hearing a warning that the road would be rough, the PublicSource team followed the Noongar hunters into the bush. Minutes later, the reporters found their wheels spinning in sand, when suddenly the hunters’ vehicle zipped ahead. The young Noongar men — members of one of Australia’s largest Indigenous groups — had bagged a kangaroo.

  • 1 month ago | publicsource.org | Stephanie Strasburg |Eric Jankiewicz |Rich Lord

    Allegheny County’s winter shelter is set to formally close today, ending what the Department of Human Services characterized as a successful season. But that closure comes at a time when options for unhoused people are increasingly scarce and some may be resorting to perilous alternatives, including abandoned buildings. Since December, the department [ACDHS] has provided winter shelter space for people in Perry South, two winters after the controversial closure of a longtime Downtown location.

  • 1 month ago | publicsource.org | Rich Lord

    How young people with special needs enter the workforce. The April rain let up long enough for Talan Baker to take his first solo ride on the family Harley, and he immediately resolved on riding it off into his future. “I’m taking your Harley with me” to vocational school near Johnstown, Baker, 19, told his father, Christopher Micknowski, as they milled about the five-motorcycle garage in their Lincoln Place home.

  • 2 months ago | publicsource.org | Emma Riva |Rich Lord

    I still catch myself going to the passenger side, even when I’m the one driving — which isn’t often. I’ll borrow a friend’s car occasionally, but for the most part, I’m a “passenger princess.” I got my license when I moved to Pittsburgh, but I found quickly that affording to buy a car as a freelance reporter was a pipe dream. So, I’ve remained a passenger. People have varying opinions on it — that it’s impossible, that it’s doable but not ideal, or that it’s a political statement of some sort.

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Rich Lord
Rich Lord @richelord
6 Jun 25

We @PublicSourcePA are reporting on involuntary mental health care. If you have experienced involuntary care, and would be comfortable sharing your insights, please email us at [email protected]. We would not share your story without your permission.

Rich Lord
Rich Lord @richelord
30 May 25

RT @PublicSourcePA: “High-risk duties” in the Allegheny County Jail can lead to confrontation and litigation. Some say repeated, consistent…

Rich Lord
Rich Lord @richelord
30 May 25

RT @PublicSourcePA: After-school programs across Pittsburgh face an uncertain future with recent federal funding cuts. Some believe the imp…