Valley News Dispatch

1 day ago | triblive.com | Haley Daugherty

Commuters may have to alter their usual routes through Penn Hills this weekend. PennDOT announced the closure of Rodi Road, also known as Route 791, starting Friday night through Monday morning, June 27-30. Milling and paving operations will take place during that time, weather permitting, between Maple Lane and Business Route 22 (William Penn Highway).

2 days ago | triblive.com | Haley Daugherty

Cathy Favo wants her students to be equipped to explore any job they might want to pursue when they get older. In her sixth grade STEAM classes at Riverview School District, Favo teaches her students about topics such as coding, engineering and design. “(The class) is meant to give the kids opportunities and skills that they’ll need in a workplace that is just so rapidly changing,” Favo said.

2 days ago | triblive.com | Rob Owen

Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions every Wednesday at TribLive.com in a column that also appears in the Sunday Tribune-Review. Q: I saw that WPXI has a new reporter, Rachel Pierce. Who did she replace? — Gary, via FacebookRob: It’s unclear if Rachel Pierce is a full-time station employee or a freelancer. WPXI news director Scott Trabandt did not respond to Gary’s query; Rachel Pierce did not respond when I reached out to her via social media.

3 days ago | triblive.com | Jack Troy

With U.S. Steel’s $14.9 billion sale to Nippon Steel made official last week, environmental advocates say it’s time for corporate leadership to take make real strides toward limiting pollution. “U.S. Steel has gotten everything that it wished for in this deal with Nippon,” said Matt Mehalik, executive director of the Pittsburgh-based Breathe Project. “That means there can be no more excuses from a company notorious for making promises and backing away from them.

3 days ago | triblive.com | Jack Troy

UPMC has confirmed it will end gender-affirming care for patients 18 and under in response to the Trump administration’s policies aimed at transgender youth. A spokesperson for UPMC, the region’s largest hospital network, said federal guidance has made it clear clinicians who provide care such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy run the risk of criminal prosecution. UPMC will continue to provide behavioral health support and other care “within the bounds of the law,” the spokesperson added.