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HARRISBURG — Nearly three months after a state official revealed elder protection agencies in Allegheny County and elsewhere are noncompliant with state regulations, a pair of state lawmakers believe the

A pair of state lawmakers believe the state Department of Aging should post a list of out-of-compliance elder care agencies on its website.

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Nearly three months after a state official revealed elder protection agencies in Allegheny County and elsewhere are noncompliant with state regulations, a pair of state lawmakers believe

With freezing temperatures coming as winter approaches, Allegheny County officials have announced their emergency plan for homeless residents. Mark Bertolet of the county’s Department of Human Services said a Code Blue Action Plan will be initiated when the National Weather Service forecasts the air temperature will fall below 26 degrees

Allegheny County’s Department of Human Services is seeking proposals to build a homeless shelter in Carrick that would house about a dozen people. The move comes as the Department of Human Services is seeking to fund multiple small, low-barrier shelters across the county. Homelessness in Allegheny County has been increasing

The temporary overnight homeless shelter at Smithfield United Church of Christ will close by the end of June, officials from Allegheny County Department of Human Services said Monday. The shelter typically is open only during the winter months, but officials in March announced it would remain open longer this year.

The U.S. Justice Department is investigating the county’s child welfare system to determine whether its use of the influential algorithm discriminates against people with disabilities or other protec…

As part of a yearlong investigation, The Associated Press obtained the data points underpinning several algorithms deployed by child welfare agencies to understand how they predict which children could be at risk of harm. They offer rare insight into the mechanics driving these emerging technologies.

Some parents wonder if an artificial intelligence tool that the Allegheny County Department of Human Services uses to predict which children could be at risk of harm singled them out because of their disabilities.

For the two weeks that the Hackneys’ baby girl lay in a Pittsburgh hospital bed weak from dehydration, her parents rarely left her side, sometimes sleeping on the fold-out sofa in the room.