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As a social worker with Child Protective Services and a foster parent for 11 years, Silvia Zarate was familiar with the sensitive nature of investigations into allegations of abuse.

Nearly one week after a Plano husband reported his wife missing, police have arrested him.

Sarah Dudley, 32, was found dead by police at Lake Lewisville on Monday. Her husband was arrested in connection to her death on Wednesday

Three high-profile wins by progressive candidates in May’s Democratic primary punctuated a shift in the party in Allegheny County that has been years in the m

The grandmother of a Snohomish County child who died of suspected fentanyl exposure accuses the Washington state DCYF of not doing enough to protect her.

Three high-profile wins by progressive candidates in last week’s Democratic primary punctuated a shift in the party in Allegheny County that has been years in the making, political observers say. In recent years, progressive candidates have increased the county’s delegation of women in elected office and broken barriers by bringing

Allegheny County government is ending its requirement that current employees and new hires be vaccinated against covid-19. County Executive Rich Fitzgerald announced Thursday the lifting of the mandate. The move comes a week after the federal government ended its covid health emergency. Fitzgerald said it is time for Allegheny County

On May 16, Pittsburghers will go to the polls to elect a new Allegheny County executive. What’s at stake in this election is literally a matter of life and death. The American Lung Association’s (ALA) State of the Air report issued April 18 documents that the Pittsburgh region is the

Between 2019 and 2021, Allegheny County earned a C, up from an F.

A North Kilkenny man will represent Kilkenny at this years Macra Mr Personality Festival. Patrick Dowd will represent Kilkenny at the 16th annual Mr Personalit...