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Pennsylvania’s public health system has been the focus of plenty of discussion but little change, even as the pandemic created new challenges for local leaders.

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John, a historian, is the great-great-grandson of Daniel Dowd, a farmer who came to America on the Jeanie Johnston in 1849. When he told Susan his family was...

Community members are taking action to fight what they say are system failures that allowed Oakley to remain missing for nearly a year without raising any alarms.

As the search continues for 5-year-old Oakley Carlson, questions are being raised about potential shortfalls or missteps from the state agency that was meant to protect the little girl.

DCYF Secretary Ross Hunter is facing mounting criticism over his agency's response to issues raised in a KING 5 investigation about the punishment of foster youth.

The Allegheny County Health Department issued an enforcement order Tuesday to the Neville Chemical Company for a violation involving a strong odor. Multiple residents reported a stinky smell in early September. The investigation found Neville Chemical exceeded air pollution limits and failed to report a broken valve in a timely manner. The Health Department fined the company more than 62-thousand dollars and ordered it to submit a plan to avoid similar situations in the future.

The Allegheny County Health Department has fined Neville Chemical, alleging a leaky valve caused the strong chemical odor reported in and around McKees Rocks last month. In the hours after residents from McKees Rocks, Pittsburgh and other nearby areas began reporting the strong smell, the health department blamed a weather

The  began investigating social workers accusations of the states punitive actions last month, as a result of KING 5’s reporting. Patrick Dowd, director of the ombuds’ office, said his team recently began interviews with after-hours staff and the foster youth who frequently cycle in and out of   placements at hotels and offices. He expects to complete the investigation by November, and he said he will publicly share the results in his offices’ annual report.  “I don’t think youre ...

em Susan Showalter, John Kudlik, Alexander Kudlik. /em Susan Showalter, John Kudlik, Alexander Kudlik. By Marian Betancourt, Contributor On their first date ten years ago in a French restaurant in Pittsburgh, John Kudlik and Susan Showalter, both part Irish, discovered they had something in common. John, a historian, is the great-great-grandson of Daniel Dowd, a farmer who came to America on the Jeanie Johnston in 1849. When he told Susan his family was from a town in Country Kerry called B...