Laura Esposito
@LauraEspositoM
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Reporting on trauma &public safety @PittsburghPG. Rust belt transplant. Believer in people. ✉️[email protected]
Pittsburgh, PA
Joined January 2022
In PA, some are bracing for threats of political violence on Nov. 5. I reported on how, exactly, we got to this contentious moment in American politics and where we can go from here:
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This afternoon, a jury began deliberations in the case of Calvin Crew, a man accused of kidnapping, robbing and killing his Uber driver in 2022.
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RT @Wrschgn: Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey’s chief of staff, Jake Wheatley, resigns with just months to go before the city's mayoral primary h…
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Trump's administration is moving forward with mass deportation plans as promised. Here's what we know about how the new policies could impact the Pittsburgh region:
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In Pennsylvania, which stands out among other states for its history —both recent and past — of political violence and extremism, leaders and experts are amping up their efforts to mitigate tensions before they manifest into action:
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RT @BKriegstein: Cold weather was also a likely contributor to this— gun violence tends to spike when it’s hot in the summer & slow down in…
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RT @Wrschgn: "Are we really a country of law and order?" An officer attacked by the mob on Jan. 6, 2021 calls Trump's pardons of the insurr…
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"Loyalty to [Trump] is more important than to the Constitution," an officer who defended the Capitol building during the insurrection tells me, referring to the sweeping pardons for rioters. "Are we really a country of law and order anymore?"
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RT @hannamwebster: A key city violence prevention program lacks reporting and transparency: Great analysis by @LauraEspositoM & @Hallieluja…
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NEW: A review of Pittsburgh's violence prevention program by @PittsburghPG found significant gaps in reporting mechanisms. Among them, officials have failed to send mandatory reports to the City Controller's Office for more than a year. w/ @Hallielujah18:
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Few states have had as long a history of domestic extremism — or as violent a recent past — as Pennsylvania. Are there any reasons why? Sunday's A1 @PittsburghPG:
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RT @Wrschgn: Crews find body of missing Westmoreland County grandmother at bottom of sinkhole by @LauraEspositoM
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BREAKING: Search crews have just recovered the body of Elizabeth Pollard, who fell down a 30-foot sinkhole in Westmoreland County earlier this week.
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It’s day three of a recovery operation for a woman suspected of falling down a 30-foot sinkhole in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. “We have moved an absolutely ridiculous amount of Earth,” Trooper Steve Limani tells me.
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The search and rescue operation for a woman suspected of falling down a 30-foot sinkhole in Westmoreland County, PA has become "too dangerous" to continue sending crews into the hole. At the scene & updating here:
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RT @Steve_Bohnel: What isn't always apparent at the ol' paragraph factory (a term for journalism I learned years ago) is the amount of work…
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NEW w/ @Hallielujah18 : To reduce youth violence in Pittsburgh, officials are funding youth football programs. But the city's involvement in sports has prompted concern from community groups, & some experts say it will do little to reduce crime:
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