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Chris Foreman
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I investigate life-risking rescues in the U.S. & Canada. (See a good story about a rescue? Let me know or nominate here: carnegiehero.org/nominate/investigative-process/) Open-records advocate. Poll worker. Long-suffering Pirates fan.
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Seventeen more rescuers are being recognized with the Carnegie Medal. Among them, two heroes died as they went to help children drowning. In the U.S., the awardees are from AR, CT, FL, IA, MO, NJ, NY, OH, TX, UT, WA & WY. In Canada: BC & NS. www.carnegiehero.org/heroes/lates...#CarnegieHero#rescue

Latest Award Announcements – Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Latest Award Announcements – Carnegie Hero Fund Commission

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Meant to include the Facebook post. www.facebook.com/permalink.ph...

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Weird. Here's another with the same number, a different dog and the same "stock photo" label. I kind of what to call to figure out what the heck is going on, but I don't want to end up on a call list somehow.

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Yes, this (a statewide formula and/or statewide regulations) ought to happen, but it's frustrating that, at best, it seems we're looking at a bill being introduced in the fall. So, in an election year - and control of the state House in the balance - this will lag again triblive.com/news/pennsyl...

'What are we waiting for?' Fontana backs regular statewide property reassessments
'What are we waiting for?' Fontana backs regular statewide property reassessments

Pennsylvania is the only state that doesn’t regularly reassess its properties for tax purposes. A Pittsburgh state legislator wants to change that. Sen. Wayne Fontana, D-Brookline, told TribLive that ...

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This is my old paper. (Haven't been with the company for nine years and haven't been in the daily newsroom for 12 years.) Especially with the Pryor story, the reader comments on FB were overwhelmingly critical.

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Yeah, trends reporting would have some news value. Around here, I see a lot of "look-at-this-pricey-house" stuff. Besides Kenny Pickett, there was one on Terrelle Pryor, which included info about another sale & a recap of his "run-ins with authorities." triblive.com/local/westmo...

Terrelle Pryor sells Penn Township home for more than $400K
Terrelle Pryor sells Penn Township home for more than $400K

Former Jeannette High School football and basketball star Terrelle Pryor has sold his home in Penn Township for $412,500, according to filing with the Westmoreland County Recorder of Deeds. Pryor, 34 ...

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Are local papers in other communities also going all-in on real-estate clickbait or is that just a Pittsburgh-area thing? Sure, there are occasional (interesting) house sales that merit some coverage, it just seems like advertorials are becoming a beat around here. triblive.com/sports/new-g...

New game plan: Kenny Pickett’s Cranberry home on the market for $2.7M
New game plan: Kenny Pickett’s Cranberry home on the market for $2.7M

Leaving the Pittsburgh Steelers isn’t the only move for Kenny Pickett. The team’s former quarterback is finding a new home off the field, too. Less than a week after being traded to the cross-state ri...

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This is great! Thanks for sharing!

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Chris Foreman
@rescuereports.bsky.social
I investigate life-risking rescues in the U.S. & Canada. (See a good story about a rescue? Let me know or nominate here: carnegiehero.org/nominate/investigative-process/) Open-records advocate. Poll worker. Long-suffering Pirates fan.
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