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New report: Allegheny County indigent defense system needs 'fundamental overhaul'

Innamorato appoints public defender, nominates solicitor

Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato on Monday appointed Lena Bryan-Henderson as the county’s chief public defender. Bryan-Henderson, who joined the public defender’s office in 1991, starts immediately. Innamorato also announced Rosalyn Guy-McCorkle as her choice for county solicitor, but she requires approval by county council. She will serve in an

Allegheny County exec Innamorato announces new board appointees

Newly elected Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato has named her first slate of board appointees, and they include criminal justice advocates, a state representative from the Allegheny Valley, and others. Innamorato nominated six people on Friday to serve on the Allegheny County Housing Authority, Jail Oversight Board, and Redevelopment Authority

Highwoods wants the Soul Food Festival out of PPG Place

The Soul Food Festival is not welcome at PPG Plaza next year due to "noise complaints," which organizers see as a racist double standard.

Court ruling could scale back long-term probation sentencing

A court ruling helped release Ed Maritz Jr. from probation after he stole from the Pine-Richland Education Association. But will it work for others?