Jess Lasky
News FellowJess was accepted as a WESA fellow in the news department in January 2014. The Erie, PA native attends Duquesne University where she has a double major--broadcast journalism and political science. Following her anticipated graduation in May 2015, she plans to enter law school or begin a career in broadcast journalism.
Fun fact: "I own all the Pokemon GameBoy games...and still play them!"
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The Department of Environmental Protection is moving forward with a plan to clean up the Kuhn’s landfill in Darlington Township, Beaver County.The…
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Halfway houses and boot camps receive a portion of their funding from the state, but an audit of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections shows that…
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After a recent scandal involving student athletes receiving falsified grades for classes surfaced at the University of North Carolina, a state legislator…
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The Three Rivers Arts Festival has announced its headliners, giving Pittsburghers something to look forward to later this spring.This year’s theme for the…
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The oldest park in Pittsburgh is getting a facelift. A section of Allegheny Commons around a popular Northside fountain will be rebuilt this summer.The…
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A recent survey by Erie Insurance found that drivers are doing everything from playing the guitar to public displays of affection while driving.The survey…
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Saturday is the national opening day for trails, and even though the Three Rivers Heritage Trail stays open year round, the Friends of the Riverfront will…
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Despite Wednesday’s rain and a harsh winter the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental (DEP) has placed 27 counties on a drought watch for low levels of…
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When Gov. Tom Wolf was campaigning, he said if elected he would place a severance tax on Marcellus shale gas in the commonwealth, and now he’s moving…
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In the past five years, 128 people have lost their lives in work zone crashes, and PennDOT’s “#Slow4Zone” campaign hopes to put a face to road workers to…