Jessica Nath
News FellowJess is from Elizabeth Borough, PA and is a junior at Duquesne University with a double major in journalism and public relations. She was named as a fellow in the WESA newsroom in May 2013.
Her career goal is to work as a foreign news correspondent "hopefully in radio."
Fun fact: "Would love to travel internationally...starting in South Africa."
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Detroit is known as "Hockeytown USA," but could Johnstown claim the title of “Hockeyville USA?”That depends on if it receives enough votes, according to…
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Pennsylvania has the third largest education funding gap in the nation between districts with the highest and lowest poverty rates.That’s according to a…
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Groups of local activists concerned about climate change took to New York City’s streets last September for the Climate Action March, and now they’re…
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The “Fight for $15” will take to the streets of Pittsburgh April 15th.A small group of fast food workers and Pittsburgh organization heads gathered…
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Beatrice Dias has asthma, and her three-year-old has had his own respiratory issues, so she installed a personal air monitoring device known as a Speck to…
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Turn out your lights.That’s what several Pittsburgh organizations are doing Saturday from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. during Earth Hour. The organizations are…
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When the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection asked for public comment in December regarding rules about conventional oil and gas…
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Raising a child is expensive, and not surprisingly, that cost has only increased over the past few decades. But tax relief to help families with children…
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In the wake of a disaster, your next meal might not be the first thought that comes to mind – but when hunger strikes, the Salvation Army has that…
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Women make up 74 percent of the workforce at nonprofits in southwestern Pennsylvania but they are only being paid 75 percent as much as men.That’s…