Michael Lynch
News FellowThe Erie, PA native has been a fellow in the WESA news department since May 2013. Having earned a bachelor's degree in print journalism from Duquesne University, he is now pursuing an M.A. in multi-media management. Michael describes his career aspiration as "I want to do it all in journalism."
Personal fun facts: "a typical Penguins' and Pirates' fan;" inaugural recipient of the Roy McHugh Prize for Writing Excellence, and vinyl record collector.
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Around 2,000 young people have applied for the Learn and Earn program, which connects teens and young adults to six-week paid summer internships, but…
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One-tenth of an inch of rain over an hour is all it takes for the region’s sewers to overflow.That’s according to the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority…
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Twenty-five counties across Pennsylvania are splitting $2 million in funds from the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) in an effort to…
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The Pennsylvania horse racing industry received more than $242 million from slot machine revenue in 2014, but interest in the sport is waning, according…
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The original Frick Environmental Center was lost in a five-alarm fire 13 years ago, but on Friday, workers placed the final beam on top of the new… -
In 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recorded 27,203 cases of Lyme disease nationwide, 4,981 of which were in Pennsylvania. And, for…
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Although its air quality is improving, Pittsburgh still ranks among the most polluted U.S. cities.That’s according to the latest State of the Air report… -
If you have ever paid your property taxes and wondered why you were making the check out to the treasurer’s name rather than to the office, you are not…
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The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s Spring Gallery Crawl will look a little more like a pub crawl this season.The Trust has partnered with Pittsburgh Craft…
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A recent study by the Rand Corp. found high school students in technology-enhanced learning (TEL) algebra courses were able to learn twice as much as…
