Banned for nearly 70 years, automatic knives quietly return with bipartisan support By David S. Rotenstein NewsWorks Lab contributor Donald Wright, 22, died early on Easter morning in 1953 when a teenager stabbed him with a switchblade knife in Pittsburgh’s World War II-era Glen Hazel public housing project. Within days, Pittsburgh City Council outlawed switchblades, …
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Butler, Baldwin step away from WPIAL to build back programs By John Grupp NewsWorks Lab contributor Down the hall from the coaches’ office at Butler football stadium, pads and helmets hang from thick hooks and sit stacked on tall metal shelves inside a cramped equipment room. Much of the gear, left untouched in past seasons, is finally returning to …
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Coaches, experts cite improved concussion safety measures By John Grupp NewsWorks Lab contributor More Pennsylvania boys are playing high school football than at any time since the 1980s, according to data NewsWorks Lab obtained. The PIAA reported to the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) that 28,119 boys played football in Pennsylvania in …
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State Police will offer path for removing machines if October deadline passes By Sean D. Hamill NewsWorks Lab contributor The skill games that have spread to taverns, social clubs and corner stores all over Pennsylvania in recent years started with one arranged seizure in a small Beaver County social club. On Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013, Pennsylvania State Police troopers entered Aliquippa’s American …
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Newsworks Lab involves all of us as an investigative newsroom focused on building a future for local reporting – and for the communities it serves. We’re launching it at Trib Total Media after I spent a decade experimenting with strategies for local journalism through the Center for Media Innovation at Point Park University. Newsworks Lab …
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