Rich Pierce is a reporter with a focus on local news in the Pittsburgh area. He has written for WPXI-TV and Yahoo News, and his work has also been featured in WAGM-TV and WAFB TV. Rich covers a wide range of topics, including crime, community events, and human interest stories.
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States (Local)
Rich Pierce's focus is predominantly on local news, particularly around crime and government announcements in Pittsburgh. Pitches should offer insights into evolving stories related to crime, infrastructure projects such as bridges and transportation in the Pittsburgh area, or developments within local government and politics.
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By: Rich Pierce
Neighbors in Banksville are demanding answers after a formerly condemned hotel reopened as an apartment building. The old Motel 6 is currently housing four parolees.
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By: Rich Pierce
Thousands of undiscovered and uncapped natural gas wells are peppered across Pennsylvania. Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would help find and plug those wells.
By: Rich Pierce
Thousands of undiscovered and uncapped natural gas wells are peppered across Pennsylvania. Tuesday, the U.S.
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By: Rich Pierce
Channel 11 has learned the subcontractor working at the site in Oakland where a steel cylinder came loose and struck a woman, killing her, received an OSHA violation just over a year ago.
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By: Rich Pierce
In the last few months, Orenstein has released a suspect accused of attacking an elderly man, another involved in a high-speed chase, and last September, a New York man accused of bringing deadly drugs to Allegheny County by bus. All of them were released on non-monetary bond.
Fallen trees did damage in Duquesne overnight.
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By: Rich Pierce
“It’s not my responsibility. That tree was here before I was born,” she said.
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By: Rich Pierce
Police say Jason Stotlemyer crashed through fencing set up for the Pittsburgh Marathon is the same person who struck a police cruiser while doing stunts on the Ft. Pitt Bridge.
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By: Rich Pierce
Philip Martell pulled his name from consideration just before the meeting got started.
Dozens of car windows were smashed at a local apartment complex overnight Wednesday.
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