Trib Lunch Box: New social media app?, Jail lawsuit, U-haul trial begins

Triblive | Wednesday, February 7, 2024 12:00 p.m.

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Here are some noon headlines from TribLive, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024.

• Police work interest declines in the region

“Our biggest issue is finding people who want to police anymore,” said Penn Township police Chief John Otto.

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• Another social media app?

Bluesky offers users a place to post texts and images that show up on a feed — similar to the interface of X and Threads.

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• Allegheny County Jail guards broke inmate’s arm, lawsuit claims

“He was in the hospital for three days, and I didn’t know it,” Tipton’s mother, Janelle Tipton, said Tuesday.

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• Why did Pittsburgh abruptly halt its free spay/neuter program?

Suburban pet owners, some with designer dogs, faked their addresses to access free, taxpayer-subsidized spay and neuter services meant for use by Pittsburgh residents.

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• New sports anchor at WPXI?

Rob Owen takes reader questions.

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• Trial begins in killing of U-Haul worker

No one is contesting that Braijon Burton committed the killing.

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