Irina Zhorov
Keystone Crossroads ReporterIrina Zhorov was WESA’s reporter for Keystone Crossroads, a statewide public media initiative focused on issues in older Pennsylvania communities.
Irina is a Philly native but joined Keystone Crossroads from Wyoming, where she covered energy, the Wind River Indian Reservation, and all things cowboy for Wyoming Public Radio. Her work has been recognized by Public Radio News Directors Incorporated awards.
Irina is eternally reading and trying to write books, gardening, biking, and plotting trips.
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The Fraser fir is found in a lot of homes around Christmas. But its wild cousins have been in decline for almost a century because of a small invasive pest. -
"We don't understand all the mysteries of science, we don't know all the mysteries of creation, but we know that they're one and together," a participant said.
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About 800,000 people have strokes each year in the U.S. Most are caused by clots that block blood to the brain. In some cases, doctors can remove the clot using a device that looks like a fishing net. -
A power company called FirstEnergy wants Pennsylvania lawmakers to once again regulate the electricity market in the state.Twenty years ago Pennsylvania… -
Ever drive along a road where signs welcoming you to a borough or township appeared more frequently than stoplights? Pennsylvania is broken up into myriad… -
Attempts to establish a national urban policy have popped up and failed throughout U.S. history. For example, in 1959, a Senate subcommittee heard… -
When the Environmental Protection Agency published the federal Lead and Copper Rule in 1991, its purpose was to minimize the amount of lead (and copper)… -
In Boston, any residential development that includes 10 or more units, receives financing from the city, is on city property, or requires an exception to… -
In Vogt True Value Hardware on the Southside of Pittsburgh the stock of plumbing pipes includes copper and plastic. The owner of the neighborhood store,… -
Johnstown’s public pension plans are in bad shape and, according to the latest Pennsylvania Auditor General’s report, continue to get worse.The city’s…
