Penny De La Cruz

Penny is the audience producer at Pittsburgh's Public Source. Before coming to Pittsburgh, Penny worked as a television news producer for News 6 WKMG in Orlando, Florida and KSAT 12 in San Antonio, Texas. She is a graduate of the Reed College of Media at West Virginia University. In her free time, Penny enjoys knitting, reading and talking to her cats.

penny@publicsource.org

A dimly lit street at dusk is blocked by yellow caution tape and fallen tree branches, with a car’s headlights shining in the background—a scene reminiscent of the storms AI is changing how Pittsburgh meteorologists track, as new technology helps them better anticipate tornadoes.

Climate

Are Pittsburgh-area storms leaving you without power? We want to hear about it.

by Penny De La Cruz September 4, 2026September 4, 2026

Heavy storms coming through Southwest Pennsylvania leave thousands of people without electricity. Were you one of them?

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