News briefs: Trib offers journalism scholarships

Trib Total Media is now accepting applications for both the Scholarship for Diversity in Media and the Jim Borden Memorial Scholarship.

The Scholarship for Diversity in Media is open to high school seniors who are culturally, ethnically or racially diverse and are planning to study journalism, communication or English writing at a four-year college or university.

The scholarship will include financial assistance of up to $7,500 per year for four years, a guaranteed annual internship with Trib Total Media and an offer for full-time employment upon graduation.

The Jim Borden Memorial Scholarship is offered to high school or college students attending — or planning to attend — a four-year college or university to study journalism, English writing or communication. The recipient will earn up to $30,000 in scholarship money awarded in annual installments of up to $7,500, an annual internship with Trib Total Media and an offer for full-time employment upon graduation.

Applicants can apply online under the Career & Scholarship Opportunities tab at https://tribtotalmedia.com/.

The deadline to apply is Jan. 31.

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Forbes Hospital on bus route

The Port Authority of Allegheny County has added regular daily bus service connecting Forbes Hospital to surrounding communities.

Forbes Hospital now serves as a stop to the P68 Braddock Flyer route. It will be located between the hospital’s visitor entrance C and professional building 2. A bus shelter is expected to be built. For now, a 100-foot parking lane for bus access has been constructed.

Service will run from 5:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. on weekdays every 30 minutes during peak traffic hours and every hour during nonpeak hours. The route will run from 5:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. every hour on Saturdays and from 5:30 a.m. to 9:10 p.m. every 70 minutes on Sundays.

The new route starts at Monroeville Mall, where park-and-ride space is available. From there, it takes Monroeville Boulevard and Mosside Boulevard to get to the hospital. After the hospital stop, the route goes through East Pittsburgh, North Braddock, Braddock Hills, Braddock and Forest Hills before joining the East Busway.