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For police chief, Gainey picks Scirotto, who was fired from Fort Lauderdale job amid diversity push

by Eric Jankiewicz, Charlie Wolfson and Rich Lord May 3, 2023May 3, 2023

Police shut down Fifth Avenue for hours outside of Central Catholic High School after false alarms of active shooter events there and at nearby Oakland Catholic High School on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, in Oakland. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)

Complaints against Pittsburgh police dropped in 2022, and this year could set a long-term tone

by Rich Lord April 3, 2023April 4, 2023

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This preteen is proud of her police officer dad, and also has ideas for better policing | S4, Ep. 7

by Jourdan Hicks January 18, 2023January 18, 2023

Officer X’s Pittsburgh Police uniforms hang in her basement, Thursday, June 30, 2022. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)

Pittsburgh defends firing of former Zone 5 officer after arbitrator’s decision

by Rich Lord January 2, 2023January 2, 2023

Expertise or bias? Fitzgerald names three ex-police to oversight board

by Ladimir Garcia and Charlie Wolfson October 25, 2022October 25, 2022

A person in a black jacket, blue jeans and a red and black patterned scarf stands on a sidewalk next to an orange construction sign that reads "SLOW DANGER" with several parked and moving cars out of focus in the background.

Community storytelling

When a Jeep smashed me and my bicycle, it flattened my life’s mission – and then came the traffic ticket

by First-person essay by Laura Walsh October 11, 2022August 16, 2023

A portrait of Keith Murphy and Richard Garland next to a portrait of Justin Leavitt Pearl

Local Government

Updated: Allegheny County’s police review board receives Fitzgerald’s picks

by Ladimir Garcia and Charlie Wolfson October 3, 2022October 3, 2022

Pittsburgh motorcycle officers Downtown during a June 4, 2020 rally against racism and police violence. (Photo by Jay Manning/PublicSource)

Big raises for disciplinary change? Gainey’s offer rejected by Pittsburgh police union

by Rich Lord September 21, 2022September 21, 2022

Six year old Halle is seen shown swinging a blue wiffle ball bat as her family waits in the outfield of the South Side's Armstrong Park. In the distance, the homes of 12th Street border the street across from the park. Halle wears a pink sundress, pearls, and a pink scarf in her dark hair.

Community storytelling

After a sometimes-frightening summer, South Side looks back and forward

by Terryaun Bell and Stephanie Strasburg September 12, 2022May 31, 2023

Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey (left) and Pittsburgh Public Schools Superintendent Wayne Walters. (Photo courtesy of Jason Cohn for Pittsburgh Public Schools)

Local Government

Pittsburgh schools and police show no hurry to reach cooperative agreement as new school year begins

by Charlie Wolfson August 29, 2022September 1, 2022