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2026 Pittsburgh NFL Draft

The NFL Draft may be the ultimate sports exposition, but it’s far from the first for the North Shore

The Pittsburgh neighborhood hosting the draft has witnessed some 150 years of sports and history, seen here in 15 images.

by Rich Lord, Stephanie Strasburg and Quinn Glabicki

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Behind the curtain, Pittsburgh’s theater business is undergoing a scene change

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2026 Pittsburgh NFL Draft

Q&A: How can Pittsburgh pitch itself as a place to return to after the NFL Draft?

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O’Connor amendments paint difficult financial future, even after raising taxes

by Charlie Wolfson

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Trump administration rhetoric, policies raise fears in Pittsburgh’s refugee communities

by Venuri Siriwardane

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Pitt to give city $5 million over five years for O’Connor agenda

by Charlie Wolfson

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Which Allegheny County employees were paid the most last year? It’s now easier to find out.

by Charlie Wolfson

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Third round of No Kings rallies brings call for ‘defiance’ to Pittsburgh, several suburbs

by Mia Hollie and Stephanie Strasburg

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Pa. Supreme Court strikes down mandatory life sentences for 2nd-degree convictions

by Danielle Ohl of Spotlight PA

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Fun and flexibility don’t justify tipless shifts and uncertain schedules for restaurant workers

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City must pay $10K to dog walker who alleged assault, homophobic slur

by Rich Lord

2026 Pittsburgh NFL Draft

Will the NFL Draft payoff make the $19M public investment worth it?

Public dollars are driving efforts to market and execute the NFL draft next month. Forecasts say those investments could reap big returns, but questions remain about who might benefit.

by Mia Hollie

ICE, immigration and local response

ICE agents present at Pittsburgh International Airport

Security was running smoothly but some travelers were anxious after Pittsburgh was included in a list of 14 airports at which ICE would be assisting. ICE agents trained to assist TSA despite Allegheny County’s opposition.

by Charlie Wolfson

Lawmakers advance bill to boost oversight of new data center water use

It’s one of several efforts to create more oversight of the rapidly growing sector powering the nation’s artificial intelligence boom.

by Ian Karbal

Economy & Housing

Affordable housing plan for Hazelwood Green aired for Pittsburgh planners

Trek Development is asking for Planning Commission approval for one of several planned residential projects on the former mill site in Hazelwood, which has so far largely attracted university activities.

by Mia Hollie

ICE, immigration and local response

Council floats bills to limit cooperation with ICE in Pittsburgh

On the back of a video showing city police aiding feds and a similar bill clearing Allegheny County, three council members floated measures to prevent city employees assisting ICE.

by Jamese Platt and Jamie Wiggan

SALARIES DATA

How historic overtime payments in 2025 drove up Pittsburgh’s budget

See what city employees were paid in 2025. Last year 105 took home total compensation topping $200,000.

by Charlie Wolfson

Economy & Housing

Pitt students built a website to scrutinize landlords — theirs, and maybe yours

Modeled off a decades-old site for reviewing professors, Rate Yinz Landlord is intended for Pitt students but available for all renters in Pittsburgh.

by Ethan Beck

Guest commentary

Don’t let return-to-office fever push women out of the workforce

The workplace has changed over six years, and some of the shifts were good — for women especially. Pittsburgh employers shouldn’t throw out flexibility in a rush to return to 2019 norms.

by Guest commentary by Holly McIlwain and Kelli A. Komondor

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From an Oakmont town hall: Fracking to front porches, and a yen for journalism that connects

Local media can be a glue that helps communities to come together, according to people who came out for the seventh and final “You Have the Floor” event in Oakmont.

by Sophia Lucente

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How Shell’s cracker has polluted more than permitted with no new fines for three years

State regulators have allowed the Beaver County ethylene plant to keep exceeding limits on damaging nitrogen oxides while the official permitting process has taken seven times its original timeline.

by Katherine Weaver

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From a virtual town hall: AI raises concerns in society, journalism

A town hall done via Zoom drew attendees from Greensburg to Baltimore, and questions about the evolution of local news were similarly wide-ranging.

by Matt Petras

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From a Carnegie town hall: A hunger for close-to-home news and accountability

It’s difficult to get from one Pittsburgh suburb to another without a car, and the scarcity of neighborhood news often makes meaningful public participation in decisions just as arduous, said attendees at the fifth town hall.

by Matt Petras

Pennsylvania

Pa. lawmakers seek to build on infrastructure to meet energy demands

Two proposals under consideration wouldn’t require any new power plants or transmission lines.

by Ian Karbal

ICE, immigration and local response

Backlash to ICE agreement persists in Springdale, a month after police-prompted detention

Springdale Borough is one of two Allegheny County municipalities formally cooperating with ICE, as some neighboring towns and the county at large have adopted noncooperation policies.

by Jamie Wiggan

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The NFL Draft may be the ultimate sports exposition, but it’s far from the first for the North Shore

Don’t tell anyone about Pittsburgh

Care about Pittsburgh? Get local stories that matter, delivered to your inbox.

Behind the curtain, Pittsburgh’s theater business is undergoing a scene change

Q&A: How can Pittsburgh pitch itself as a place to return to after the NFL Draft?

We asked the Pittsburgh region what it needs and wants from local news. Here’s what we heard.

O’Connor amendments paint difficult financial future, even after raising taxes

WHO WE ARE

Trump administration rhetoric, policies raise fears in Pittsburgh’s refugee communities

ICE, immigration and local response

Pitt to give city $5 million over five years for O’Connor agenda

Which Allegheny County employees were paid the most last year? It’s now easier to find out.

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