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PPS proposes feeder pattern shuffle as admin seeks support for facilities plan

After the board turned down a years-in-the-making plan to overhaul the district late last year, new members raised conditions for reviving it in February. Tonight, the administration presented its response.

by Lajja Mistry

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Ticks are the backyard threat Southwestern Pennsylvania homeowners keep ignoring

by Danielle Tufts and Emily Bache, for The Conversation

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by Guest commentary by Dwight Boddorf

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Post-Gazette acquired by Baltimore news outlet

by Jamie Wiggan

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Magee-Womens nurses take to streets, surveys to bolster bargaining with UPMC

by Venuri Siriwardane

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As NFL Draft nears, Point Park aims to turn location into opportunity

by Maddy Franklin

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He didn’t know what was hurting his credit score. A free counseling session changed that.

ICE, immigration and local response

Reporting on the reach and impact of immigration enforcement in Pittsburgh and across Southwestern Pennsylvania.

2026 Pittsburgh NFL Draft

Outside law enforcement to assist Pittsburgh for NFL Draft patrols

by Charlie Wolfson

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Did AI kill my job, or open up a next chapter?

by First-person essay by Austin Harvey

Economy & Housing

Plan to fund Downtown rebound to go for taxing body votes

by Mia Hollie

DEVELOP PGH

Downtown Pittsburgh organization at a turning point — or an end

by Mia Hollie and Rich Lord

Environment

Hearing on Shell’s Beaver County cracker plant brings out economic benefits and health concerns

by Katherine Weaver

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Pennsylvania could require paid family leave — if lawmakers can decide who bears the cost

by Jaxon White of Spotlight PA

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Vape shops should be unwelcome Downtown and near schools, commission recommends

Legislation to restrict the locations of new vape shops now goes back to Pittsburgh City Council, which can consider the Planning Commission’s recommended amendments.

by Mia Hollie

ICE, immigration and local response

Council clears first of three bills limiting ICE cooperation in Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh is mulling a trio of bills that would go “above and beyond” the restrictions recently passed by Allegheny County to limit cooperation with federal immigration agents.

by Jamese Platt

Hospitals hope AI can reduce burnout, while workers push for staffing standards

AI tools are becoming more commonplace in Pittsburgh hospitals, promising productivity gains for practitioners amid the nursing crisis. But to local hospital employees, enduring understaffing and burnout, another solution is clear: Hire more workers.

by Will Curvan

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 some 150 years of sports history.

by Rich Lord, Stephanie Strasburg and Quinn Glabicki

First person

Don’t tell anyone about Pittsburgh

After leaving a refugee-clogged city in Ukraine, Pittsburgh felt empty. It quickly filled me with its history and art, and I only ask that we keep its charms secret from capitalism’s armies of obedient functionaries.

by First-person essay by Oleksandr Frazé-Frazénko

Arts & Culture

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

As demand increases for Broadway tours and production costs rise, local theaters are experimenting with new partnerships, funding models and creative strategies to sustain the city’s arts ecosystem.

by Aakanksha Agarwal

Inside our Newsroom

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

by Halle Stockton and Jennie Ewing Liska

2026 Pittsburgh NFL Draft

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

Mayor Corey O’Connor’s tenure began with the biggest crowd in Pittsburgh’s history looming. Today he discussed his hopes for the April event and for the days that follow.

by Mia Hollie

Local Government

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

The city would run a deficit this year under O’Connor’s plan, which the mayor said is simply an honest accounting of where money is already being spent.

by Charlie Wolfson

ICE, immigration and local response

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

Trump administration efforts to detain and deport many refugees have prompted some to hide — or leave — amid characterizations of some as “criminals.”

by Venuri Siriwardane

Local Government

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

Pittsburgh parks, business corridors and public safety could see investment after the gift.

by Charlie Wolfson

SALARIES DATA

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

Jail hires and public safety worker overtime drove the overall payroll higher. County police redacted fewer officer names than the year prior.

by Charlie Wolfson

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

The nationwide events organized by Indivisible aim to highlight what organizers characterize as an authoritarian tilt in federal government. Local events span the city, Mt. Lebanon, Penn Hills, Sewickley, McCandless and beyond.

by Mia Hollie and Stephanie Strasburg

Pennsylvania

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

The outcome could fundamentally change the lives of more than 1,000 people currently serving life sentences without the possibility of parole.

by Danielle Ohl of Spotlight PA

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Post-Gazette acquired by Baltimore news outlet

Magee-Womens nurses take to streets, surveys to bolster bargaining with UPMC

As NFL Draft nears, Point Park aims to turn location into opportunity

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