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Downtown TRID investment plan draws dozens of detractors, but wins a City Council nod

Council amended a plan to pull new tax revenue from the Strip, North Shore and Downtown, to invest in Golden Triangle improvements around transit hubs. The amendments favor unionized building workers.

by Mia Hollie

Equity

Private investment in youth sports draws state, federal scrutiny

by Anna Claire Vollers

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Can AI streamline government in Pittsburgh’s smaller suburbs?

by Ada Perlman

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Monroeville library Pride Month display puts regional fight over LGBTQ+ books back in focus

by Lajja Mistry and Cilia Catello

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Public Source wins Pennsylvania’s top investigative journalism prize

by Halle Stockton

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Allegheny County, Pittsburgh nix Friday events, but smoke may clear Saturday

by Oliver Morrison

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My parents’ premature deaths made public health a personal reality

by First-person essay by Tara Fay Coleman

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ICE, immigration and local response

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

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Braddock debates U.S. Steel project, amid resident transparency concerns

by Lucas Dufalla

HEALTH

Cyclospora: What you should know about the diarrhea bug

by Cilia Catello

Pennsylvania

Regional electricity price hits cap again in latest auction

by Peter Hall, Pennsylvania Capital-Star

Education

State to explore consolidation of Duquesne, McKeesport schools

by Lajja Mistry

Climate

Cooling center needs likely to rise in Pittsburgh

The city’s standard handful of cooling centers, which close at 7 p.m., may not be enough as heat waves become more frequent. Activists are spreading the word on other air conditioned havens.

by Feixu Chen

Investigations

CMU president’s recorded comments reflect campus free speech tensions

Carnegie Mellon University has seen heightened debate over expression since President Donald Trump visited campus in 2025. University President Farnam Jahanian’s comments following that visit come amid renewed campus discussions of The Fence and national concern about academic freedom.

by Maddy Franklin

Economy & Housing

Pitt brings new dorm plan to Pittsburgh’s planners

A proposed nine-story building at Fifth and Ruskin avenues would add 420 dormitory beds as the University of Pittsburgh looks to break main campus enrollment records without further tightening the Oakland housing market.

by Mia Hollie

HEALTH

Report: Pa. faces a choice to limit gambling addiction quickly or preserve revenue

Pennsylvania’s nation-leading online gambling industry brings in billions, but also contributes to a growing addiction problem, according to a report to legislators. Should the state collect data, or take prompt measures that could curb revenue?

by Oliver Morrison

Environment

AI is improving Pittsburgh’s tornado forecasting — but its full potential isn’t clear

AI may one day be able to predict tornadoes like the ones that hit on the day of Morgan Wallen’s cancelled concert. Weather researchers and big tech firms are trying to peer through the clouds.

by Oliver Morrison

Community storytelling

Expensive travel teams and other sports are squeezing neighborhood baseball in Pittsburgh

The rise of football and the Pirates’ inferiority may be hurting youth interest in the national pastime, but some local programs have sustained success.

by Charlie Wolfson

Investigations

Recording captures CMU president’s dilemma, thinking on controversial Trump visit

In audio of a Carnegie Mellon staff council meeting a year ago, university President Farnam Jahanian called the administration in D.C. “toxic” and characterized students as naive while detailing his efforts to protect the school by painting The Fence.

by Maddy Franklin

Bloomfield

Liberty Avenue shows how Bloomfield changed — and where it could go next

How shifting demographics, stalled development and new businesses are reshaping Bloomfield’s main corridor.

by Charlie Wolfson

Food

One year after ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’: 98K fewer Pennsylvanians on SNAP

Many of its sweeping policy changes, including reduced federal aid for administering food benefits, haven’t yet taken effect.

by Whitney Downard

Environment

EQT wants Elizabeth Township’s approval for fracked wells near a school. Residents are worried.

The natural gas company is asking Elizabeth Township to approve a permit for a fracking operation less than a half-mile from a high school, in the midst of resident concern and litigation over production at the site.

by Lucas Dufalla

Economy & Housing

In Larimer, developers turn their focus to community spaces

A new community hall will soon be under construction at the same time as a charter school sets out to expand its operations beyond learning.

by Mia Hollie

Education

Pittsburgh refugee youth camp works to weather federal funding cuts

Terminated federal grants left ARYSE, the region’s only organization dedicated solely to refugee and immigrant youth, with a significant gap. Its leaders are working to keep PRYSE Academy and year-round programming intact.

by Maddy Franklin

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Downtown TRID investment plan draws dozens of detractors, but wins a City Council nod

Private investment in youth sports draws state, federal scrutiny

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

Can AI streamline government in Pittsburgh’s smaller suburbs?

Monroeville library Pride Month display puts regional fight over LGBTQ+ books back in focus

Public Source wins Pennsylvania’s top investigative journalism prize

WHO WE ARE

Allegheny County, Pittsburgh nix Friday events, but smoke may clear Saturday

My parents’ premature deaths made public health a personal reality

ICE, immigration and local response

Quick Source

More local news

Braddock debates U.S. Steel project, amid resident transparency concerns

Cyclospora: What you should know about the diarrhea bug

Regional electricity price hits cap again in latest auction

State to explore consolidation of Duquesne, McKeesport schools

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Cooling center needs likely to rise in Pittsburgh

CMU president’s recorded comments reflect campus free speech tensions

Pitt brings new dorm plan to Pittsburgh’s planners

Report: Pa. faces a choice to limit gambling addiction quickly or preserve revenue

AI is improving Pittsburgh’s tornado forecasting — but its full potential isn’t clear

Expensive travel teams and other sports are squeezing neighborhood baseball in Pittsburgh

Recording captures CMU president’s dilemma, thinking on controversial Trump visit

Liberty Avenue shows how Bloomfield changed — and where it could go next

One year after ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’: 98K fewer Pennsylvanians on SNAP

EQT wants Elizabeth Township’s approval for fracked wells near a school. Residents are worried.

In Larimer, developers turn their focus to community spaces

Pittsburgh refugee youth camp works to weather federal funding cuts

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