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Charlie Wolfson is an enterprise reporter for PublicSource, focusing on local government accountability in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. He is also a Report for America corps member. Charlie aims to focus stories on how they impact residents rather than on party politics. Previously, Charlie worked at the Boston Globe, first as a student co-op and then as a sports and metro correspondent. Prior to joining PublicSource as a full-time reporter, he covered issues surrounding election law and voting access throughout the 2020 election cycle as a freelance reporter for PublicSource. He graduated in 2020 with a degree in journalism and political science from Northeastern University.

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Maria Montaño, press secretary for Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey, places her hand on the back of Brenda Gregg, pastor at Destiny of Faith Church along Brighton Road, while Gregg addresses the media on Friday, Oct. 28, 2022, by her church. Gregg told the media that the church’s planned Halloween activities would go on, despite the multiple-person shooting that took place outside the church earlier that day during a funeral there. At back, City of Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey looks on. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)
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Funeral shooting in Brighton Heights reflects cycle of violence and spiral of pain, advocates and officials say

Avatar photophoto of amelia windersteph strasburg headshotcharlie wolfson profile picture, wearing a green shirt by Eric Jankiewicz, Amelia Winger, Stephanie Strasburg and Charlie Wolfson October 28, 2022November 1, 2022
The Wilkinsburg Municipal Building
Posted inLocal Government

Judge halts Wilkinsburg annexation process, ruling old pathway invalid

charlie wolfson profile picture, wearing a green shirt by Charlie Wolfson October 28, 2022August 3, 2023
Posted inCivic Briefs

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

charlie wolfson profile picture, wearing a green shirtLadimir Garcia by Charlie Wolfson and Ladimir Garcia October 25, 2022October 25, 2022
The Shuman Juvenile Detention Center in Pittsburgh. (Photo courtesy Allegheny County)
Posted inLocal Government

Private juvenile detention? Allegheny County seeks new owner for closed Shuman Center

charlie wolfson profile picture, wearing a green shirtphoto of amelia winder by Charlie Wolfson and Amelia Winger October 24, 2022April 5, 2023
Jacquet Kehm, Kim Kaplan and Keywanda Ballard-Battle at a press conference
Posted inLocal Government

‘We can’t continue as we are’: Wilkinsburg to vote on starting process that could transform borough government

charlie wolfson profile picture, wearing a green shirt by Charlie Wolfson October 11, 2022November 15, 2022
A portrait of Keith Murphy and Richard Garland next to a portrait of Justin Leavitt Pearl
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Updated: Allegheny County’s police review board receives Fitzgerald’s picks

charlie wolfson profile picture, wearing a green shirtLadimir Garcia by Charlie Wolfson and Ladimir Garcia October 3, 2022October 3, 2022
Two voters behind a privacy partition that says 'I voted!'
Posted inLocal Government

Enough ballots? Yes. A vote on abortion? Sort of. What to expect this Election Day

charlie wolfson profile picture, wearing a green shirt by Charlie Wolfson September 15, 2022November 8, 2022
Students moving into Litchfield Towers, the largest cluster of dorms on Pitt's main campus, ahead of the new academic year during August 2022. (Photo by Alexandra Ross/The Pitt News)
Posted inThe Exempt Dilemma

Medical emergencies, mac-and-cheese mishaps and elevator rescues: Pitt dorms draw city services, but should the university help fund them? 

charlie wolfson profile picture, wearing a green shirtAlexandra Ross by Emma Folts, Punya Bhasin, Charlie Wolfson and Alexandra Ross August 31, 2022August 30, 2022
Police use flashlights pointed at the sidewalk as they look at bullet casings on the ground while responding to a Shotspotter alert by 13th Street and Roland Way on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022, in the South Side. In the foreground, two other police officers look towards them. In the background, two other police officers shine look at the scene. Police found a gunshot victim nearby and arrested an armed man that bar security had detained. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)
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ShotSpotter reports gunshots in Pittsburgh 3,000 times a year. One case could deflect its use in court.

charlie wolfson profile picture, wearing a green shirtphoto of amelia winder by Charlie Wolfson, Amelia Winger and Rich Lord August 30, 2022August 30, 2022
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey (left) and Pittsburgh Public Schools Superintendent Wayne Walters. (Photo courtesy of Jason Cohn for Pittsburgh Public Schools)
Posted inLocal Government

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

charlie wolfson profile picture, wearing a green shirt by Charlie Wolfson August 29, 2022September 1, 2022

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