Nick Keppler, Author at PublicSource

To take a closer look at domestic violence prosecution, PublicSource evaluated the 789 cases closed in 2017 by the Domestic Violence Prosecution Unit of the Allegheny County District Attorney Office. For that year, it was rare for anyone to be convicted of a felony related to domestic violence.

Author Archives: Nick Keppler

In Allegheny County, domestic violence offenders often avoid the most serious punishment

How the inaugural $10 million in Pittsburgh’s Housing Opportunity Fund will be spent

Hill District, Squirrel Hill housing projects first to split $1 million from Pittsburgh’s Housing Opportunity Fund

There’s a tool that claims to predict potential for criminal behavior. Should PA judges use it in sentencing?

Faith and switch: These congregants feel they were baited into giving money to closing churches.

The city has plans for a futuristic transit connector between Oakland and Hazelwood but residents of Four Mile Run fear disruption to their neighborhood

Munhall will pursue plans for public park on the land it put up for sale — for now

Munhall promised a park but may backpedal and sell 7 acres near The Waterfront for less than it’s worth

The new federal tax law could slow down the construction of affordable housing. Here’s how it could affect Pittsburgh.

How housing vouchers and ‘Section 8’ stigma fail Pittsburgh’s neediest households

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