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Pittsburgh wants more families, but state insurance laws make that harder
Half of states mandate some form of insurance coverage for fertility treatment. Why doesn’t Pennsylvania, with its stagnant population, join them?
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Pittsburgh’s comprehensive plan, explained
Pittsburgh’s planners will spend the summer drafting a blueprint for the city’s next 25 years of development. It could guide which neighborhoods are stabilized, strengthened or transformed.
Plan to house federal offenders in Banksville gets thumbs down
The Pittsburgh City Planning Commission’s vote to oppose a custodial care facility means it would take a City Council supermajority to approve the proposal.
Photos: Haitian woman released by ICE spent 24 cold hours in bus shelter prior to death
Daphy Michel’s death has increased the anxiety in Southwestern Pennsylvania’s Haitian community as ICE steps up immigration enforcement and protected status awaits a court decision. Visuals released by PRT show her last day.
Here for the NFL Draft? See the real Pittsburgh, too.
Whether you’re in Pittsburgh for the first time or a true Yinzer, these authentic Pittsburgh spots and venues should be on your list of prospects.
Death of Haitian immigrant still an unsettling mystery seven weeks later
Daphy Michel, a Haitian national who lived in Charleroi, was found in a South Shore bus shelter on March 2. Federal immigration authorities denied responsibility, but the death has added to a community’s anxiety.
Pittsburgh demolition crew ends Knoxville house’s slow, two-decade decline
A home that epitomized the city’s twin issues of abandonment and twisted ownership paper trails has become an early target of the O’Connor administration’s first tear-down blitz.
These Pittsburgh churches are embracing LGBTQ Christians
National surveys show growing acceptance of queer Christians, but local congregations continue to debate scripture, leadership and inclusion. Faith leaders say the conversations are messy — and far from over.
Ahead of UPMC ambulance deal, Pittsburgh medics rely on makeshift fixes — even using vomit bags to warm cabs
Ambulance breakdowns can cost lives. Pittsburgh’s EMS leaders have been so concerned about old vehicles with six figures on the odometer that they’ve used tragedies that happened elsewhere to appeal to city officials.
Can Pittsburgh’s arts scene wow incoming NFL Draft fans?
Ahead of the April NFL Draft in Pittsburgh, some — but not all — of the city’s arts venues are looking to cash in on the swell of visitors.
Pittsburgh’s Venezuelans exhale, then brace for what comes next
Venezuelans in Pittsburgh describe a moment of relief shadowed by fear — shaped by decades of repression, family still at risk, and uncertainty about what comes next.
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