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McKeesport's 10th Ward rests along the shore of the Monongahela River on Feb. 6, 2023. (Photo by Quinn Glabicki/PublicSource)

Filtering forever? As regulators seek to contain ‘forever chemicals,’ McKeesport residents crave clarity about their water

by Quinn Glabicki February 7, 2023February 6, 2023

After 18 months of water worries in the Tube City’s 10th Ward, neighbors grapple with conflicting test results and changing standards for PFAS.

PublicSource's spring 2023 interns. Clockwise from top-left: Dakota Castro-Jarrett, Betul Tuncer, Kalilah Stein and Amaya Lobato-Rivas (Photos by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource or courtesy of the subjects)

Inside our Newsroom

Intern interests go beyond the news

by Rich Lord February 3, 2023February 2, 2023

The Allegheny County Courthouse in downtown Pittsburgh.

EXECUTIVE DECISION

Filings show six-figure checks and a competitive race for Allegheny County executive

by Charlie Wolfson February 1, 2023February 1, 2023

Ja'Nya Coleman on vacation with family in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

FROM THE SOURCE PODCAST

Inside Ja’Nya’s film lab: How a 10th grader is scripting her future, her way | S4, Ep. 8

by Jourdan Hicks February 1, 2023January 31, 2023

From left to right, Michael Lamb, Sara Innamorato and John Weinstein. (Photo illustration by Natasha Vicens/PublicSource | Photos by Kat Procyk, Lajja Mistry and Amaya Lobato-Rivas/PublicSource)

EXECUTIVE DECISION

Allegheny County executive candidates will tap donors big and small. How much will money matter?

by Charlie Wolfson and Jamie Wiggan January 31, 2023February 3, 2023

Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh President and CEO Carlos T. Carter and Sports & Exhibition Authority Executive Director Aaron Waller (Photo by Becky Thurner Braddock/Pittsburgh Magazine)

Who benefits? New leadership contends with uneven economic development

by Eric Jankiewicz January 23, 2023January 27, 2023

power shift illustration with red ladder, a person looking through a telescope and a power button, also lettering saying power shift

Dozens of the Pittsburgh area’s top institutions are going through leadership changes. The turnover could echo for decades.

by Charlie Wolfson and Rich Lord January 23, 2023January 24, 2023

From left, Pittsburgh Public Schools Superintendent Wayne Walters, Allegheny County Department of Human Services Director Erin Dalton and U.S. Rep. Summer Lee. (Photo by Becky Thurner Braddock/Pittsburgh Magazine)

Timing and political trends are sweeping new leaders into government at a time when there’s no ‘honeymoon’

by Charlie Wolfson January 23, 2023January 24, 2023

FROM THE SOURCE PODCAST

This preteen is proud of her police officer dad, and also has ideas for better policing | S4, Ep. 7

by Jourdan Hicks January 18, 2023January 18, 2023

Illustration depicting Allegheny County's network of volunteer boards that govern issues including incarceration, sewerage, transit and health, by Lucy Chen.

EXECUTIVE DECISION

How Allegheny County’s next executive could reshape the local power structure

by Charlie Wolfson and Jamie Wiggan January 13, 2023January 13, 2023