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

by Charlie Wolfson and Ladimir Garcia October 25, 2022October 25, 2022

Allegheny County’s police review board has eight of nine eats filled but still faces questions about its composition and role.

A person in a black jacket, blue jeans and a red and black patterned scarf stands on a sidewalk next to an orange construction sign that reads "SLOW DANGER" with several parked and moving cars out of focus in the background.

COMMUNITY STORYTELLING

When a Jeep smashed me and my bicycle, it flattened my life’s mission – and then came the traffic ticket

by First-person essay by Laura "Lolly" Walsh October 11, 2022October 11, 2022

A portrait of Keith Murphy and Richard Garland next to a portrait of Justin Leavitt Pearl

Local Government

Updated: Allegheny County’s police review board receives Fitzgerald’s picks

by Charlie Wolfson and Ladimir Garcia October 3, 2022October 3, 2022

Pittsburgh motorcycle officers Downtown during a June 4, 2020 rally against racism and police violence. (Photo by Jay Manning/PublicSource)

Big raises for disciplinary change? Gainey’s offer rejected by Pittsburgh police union

by Rich Lord September 21, 2022September 21, 2022

Six year old Halle is seen shown swinging a blue wiffle ball bat as her family waits in the outfield of the South Side's Armstrong Park. In the distance, the homes of 12th Street border the street across from the park. Halle wears a pink sundress, pearls, and a pink scarf in her dark hair.

COMMUNITY STORYTELLING

After a sometimes-frightening summer, South Side looks back and forward

by Terryaun Bell and Stephanie Strasburg September 12, 2022September 16, 2022

Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey (left) and Pittsburgh Public Schools Superintendent Wayne Walters. (Photo courtesy of Jason Cohn for Pittsburgh Public Schools)

Local Government

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

by Charlie Wolfson August 29, 2022September 1, 2022

An Allegheny County Sheriff's Office van parked near the agency's headquarters at the Allegheny County Courthouse. (Photo by Jay Manning/PublicSource)

Allegheny County approved a police review board 14 months ago. It still has no members and little jurisdiction.

by Charlie Wolfson June 28, 2022June 29, 2022

Local Government

Pittsburgh police and school district lack a cooperative agreement, defying state law

by Charlie Wolfson June 16, 2022June 21, 2022

A fire truck and an ambulance

Local Government

Pittsburgh fire and EMS have run-down fleets and staffing issues, report shows

by Charlie Wolfson February 16, 2022February 11, 2022

A police van parked at Moore Park in the Brookline neighborhood of Pittsburgh. (Photo by Jay Manning/PublicSource)

Pittsburgh investigating police lieutenant’s ties to extremist group

by Charlie Wolfson and Juliette Rihl November 4, 2021November 10, 2021