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O’Connor defeats Gainey to win Pittsburgh’s Democratic mayoral primary

The Democratic primary pitted Pittsburgh’s first Black mayor against a popular elected official whose father led the city nearly two decades ago. Second-time candidate...

Pitt will have to pay athletes $20 million a year, but isn’t saying how

Pittsburgh forward Guillermo Diaz Graham (25) reacts after scoring during the second half of a college basketball game against Iowa State in the NCAA...

Trump decision to cut AmeriCorps could gut some Pittsburgh-area community groups

AmeriCorps members Julia Duymic, left, 29, of Clairton, and Devin Northcutt, 18, of Penn Hills, embrace on Duymic’s last day working as an Americorps...

Winter shelter shutdown and moves to clear Pittsburgh encampments narrow options for unhoused people

Members of the Homeless Oversight Coordinating Committee climb a hill to remove collected garbage from an encampment on the South Side, Monday, May 12,...

Untraceable money boosts both Gainey and O’Connor in Pittsburgh mayor’s race

Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey and Allegheny County Controller Corey O'Connor speak at a debate at Point Park University April 29. (Photo by Anastasia Busby/PublicSource) Each...

After the graduation walk come critical next steps for young people with disabilities

(Illustration by Andrea Shockling/PublicSource) For students with disabilities, “school” may not end with the senior year, and districts are increasingly offering options beyond the classroom. “PublicSource...

Allegheny County preparing to start involuntary outpatient mental health treatment

(Photo illustration by Natasha Khan Vicens/PublicSource) Assisted outpatient treatment, or AOT, hasn’t caught on in Pennsylvania and county officials say they “grappled” with evidence from...

The hardest decision I ever made for my son

Amy Whipple, left, of Carnegie, cuddles with her son, WD, 10, as they read together at the Sewickley facility where he lives, on Tuesday,...

Nine ways Trump’s spending cuts would squeeze Pittsburgh government, arts and research

The Somers Drive section of Bedford Dwellings on July 25, 2023, in the Hill District. Funding for a massive revamp of the housing community...

Three pedestrian deaths on one Oakland street spurred Pitt and Pittsburgh to improvements — but work is incomplete

A person waits to cross Terrace Street on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, outside the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in West Oakland. (Photo...

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