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These teens are fighting to change the rhetoric and reality around youth violence in the Pittsburgh area

(Photos by Quinn Glabicki/PublicSource. Photo illustration by Natasha Vicens/PublicSource) by Jourdan Hicks, PublicSource Young people have not been shielded from the spike of gun violence in...

Updated: Validation is what one Pittsburgh police officer wanted from a little-used law meant to curb sexual violence – accusing a fellow officer

At left, Officer X’s Pittsburgh Police uniforms hang in her basement on June 30, 2022. At right, Officer X sits for a portrait as...

Assignment incomplete: With little state guidance, schools are all over the board about sharing 988 hotline info

(Photo illustration by Natasha Vicens/PublicSource) A new suicide and crisis hotline could be a lifesaver during the current youth mental health crisis, but some schools...

Across Pittsburgh colleges, students step up to prevent sexual violence through education, advocacy and support

From organizing marches to educating their peers on consent, here’s how college students are protecting and supporting one another. by Emma Folts, PublicSource Content warning: This...

We asked Pittsburgh higher ed institutions what they are doing to address sexual violence. This is what they said.

PublicSource spoke with university officials across the Pittsburgh region who are involved in Title IX compliance. (Photos by Lilly Kubit/PublicSource. Photo illustration by Natasha...

Planning Commission again denies East Liberty bank demolition, leaves room for third try

A rendering provided to the City Planning Commission of a potential new Citizen's Bank branch proposed for East Liberty (Screenshot). Commissioners and residents argued that...

Allegheny County COVID-19 transmission rate is low

by Amelia Winger, PublicSource The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has declared that Allegheny County’s level of transmission of COVID-19 is currently in the...

They are Pittsburgh college students and survivors of sexual violence. Here, they share their stories

University of Pittsburgh student Mia Larkin poses for a portrait on campus on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, in Oakland. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource) Six people...

Washington’s student loan changes free some grads, while others keep heavy burdens

Tracy Baton stands on the median between the two lanes of East Liberty Boulevard. Before the pause, she had about $500 of monthly payments...

Transit fare breaks coming for some Allegheny County riders

A bus operated by the agency now called Pittsburgh Regional Transit — until recently the Port Authority of Allegheny County — crosses the intersection...

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