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

Pittsburgh motorcycle officers Downtown during a June 4, 2020 rally against racism and police violence. (Photo by Jay Manning/PublicSource) The Fraternal Order of Police rank-and-file...

With PNC preparing to sell, a McKeesport housing complex’s residents hope hard-won improvements continue

Hi View Gardens resident Bianca Dobbs demonstrates the unreliability of the door to her two bedroom apartment, Thursday, July 28, 2022, in McKeesport. The...

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

Young women from the YouTube series “Youngstown Bad Girls Club” (YBGC) film an episode along East Carson Street as the clubs and bars shut...

CMU professor: Wish of ‘pain’ upon Queen Elizabeth’s death stemmed from 1960s tragedy

The Carnegie Mellon University professor’s since-removed tweet, disavowed by the university, had roots in a dark chapter of the United Kingdom’s involvement in Africa. by...

The purity movement told young people that ‘you are not your own,’ and the harm from that message persists

Atiya Irvin-Mitchell of Squirrel Hill, on Aug. 31, 2022, in Pittsburgh’s Strip District. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource) Misogyny, AIDS and moral panic resulted in “purity...

Second chance for Pittsburgh’s first public housing: Application for $50 million nearly done

Children run along the Somers Drive section of Bedford Dwellings as Pittsburgh’s skyline rises in the background, on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. (Photo by...

4 up, 5 to go: Allegheny County’s police review board awaits Fitzgerald’s picks

Left to right: Keith Murphy, Richard Garland and Justin Leavitt Pearl. (Left photo by Quinn Glabicki/PublicSource, Right photo by Lilly Kubit/PublicSource) by Charlie Wolfson and...

Pittsburgh’s quest to get a ‘fair share’ from big nonprofits has lasted for decades. Here’s the 4-minute version.

UPMC Presbyterian (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource) Pleas by Pittsburgh and Allegheny County officials for help from large nonprofit institutions have been hamstrung by a lack...

ShotSpotter detects gunshots in Pittsburgh 3,000 times a year. One case could deflect its use in court.

Police look at bullet casings on the ground while responding to a ShotSpotter alert by 13th Street and Roland Way on Saturday, Aug. 13,...

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

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

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