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“It's not the same neighborhood anymore." In Pittsburgh's West End, a contested City Council race for what some call a 'forgotten' district www.post-gazette.com/news/electio... via @post-gazette.com

Top lawmakers move to shut down U.S. naval reserve centers — including key Pittsburgh facility WASHINGTON — In a move that has sparked internal backlash among the nation’s veterans, congressional leaders are threatening to shutdown the...

Top lawmakers move to shut down U.S. naval reserve centers — including key Pittsburgh facility www.post-gazette.com/news/politic... via @post-gazette.com

Penguins’ exclusive rights to redevelop the lower Hill expiring after nearly two decades After nearly two decades of stalled plans — and clashing at times with community groups — the Pittsburgh Penguins’ hold over the lower...

Penguins’ exclusive rights to redevelop the lower Hill expiring after nearly two decades www.post-gazette.com/business/dev... by @madaleinerubin.bsky.social

300,000 Pittsburgh-area residents will lose SNAP benefits amid government shutdown www.post-gazette.com/business/mon... via @post-gazette.com

‘Stop playing games’: Pa. budget impasse leads to financial bleeding at school districts HARRISBURG — Lost interest income in a public school district, officials say, can be thought of as lost opportunity — and right now there is...

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Pa. communities torn over ICE crackdown on immigrants using local officers For U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, it was hailed as a critical program that would give local law enforcement agents sweeping powers to stop,...

Pa. communities torn over ICE crackdown on immigrants using local officers www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-c... via @post-gazette.com

Pittsburgh to end co-response program that teams social workers with police officers City leaders are abandoning Pittsburgh’s co-response program, which places a police officer and social worker in the same vehicle to respond to mental...

"We get something that’s working, and people are enthused about it … then, poof, gone." Pittsburgh to end co-response program that teams social workers with police officers www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-c... by @meganguzapg.bsky.social

Ohio man who left antisemitic flyers in Squirrel Hill guilty of 160 littering violations A district judge on Tuesday found an Ohio man guilty of the more than 150 litter-related charges filed against him in the aftermath of an antisemitic flyer...

Ohio man who left antisemitic flyers in Squirrel Hill guilty of 160 littering violations www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-c... by @meganguzapg.bsky.social

Deadly dust: Missed inspections, enforcement failures imperil the lives of coal miners Deep in the earth's crust, the toxic substance rises in the air as miners drill into massive layers of rock. As they work the controls of the big machines,...

"It's a death sentence for these men." Missed inspections, enforcement failures imperil the lives of coal miners post-gazette.com/news/health/... by @michaeldsallah.bsky.social, @cloutierjr.bsky.social, the Medill Investigative Lab and me

The Strip District is preparing for another massive growth spurt In the center of the Strip District, a red crane hovers over road closure signs, traffic cones and a four-story building encased in yellow fiberglass —...

The Strip District is preparing for another massive growth spurt www.post-gazette.com/business/dev... by @madaleinerubin.bsky.social

Clairton Coke Works employee describes blast that sounded like ‘two trains colliding’ — then silence The first thing Andrew Macey thought about as he arrived at work at the Clairton Coke Works on Tuesday morning were the cars that remained. Two of them...

Clairton Coke Works employee describes blast that sounded like ‘two trains colliding’ — then silence www.post-gazette.com/business/car... via @post-gazette.com

Layoffs, property sales, fundraising drives: How public radio, TV stations plan to survive without federal funding The passage of a bill that slashed more than $1 billion in federal funding for public broadcasting has public radio and TV stations looking at selling...

Layoffs, property sales, fundraising drives: How public radio, TV stations plan to survive without federal funding

Cryptocurrency firm among dark money donors in race for Pittsburgh mayor For cryptocurrency investors, the Blockchain Innovation Project promotes itself as a fierce advocate “against the political forces in Washington...

Cryptocurrency firm among dark money donors in race for Pittsburgh mayor www.post-gazette.com/news/politic... via @post-gazette.com

5,000 miles away, a Pittsburgh seismograph picked up the Pacific earthquake that triggered tsunami warnings About 5,000 miles away from one of the strongest earthquakes in recorded history, an instrument on the North Side recorded the action. The seismograph at...

5,000 miles away, a Pittsburgh seismograph picked up the Pacific earthquake that triggered tsunami warnings www.post-gazette.com/news/environ... by @lpshachnow.bsky.social

WQED lays off 19 employees following federal funding cuts for public media Less than two weeks after Congress passed sweeping spending cuts that targeted public broadcasting, WQED — one of the oldest public television stations...

WQED lays off 19 employees following federal funding cuts for public radio www.post-gazette.com/ae/tv-radio/... via @post-gazette.com

Pennsylvania Democrats, public push for more Epstein files with Trump, while GOP is on defensive WASHINGTON — Western Pennsylvania Democrats and a majority of voters across the state and country are increasingly pressing the Trump administration...

Pennsylvania Democrats, public push for more Epstein files from the Trump administration, while GOP is on defensive www.post-gazette.com/news/politic... by @benkail.bsky.social

Washington County coroner alleges he was strong-armed into calling infant’s 2022 death a homicide The Washington County coroner says he was strong-armed by District Attorney Jason Walsh into filing a fraudulent death certificate in 2022 indicating a...

Washington County coroner alleges he was strong-armed into calling an infant’s 2022 death a homicide because the DA told him "I need it to win an election." www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-c... by @meganguzapg.bsky.social

Thousands of Pittsburghers to see medical debt cleared through American Rescue Plan dollars More than 40,000 Pittsburgh residents will soon be informed that their medical debt has been erased courtesy of a program funded by dollars the city received...

Thousands of Pittsburghers to see medical debt cleared through American Rescue Plan dollars www.post-gazette.com/news/health/... via @post-gazette.com

After ICE arrested staff at a Mexican restaurant in Marshall, customers came to work in their place When news spread that Immigration and Custom Enforcement agents were raiding Tepache, a Mexican restaurant in Marshall, the community was quick to respond. In...

After ICE arrested staff at a Mexican restaurant in Marshall, customers came to work in their place www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-c... via @post-gazette.com

GOP field begins to emerge in 2026 race for Pennsylvania governor Influential Republicans believe the perfect candidate to go up against popular Democratic incumbent Gov. Josh Shapiro might be a woman who is a decorated...

GOP field begins to emerge in 2026 race for Pennsylvania governor www.post-gazette.com/news/politic... via @post-gazette.com

PG investigation: How dark money flooded the race for Pittsburgh mayor With just weeks left in a grueling Democratic primary election that could shape Pittsburgh’s future, mayoral challenger Corey O’Connor’s...

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Butler GOP Rep. Mike Kelly violated code of conduct during insider trading investigation, House Ethics Committee finds U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly violated congressional ethics rules and refused to fully cooperate with an investigation into insider trading by him and his wife,...

The House Ethics Committee concluded on Friday that Rep. Mike Kelly — whose wife bought $23,000 worth of stock in a steel company in 2020 — broke ethics rules during insider trading investigation. @benkail.bsky.social & @wereschagin.bsky.social have the details: www.post-gazette.com/news/politic...

Rough justice: Former Pa. prosecutor accused in criminal case of targeting political enemies For years, David Russo wielded unparalleled power from his office in the historic Greene County courthouse amid political battles that would upend the...

"He thought he was invincible." Former Pa. prosecutor accused in criminal case of targeting political enemies www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-c... via @post-gazette.com

How the Jehovah’s Witnesses sex abuse crisis in Pennsylvania unfolded Long after a young woman stepped forward to say she was raped and beaten by a member of a Jehovah’s Witness congregation, law enforcement agents...

How the Jehovah’s Witnesses sex abuse crisis in Pennsylvania unfolded www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-c... by @madaleinerubin.bsky.social

ICE detentions surge across Western Pennsylvania, new data shows For ICE, the numbers have been mounting. A restaurant raid in Marshall where 14 people were rounded up recently, their arms shackled to their waists, some...

ICE detentions surge across Western Pennsylvania, new data shows www.post-gazette.com/news/politic... via @post-gazette.com

‘An explosion of need’: Pittsburgh hospitals brace for Medicaid cuts The newly passed U.S. Senate version of President Donald Trump’s “one big beautiful” budget bill would cut Medicaid spending by $1 trillion...

‘An explosion of need’: Pittsburgh hospitals brace for Medicaid cuts, which would total $468 million for 11 hospitals in Western Pennsylvania www.post-gazette.com/business/hea... via @post-gazette.com

Pace of Pa. budget talks hit by 'big beautiful bill' as Gov. Josh Shapiro slams cuts to Medicaid, SNAP Two days after Pennsylvania missed a constitutionally-mandated June 30 state budget deadline for the fourth year in a row, contentious debate over a major...

Pace of Pa. budget talks hit by 'big beautiful bill' as Gov. Josh Shapiro slams cuts to Medicaid, SNAP www.post-gazette.com/news/politic... via @post-gazette.com

Changes likely coming to the city’s Stop the Violence trust fund after hours of debate It was standing room only in Pittsburgh City Council chambers Wednesday as members and city officials convened to give preliminary approval to structural...

Changes likely coming to the city’s Stop the Violence trust fund after hours of debate www.post-gazette.com/news/politic... by @hlauer.bsky.social and @lauramesposito.bsky.social

After years of investigating deaths and injuries of miners, Pa. mine safety center to close doors in August Months after the federal government pushed to shutter dozens of mine safety centers across the country, the Mount Pleasant office — the busiest...

After years of investigating deaths and injuries of miners, Pa. mine safety center to close doors in August www.post-gazette.com/news/politic... by @cloutierjr.bsky.social

Pittsburgh Public Schools moving forward with proposed school closure plan Pittsburgh Public School directors took the next step in a potential school closure process. The board during Wednesday’s legislative session voted...

Pittsburgh Public Schools moving forward with proposed school closure plan www.post-gazette.com/news/educati... by @megantomasic.bsky.social