"Oftentimes, coaches & players put on new team colors and it takes a minute to feel comfortable in those new colors. But to be blessed beyond any measure one day to put on the colors you wore since [were] brought home from Mercy Hospital... Pittsburgh's my world, & it's just awesome to be back here"

Several dozen demonstrators lined the sidewalk outside of U.S. Sen. John Fetterman’s Pittsburgh office during freezing temperatures Tuesday, calling for a “no” vote on funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The Nature Conservancy has purchased the acreage in Adams Township, Cambria County, and transferred the land to the state's Bureau of Forestry for management as rare grassland bird habitat and public recreation space.

Following the second death of a citizen at the hands of ICE agents in Minn., U.S. Sen. John Fetterman has joined other Democrats in criticizing the Trump administration’s tactics there. But he appears poised to approve more funding for immigration enforcement.

At a press gathering, Mayor Corey O’Connor said he’s “expecting the worst” from the storm, which is projected to drop between 9-14 inches of snow on the area. He said he’s prepared to declare a state of emergency and, if needed, call in additional contractors and haulers to deal with the snow.

After ownership of the Post-Gazette announced it would shut down the paper on May 3, newsroom members sprang into action, aiming to explore ideas to continue the paper. But tangled disputes have broken out between the union and non-striking staff over the paper’s fate — and union representation.

Food was the focus of U.S. Health and Human Services secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Wednesday visit to Harrisburg, but many Pennsylvania Democrats used the trip to push back on his other health policy positions, including a recent rescheduling of childhood immunizations.

Hundreds of people from throughout the region packed into the Shadyside Presbyterian Church to learn how to safely and lawfully observe and respond to ICE activity in their neighborhoods at a Tuesday-night event held by the newly formed organization Frontline Dignity.

What is the story with the snow coming for Pittsburgh this weekend? Depending where you look, it could be anywhere from a couple inches all the way up to a stunning 16-19 inches. (Stores, ready thy stocks of bread and milk!)

Local school leaders say they want to meet with students and their families as early as possible to smooth the transition to kindergarten — both for the sake of the students and their teachers.

Hundreds of federal employees at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received an email Tuesday notifying them they’re no longer subject to layoffs announced last spring.

The report outlines the shape of blight in the city — the first assessment since a 2017 report by the Center for American Progress. Today, there are about 270 condemned buildings and about 5,000 vacant lots in the city’s inventory of tax-delinquent abandoned property that could be developed.

Civil immigration arrests would be prohibited within 1,000 feet of state-owned or leased facilities absent a judicial order or warrant under a proposal being developed in the Pennsylvania Senate.

Art Rooney II sensed Mike Tomlin might be ready for a change. Nineteen years doing any job is a long time, let alone in the white-hot spotlight that comes with coaching the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Local elected officials and North Side residents alike say they want to see more regulations on short-term rentals in Pittsburgh, following an incident at a New Year’s Eve party in which a North Side resident was shot in the leg.

The Mike Tomlin era in Pittsburgh is over. The longest-tenured head coach in major American professional sports stepped down from his job leading the Steelers on Tuesday after yet another quick playoff exit.

City controller Rachael Heisler, who also serves as district controller, issued a report in October that suggested PPS is losing out on millions in savings by approving millions of dollars in contracts without subjecting them to a competitive bidding process.

The agreement with Vistra, the plant’s owner, will provide 2,600 megawatts of electricity from the 3 nuclear plants for Meta, the parent company of Facebook, over 20 years. The deal also includes 433 megawatts – enough to power over 300,000 homes – of increased generation from the three plants.

City officials lamented the fleet’s condition often in 2025, though a lack of investment has been a problem for years. Under then-mayor Gainey, the city originally earmarked $10 million for vehicle investments in last year’s budget, but several officials estimated that is only half of what’s needed.

One in three kindergarteners in Allegheny County were in a classroom with vaccination rates below the herd immunity threshold during the 2023-2024 school year.

Consumers could feel an even greater squeeze in the years ahead, as utility companies predict that efforts to build data centers across the state to meet the AI demand will make the energy crunch worse.

During the 1800s, Pennsylvania was at the epicenter of the rye whiskey industry. Prohibition caused most of the distilleries to close, and the state’s legacy was forgotten.

During the 1800s, Pennsylvania was at the epicenter of the rye whiskey industry. Prohibition caused most of the distilleries to close, and the state’s legacy was forgotten.

Pennsylvania is likely to play a crucial role in determining the balance of power in Congress in the 2026 midterm elections, with four U.S. House seats expected to be competitive — more than any other state.

Advocates are raising concerns about protections for transgender people incarcerated at the Allegheny County Jail following a series of anti-trans directives from the Trump administration.

Thanks to @wesa.fm's Bill O'Driscoll for talking with me about Nobody's Psychic—my debut book from the University Press of Kentucky. 💕 (And this is a radio interview, so it doubles as a voice reveal for interested bloomfs.)

“Nobody’s Psychic: Finding & Losing Yourself” is Dani Lamorte’s look back at his life, from growing up in the 1990s in an evangelical Christian community in Armstrong County to his days at Pitt, his time in Arizona and his more recent life as a queer writer and artist living in Swissvale.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro launched his long-awaited re-election bid at a Pittsburgh carpenters union hall Thursday afternoon, promising a second term which could both cut red tape and affirm the bonds that join Pennsylvanians — and the country — together.

Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation is largely falling along partisan lines when it comes to the Trump Administration’s move to take Venezuela’s president into custody – with notable exceptions.

Though he hinted at a run for months, one-time gubernatorial candidate and Republican state Sen. Doug Mastriano announced Wednesday he will not challenge Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro this year. That leaves state Treasurer Stacy Garrity as the only GOP contender to declare an interest in the race.

Three of western Pennsylvania's four Planned Parenthood clinics — including the Downtown Pittsburgh location — will close their in-person services this month. The organization says it has struggled to fill vacant nurse positions amid a statewide nursing shortage. www.wesa.fm/health-scien...

The Blocks announce the demise of the Pittsburgh @post-gazette.com one week after they folded @pghcitypaper.com Local news is more important now than ever before. Pittsburgh’s journalists need your support.

Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania is temporarily closing three of its four family planning clinics, leaving a significant portion of the organization’s 13,000 patients without medical care in the interim. Planned Parenthood said the closure is the result of a shortage of nurses.

The owners of Pittsburgh’s largest newspaper say they will shut down in May. Block Communications, Inc. said Wednesday it plans to publish the final edition of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and cease operations on May 3.

Democratic state senators gathered in Harrisburg to mark — and denounce — the fifth anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol. But while their focus remained on law enforcement and protesters that died as a result of the event, lawmakers also put the spotlight on a more recent development.

Rock climbing is the latest skill Neko has picked up, thanks to Pittsburgh Public Schools’ COVID Compensatory Services program. It’s how the district is working to recover the therapies and learning support students like Neko lost during the COVID-19 school shutdowns.

In his inauguration speech, O’Connor acknowledged the city faces major challenges, including a city budget that faces lean years, even after City Council passed a tax hike in the waning hours of 2025.

Former government officials say the state isn’t doing enough to regulate fracking waste, even as new research shows it’s far more radioactive than previously known.

More than a decade after regulators promised to improve reporting standards for this waste, an Inside Climate News investigation found huge discrepancies in state records.

Every even-numbered election year, when voters choose presidents, governors and legislators, national groups hire temporary staff to find people not yet registered to vote, or who need to update their registration.

A $42 billion federal grant program was supposed to expand broadband to all Pennsylvanians. But a year of cuts and rule changes leaves the program in a difficult position.

Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey will allow a 2026 city budget that includes a 20% property tax hike to go into effect without his signature — expressing reservations about the proposal but acknowledging he does not have the leverage to stop it.

On Tuesday — the 53rd anniversary of that play, known as the Immaculate Reception — the Senator John Heinz History Center announced it will rename its Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum for the Hall of Fame running back.

Before all the national acclaim, myriad recounts, and before it was even dubbed "The Immaculate Reception," the first person ever to tell the story was just a kid from East Liberty.

Originally called the Renaissance City Choir, the group now known as the Pittsburgh Pride Choir rang in the holiday season earlier this month in front of a packed sanctuary at East Liberty Presbyterian Church.

The U.S. The Supreme Court granted the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's motion on Dec. 22 to stay an appellate court injunction ordering the newspaper to reinstate the former strikers’ health care and return to bargaining for a new union contract.

A Pittsburgh City Council member has proposed using eminent domain to obtain a troubled 100-unit apartment building in Homewood in order to preserve the building as low-income housing and keep its elderly tenants from being displaced.

Pennsylvania’s Department of Human Services is notifying households who might have lost benefits like medical or food assistance because of a problem with a state mail vendor that caused more than one million pieces of mail to be delayed by a month, officials said Friday.

Under the glow of twinkling lights and jingle bells, something darker emerged to mark the start of the holiday season this month in Pgh. At Penn Brewery, people of all ages celebrated the arrival of Krampus, a half-demon half-goat folklore character tasked with punishing misbehaving children.

The increase now awaits final passage, which is expected later this afternoon. The hike, which would raise the city’s property tax burden by $161 a year for a $100,000 property, would go into effect next year. It's expected to raise roughly $28.3 million next year.