Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Housing market heating up
Brandon and Lauren Kline were starting to wonder whether homeownership just wasn’t in the cards for them. Every offer they made in 2025 seemed to fall short. Every house they liked quickly fell into a bidding war they couldn’t win. “We would have our...
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Advocates worry about draft’s effect on homeless people
As Pittsburgh prepares to take center stage for the NFL Draft in just a few weeks, local officials’ efforts to “beautify” the city are quickly ramping up. Riverfront trails and highways are being cleared of debris as part of an expanded cleanup...
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Senate session on voting bill continues with little progress
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Saturday blocked an amendment that would ban transgender athletes from playing in women’s sports, rejecting one of President Donald Trump’s priorities as he pressures Congress to act on a broad voting bill. Senators were...
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TSA ANGST GROWS AS SHUTDOWN DRAGS ON
Long lines at airport security checkpoints nationwide have wreaked havoc on passengers as lawmakers remain at a standstill over Department of Homeland Security funding. With the partial government shutdown entering its second month this weekend,...
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Major donations from prominent Dem funders fuel Shapiro’s war chest
force on the country’s biggest political stage. As his profile grew since taking over the governor’s office in 2023, Mr. Shapiro’s formidable campaign war chest has been supported by donors from every state in the country and Puerto Rico, a...
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Epstein files reveal local connection
In April 2011, the world-renowned artificial intelligence expert Roger Schank separated from his wife and found himself down and lonely. He reached out to a friend, someone he had known for at least a decade and corresponded with on topics ranging...
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A ‘ONE OF A KIND’ PIRATE
SARASOTA, Fla. — As Don Kelly spoke, the emotion was obvious in his voice, the Pirates manager affected by the passing of Bill Mazeroski less than 24 hours earlier. It’s hard to blame Mr. Kelly. He’s from Pittsburgh and knows what Mr. Mazeroski means...
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‘Selling Pittsburgh’ poses early test for mayor
Mayor Corey O’Connor spent the drive to Harrisburg for Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget address Feb. 3 making calls to CEOs — in Pittsburgh and beyond— aiming to attract investments that could boost the city’s tax base and fuel growth in new sectors such as...
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Data center plan fuels guarded hope
Early last year, Rich Urick drafted his first data center ordinance for Shippingport, a Beaver County borough with about 160 residents and a storied history of big things happening. This was months before Mr. Urick, the borough’s solicitor, would...
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E. Palestine endures mix of hardship, resilience
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — Lenny Glavan’s tattoo shop sits across the street from railroad tracks that bring trains barreling through his town. He opened it more than a year after a derailment pushed the small community into the national spotlight. As a...
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Man shot and killed by federal officer
MINNEAPOLIS — A federal immigration officer shot and killed a man Saturday in Minneapolis, drawing hundreds of protesters onto the frigidly cold streets in a city already shaken by another fatal shooting weeks earlier. Minneapolis police Chief Brian...
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