Aug 25, 2026
Pittsburgh · Headline Desk
What Pittsburgh's newsrooms are reporting
Local coverage for Pittsburgh, gathered from the newsrooms that cover this town and this state — every headline linking straight back to the people who reported it.
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On the wire
Filed in the last few weeks by the newsrooms covering Pittsburgh, sorted by what they are about. Every headline opens at the outlet that reported it.
Power, gas and the grid
Rates, outages and who is drawing the load.
Roads and transit
Crashes, closures and getting around.
Housing and the cost of living
Rent, homes and being priced out.
Schools
Districts, campuses and the students in them.
Work and money
Jobs, closures and what is being built.
Also on the wire
Syndicated copy and everything that did not fit a storyline above.
10 hours ago
Public Source seeks match pool supporters to catalyze our next year of reporting
Aug 24, 2026
Additional Amtrak passenger train service to and from Pittsburgh to begin in mid-November
Pennsylvania Capital-Star ↗state desk
Aug 24, 2026
Decision on charges in Daphy Michel’s death, after release by ICE, in DA’s hands
Pennsylvania Capital-Star ↗state desk
Aug 24, 2026
Food banks across Pennsylvania are struggling to keep up in the face of SNAP cuts, economic pain
Pennsylvania Capital-Star ↗state desk
Aug 20, 2026
New tax figures complicate the picture of the NFL Draft’s $177M impact
Pennsylvania Capital-Star ↗state desk
10 hours ago
On Penn Avenue, First Friday’s Unblurred vision peers into the future
3 days ago
The library was there when she needed it. Now, she’s paying it forward.
6 days ago
Troy Hill is still waiting for its new rec center, five years after a $6M pledge
Across the state
Statewide reporting that did not name Pittsburgh — kept separate on purpose, because it is not this town's news.
4 hours ago
The Pennsylvania Turnpike is added to Oklahoma’s PikePass system
Pennsylvania Capital-Star ↗state desk
8 hours ago
Immigration activity is taking a toll on children’s health, doctors say
Pennsylvania Capital-Star ↗state desk
11 hours ago
Data center projects in Pa. face stronger local scrutiny after Gov. Shapiro’s executive order
Pennsylvania Capital-Star ↗state desk
11 hours ago
Utility executives and cybersecurity experts warn Pa. lawmakers of growing threats
Pennsylvania Capital-Star ↗state desk
13 hours ago
While renewables languish, Pennsylvania pays millions to coal waste companies
Pennsylvania Capital-Star ↗state desk
23 hours ago
Lawmakers wrestle with the proliferation of e-scooters on Pa. roadways
Pennsylvania Capital-Star ↗state desk
23 hours ago
USPS whistleblower predicts ‘catastrophic’ effect on elections under Trump vote-by-mail order
Pennsylvania Capital-Star ↗state desk
23 hours ago
Rep. Diamond proposes gaming reform to save skill games and boost tax relief
Pennsylvania Capital-Star ↗state desk