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Health Department: Both children with measles attended same school

Allegheny County Health Department officials initially reported no connection between a measles case and exposure at a McKnight Road Target and a school exposure. News that the infected kids share a school “significantly expands” the investigation.

by Oliver Morrison

Trump Impacts

Timeline: Feds subpoena Pitt, others alleging visa fraud

by Maddy Franklin

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In Pittsburgh, as an autistic person, finding joy is often a challenging journey

by First-person essay by Eli Kurs-Lasky

Inside our Newsroom

Public Source’s reporting in Australia captures another statewide honor

by Halle Stockton

Investigations

City, county leaders want more diverse contracting from ALCOSAN

by Rich Lord

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Second measles case confirmed in Allegheny County

by Oliver Morrison and Lajja Mistry

Environment

An orchard for all is taking root in Pittsburgh’s Highland Park

by Lissa Brennan

Investigations

Minority contractors largely absent from ALCOSAN’s billion-dollar tunnel plan

by Rich Lord

Inside our Newsroom

Inside our newsroom: How your feedback is shaping our journalism

by Halle Stockton

Technology

Pittsburgh’s tech boom isn’t reaching every neighborhood, and many locals are skeptical of the future

by Alice Crow

Mon Valley

Records reveal sprawling data center and power plant plans for Elizabeth Township

by Lucas Dufalla

Guest commentary

The arts don’t need more rooms. They need more hallways.

by Guest commentary by M. Allshouse

Election 2026

Voting by mail underway as usual in Allegheny County in 2026

by Charlie Wolfson

Food

Mapping new routes from farm to table in Pittsburgh

by Aakanksha Agarwal

Inside our Newsroom

Inside our newsroom: Why we made a $15ish Pittsburgh Meal Map

by Halle Stockton and Natasha Khan

First person

My mother grieved my transition. What if she’d had a chatbot?

by First-person essay by Mal MacKenzie

HEALTH

Pennsylvania logging record numbers of problem gamblers, per new report

Gambling brought in a record $3 billion in tax revenue last year. Lawmakers in Harrisburg are discussing increasing revenue through legalized skill games, but have yet to address the spike in problem gambling.

by Oliver Morrison

Economy & Housing

Polish Hill split over proposed new shelter as zoning board delays hearing

Pittsburgh’s Zoning Board of Adjustment pushed to November its hearing on a plan to turn a vacant commercial building into a year-round, overnight shelter for people experiencing homelessness. Polish Hill residents have staked out a range of positions.

by Mia Hollie

HIGHER EDUCATION

CMU got a record $3 billion donation toward a new campus. What does that mean for Pittsburgh?

Hedge fund billionaire Kenneth Griffin’s unprecedented donation will go largely to a new Miami campus for Carnegie Mellon University, but Pittsburgh will see investment in computer science and unspecified priorities.

by Maddy Franklin

Local Government

O’Connor budget means big changes for housing, anti-violence funding

Claiming “deceptive and irresponsible” budgeting by his predecessor and a zero bank balance by 2032, Pittsburgh’s mayor floated a belt-tightening proposal without tax hikes or layoffs.

by Charlie Wolfson

HIGHER EDUCATION

Hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin gives record $3B to Carnegie Mellon to build Miami campus

The donation will fund a 35-acre campus that’s expected to enroll about 3,500. The campus will focus on “grand challenge areas,” including human health, climate and national security.

by Heather Hollingsworth, Associated Press

South Hills

Here’s why Mt. Lebanon is taking over a year to fix an elevator

A mechanical issue and subsequent parts delay have complicated a $335,000 modernization project on the transit-serving elevator, leaving it inoperable for more than a year.

by Lucas Dufalla

Inside our Newsroom

Public Source at 15: Reader support made 15 years possible and shapes what comes next

Every day for 15 days, we’re sharing notable impacts, reflections on how our newsroom — and the world — has changed in the last decade and a half, and what we’re thinking about as we look forward.

by Public Source

Health insurance

Q&A: Thousands could lose Medicaid in Allegheny County. What should they do now?

A change for immigrants enrolled in Medicaid is coming Oct. 1. Federal guidance about new Jan. 1 work requirements has still not been finalized, preventing local and Pennsylvania officials from sharing some specifics.

by Oliver Morrison

BREAKING NEWS

Paid parental leave clears health board, heads for Allegheny County Council

First-in-the-nation county-level leave for new mothers and fathers would kick in a year from council approval and the executive’s signature.

by Jamie Wiggan

HEALTH

Audio: Innamorato makes case for paid parental leave ahead of vote set for today

Public Source reporter Oliver Morrison, in a partnership with NPR, describes the personal and national implications of a proposed Allegheny County mandate which is set for a Board of Health vote today.

by Public Source

HEALTH

UPMC’s pact with feds on gender-affirming care may not last 10 years

Between a Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission case and the 2028 election, agreements between the Department of Justice and Pittsburgh’s big health system could end before 2036. Trans community members say even two years is too long.

by Oliver Morrison and Octavia Liku

Education

Sto-Rox students are almost all in poverty, and their teachers are among the county’s lowest paid

Union leaders say contract negotiations broke down in June after the district failed to work with them. Tough economics and the effects of charter schools are behind the hard bargaining.

by Lajja Mistry

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