Investigations

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 October 9, 2026October 13, 2026

Public Source’s reporting in Australia captures another statewide honor

Spotlight Award among nine by Society of Professional Journalists to Pittsburgh’s online newsroom.

by Halle Stockton October 8, 2026October 8, 2026

A group of people stand around a dark SUV during a street confrontation as one person films the scene with a camera.

ICE, A DATA CENTER &
A TOWN DIVIDED

Public Source investigates how in Springdale, a small borough near Pittsburgh, national battles over ICE and data centers collide with local questions about policing, power and accountability.

How ICE and a data center turned a small Pittsburgh suburb into a civic battleground

ICE-allied police chief in Springdale faced lawsuits and allegations before clashes with critics

Video: How Springdale data center moved Allegheny Valley residents

City, county leaders want more diverse contracting from ALCOSAN

Pittsburgh Mayor O’Connor and Allegheny County Executive Innamorato called for improvement following a Pittsburgh’s Public Source report on the diversity numbers in a $1 billion sewer tunnel contract. Neither got specific.

by Rich Lord October 8, 2026October 8, 2026

Second measles case confirmed in Allegheny County

The Allegheny County Health Department is working with officials at the private religious school where the child attends to try to contain the spread.

by Oliver Morrison and Lajja Mistry October 8, 2026October 9, 2026

ICE, immigration and local response

Public Source reports on the reach and impact of immigration enforcement in Pittsburgh and across Southwestern Pennsylvania.

Las Palmas owner’s son: Federal agents demand he ‘get out of the way’ as Beechview immigration enforcement heightens

ICE agreement nixed by Stowe commissioners — again

Immigration enforcement in Beechview brings tense scene to Las Palmas

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

The sewer agency aims to steer 10% to 25% of project dollars to minority- or women-owned business enterprises. For its big dig along the Ohio River, the prime contract shows less than 1% of the work heading to MBEs, with 9% to WBEs.

by Rich Lord October 7, 2026October 7, 2026

Here’s what Shapiro’s huge edge over Garrity in national campaign contributions looks like

As of June, the governor held a 38-to-1 cash-on-hand lead over Stacy Garrity in his re-election campaign. Who’s funding the governor’s race? Public Source will track the dollars through Nov. 3.

by Charlie Wolfson September 14, 2026September 25, 2026

A row of older houses is shown with bare trees in the background and the word “AFFORDABLE?” in large, bold letters across the image.

The Homeownership Wall

Here’s how homeownership became a fading dream, and what it means for young Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh demolition crew ends Knoxville house’s slow, two-decade decline

Maps: Pittsburgh has more decaying homes than it can demolish

How does Pittsburgh have 20,000 vacant homes — and a housing shortage?

When the Steelers sell tickets, here’s how much the public sector gets

Acrisure Stadium will fill this weekend for the Steelers’ opener. Public Source asked: How much ticket revenue flows to the public, which largely paid for the venue?

by Rich Lord September 12, 2026September 13, 2026

Pittsburgh’s summer of teen restrictions raises transparency questions

Fears of “teen takeovers” changed access to some public spaces for Pittsburgh’s youth this summer. City officials are tight-lipped about how these decisions were made.

by Maddy Franklin and Lajja Mistry August 24, 2026

Industrial facility with large smokestacks emitting smoke over a river at sunrise, with barges on the water and a hazy sky.

Clairton after the blast

Six months after the fatal coke works blast, with a new mayor and a new owner at U.S. Steel, the industrial Mon Valley’s City of Prayer contemplates its future. A part of this series is a collaboration between Pittsburgh’s Public Source and The Associated Press.

Federal agency flags safety shortcomings that ‘exposed’ workers to explosion at U.S. Steel plant

After deadly explosion, safety and environmental lapses at U.S. Steel’s flagship coke works now rest with Nippon

Clairton sees hope but a history of disappointment six months after explosion

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PPS spent $1.4 million on special education settlements as families, advocates continue to call for services

One family’s yearslong fight for special education services reflects what advocates say is a broader PPS failure to fix recurring problems.

by Lajja Mistry July 28, 2026July 28, 2026

CMU president’s recorded comments reflect campus free speech tensions

Carnegie Mellon University has seen heightened debate over expression since President Donald Trump visited campus in 2025. University President Farnam Jahanian’s comments following that visit come amid renewed campus discussions of The Fence and national concern about academic freedom.

by Maddy Franklin July 14, 2026July 19, 2026

Recording captures CMU president’s dilemma, thinking on controversial Trump visit

In audio of a Carnegie Mellon staff council meeting a year ago, university President Farnam Jahanian called the administration in D.C. “toxic” and characterized students as naive while detailing his efforts to protect the school by painting The Fence.

by Maddy Franklin July 10, 2026July 12, 2026

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