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.
Police, courts and jail
Enforcement, the docket and who is held.
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.
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
Aug 11, 2026
Advocates hail DOJ move as win for UPMC patients who sought gender-affirming care
Pennsylvania Capital-Star ↗state desk
2 days ago
The library was there when she needed it. Now, she’s paying it forward.
5 days ago
Troy Hill is still waiting for its new rec center, five years after a $6M pledge
6 days ago
Timeline: First half of 2026 brings more research cuts to Pitt
Across the state
Statewide reporting that did not name Pittsburgh — kept separate on purpose, because it is not this town's news.
just now
Judge blocks New York’s ‘climate Superfund’ law as other states watch closely
Pennsylvania Capital-Star ↗state desk
6 hours ago
SNAP cuts could lead to kids losing free school breakfast and lunch
Pennsylvania Capital-Star ↗state desk
9 hours ago
The Pennsylvania cattle industry is concerned about Trump’s beef imports
Pennsylvania Capital-Star ↗state desk
10 hours ago
Farmers have until Dec. 31 to file claims in Deere settlement, or decide to hold out
Pennsylvania Capital-Star ↗state desk
19 hours ago
Feds and 22 states — including Pennsylvania — sue Amazon, alleging deceptive advertising scheme
Pennsylvania Capital-Star ↗state desk
19 hours ago
Remains of 12 children who died at Carlisle Indian School to be returned to their tribes
Pennsylvania Capital-Star ↗state desk
21 hours ago
Judge calls Trump mail ballot rule ‘substantively unconstitutional’ as court battle extends
Pennsylvania Capital-Star ↗state desk
22 hours ago
LGBTQ+ adults more likely to miss or forgo healthcare, survey finds
Pennsylvania Capital-Star ↗state desk