pittsburgh

3 mass shootings occur in the U.S. during Easter weekend, leaving two 2 dead

By Associated Press

2 dead, at least 8 wounded in Pittsburgh shooting, police say

The shooting happened around 12:30 a.m. during a party at a short-term rental property where there were more than 200 people inside — many of them underage, Pittsburgh police…

By Associated Press

For low-income Pittsburgh, clean air remains an elusive goal

Once known as the “City of Smoke,” Pittsburgh has come a long way since the days when filthy air turned downtown streets dark at mid-day. But in struggling communities near the remaining steel plants, high levels of air pollution —…

By Jon Hurdle, Yale Environment 360

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to reporters and first responders as he visits the site of a bridge collapse prior to attending an earlier scheduled event in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., January 28, 2022. Photo by Kevin Lamarque/REUTERS

WATCH: Biden visits collapsed bridge in Pennsylvania, touts infrastructure law

President Joe Biden is heading to Pittsburgh to promote the benefits of his infrastructure package — and he's set to appear just two miles from the site of an early-morning bridge collapse that underscores his frequent calls to do more…

By Steve Peoples, Colleen Long, Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press

City skyline at the Three Rivers intersection in Pittsburgh.

Human chain formed to help after Pittsburgh bridge collapse

The collapse came hours before President Joe Biden was to visit the city to press for his $1 trillion infrastructure bill, which includes bridge maintenance.

By Associated Press

What too much artificial light steals from our night skies

By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas

Advocates emphasize that, compared to many other types of pollution plaguing our planet, addressing excessive lighting is relatively straightforward.

WATCH: Trump speaks at campaign rally in Pittsburgh

By Lisa Mascaro, Zeke Miller, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press

Senate Republicans are swiftly falling in line behind President Donald Trump's push to fill the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat on the Supreme Court.

Pittsburgh mayor overhauls how police handle civil protests

By Mark Scolforo, Associated Press

Police handling of civil protests in Pittsburgh in recent months has drawn complaints, including over a "jump out" arrest of a demonstrator this weekend and the use of pepper spray to disburse protesters outside the mayor's home Wednesday night.