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Pittsburgh's Public Source @publicsource.org · 19/08/2026
Does Democrat’s surprise win in red Butler County predict a wave? Experts urge caution. buff.ly/KFdr6fc
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Does Democrat’s surprise win in red Butler County predict a wave? Experts urge caution.
The long-Republican Butler County district went narrowly blue. Public Source asked experts if it predicts a trend, or just a one-off.
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Charlie Wolfson @chwolfson.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
News: The DA has dropped all charges against Danny Rosenmund, the Springdale man who was arrested while criticizing the borough's ICE agreement during an April council meeting. www.publicsource.org/springdale-c...
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DA drops charges against Springdale man forcefully arrested at council meeting
Rosenmund was taken to the ground and arrested during an April Springdale Borough meeting while criticizing a borough agreement with ICE.
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Rich Lord @richelord.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
“I don’t think they thought that Springdale would fight back,” said Cathy Mager, a lifelong Springdale resident who hopes to find a way to thwart the data center before construction begins. www.publicsource.org/how-ice-and-...
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How ICE and a data center turned a small Pittsburgh suburb into a civic battleground
At the intersection of two major issues in the United States, Springdale stands divided. Now residents, organizers and local leaders are asking about policing, power and accountability.
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Black Intellect Media @blackintellect.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
How ICE & a data center turned a small Pittsburgh suburb into a civic battleground. Reporting by @jamiewiggan.bsky.social apnews.com/article/spri...
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How ICE and a data center turned a small Pittsburgh suburb into a civic battleground
Yaquelin Vasques grew nervous when her husband, Jose Acosta, told her he was taking a construction job near Springdale.
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Rich Lord @richelord.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Thanks to the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association for its consideration of the @publicsource.org series Alcoa Mines Australia’s Forest, and its award of first place in the investigative journalism category panewsmedia.org/contests-and...
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A-Mark Prize for Investigative Journalism in Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association
Investigative reporters are trained to follow the money, but it takes resources to follow the money. That’s why the PNA Foundation and the A-Mark Foundation have created a new competition […]
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Rich Lord @richelord.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Remember when Trump came to CMU, the school painted over a provocative message on its Fence and lots of folks were upset? We now know how CMU's prez explained it all in a staff council meeting www.publicsource.org/cmu-presiden...
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Recording captures CMU president’s dilemma, thinking on controversial Trump visit
Audio recording of a Carnegie Mellon staff meeting captures university President Farnam Jahanian’s thoughts on President Donald Trump’s visit to the school last year.
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Pittsburgh's Public Source @publicsource.org · 25/06/2026
UPMC and Highmark pledge $45 million over five years to Pittsburgh. buff.ly/3xS6qpB
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UPMC and Highmark pledge $45 million over five years to Pittsburgh
The money contributed by Highmark and UMPC will be spent on vehicles and equipment for fire and emergency services. This is the latest in a series of gifts to the city since Mayor Corey O’Connor took…
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Stephanie Strasburg @stephstrasburg.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
After 4 months in ICE detention, Randy Cordova Flores is back home in a small river town outside of Pittsburgh. He is haunted by the people left behind in Moshannon. His arrest became a flashpoint for a borough rocked by transparency issues, including the silent signing of a 287(g) agreement w/ ICE.
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Stephanie Strasburg @stephstrasburg.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Decades of violence and discrimination chased Black Americans out of swimming pools, reducing their comfort in the water even today. Local & national groups look to undo the damage. As city pools open for the summer across Pittsburgh, @publicsource.org reports: www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-s...
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Calming the ripples of Pittsburgh’s segregated swimming history
After decades of discrimination and violence against Black Americans at swimming pools, Pittsburghers are taking the water back.
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Rich Lord @richelord.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Haitian immigrant Daphy Michel's March 2 death, days after her release from ICE custody, was ruled a homicide caused by hypothermia, the Allegheny County Office of the Medical Examiner announced this afternoon www.publicsource.org/haitian-immi...
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Death of Haitian immigrant following ICE custody ruled a homicide
The death of Daphy Michel, a Haitian immigrant who died after being released from ICE custody, has been ruled a homicide.
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Rich Lord @richelord.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Amanda's worn dining room table has to go. But its scratches and stains are a bridge back to the years before that worst of all possible phone calls www.publicsource.org/dining-room-...
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Beneath stains, my dining room table is layered with joy and anguish
It’s time to buy a new kitchen table, but I’ll never part with this centerpiece of family life that moved with us through Pennsylvania, and where I spent my darkest evening.
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Rich Lord @richelord.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Two ICE critics in Springdale Borough have been charged with crimes in one week. @jamiewiggan.bsky.social has the accusations - and potential defenses www.publicsource.org/springdale-b...
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Second critic of ICE pact with Springdale arrested on threat, assault charges
A frequent critic of Springdale Borough, Pennsylvania, and immigrant enforcement collaboration now faces charges from a Feb. 14 protest and recent Facebook posts.
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Rich Lord @richelord.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
If you're not in the habit of reading the captions under photos, now's the time to start. I laughed, I cried ... www.publicsource.org/best-photos-...
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Pittsburgh's NFL Draft in photos
Teams jockeyed for the best prospects, fans celebrated their spirit and Pittsburgh showed out to the zaniest NFL zealots.
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Venuri Siriwardane @venuri.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Years ago, city officials tried to make PGH a more inclusive place for refugees, who curbed population loss and boosted the economy. My reporting shows they now face hate speech and the possibility of detention. Some are leaving the U.S. for third countries. www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-r... 1/
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Trump administration rhetoric, policies raise fears in Pittsburgh's refugee communities
Federal efforts to detain and deport many refugees and characterizations of some as “criminals” have prompted some to hide — or leave.
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Pittsburgh's Public Source @publicsource.org · 27/03/2026
Public spending on the NFL draft in Pittsburgh is at $19 million, with a projected tenfold return. Some locals are more intent on a larger conversation: "How can we start developing a community economic plan for underserved neighborhoods and communities?” buff.ly/ICEM8jp
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Stephanie Strasburg @stephstrasburg.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
If you care about information sharing in the Pittsburgh region, join our discussion series to share your vision for a better PGH newscape. Neighbors talking about what information they need, what feels overlooked and how journalism can better serve the public: www.publicsource.org/you-have-the...
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You Have the Floor: 7 town halls in 7 days
Public Source invites Pittsburgh-area residents to share what information communities need most and what local news can do for them.
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Rich Lord @richelord.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
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. An @apnews.com and @publicsource.org joint report apnews.com/article/us-s...
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Six months after explosion, Pennsylvania mill town sees hope but a history of disappointment
Six months ago, an explosion at the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works killed two people. It also heightened the stakes in the life of a western Pennsylvania mill town even as a new mayor tries to raise h...
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Charlie Wolfson @chwolfson.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
New from @jamiewiggan.bsky.social and @stephstrasburg.bsky.social : Turn-signal stop prompts ICE detention for father of two in Springdale www.publicsource.org/ice-detains-...
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Turn-signal stop prompts ICE detention for father of two in Springdale
The Peruvian national’s family said he was legally in the country and complying with asylum processes when local police pulled him over and turned him over to ICE. The borough has an agreement with th...
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Pittsburgh's Public Source @publicsource.org · 11/02/2026
Randy Cordova Flores has been in the U.S. for three years with pending asylum status, family says. Springdale police just turned him over to ICE custody following a traffic stop for failing to use a turn signal. buff.ly/UCtPZ9h
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Turn-signal stop prompts ICE detention for father of two in Springdale
The Peruvian national’s family said he was legally in the country and complying with asylum processes when local police pulled him over and turned him over to ICE. The borough has an agreement with…
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Pittsburgh's Public Source @publicsource.org · 22/01/2026
A 180-gigawatt data center would need as much power as 150,000 homes. Power consumption, noise pollution and water consumption rank high among the concerns — but so does the question of who calls the shots in towns where they are built. buff.ly/yy7umLO
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Lessons of Springdale: Towns must prepare if they want any say over data centers
Data centers are eying land in Western Pennsylvania. In Springdale, a 5-2 vote approved development. What can be done to mitigate noise and well-water impacts?
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Pittsburgh's Public Source @publicsource.org · 07/01/2026
Reactions (near and far) to the announced closing of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette herald concern for the city’s civic life if the newspaper goes dark and nothing replaces it. 🧵 buff.ly/pYyC84c
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to cease operations in May
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's owners said it has lost $350 million over 20 years and called that "no longer sustainable."
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Charlie Wolfson @chwolfson.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Bookmark this page: Live election results and calls from the AP, for Pittsburgh mayor and Pennsylvania judicial elections. www.publicsource.org/live-electio...
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Live election results: Pittsburgh mayoral election, Pa. Supreme Court retention
Follow live election results for Pittsburgh mayor, City Council, Allegheny County Council, sheriff and Pennsylvania Supreme Court retention.
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Rich Lord @richelord.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
While many were 3-day-weekending, a few were scrambling to prevent the federal gov't from stealthily deporting Guatemalan minors, including some housed in Pittsburgh, @jamiewiggan.bsky.social and @quinnglabicki.bsky.social reported www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-a...
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Pittsburgh lawyers and advocates scramble to protect local Guatemalan children amid U.S. deportation push
Up to 10 migrant teens in Pittsburgh-area shelters flagged for rapid removal amid U.S. deportation push over weekend. A U.S. judge halted it.
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Pittsburgh's Public Source @publicsource.org · 03/09/2025
Alcoa launched in Australia through a government deal that until recently shielded it from key environmental regulations. Now, Alcoa faces its first state review of two expansion applications, and 59,000 public comments are testing the company’s “social license.” buff.ly/YLurLiS
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Alcoa’s Australian mining plan draws unprecedented opposition
Alcoa stakes its future on mining more of Australia’s fragile jarrah forest. First Nations, local governments and environmentalists lodged 59,000 comments.
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Charlie Wolfson @chwolfson.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
New: Pittsburgh police leaders are reviewing a Tuesday arrest on the North Side, during which 5+ officers forcefully removed from a car a paraplegic man who police said 'did not show a weapon.' We have video of the arrest: www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-p...
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Pittsburgh police leaders reviewing forceful North Side arrest
The arrest, captured on video by observers including a PublicSource staff member, involved a man who has been characterized as paraplegic in court records and who now faces charges of fleeing and terr...
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Charlie Wolfson @chwolfson.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Every year, @publicsource.org publishes Allegheny County's public employee salaries. This year, more than half the top earners' names were concealed by the county. They say it's to protect law enforcement officers' safety. Millions $ removed from public view www.publicsource.org/allegheny-co...
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See what Allegheny County employees earned in 2024 — and how the county is hiding names of many top earners
Redacted names of many officers for the county police, sheriff and district attorney obscure millions of taxpayer dollars from public view.
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Rich Lord @richelord.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Love it or hate it, 2025 is unique. And summer looms, with so much change in the warming air. Have your plans - for kids' activities, vacations, events, whatever - seen a shakeup? Tell us about it www.publicsource.org/federal-fund...
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Is Washington changing your family’s summer plans?
Have federal cost-cutting measures upended your family’s plans for summer learning or travel? We want to hear about it.
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Bob Batz Jr. @bobbatzjr.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
"There’s an assumption that jobs have to win or the environment has to win." Ambitious reporting and stunning photography by @publicsource.org's @jamiewiggan.bsky.social and @quinnglabicki.bsky.social from Australia (with @pulitzercenter.bsky.social support): www.publicsource.org/alcoa-mines-...
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Alcoa mines threaten an Australian forest
A three-part photographic investigation into the exploitation and ecological devastaion of a rare Australian forest by a global metals empire.
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Pittsburgh's Public Source @publicsource.org · 21/05/2025
​​Breaking news: Corey O’Connor wins the Democratic primary for Pittsburgh mayor, according to the Associated Press. buff.ly/q2giZie
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Stephanie Strasburg @stephstrasburg.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
And this is why you always leave for your assignments early. Just arrived at Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey’s primary election night party in the South Side with @chwolfson.bsky.social for @publicsource.org. The polls have closed. Follow the results with us here: www.publicsource.org/live-electio...
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Pittsburgh's Public Source @publicsource.org · 21/05/2025
Polls have officially closed, and the votes are being tallied. Follow the election results live.
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Live election results: Pittsburgh mayoral primaries
Live results in the Democratic and Republican primaries for Pittsburgh mayor, plus Court of Common Pleas primaries.
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Rich Lord @richelord.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Alcoa wants to mine more of a unique Australian ecosystem. Scientists and First Nations people worry that the Northern Jarrah Forest won't survive. @jamiewiggan.bsky.social and @quinnglabicki.bsky.social went and took a look apps.publicsource.org/alcoa-mines-...
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Pittsburgh metals icon erodes rare Australian forest
Photos reveal extensive ecological damage to Australia’s Northern Jarrah Forest as Alcoa mining operations scar the earth. | Part One
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Venuri Siriwardane @venuri.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Hey Yinzers! Know of any UPMC or AHN nurses or hospital workers who'd like to talk with me about their work conditions and overall job satisfaction? I'm doing a story that will reflect on last year's union victories — and what could come next. DM me or email venuri@publicsource.org.
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