100 miles from Pgh, at ICE’s Moshannon Valley lockup, more than 1,000 immigrants wait. Hundreds of them have filed habeas corpus cases in Pgh’s federal court, many fueled by GoFundMe pleas. @chwolfson.bsky.social connected the dots www.publicsource.org/gofundme-and...

The NFL Draft may be the ultimate sports exposition, but it’s far from the first for the North Shore The Pittsburgh neighborhood hosting the draft has some 150 years of sports history, from Exposition Park through Three Rivers Stadium and now the Steelers’ and Pirates’ separate homes. See it in 15 im...

Pittsburgh's ever-changing North Shore is a maze of temporary fencing at the moment, but its 150 years of sports history is full of sights to behold. @stephstrasburg.bsky.social and @quinnglabicki.bsky.social of @publicsource.org mined the archives www.publicsource.org/north-shore-...

Death of Haitian immigrant still an unsettling mystery seven weeks later Haitian immigrant Daphy Michel was found in a Pittsburgh bus shelter on March 2. Federal immigration authorities denied blame, but the death has stoked fear.

Daphy Michel saw the misdemeanor charges against her dismissed, and normally would have gone home after six months in jail. Instead ICE briefly took custody. Her death days later continues to chill the Haitian community www.publicsource.org/death-haitia...

Pittsburgh’s kid athletes stage their own NFL-style draft ahead of the pros The Pittsburgh National League, an official NFL affiliate, has given young players around Pittsburgh a pro-style draft experience since 2004.

“You can be like one of those girls that you saw playing it and it’s like, really cool to know that you can be someone [that] someone can look up to for playing flag football,” Ann-Marie said. Before the NFL Draft comes the PNL Draft www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-n...

The hard road from Pittsburgh culture shock to belonging As a Latina from LA, finding my community in Southwestern Pennsylvania was far from automatic — until I realized that my stuck feeling was partly environmental, but also in my own mind and heart.

"The more I mingled, the more I realized how many people already knew each other: same hometowns, same schools, shared histories." Brenda Sanchez, from LA, struggled to find her community in Pittsburgh www.publicsource.org/la-to-pittsb...

ICE notified sheriff of 46 ‘targets’ for planned arrests at Downtown courthouses last year, emails show Emails from ICE to the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office show how often the immigration enforcement agency sought ‘targets’ at the County Courthouse and Pittsburgh Municipal Court.

ICE has used courthouses to catch immigrants. How often? @quinnglabicki.bsky.social got the records and tallied the communications from ICE to Allegheny County sheriffs www.publicsource.org/emails-from-...

From a South Hills town hall: In overwhelming times, media should be constructive In the first of seven Pittsburgh’s Public Source “You Have the Floor” town halls, attendees told reporters that they want resources, not sensationalism or gloom and doom.

“Constructive news is something more connective." That's what we heard at our journalism town hall in the South Hills with PHDC. When doom, gloom and overwhelm dominate, the media should correct misinformation, point to resources and connect people. buff.ly/MfjbUic

A UPMC spokesperson wrote, “We share our nurses’ goal of providing safe staffing and excellent patient care in every unit and every shift.” But “safe staffing is driven by clinical judgment and unit‑specific needs, not one‑size‑fits‑all ratios.”

“There’s nothing worse than a feeling of going home and knowing that you didn’t do your patients justice because you didn’t have the time,” said Cristina McCarthy, a NICU nurse who sits on the Magee union’s negotiating committee.

Magee-Womens nurses take to streets, surveys to bolster bargaining with UPMC Unionized nurses at Magee-Womens are asking Pittsburgh patients to weigh in as they bargain their first contract with UPMC over staffing levels.

Nurses seeking a union contract at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital are gathering input from 1,000 community members or patients as they push for set staffing ratios and other provisions www.publicsource.org/upmc-magee-w...

Austin was building a career in journalism, when AI came along. He wasn't replaced by a chatbot, but ... www.publicsource.org/is-ai-taking...

2) Shell rubbed labor the wrong way by bringing in out-of-state workers to fix explosion damage and ...

3) Concern about the environmental and health effects of the plant's too-high emissions remains acute.

Three takeaways from Tuesday's hearing on Shell's Monaca plant: 1) There's community support for the job-creating ethane cracker, but ...
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Vape shops should be unwelcome Downtown and near schools, commission recommends Pittsburgh’s planners recommended restrictions on new vape shops, but also major changes to city council’s proposed bill.

Vape shops on every corner? Not if Pittsburgh's City Planning Commission has its way. www.publicsource.org/vape-shop-le...

IWMF Newsroom Safety Across America Participation Form — Pittsburgh The International Women’s Media Foundation is coming to Pittsburgh! We are partnering with Pittsburgh Public Source and Pittsburgh Media Partnership to host a one-day safety training on Friday, May 15...

Pittsburgh journalists: Get free training with IWMF’s Newsroom Safety Across America initiative. This one-day workshop on 5/15, Downtown, will include customized instruction and live-action training.
Reporters including freelancers and students, apply today here: bit.ly/NSAA-Pittsbu...

Hospitals hope AI can reduce burnout, while workers push for staffing standards AI tools are becoming more commonplace in Pittsburgh hospitals, promising productivity gains for practitioners and solving the nursing crisis. But to local hospital employees, enduring understaffing a...

What's that thing labeled "care.ai" in the corner of the hospital room? Pittsburgh's health systems are doing a lot with AI, but some workers would rather see them hire more human help www.publicsource.org/how-ai-is-us...

Don’t tell anyone about Pittsburgh Seeking refuge from the war in Ukraine, I found myself in a city that first seemed empty, but then slowly revealed its welcoming spirit and underground culture.

"Sometimes I even feel like saying: Don’t tell anyone about Pittsburgh because they will come here, too. They will come with their developers, with their business hubs, with their armies of obedient functionaries." www.publicsource.org/ukraine-war-...

Studies show that immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than native-born citizens. siepr.stanford.edu/news/mythica...

Asked about the high levels of anxiety among lawful refugees, a White House spokesperson said “nefarious fraudsters have gotten away with stealing from and exploiting the American people” and the administration “will no longer allow these sick criminals to rip off hardworking Americans."

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.

“I don’t want to be targeted." That's what @publicsource.org heard repeatedly while checking in with representatives of refugee communities in Pittsburgh. The reason for their concern? Federal rhetoric and policies. www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-r...

Which Allegheny County employees were paid the most last year? It’s now easier to find out. Jail hires and public safety worker overtime drove the overall payroll higher. County police redacted fewer officer names than the year prior after a Public Source legal challenge.

90% of Allegheny County's police department, sheriff's and DA's office employees are white, which drives the racial pay gap @chwolfson.bsky.social found in the annual @publicsource.org review of gov't payrolls www.publicsource.org/allegheny-co...

Third round of No Kings rallies brings call for ‘defiance’ to Pittsburgh, several suburbs The nationwide events organized by Indivisible aim to highlight what organizers characterize as an authoritarian tilt in federal government. Local events span the city, Mt. Lebanon, Penn Hills, Sewick...

Mayor Corey O’Connor estimated Pittsburgh’s No Kings rally crowd at 15K-20K. The White House said, “The only people who care about these Trump Derangement Therapy Sessions are the reporters who are paid to cover them.” @publicsource.org is Downtown www.publicsource.org/no-kings-ral...

Will the NFL Draft payoff make the $19M public investment worth it? VisitPittsburgh has said the draft will bring at least $120 million in spending to the 2026 host city, but first the public sector is putting tens of millions into preparation and services for the thr...

Will the NFL Draft be worth all the trouble? Taxpayers are shelling out $19 million - plus as-yet-uncounted in-kind services including policing. Economic impact could be $120M-$213M. But what does that really mean? Charts: www.publicsource.org/nfl-draft-sp...

Whoops, right "Rate Yinz Landlord"

Affordable housing plan for Hazelwood Green aired for Pittsburgh planners Trek Development is asking for Planning Commission approval for one of several planned residential projects on the former mill site in Hazelwood, which has so far largely attracted university activiti...

Pittsburghers have long wondered whether and when Hazelwood Green will get housing, and whether it will be affordable. The answers are starting to take shape www.publicsource.org/hazelwood-gr...

Pitt students built a website to scrutinize landlords — theirs, and maybe yours Rate Yinz Landlord is intended for Pitt students but available for all renters in Pittsburgh, which has failed to implement mandatory rental inspections.

An Oakland rental market replete with pests, flooded basements and delayed repairs inspired Pitt students to create Rent Yinz Landlord, which anyone can use to post their apartment experiences www.publicsource.org/rate-yinz-la...

Don’t let return-to-office fever push women out of the workforce The workplace has changed over six years, and some of the shifts were good — for women especially. Pittsburgh employers shouldn’t throw out flexibility in a rush to return to 2019 norms.

FIRST PERSON: "Flexibility is not a perk. It is infrastructure. When return to office policies are rigid, organizations risk losing experienced talent, increasing burnout and widening leadership gaps" — often hitting women hardest. buff.ly/u7YSHxm

Pittsburgh’s Public Source is seeking a reporter to cover the communities south and southeast of Pittsburgh — the South Hills suburbs and the Mon Valley river corridor. This reporter must be driven by curiosity and a genuine commitment to place. Apply by April 3. buff.ly/M2uUXOW

Pittsburgh’s Public Source is looking for a curious and community-minded audience producer to help more people find, engage with and care about our local journalism and to grow our audiences across newsletters, social media and our website.

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Jobs at Pittsburgh's Public Source Discover career opportunities in reporting, editing, visual storytelling and more. Explore our Pittsburgh job listings.

We @publicsource.org are inviting applications for a new reporting-and-more position covering a swath of communities that range south from Pittsburgh. www.publicsource.org/jobs/#h-sout...