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Pittsburgh spends millions on juvenile detention – research points to cheaper, more effective alternatives

Data released in January 2026 to Allegheny County officials offers a clear look at who is being held at Highland Detention Center – and how much it costs taxpayers. The numbers show short stays, significant racial disparities and millions spent to operate the facility. These findings raise new questions about…

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Southwestern Pennsylvania Sees Decline in Number of Foster Parents Ahead of Expected Surge of Children Into the System

Southwestern Pennsylvania is seeing a decline in the number of foster parents in the area ahead of an expected surge of children into the system.

International Business Times

Air quality concerns linger in the wake of steel plant explosion in Pennsylvania

Allegheny County is increasing air quality monitoring after an explosion at a U.S. Steel plant south of Pittsburgh killed two people and injured more than 10 others

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Polling Locations In Allegheny County Experience Morning Delays

Polling locations in Allegheny County faced delays but are now operational. Issues included late judge arrivals and absentee judge retrieval.

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Voters in Pennsylvania to elect Philadelphia mayor, Allegheny County executive

Voters on both ends of Pennsylvania are heading to the polls to decide who will lead the most populous counties

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Outcome of key local races in Pennsylvania could offer lessons for 2024 election

Local elections in Democratic strongholds at both ends of Pennsylvania next month could show how voters feel about progressive candidates and issues such as abortion and crime ahead of the 2024 election

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Philadelphia mayoral primary returned Democrats to familiar themes of crime, inequality

The Democratic mayoral primary in Philadelphia is the latest election to represent a clash between moderates and progressives on concerns such as policing and education and to show the power of union support in big city politics

The Independent UK

Anglers hit Pittsburgh-area waters for the opening of trout season

Blue skies came as a surprise to anglers Saturday morning, the opening day of the statewide trout season. But after a night of intermittent rain, anglers expected the high muddy waters they found on Allegheny County streams.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Ex-juvenile lifer shows we can't give up on kids

Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey, who's grappling with an increase in youth crime, and Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, who's pushing an expansive juvenile detention center, should talk to Antonio Howard. In truth, most adults could benefit from his insights on young people in trouble, and the myriad of mistakes grown…

Tribune News Service

Not magic: Opaque AI tool may flag parents with disabilities

As part of a yearlong investigation, The Associated Press obtained the data points underpinning several algorithms deployed by child welfare agencies to understand how they predict which children could be at risk of harm

The Independent UK

It's egg laying season at Pittsburgh-area bald eagle nests

Three days after Valentine's Day, a Pittsburgh couple added a potential new member to the family.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Inmate workers deserve some compensation

More than 150 of Allegheny County’s 1,500 prisoners work at institutional jobs. They wash dishes, cook, sort laundry, serve food, clean housing units, work in warehouses and perform various other jobs that, one way or the other, must be done. Inmate laborers generally work eight hours a day, seven days…

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Pa. Democrats win 3 Allegheny County special elections — and control of the state House

PITTSBURGH — Democrats declared victory in three special elections for the state House on Tuesday, putting the party on the brink of controlling the lower chamber of the legislature for the first time since 2010.

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Child Welfare Algorithm May Unfairly Target Disabled Parents, Complaints to DOJ Allege

"When you have technology designed by humans, the bias is going to show up in the algorithms," said one former child welfare worker.

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In Allegheny County, bald eagles are sprucing up their nests before mating

Winter is home improvement season in the bald eagle world. In Allegheny County, five nests are bustling with activity and one eagle couple are, well, companions without commitment.

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Judge rules Pittsburgh free to remove Christopher Columbus statue from Schenley Park

An Allegheny County judge declared that Pittsburgh officials are free to remove from Schenley Park the divisive Christopher Columbus statue, the central figure in a years-long legal battle pitting history against itself.

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3 wounded by gunfire, others suffer 'trample injuries' trying to escape gunfire at Pa. amusement park

PITTSBURGH — An amusement park outside of Pittsburgh remained closed Sunday after three people were injured in a shooting and others suffered what Allegheny County police described as “trample injuries” in their scramble to escape the chaos during the Saturday night opening of Kennywood's Phantom Fall Fest.

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Thousands of Pa. Democrats are leaving for the Republican Party. No one seems sure why

PITTSBURGH — A significant number of voters in Western Pennsylvania are leaving the Democratic Party to become Republicans ahead of the 2022 midterms, a trend that's taken shape over several years and has both parties split on what the reason for the pattern is.

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FBI interviews Allegheny County GOP chair Sam DeMarco about Trump's attempt to plant fake electors

PITTSBURGH — FBI agents interviewed the chairman of the Allegheny County Republican Party at his home early Thursday morning as part of a nationwide investigation into former President Donald Trump’s attempt to send alternate electors from key swing states to Washington to overturn the 2020 election.

Tribune News Service

As hate crimes rise, Pittsburgh houses of worship receive $1.1 million in state grants to enhance security

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Houses of worship around Allegheny County received more than $1.1 million in state grants to enhance their security, as hate crimes continue to rise in the state.

The Independent UK

An algorithm that screens for child neglect raises concerns

Child welfare officials in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, the cradle of Mister Rogers’ TV neighborhood and the icon’s child-centric innovations, are using an algorithm to support agency workers as they make decisions meant to protect children from neglect

The Independent UK

An algorithm that screens for child neglect raises concerns

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Pittsburgh Public Schools makes masking optional for the first time since start of pandemic

PITTSBURGH — The majority of students and staff members in Pittsburgh Public Schools will soon be able to forgo wearing masks in school buildings under certain circumstances for the first time since before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tribune News Service

Omicron drops sharply in Allegheny County and across Pennsylvania

In a further sign that omicron is waning, new COVID-19 cases in Allegheny County fell by more than half in the first week of February compared with the end of January.

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