By The Pittsburgh Current info@pittsburghcurrent.com UPDATE: Less than 24 hours after publishing this series, 13 incarcerated persons tested positive for COVID-19 at the Allegheny County Jail resulting in a total…
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By J.S. Special to the Pittsburgh Current info@pittsburghcurrent.com Editor’s Note: The author’s name has been withheld due to the sensitive nature of the story. I can still feel his fingerprints…
By Pittsburgh Current Staff info@pittsburghcurrent.com Pittsburgh Current’s veteran education reporter Mary Niederberger has been awarded a fellowship from the national Education Writers Association. The EWA awarded seven fellowships to media…
By Jake Mysliwczyk and Dannys Marrero jake@pittsburghcurrent.com What was scheduled to be a protest of President Donald Trump’s attempts to delay the inevitable victory of Joe Biden for President, turned…
A Pittsburgh Current Special Report By Jody DiPerna and Elaine Frantz Jody@pittsburghcurrent.com Editor’s Note: This story contains descriptions of violence and photos of people of color suffering abuse at the…
Allegheny County Health Department Director Dr. Debra Bogen today announced that additional mitigation measures are being taken in Allegheny County to further stem the spread of coronavirus cases in the…
June 16 1Hood Media and UrbanKind Institute host their weekly virtual Town Hall, this week’s topic being What Black Pittsburgh Needs to Know About Media in the aftermath of the…
June 10 Startup Drinks Pittsburgh holds Tipsy Pitches, a night for entrepreneurs to pitch their silliest ideas and compete for cash prizes. Attendees can just watch or sign up to…
Editor’s Note: This afternoon, Barbara Johnson, Senior Director of Race and Gender Equity at the YWCA Greater Pittsburgh sent an open letter inrespoinse to the ongoing decisions and planning being…
By: Pittsburgh Current Staff The University of Pittsburgh is extending it’s spring break until March 23, and moving to online classes due to covid-19 concerns, the university announced Wednesday. All…