After last year’s rocky college aid process, students are relying on a smoother rollout this year, despite its later-than-usual start.

Pittsburgh education advocates think Trump won’t dismantle the U.S. Department of Education but can still impact local schools and beyond.

PublicSource covered Pittsburgh and Allegheny County from a variety of angles from environment to education, housing to the election.

In 2024, the Pittsburgh region has been second to none for news. We’ve been a place in which catalytic events have abounded and national trends have crystallized. The 16-person PublicSource team has — ...

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Large U.S. counties' morality data, including Allegheny County, Pa., shows Black men born from 1951-1970 are most likely to ...

Jerome Maynor, a street outreach worker for Central Outreach Resource and Referral Center, Friday, May 24, 2024, in the Hill District. Maynor is in recovery from opioid use disorder while helping ...

In dozens of cities across the country, the recent rise of fentanyl has put older Black men in particular jeopardy.

Young Black men in cities across America died of drug overdoses at high rates in the 1980s and 1990s. During the recent fentanyl crisis, older Black men in many cities have been dying at unusually ...

Young Black men in cities across America died of drug overdoses at high rates in the 1980s and 1990s. During the recent fentanyl crisis, older Black men in many cities have been dying at unusually ...

Young Black men in cities across America died of drug overdoses at high rates in the 1980s and 1990s. During the recent fentanyl crisis, older Black men in many cities have been dying at unusually ...