Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey signed an executive order Tuesday calling on the city’s finance and law departments to investigate whether the city’s purely public charities meet requirements for tax-exempt status. Purely public charities are nonprofits that, under the state’s definition, must advance a charitable purpose, donate a substantial portion of
City Council will vote next week on a measure to direct Pittsburgh officials to find properties to use to build shelters and transitional housing for the city's homeless.
The year 2022 began with Pittsburgh making national headlines as the Fern Hollow Bridge collapsed in the city’s Frick Park. It ended with the death of beloved NFL Hall of Fame running back Franco Harris. Throughout the year, Pittsburgh would see several other major headlines, including the completion of a
The city's outreach program is designed to help public safety officials respond to people experiencing mental health crises, substance abuse issues or homelessness.
Anyone who finds themselves without heating, warmth or shelter this weekend as temperatures plunge into the single digits can get help and a safe place to stay at warming stations in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties. Allegheny County runs an emergency shelter at Second Avenue Commons, 700 Second Ave., with Smithfield