Police and public safety officials discussed their handling of protests by the University of Pittsburgh's Oakland campus on the city-owned Schenley Plaza.
Pet owners from outside Pittsburgh, some of them with designer dogs, faked city addresses to nab free, taxpayer-subsidized spay and neuter services intended for city residents in financial need, which led the city to announce Tuesday that is abruptly pausing the program, officials said. Animal advocates believe the move will
Pittsburgh officials are decommissioning a homeless encampment after first responders had to rescue a man from floodwaters in the Mon Wharf area. The homeless man was rescued with a ladder from about a foot of water around 9:30 p.m. Sunday as the rivers rose, public safety spokeswoman Emily Bourne said.