Controller Coreyo Connor News Today

Money for the nearly $10 million fund comes from fines paid by polluters, but auditors said too much of it is spent on county operating costs.

It focuses on $10 million in state funding to address the homeless situation in the county, less than a third of the $36 million spent annually by DHS.

Allegheny County council member Bethany Hallam filed a lawsuit in Common Pleas Court in an attempt to force County Executive Rich Fitzgerald to attend monthly meetings for the Jail Oversight Board.

Bethany Hallam has sued Rich Fitzgerald for failing to attend Jail Oversight Board meetings and allegedly thwarting the board's role in overseeing jail operations.

The union representing some employees at the Allegheny County Jail claims there are safety concerns for not only guards but also inmates.

The county's jail oversight board approved a new hire Thursday without providing public notice or allowing for public comment in a move some critics say violated the state's Sunshine Act.

Tuesday night made official what should have been clear long before: This is a progressive Democratic county now.

Allegheny County’s next chief executive will be responsible for delivering services to some 1.2 million people. But for most of last week, the race for that job has focused almost exclusively on just one of those residents — County Treasurer John Weinstein — and on ethics in government.

A lawsuit forced Allegheny County to change an obscure calculation, tilting the property tax appeal system in owners' favor — and more changes are likely.

Overtime costs are skyrocketing at the Allegheny County Jail, Action News Investigates has learned.