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Pittsburgh officials plan to tear down a homeless encampment Downtown next week, a city spokesperson confirmed Friday. City outreach workers have given “credible offers of housing” to everyone living at the encampment along First Avenue, said Maria Montaño, a spokesperson for Mayor Ed Gainey. Officials are “hopeful” everyone living in
Pittsburgh’s Office of Community Health and Safety has responded to more than 3,000 incidents citywide since its 2021 launch, according to information presented to City Council Wednesday. The office is tasked with addressing various community needs, including mental and behavioral health crises, overdose incidents and homelessness, said Assistant Director Camila
Two Pittsburgh police officers and their supervisor were disciplined last fall after they failed to provide a police presence at a Brighton Heights funeral in October where five people were shot. Those details were revealed last week in an arbitration appeal in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court after one of
It’s Labor Day Weekend and there are lots of things to do in the area.
Nearly 50 Pittsburgh police officers are on administrative leave after Wednesday’s hourslong standoff in Garfield that ended in the death of the suspect. Pittsburgh police Chief Larry Scirotto said at a news conference Thursday he anticipates the officers could return to work within three to five days. In the meantime,