Pittsburgh PA

In 2020-21, after losing my full-time job and facing the pandemic mid-divorce, my family needed SNAP assistance to survive. While I continued working a part-time freelancing gig while searching vigorously for a full-time job, at least I didn’t have the additional worry about how my kids were going to eat.

From prayer groups to large gatherings, Pitt’s campus is alive with spiritual devotion as students join a growing national shift towards faith and community. Religious campus student groups have seen increasing interest in faith participation across Christian denominations. This movement mirrors a broader national...

A jury next week will begin deliberating the fate of a man accused in the 2021 shooting death of a North Hills honors student outside his family’s Strip District restaurant. Closing arguments took place Friday after a weeklong retrial of Howard Hawkins, who is accused of killing Ahmir Tuli, 18, on Feb. 21, 2021,...

A woman who died in a fire in Duquesne over the summer was identified Friday night.

Retailer offers gift cards worth twice the value of pennies turned in amid national shortage.

SNAP Benefits are set to end on Nov 1. As the day approaches, local food banks and shelters continue to brace for the impending increase in demand for food. Some people are worried about how they will be able to feed both themselves & their pets.

A man was arrested in connection with a deadly shooting that happened in East Hills in the summer.

A man accused of an August homicide in Pittsburgh was arrested Wednesday in New Kensington’s Parnassus neighborhood. Terrance George, 36, of Pittsburgh, is charged with criminal homicide, illegal possession of a firearm and carrying a firearm without a license in connection to an Aug. 26 homicide in Pittsburgh’s East...

With SNAP benefits scheduled to end on November 1, 2025, almost two million Pennsylvanians may lose access to food assistance. In response, Mt. Lebanon has opened a free pantry in the municipal building lobby at 710 Washington Road.

A man is facing serious charges after police reportedly found a missing girl in a box inside a Pittsburgh home.