Braddock

Crime rates in Braddock resist the kind of easy narrative that makes for TV shows or the political ads that appear during commercial breaks. And while former Mayor John Fetterman gets credit from many residents for his hands-on approach to community issues, experts say crime rates are driven by a complicated array of factors that can leave any mayor feeling like a bit player.

Braddock residents and environmental advocates rallied against emissions from U.S. Steels’ Edgar Thomson Works at a public hearing Wednesday night. Speakers voiced opinions on a new operating permit for the plant proposed by the Allegheny County Health Department.

The artist Swoon is donating a former church to Za'kiyah House, which helps the formerly incarcerated and those struggling with addiction

On today’s program: Braddock Mayor Chardaé Jones says it might take forums and regular clinics to vaccinate more residents in her borough; with Pittsburgh Public School students returning to classrooms tomorrow, we ask why alternative modes of transportation, like walking and biking, aren’t being used by more students; and a conversation with a therapist about how the pandemic has increasingly impacted people’s anxieties.

Star chef Kevin Sousa has departed Braddock’s Superior Motors, which he started in 2013 with Kickstarter contributions and local foundation funding. While Braddock officials expressed concern about the restaurant's future, they find hope in broader initiatives aimed at revitalizing a once-bustling steel town.

On today’s program: Community College of Allegheny County’s vice president of enrollment management discusses enrollment changes during the pandemic, what comes next in the summer and fall; Pittsburgh Public Schools are scrambling to hire more bus drivers ahead of all students returning to in-person school on May 3; and a look at the reputation of U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman in Braddock, where he served as mayor for 13 years.

The Richard King Mellon Foundation announced Wednesday that it will partner with a Boston-based investment firm to pump $20 million into economically…

A police chief in a western Pennsylvania town has been suspended with pay after authorities say he was involved in a domestic violence incident.Braddock…

Business analyst and writer Chardae Jones says her first one-year term as Braddock's appointed interim mayor won't be her last. Jones, who took over for…

Police in western Pennsylvania are investigating the theft of 13 stained glass windows from a shuttered church in suburban Pittsburgh.The Mon-Valley…