Commonwealth Media Services
Gov. Josh Shapiro will route $153 million in federal highway funding to SEPTA to help the struggling transit agency avoid — at least temporarily — deep service cuts and unprecedented fare hikes.
Julia Maruca
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90.5 WESA
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service sent out a new conservation plan to protect endangered bat species from habitat loss as a result of routine development projects. -
The first registered electric vehicle technician apprenticeship program in the country is starting its electric motor at the Community College of Allegheny County. -
The community’s biggest employer, Fourth Street Foods, relies on immigrant labor and it's leaders are making preparations for how to respond if Donald Trump is elected and implements an immigration policy that would make it difficult for its current workforce to stay. -
The Side Yard Sale program had previously allowed people to purchase adjacent city-owned lots for around $200. -
Pittsburgh's going to have more extreme wet weather. These storms tax local infrastructure and lead to more landslides and flooding. But this hasn’t gone unnoticed by local and state government agencies and nonprofits. -
Gov. Josh Shapiro came to Pittsburgh Friday morning to announce a $62 million investment in a sprawling 10-year plan with a new vision of Downtown as more than towering office buildings. -
Single room occupancy housing varies from building to building, but the units are typically dormitory-style housing, where residents have their own bed and room but often share bathrooms, a communal kitchen or other spaces. Tenants are usually single adults and can live there for a few months or many years. -
When the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers imploded the Elizabeth Locks & Dam on July 15, things didn’t go as planned. -
As rents rise and once-affordable Pittsburgh neighborhoods become prohibitively expensive, local artists see growing number of affordable housing options. -
Work has begun to fix one deteriorating bridge in Oakland, while officials have closed another nearby bridge indefinitely due to safety concerns.
