Julia Maruca

Unaccompanied kids under 18 do not seem to be barred outright from entering Pittsburgh’s Market Square under a new city policy. But they’re apparently not welcome to linger, either.

The races on the May 19 primary ballot haven't been generating many headlines. But voters in Pittsburgh, at least, have a ballot question to weigh, one generated by changes in the news media itself.

Young people and community advocates raised concerns Tuesday night about new restrictions on young people in Downtown's Market Square.

The race in state House District 45 has been one of the few contested races in the May 19 Democratic primary. It has certainly been the most contentious, dominated by criticism about lightning-rod social issues and accusations about anonymous mailers.

Experts on youth behavior and violence prevention encouraged Pittsburgh city councilors to look for nuanced solutions to working with the city's young people at a post-agenda meeting this week.

Pittsburgh City Council is considering levying a tax on mechanical games and entertainment machines, a category encompassing a range of devices like pinball machines, jukeboxes and skill games consoles.

Pittsburgh Fire Chief Darryl Jones has been placed on paid leave while the city conducts an internal investigation, city officials said Monday.

A plan to regulate vape shops in the city of Pittsburgh advanced in City Council on Wednesday, more than half a year after the proposal was introduced.

Pittsburgh City Council is set to vote on payments to the victims of the 2022 bridge collapse, settling a number of lawsuits that followed the disaster.

Pittsburgh’s public safety department hopes to expand an initiative that sends social workers to respond to some mental-health-related crises.