Pittsburgh watches as U.S. Supreme Court hears major homelessness case
Pittsburgh is looking to the Supreme Court to clarify what its rights are in removing homeless encampments.
Pittsburgh is looking to the Supreme Court to clarify what its rights are in removing homeless encampments.
The Supreme Court considered whether efforts to address homelessness in Grants Pass, Oregon, violated the Constitution's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment.
Since 2012, the nation's fourth-largest city has reduced homelessness in the greater Houston area by 63%. Now other cities are looking to replicate this model.
Pittsburgh continues to work on its idea of managed communities with tiny houses to address homelessness.
A Philadelphia couple struggling with homelessness filmed their experience living in a storage container, and their video was viewed more than 12 million times on social media.
A former nursing home could soon play a role in helping alleviate homelessness in Pittsburgh.
A record 650,000 people experienced homelessness on a single January night, a 12% jump from a year earlier.
For the first time, Allegheny County is declaring a "code blue" with the city of Pittsburgh on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Two city council members have a proposal to get those experiencing homelessness off the street ahead of winter.
Allegheny County said at the start of winter, it will have shelter beds for over 450 people.
City workers have begun dismantling a Downtown homeless encampment, which office workers say had become the site of lewdness and open drug sales. But what of the dozens of other tents that have sprung up in and around Downtown?
City workers have begun dismantling a Downtown homeless encampment, which office workers say had become the site of lewdness and open drug sales. But what of the dozens of other tents that have sprung up in and around Downtown? KDKA-TV's Andy Sheehan reports.
Members of the City Council say encampments in Downtown Pittsburgh must come down, and people living in tents be provided a safe place to live.
Members of the Pittsburgh City Council say encampments in Downtown Pittsburgh must come down, and people living in tents be provided a safe place to live. KDKA-TV's Andy Sheehan reports.
As of Wednesday morning, the shelter downtown is closed.
At 7 a.m. Wednesday, the county says everyone should disperse and no longer gather out front of the historic church.
As KDKA-TV's Meghan Schiller reports, with this shelter closing, many who use the shelter say they and others could face even more barriers as they look for another place to stay.
The walk on the North Shore is done in an effort to raise awareness of what the homeless experience.
They were getting a count of how many people were without a home.
Pittsburgh's plan to address the homelessness crisis moved into high gear on Wednesday morning.
City workers began on Wednesday morning clearing out the homeless encampment on the city's North Side; KDKA's Andy Sheehan reports.
The homeless shelter is open and already seeing an overflow of people.
The Homeless Children's Education Fund kicked off Homeless Children's Awareness Month in Market Square on Tuesday.
The Homeless Children's Education Fund held an event downtown Tuesday to raise awareness about homelessness; KDKA's Briana Smith reports.
The resolution gives the Gainey Administration two weeks to address the issue.
With a medical tent at the finish line, UPMC will provide medical care at 17 first aid stations along the marathon route.
A former police chief is facing felony charges for allegedly sexually assaulting a patient at a recovery center in Westmoreland County.
Showers stick around the rest of tonight and pretty much the entire week ahead except for Monday.
Pittsburgh Marathon weekend is officially here, and you could feel the excitement on the first day as people of all ages hit the streets on the North Shore.
Pinch-hitter Jack Suwinski singled home Connor Joe with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 1-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies.
With a medical tent at the finish line, UPMC will provide medical care at 17 first aid stations along the marathon route.
A former police chief is facing felony charges for allegedly sexually assaulting a patient at a recovery center in Westmoreland County.
Showers stick around the rest of tonight and pretty much the entire week ahead except for Monday.
Pittsburgh Marathon weekend is officially here, and you could feel the excitement on the first day as people of all ages hit the streets on the North Shore.
Pinch-hitter Jack Suwinski singled home Connor Joe with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 1-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies.
Former Ohio Treasurer and three-time U.S. Senate candidate Josh Mandel has been threatened with jail time for violating the terms of his divorce agreement.
Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania on Thursday proposed a series of debates with his Republican challenger David McCormick leading up to the November general election, and McCormick readily accepted.
Judy O'Connor, the wife of late former Pittsburgh Mayor Bob O'Connor, has died, according to her family.
Joshua Dean was a quality inspector at Spirit AeroSystems, which builds the bulk of the 737 Max for Boeing, and recently died from a fast-spreading infection.
President Biden said "no," the National Guard should not intervene in the protests.
Live Nation's Concert Week sale starts on Wednesday.
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Live Nation Concert Week starts Wednesday. With presales and fees usually associated with tickets, KDKA-TV's Chris Hoffman looked into what you should expect to find when you hit purchase.
Giant Eagle is ending a feature that lets people scan items with their phones at a handful of stores.
The summer fuel blend along with inspections and maintenance at refineries are partially to blame for the rising prices.
That's a wrap for this week on PTL! Here's a look back at some of the fun we had.
Book clubs are coming back into style! Hosts Heather and David are talking about what they read and the book club trend.
We're getting a preview of some of the fashions that will be a part of Pressley Ridge's Runway for Hope event, which raises money for a great cause.
PTL's Katie O'Malley heads to the SouthSide Works to get a preview of Cinco de Mayo weekend's TacoMania festival.
Over the last 20 years, Pittsburgh Today Live has hit the road plenty of times. From the Pittsburgh Home & Garden Show to Field Day to the Washington County Fair, here's a look back ahead of our 20th Anniversary Special.
The PA Cyber head says the bill will result in massive layoffs and cripple their operations.
The founder and former CEO of PA Cyber was sentenced to prison six years ago for funneling millions of taxpayer dollars into dummy corporations and his pockets.
Vince Fannick was charged with 117 counts of insurance fraud, theft by deception and unlawful talking.
Is the city of Pittsburgh about to fall off a fiscal cliff?
An untold number of 55-gallon drums containing radioactive waste are buried in shallow trenches on a site in Armstrong County.
With a medical tent at the finish line, UPMC will provide medical care at 17 first aid stations along the marathon route.
The Monroeville location will be the seventh offered by AHN.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force now recommends women get a mammogram every other year starting when they turn 40 years old.
Plaintiffs have three months to vote on whether to approve a proposed legal settlement that would resolve nearly all talc lawsuits.
Methylene chloride, a toxic chemical, is linked to at least 88 deaths since 1980, federal regulators say.
Pinch-hitter Jack Suwinski singled home Connor Joe with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 1-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies.
It was just the 10th Kentucky Derby decided by a nose, and the first since Grindstone wore the garland of red roses in 1996.
It's a soccer night in Pittsburgh!
Ryan McMahon homered into the Allegheny River, Cal Quantrill pitched into the eighth inning and the Colorado Rockies edged struggling Pittsburgh 3-2.
This was Reirden's second stint with the Penguins.
Rue21, a mall staple for teen apparel, is going out of business and closing all 540 of its stores.
Nippon Steel says it has postponed the expected closing of its takeover of U.S. Steel by three months.
Insight Global will pay $2.7 million in a settlement after exposing 72,000 residents' private medical information.
Giant Eagle is ending a feature that lets people scan items with their phones at a handful of stores.
The Chadwick, a popular wedding venue in Wexford, has been sold to the Jim Shorkey Family Auto Group.
The 2024 Met Gala theme is "The Garden of Time" — to go along with the spring exhibition, titled "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion."
Live Nation's Concert Week sale starts on Wednesday.
Luke Bryan is bringing his Farm Tour to Westmoreland County this year.
The 16th Street Bridge will close multiple times throughout a two-week stretch for "Mayor of Kingstown" filming.
Kiki Wong got her first guitar from Costco at 13 years old. Now she's joining The Smashing Pumpkins.
KDKA-TV's Rich Walsh discusses the sports topics of the day.
While runners take the course of the Pittsburgh Marathon, a team of 300 volunteer medical professionals are standing by, ready to help those who need it. KDKA-TV's Ricky Sayer reports.
A former police chief is facing felony charges for allegedly sexually assaulting a patient at a recovery center in Westmoreland County.
Get the latest weather updates with meteorologist Kristin Emery's forecast!
Pittsburgh marathon weekend is officially here, and you could feel the excitement on the first day as people of all ages hit the streets on the North Shore. KDKA-TV's Lauren Linder has more.
We had a great time with the KDKA kids on both Pittsburgh Today Live and Talk Pittsburgh for Take Your Child to Work Day 2024!
Several businesses were damaged by the overnight fire.
Several areas across Pittsburgh flooded after setting another daily rain record.
From the path of totality in Erie to 97% coverage in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvanians experienced the rare solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024.
Numerous areas saw rising floodwaters on Tuesday and Wednesday