Allegheny County councilperson questioning whether homeless encampments are being targeted
A county council member is taking action to stop the violence she and others say the unhoused are facing in Pittsburgh.
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A county council member is taking action to stop the violence she and others say the unhoused are facing in Pittsburgh.
A county council member is taking action to stop the violence she and others say the unhoused are facing in Pittsburgh. KDKA-TV's Ricky Sayer reports.
Allegheny County executive Sara Innamorato is responding to public criticism from a Republican colleague about her new housing program meant to help the homeless.
Allegheny County executive Sara Innamorato is responding to public criticism from a Republican colleague about her new housing program meant to help the homeless. KDKA-TV's Ricky Sayer has more.
Allegheny County executive Sara Innamorato is responding to public criticism from a Republican colleague about her new housing program meant to help the homeless. KDKA-TV's Ricky Sayer has more.
The Supreme Court considered whether efforts to address homelessness in Grants Pass, Oregon, violated the Constitution's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment.
Pittsburgh is looking to the Supreme Court to clarify what its rights are in removing homeless encampments.
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.
