Westwood One radio disc jockey, Dr. Demento, (aka Barrett Hanson), 1984. CC-BY 4.0 Credit: Martha Hartnett / Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection Radio personality Barret “Dr. Demento” Hansen ...

Donald J. Carpenter, the independent journalist who revealed key facts in the Steubenville High School rape case, died Friday in Pittsburgh, PA. He was 44. Carpenter originally gained a national ...

As America marks its 250th year, we must ask ourselves: What does freedom look like today? One answer is clear — it looks like open access to public information. Yet in Pennsylvania, outdated laws ...

A close up of the 1904 Registration of Deaths for Carrick from Allegheny County. The Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society (WPGS) celebrated its 50th anniversary by announcing a significant ...

Participants collaborate during a Dream.org-hosted workshop focused on green technology and workforce development for jobs in Western Pennsylvania. Credit: Foo Conner / The Pittsburgh Reporter ...

Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey’s chief of staff Jake Wheatley resigned last Wednesday amid allegations of an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate. The mayor’s office retroactively announced his ...

County Executive Rich Fitzgerald has announced the county will commit $50 million over the next five years to a comprehensive and well-coordinated public health approach to community violence ...

Jason Isbell and Michael Stipe perform classic R.E.M. songs in Pittsburgh in support of the Harris-Walz 2024 campaign. Credit: Matthew Conboy / The Pittsburgh Reporter Michael Stipe showed that the ...

Market Square’s $15 million reconstruction remains on schedule to complete by April 2026, reintroducing downtown Pittsburgh’s signature public space for the NFL Draft that month. The Pittsburgh ...

A metal band performs at Iron Atrocity’s 2011 CD-release party at 31st Street Pub. Credit: Foo Conner / The Pittsburgh Reporter Old bands, bartenders and customers are having a 10-year reunion this ...

A engineer showcases a robot during the Pittsburgh Robotics Discovery Day Credit: Foo Conner / The Pittsburgh Reporter Pittsburgh Robotics Network (PRN) and Congressman Chris Deluzio are celebrating a ...

Zombo points to the crowd at the Northside Music Festival in 2023. Credit: Foo Conner / The Pittsburgh Reporter The Polkamaniacs took to the streets and turned riders in the Dirty Dozen Bike Race into ...