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Decades of neglect: Fern Hollow Bridge inspection recommendations repeatedly ignored years before collapse

For a quarter century, inspectors urged repairs on the Fern Hollow Bridge, but Pittsburgh failed to carry out most of the work

Crossroads Wilkinsburg

Wilkinsburg slid from prosperity in the 1950s to struggles with integration, mismanagement, crime and blight. Now on more stable footing, it faces a decision: To continue an independent course or become Pittsburgh’s 91st neighborhood.

The Gainey family has a long history of firsts in Pittsburgh

As a pregnant teenager, the mayor’s mother almost gave him up for adoption

A triumphant, tangled legacy: Ed Gainey’s Virginia and Pittsburgh roots run deep

Pennsylvania blocks critical details of state’s most decrepit bridges from public view

Post-Gazette reveals secret inspection data that state has banned from public view

Hours and hours of collaboration: Fern Hollow Bridge Collapse

‘It will overwhelm us’: Surge of COVID cases triggers more of the tough phone calls

A year after vaccines arrived, surge of COVID cases triggers more of the tough phone calls

A fight to survive

In a rural Pennsylvania community, the struggle isn’t just about a deadly virus. It involves hospital cuts, vaccine fears and sometimes a few miracles.

Dirty Dollars Part 2

Accused money launderers secretly moved millions into America to buy steel mills — while elected leaders helped them fend off U.S. regulators and foreign competitors. Left in the wake: hazardous waste and injured workers.

Offspring of the drug crisis: Substance-exposed babies