🧵: William “Danny” Rosenmund was speaking during public comment about his town's police agreement w/ ICE when he was tackled to the ground by multiple police officers. He was charged with felony aggravated assault. www.publicsource.org/springdale-c...

DA drops charges against Springdale man forcefully arrested at council meeting

Rosenmund was taken to the ground and arrested during an April Springdale Borough meeting while criticizing a borough agreement with ICE.

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Proud of @stephstrasburg.bsky.social and the @publicsource.org team for this important investigation. This is why local journalism matters. www.publicsource.org/how-ice-and-...

How ICE and a data center turned a small Pittsburgh suburb into a civic battleground

At the intersection of two major issues in the United States, Springdale stands divided. Now residents, organizers and local leaders are asking about policing, power and accountability.

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This marks the second time in recent months charges have been brought — and later withdrawn — against critics of Springdale Borough leadership. www.publicsource.org/springdale-c...

DA drops charges against Springdale man forcefully arrested at council meeting

Rosenmund was taken to the ground and arrested during an April Springdale Borough meeting while criticizing a borough agreement with ICE.

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A team of @publicsource.org journalists spent months in Springdale, a borough northeast of Pittsburgh, to learn what happens when ICE and a data center development collide in a small American community. @jamiewiggan.bsky.social's overview: t.co/ddAmeOieRt

Data centers and immigration enforcement are two of America's biggest issues - and they've come together in little Springdale Borough, Pa. A team from @publicsource.org explored at the Allegheny River town's turmoil www.publicsource.org/how-ice-and-...

How ICE and a data center turned a small Pittsburgh suburb into a civic battleground

At the intersection of two major issues in the United States, Springdale stands divided. Now residents, organizers and local leaders are asking about policing, power and accountability.

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Pittsburgh’s Public Source wants to meet and write about Pittsburgh-area families who are making plans for childcare for this school year. Has your family had trouble finding after-school, evening or weekend childcare? Are you adjusting your work as a result? Please email matt456p@gmail.com

I don’t know how to convince anyone of this, but the hundreds or thousands of words many publications run below the headline aren’t decorative. Often they contain nuance that doesn’t fit into ten words.

🧵“The cruelty of these policies is that they often ask for labor from bodies already breaking down, treating survival itself as something that must be earned.” Artist/curator Tara Fay Coleman's raw essay about the cumulative impacts of poverty on mortality: www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-p...

My parents’ premature deaths made public health a personal reality

Data shows life expectancy, chronic illness, disability and premature mortality remain sharply stratified by race, income and neighborhood.

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Furor over the early removal of a Pride Month display at the Monroeville Public Library reignited Southwestern Pennsylvania's battles over LGBTQ books. @publicsource.org checked in on half a dozen Pittsburgh-area book fights www.publicsource.org/monroeville-...

Monroeville library Pride Month display puts regional fight over LGBTQ+ books back in focus

The dispute follows a series of high-profile clashes in Southwestern Pennsylvania since 2021 over books, displays and library policies. Here’s where a half dozen book battles stand.

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NEW: As cyclosporiasis cases jumped, the company linked to the outbreak - Taylor Farms - effectively delayed a recall that mounted in consumer confusion. Gift link for @business www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

As Parasite Spawned Chaos, Taylor Farms Slow-Walked Its Response

The US Food and Drug Administration had apologized, Taylor Farms said in a post on X. An agency lab test linking its produce to the country’s worst cyclosporiasis outbreak in decades was a false posit...

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While looking for photos for our upcoming story on PGH's Bloomfield neighborhood, I came across these from when I was just learning photojournalism back in the early 2010s. The neighborhood was my home and my teacher. Someone gave me the advice that (1/2)

Those who live in Pennsylvania’s coal regions are all too familiar with industry deals that break ground fast and leave destruction and little economic opportunity behind. From @insideclimatenews.org

Echoes of the past in Pennsylvania coal towns’ fight against data centers • Pennsylvania Capital-Star

As the data center buildout escalates, rural Pennsylvanians urge lawmakers not to repeat past mistakes.

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As developers eye Southwestern PA as a hub for data centers, residents want to know what role Allegheny County will take in managing the industry’s potential impacts. A Pennsylvania DEP energy specialist says PA is “a little bit behind the ball” on regulation: www.publicsource.org/allegheny-co...

Data center concerns have residents asking Allegheny County to step in, but its power may be limited

Concerned residents are asking Allegheny County to create safeguards for data centers. But what can the county do?

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After 4 months in ICE detention, Randy Cordova Flores is back home in a small river town outside of Pittsburgh. He is haunted by the people left behind in Moshannon. His arrest became a flashpoint for a borough rocked by transparency issues, including the silent signing of a 287(g) agreement w/ ICE.

Mining the archives for swimming photos to kick of pool season, I found this photo circa the early 1900s of people swimming in Pittsburgh's Lake Elizabeth, which is part of Allegheny Commons West Park. No credit beyond Detroit Publishing Co., via the Library of Congress.

Decades of violence and discrimination chased Black Americans out of swimming pools, reducing their comfort in the water even today. Local & national groups look to undo the damage. As city pools open for the summer across Pittsburgh, @publicsource.org reports: www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-s...

Calming the ripples of Pittsburgh’s segregated swimming history

After decades of discrimination and violence against Black Americans at swimming pools, Pittsburghers are taking the water back.

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Incorporating visuals isn't just aesthetic, it's strategic. Looking forward to sharing beside @catchlight-io.bsky.social's Coburn Dukehart & @signalcleveland.bsky.social's Mikey Idriolo on how nonprofit newsrooms can use photography to build trust & grow audiences: www.catchlight.io/events/2026/...

Using Visuals to Develop Connection and Trust with Your Audience

Panel discussion at INN Days featuring Coburn Dukehart, Michael Indriolo,

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6 months after a contentious vote to greenlight a major data center in a small river town outside Pittsburgh, developers are looking to win over critics through public engagement. Advocates want Allegheny County to step up where they feel the borough fell short: www.publicsource.org/springdale-d...

Advocates call for county intervention as developer touts improvements to Springdale data center

Springdale data center “open house” brings together residents, critics and developers, but disagreement on noise, emissions persists. Allegheny County stays mum.

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U.S. Steel plans to invest up to $2.5 billion into upgrades to its Mon Valley Works. At a press conference Mon., US Sec. of Commerce Howard Lutnick and company leaders announced the investment would include a new hot strip mill at Braddock's Edgar Thompson plant: www.publicsource.org/us-steel-pla...

I titled this: Epilogue 2.0, but PublicSource went with: One year in, Nippon’s purchase of U.S. Steel has changed much — but not the Mon Valley. But really, I call this double shot into the hull: www.publicsource.org/us-steel-pur...

One year in, Nippon’s purchase of U.S. Steel has changed much — but not the Mon Valley

"Unchanged, so far, is the region’s failure across so many levels to address the economic collapse of the communities of the Mon Valley. Now four decades since the contraction of the regional steel in...

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You want to see Norway men’s national football team’s official photo for World Cup 2026 www.nytimes.com/athletic/733...

There are schools in Allegheny County in which more than 1 in 4 kids remain unvaccinated. If measles hits, those are the kinds of places it will break out. Check your favorite school and the fresh data: www.publicsource.org/allegheny-co...

New data shows vaccinations uneven at Allegheny County’s public and parochial schools

New data shows private, religious schools in Allegheny County have lower vaccination rates, with decline continuing.

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Ever reach the end of Trash Day to find your trash ... still there? In Pittsburgh, complaints related to garbage collection have tripled since 2019. See if your neighborhood is a missed-trash hotspot www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-m...

"We’re also seeing this alongside incredibly risky sourcing, teens posting about wanting to grow an extra few inches. And then we’re seeing AI manipulation from vendors trying to promote these peptides," the biohacking subreddit mod told @jasonkoebler.bsky.social. www.404media.co/companies-ar...

The Bloomfield Bridge being built in Oct. 1914. That's Straub Brewing Company in the distance through the smog. Around this time, the region was making around 60% of America's steel. (Credit: No photog named, Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection, 1901-2000 via University of Pittsburgh archive)

12 Pittsburgh schools across nine buildings are slated for closure now that the PPS board has voted for the long-simmering Future-Ready Facilities Plan. See what's in store for your school buff.ly/qX3oWGK

Pittsburgh schools board set to vote on closures panned in public hearing

The Pittsburgh Public Schools board is expected to vote on a plan that would close 12 schools and shutter nine buildings. It could also bring more changes.

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During public comment, a man was tackled to the ground & arrested by police while speaking on lack of transparency around Springdale Borough’s 287g agreement w/ ICE. The borough & police explanation for the arrest is contradicted by new surveillance camera video: www.publicsource.org/video-spring...

Video: Critic of Springdale police ICE pact did not break rule prior to rough arrest

Surveillance camera footage shows William “Danny” Rosenmund did not defy the public comment time limit before his forceful arrest by Springdale police.

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Last month Springdale Borough police arrested an ICE critic at the council podium, saying he spoke beyond the 3 minute limit. But video proves he didn't. @chwolfson.bsky.social and @stephstrasburg.bsky.social got the story www.publicsource.org/video-spring...

Video: Critic of Springdale police ICE pact did not break rule prior to rough arrest

Surveillance camera footage shows William “Danny” Rosenmund did not defy the public comment time limit before his forceful arrest by Springdale police.

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RIP Sonny Rollins, a great jazz talent and the last surviving musician in one of the best photos of men in suits during the 20th century

At the beginning of each day, Principal Caldwell & a team of school social workers walk through the halls of PGH Arlington K-8 & discuss getting ahead of student conflicts/unmet needs. Their new approaches brought last year’s 100+ fights down to single digits: www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-s...

Pittsburgh school takes last year’s 100+ fights down to single digits

Huddles and healing circles have helped take Arlington PreK-8 from 100+ fights in a year to less than 10.

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