Megan Trotter stories

In response to restrictions enacted under the Trump administration, some UPMC providers are joining community groups in a show of support for restoring gender-affirming care to transgender youth next week. On Monday, a group of UPMC workers and members of Trans YOUniting and ACT UP plan to march across Downtown...

Allegheny County Health Department confirmed the second human West Nile case of this year. A person was hospitalized after developing symptoms in the beginning of August. Just a few weeks earlier, on Aug. 18, the county announced a Plum resident had been suffering from fever, malaise and digestive troubles which...

Carnegie Mellon University President Farnam Jahanian on Thursday announced an official 17-member group tasked with making new recommendations for operation of The Fence, which has been a long-standing campus tradition. The announcement came in a letter two months after Jahanian temporarily shut down use of the Fence. The closure followed...

Mad Mex’s fall favorite, the gobblerito — a tortilla stuffed with house-roasted turkey, black bean mashed potatoes, stuffing and corn, served with gravy and cranberry sauce — is returning for the season. The Big Burrito Restaurant Group announced its return with a social media meme featuring newly engaged pop star...

Tree Pittsburgh is stepping up to lead a replanting effort after April’s fast-moving storms toppled trees and wires, and cut power to thousands of Southwestern Pennsylvania residents. In a effort to connect homeowners in Allegheny County with resources and support in response to the April 29th storms, Tree Pittsburgh is...

Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato signed an order Thursday creating an “office of worker protections” to enforce labor and anti-discrimination laws, citing recent Trump administration moves to curb federal union bargaining. “This office will be a place where workers can turn to when their rights are threatened, and it’s a...

It was after dark when off-duty Western Pennsylvania firefighters Kelly and Troy McClelland decided to slide their way down a 140-foot cliff without a rope or harness. On Aug. 2, off a sharp turn on Big Wheeling Creek Road in West Virginia, the father and son slowly scooted — clinging...

Raychal Collins-Struck has lived in her Monroeville home since 2018, but now — six years later — it is a safe and lead-free environment for her son and daughter to play in. On Monday, county officials and community partners gathered at the residence to announce the completion of Allegheny County’s...

For the average person, artificial intelligence chatbots are a quick and easy way to find a trivia fact, homemade cookie recipe or even sample emails to send to your boss. But as this technology becomes widespread — infiltrating jobs and government offices — people do not realize the faults in...

The 2025 Allegheny County special election has one less candidate running for the County Council at-large seat, after Green Party member Theron Gilliland Jr. withdrew his candidacy following accusations of submitting papers with insufficient nomination signatures. Gilliland submitted 163 double-sided papers containing a total of 5,302 signatures supporting his running...

Carnegie Mellon University President Farnam Jahanian announced Wednesday that he will hold two town halls next month as he detailed the university’s financial status in a letter to students and faculty. “These forums will allow me and our leadership team to share more about the university’s short-term plans and long-term...

When Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, local constitution experts told TribLive it signaled the U.S. Supreme Court’s willingness to roll back other privacy rights, including contraception, same-sex relationships and gay marriage. Now, three years later, local constitutional law scholars say just four votes are needed for the justices...

The Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General announced Monday that, following the cyber incident last week, access is being restored to employee email accounts. Outages affected the website and disabled office email accounts and landline phones. The website was rebooted early Wednesday afternoon but still had outages on the home improvement...

Two million Pennsylvanians rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to feed themselves and their families, but skimming devices have led to a statewide rise in SNAP benefit theft, leaving thousands of low-income households without food. While negotiations over the Pennsylvania 2025-26 budget continue, local government officials, at a...

Sewickley residents will enjoy easy access to a smash burger this fall as Moonlit Burgers announced it will be opening its third location. The property located on Locust Place is expected to begin serving diners in September. Mike McCoy, who owns Moonlit along with his partner Derek Stevens, said they...

Woodland Hills School District students are sharpening their pencils and putting together their backpacks for the first day of school, but not everyone will be back in the classroom as expected. Edgewood Elementary school students will now have late start to the 2025-26 school year. Building renovations are still underway....

Registration to attend Pittsburgh International Airport’s open house of the new terminal opened to the public Friday. The $1.7 billion modernization project began in 2019 and is offering 10,000 people a first look at the terminal’s updated features on Oct. 11 from noon to 7 p.m. “We’ve said from the...

The Pittsburgh Plays concert series will honor the “Godfather of Heavy Metal” with a one-night-only Ozzy Osbourne tribute this winter. The semiannual event will be Dec. 12 at Roxian Theatre in McKees Rocks and is designed to bring together music lovers to “experience the talents of local artists through the...

Point Park University has signed a contract with Wyndham Grand hotel in Downtown that will place up to 90 freshmen in off-campus housing at the start of the upcoming semester. “The location of the Wyndham is really advantageous for us, as it’s only a 5- to 6-minute walk to campus,”...

When Kimberly Sever was 9 years old, she came up with an idea for how the city could honor her beloved Pittsburgh Steelers. Following her grandmother’s advice, she wrote a letter to then–Pittsburgh Mayor Richard Caliguiri. “I had this idea that maybe the city could have a trolley painted black...

The UPMC Hillman Cancer Center has appointed a new director who pledges to expand access to cancer care close to home, despite potential threats to medical research funding. Dr. John Byrd, a survivor of prostate cancer himself, said his goal as director is develop clinical trials in Pennsylvania, parts of...

At the Westmoreland Museum of American Art on Sunday morning, an artist-designed replica of the Liberty Bell rested under a blue blanket draping. Created in honor of the United States’ 250th anniversary, the bell awaited its unveiling, surrounded by officials from the museum, local politicians and stained-glass artist Mandy Sirofchuck,...

A Springdale man has been charged with multiple animal cruelty charges after police received a complaint that two dogs were being abused at his residence. On July 29, Springdale Borough Police responded to a call about two dogs that were never let out to go to the bathroom, according to...

Leo Sawadogo, owner of Montclair Brewery, poured a sample size glass of beer using the spouts on his makeshift trash can keg. Sawadogo and his wife, Denise Ford Sawadogo, had traveled from their brewery in New Jersey to Pittsburgh to attend their fourth Barrel & Flow festival Saturday. Along with...