Oliver Morrison
ReporterOliver Morrison is a general assignment reporter at WESA. He previously covered education, environment and health for PublicSource in Pittsburgh and, before that, breaking news and weekend features for the Wichita Eagle in Kansas. He started his career in New York reporting for local and national publications like City Limits and The Atlantic. He taught English and theater in the Arkansas Delta for seven years before switching careers in 2013. Oliver is a graduate of Deep Springs College, the University of Oxford and the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. Email: omorrison@wesa.fm.
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A new Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority pilot program aims to help low income customers stay on top of their water bill. If an eligible customer thinks their water usage is unusually high or has a leak, the authority will pay a plumber up to $1,350 to make repairs. -
At least five Pittsburgh-area private universities and colleges are looking into outsourcing back office work to a single nonprofit consortium.
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The new restroom is located in the parklet next to the Gateway T light-rail station. A second public restroom will open next week on Smithfield Street at Strawberry Way near the Downtown Carnegie library branch.
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Construction began Monday on a stretch of road that the city of Pittsburgh hopes will help to slow drivers and provide a better connection for bicyclists on the Three Rivers Trail to Riverview Park.
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Once the ban goes into effect, you will no longer receive free plastic bags in the city of Pittsburgh when you shop at a retail store. Instead, you will either have to pay 10 cents to purchase a paper bag, buy a reusable bag or bring your own reusable bag.
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Across the city, residents like Nathan Baker were finding ways to stay cool. Baker bought $3 tickets to watch the Pirates play in the heat but was resting in the shade by the river beforehand. He brought a satchel rather than a backpack, which he thought would be too hot.
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Upgrades will include a revamped screen, sound system and entrance, with additional food and drinks. And there will be an option to rent small theater rooms in the basement.
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Pittsburgh synagogue shooting survivors and victims' family members conveyed a range of emotions in their statements on Thursday as Robert Bowers was formally sentenced to death.
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The man convicted of killing 11 Jewish worshipers and wounding six other people at the Tree of Life Synagogue in October 2018 will be formally sentenced to death Thursday morning.
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Rabbi Jeffrey Myers of the Tree of Life Congregation, who survived the attack, thanked the jury for its work and the broader Pittsburgh community for its ongoing support since the shooting in 2018 at the Tree of Life synagogue, where members of three congregations were worshiping.
