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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Kyla Gill worked in the building trades for over a decade, and loved posting about politics on Twitter. When Rep. Summer Lee hired her, she didn't even have a functioning laptop. -
The Trump administration’s recent decision to change the immigration status of many Haitians means the town's revival is now in jeopardy of being reversed. -
Despite thunder, hail and tornado warnings, hundreds of Pittsburghers rallied in Oakland on Sunday against changes being made by the Trump administration to the country’s educational landscape. The protest was notable both for the broad swath of residents that it attracted, as well as the divisive rhetoric of one of its speakers. -
The Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee, which advises federal agencies about how to measure difficult economic statistics, has been eliminated, according to a Pittsburgh professor who was one of 15 members serving on the committee. -
The protesters said they were unhappy with how President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance treated Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy during an Oval Office meeting last week. -
Ever since Donald Trump was elected, the Ukrainian community in Pittsburgh has been both worried and hopeful about how he might impact Ukraine's war with Russia as president. But the feelings of some took a turn in the past week, as Trump officials began negotiating with Russia against Ukraine's wishes. -
Anchor Hocking, the company that owns the plant, announced in September that it was closing the plant. Since then the closure has been delayed repeatedly. The plant was supposed to close on Valentine's Day — but was instead given a fourth reprieve. And some workers say the constant uncertainty is wearing thin. -
The protesters shouted slogans of solidarity with a wide variety of Democratic causes and constituencies, such as immigrants and trans people. As they walked through the streets, they waved pride flags, American flags and Ukrainian flags. And they showed particular concern for drastic cuts the Trump administration — led by billionaire Elon Musk — has been making without Congressional approval. -
On Wednesday, mounting anger and frustration among Democratic voters across Pennsylvania exploded into the streets. And while the main target was President Donald Trump, Democrats also had some choice words for one of their own: Sen. John Fetterman. -
Leaders of the Latino community said that at least 60 businesses across the city — including restaurants, boutiques, construction companies and grocery stores — agreed to shut their doors Monday.
