For national and international news coverage use the Current Events pages.
Books & Audio-Visual
AlleyCat
Use AlleyCat, the CCAC online catalog, to find materials at any of the CCAC libraries
Newspaper Articles
Full Text? Database Name Vendor Help
yes Pittsburgh Courier: 1911 - 2002 ProQuest info
yes Pittsburgh Post-Gazette NewsBank info
Web Sites
Gateway Hometown Plus
Gateway Star offers separate web sites for each of its local neighborhood newspapers. Titles include the Sewickley Herald, the Cranberry Journal, Penn Hill Progress, South Hills Record, and more. Most titles archived for a year or more.
New Pittsburgh Courier
Focuses on the African American community in the Pittsburgh region, the New Pittsburgh Courier features selected articles from the current issue of the newspaper. Includes stories of national and international scope pertinent to African Americans.
Pittsburgh Business Times
Provides business news in the Pittsburgh area; includes full text of the current issue and is archived from 1996. An "Advice Library" under "Entrepreneur" provides articles on many business topics culled from a variety of business publications.
Pittsburgh CityPaper
Weekly news and entertainment paper serving the Pittsburgh area; in depth cover articles usually feature a local issue or highlight a person. Each issue includes a restaurant review, movie reviews, and local theatre information; also includes an exhaustive event calendar.
Pittsburgh Magazine
Covers local Pittsburgh topics and events. Includes Annual City Guide. Published by Pittsburgh's public broadcasting station, WQED. Selected stories are archived from 2001.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Full text of selected news articles, sports, and weather, archived back to 1998. Articles back to 1993 are available for a per story fee. Includes a link to the Associated Press news wire under "Latest Wire Report." For archives back to 1990, see the link above.
Pittsburgh Tribune Review
Some lead stories are available full text. Includes the "PittsburghLIVE" web site which provides information of local interest. Selected stories archived from 1988.