Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to shut down and publish final edition in May

Newspaper's closure follows two decades of financial losses totaling over $350m and legal ruling favoring its union

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has announced it will cease operations, with its final edition scheduled for 3 May.

The decision to shutter the newspaper - with its origins dating back to 1786 - was disclosed on Wednesday by Block Communications, the newspaper's parent company based in Toledo, Ohio.