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Calls for cyber charter reform intensify after audit found ballooning revenue, surpluses

WESA 3/6 8:00A Katie Meyer | Spotlight PA

The review was led by Republican Auditor General Tim DeFoor, who identified “uncommon” spending on gift cards and real estate.

PPS board approves controversial governance policies, cuts campaign finance restriction

WESA 2/26 11:33P Jillian Forstadt

Board members say the policy changes will increase transparency and make the district more efficient — though some parents are less trusting of their origins and reach.

The Pa. children left behind by free lunch programs, and the proposed $250M solution

WESA 2/26 11:32P Sarah Boden | Spotlight PA

Hunger affects students’ grades and health, but thousands of Pennsylvania kids fall just outside the income threshold for even reduced lunch. Advocates say free lunch for all...

Penn State president says the university will close some campuses

WESA 2/25 7:12A Sydney Roach

Penn State's administration says they are considering which campuses to close after the 2026-27 academic year. President Neeli Bendapudi shared a message to the Penn State...

Pa. education department considering options — 'none of them pretty' — if federal agency axed

WESA 2/24 11:30P Tom Riese

State Education Secretary Carrie Rowe told Pa. House members Monday that Pennsylvania could not easily offset the $1.6 billion that comes from the federal Education Department...

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FDA nominee Marty Makary sidesteps questions on abortion pill, agency layoffs and other issues

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 3/6 8:30A By Matthew Perrone / Associated

Dr. Marty Makary a surgeon, author and researcher lauded the FDA s gold-standard science in testimony before the Senate s health committee, which must vote on whether to...

Want to Hang Out With a Skunk? The National Aviary Has New Animal Ambassadors

Pittsburgh Magazine 3/6 5:30A Cassandra Harris

PEPPER JACK THE STRIPED SKUNK. | PHOTO BY MIKE FAIX/THE NATIONAL AVIARY T he National Aviary just added 10 new animal ambassadors to its collection, and not all of them are birds. The group arrived...

Michelin-Recommended Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao Brings Its Famous Food to the South Side

Pittsburgh Magazine 3/6 5:00A Kristy Graver

PHOTOS BY KRISTY GRAVER W e must stop eating! cried Toad as he ate another. Those words, written by children s book author/illustrator Arnold Lobel in 1972, are printed on my Frog and Toad T-shirt...

Joe Manganiello Discusses Tropical Heat and Uniontown Visits

Pittsburgh Magazine 3/6 4:27A Sean Collier

PHOTO BY MONTY BRINTON / NBC J oe Manganiello has a pretty good gig. He s the host of Deal or No Deal Island, a remix of the favorite game show set and filmed in a tropical paradise somewhere off the...

Get Moving to Cafe Momentum

Pittsburgh Magazine 3/6 4:00A Kristy Graver

PHOTO COURTESY OF CAFE MOMENTUM W hen Cafe Momentum hired Fig & Ash owner Cory Hughes to serve as a culinary operations consultant last fall, it was supposed to be a temporary gig. But, he s sticking...

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Penguins have no one on waivers, set course for fringe players on roster

PensBurgh 3/6 8:33A Hooks Orpik

Photo by Matthew Huang/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images What the waiver inactivity means for Pittsburgh and Wilkes-Barre The Pittsburgh Penguins didn’t waive anyone today. Nothing too unusual about...

Related: Tuesday update: Penguins status and outlook a few days before the NHL trade deadline PensBurgh

Jake Guentzel trade tree has another branch

PensBurgh 3/6 6:08A Gretz

Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images Wednesday’s Michael Bunting traded added another branch to the Jake Guentzel trade. It is not a huge surprise that the Pittsburgh Penguins traded forward...

Related: The week ahead: Penguins organization facing important week with potential trades PensBurgh

Pens Points: Let the trades....begin!

PensBurgh 3/6 12:00A rjnaugle2

Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images Pens Points is here to ring in your Thursday as the Penguins are wheelin’ and dealin’ with the deadline near. Months of trade rumors are about to come to a...

Wilkes Weekly: WBS hits tough patch

PensBurgh 3/5 7:24A Hooks Orpik

@wbspenguins Checking in on the minor league team The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have dropped three of their last four games. Last night they suffered a 4-1 loss to Belleville in their first home...

Pens Points: Avs Pull Away Late

PensBurgh 3/5 12:00A Garrett Behanna

Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images The Penguins find themselves on a three-game losing streak once again. Here are your Pens Points for this Wednesday morning... The Pittsburgh Penguins are out west and battled...

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