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Top Stories: ➊ – House of the Week: A 3-Story Victorian in Shadyside (Wednesday), ➋ – Pens Points: Jarry, Crosby outshine Golden Knights (Wednesday), ➌ – Injuries starting to add up for the Penguins (Tuesday), ➍ – FBI involved in search for missing Pitt student in Dominican Republic (Tuesday), ➎ – Pens Points: Crosby, Malkin get last laugh on Fleury (Monday)

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Pa. advocates call on PIAA to revise policies aligned with Trump’s transgender athlete ban

WESA 3/6 11:31P Jillian Forstadt

Kristina Moon, a senior attorney at the Education Law Center, said the changes violate state and federal civil rights protections for transgender students.

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...

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Nursing parents would gain right to pump in public under proposal to expand breastfeeding law

WESA 3/9 8:00A Kate Huangpu | Spotlight PA

A caucus in the Pennsylvania House focused on maternal health has introduced bills that would protect the right to public pumping and mandate a state agency study access to...

More elder abuse transparency, accountability is coming as Shapiro admin denies ‘crisis’

WESA 3/9 1:01A Angela Couloumbis | Spotlight PA

The Department of Aging will soon disclose county compliance data related to elder abuse investigations. Failing agencies could face harsher penalties.

Pope Francis responding well to pneumonia therapy and showing 'gradual, slight improvement'

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 3/8 8:27A By Nicole Winfield / Associated

The 88-year-old pope, who has chronic lung disease and had part of one lung removed as a young man, has remained stable, with no fever and good oxygen levels in his blood for...

‘We’ve come a long way’: How mental health conversations have changed among veterans

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 3/7 11:30P Allie Miller / Pittsburgh Post-G

You don't have to fit into the stereotype of what a veteran should look like or be like, and you can be open and honest about those things.

From herbal remedies to home gyms: How COVID transformed our ideas of self health

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 3/7 11:30P Roberta Burkhart / Pittsburgh Po

The pandemic transformed the way we think about and tend to our personal well-being with some habits sticking, others designated to history.

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Soju Announces Re-Opening Date

Good Food Pittsburgh 3/7 5:05A Emily Catalano

Consider this the best news you ll hear all week. Soju, the much-loved Korean American restaurant in Garfield, will be re-opening for dinner service on Tuesday, March 11. The...

It’s Opening Day at Page’s

Good Food Pittsburgh 3/7 3:51A Emily Catalano

Page Dairy Mart is back for another season! The beloved South Side spot will officially reopen today, March 7 at 11:00 A.M., ready to serve up all the ice cream and classic...

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Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins @ Minnesota Wild 3/9/2025

PensBurgh 3/9 12:00A Julia Stumbaugh

Photo by Nick Wosika/Getty Images Conor Timmins and Connor Dewar are set to make their Penguins debuts, while Marc-Andre Fleury could be making his final start against his former team. Who: Pittsburgh...

Pittsburgh Penguins Draft Picks: Full accounting after trades

PensBurgh 3/8 2:00A Hooks Orpik

Photo by Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty Images Where the Pens stands in the upcoming drafts It’s been difficult to keep up with the positions of the Penguins’ picks in the upcoming drafts after the...