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Fan critically injured after falling from stands at Pirates-Cubs game

CBS Pittsburgh 4/30 10:54P

A fan at the Pirates-Cubs game on Wednesday at PNC Park in Pittsburgh fell over the outfield wall and landed on the playing field.

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How Penn State trustees plan to vote on campus closures could run afoul of transparency law

WESA 5/7 11:30P Wyatt Massey | Spotlight PA Stat

The Penn State Board of Trustees plans to gather in a virtual-only meeting in May to decide the fate of 12 commonwealth campuses. University President Neeli Bendapudi will...

Pa. Senate passes bill banning trans girls and women from school sports

WESA 5/7 7:00A Jordan Wilkie | WITF

Five Democrats joined all 27 Republicans to send the bill to the Pa. House. Both House Democratic leadership and Gov. Josh Shapiro opposes the bill.

Costly cyber charter tuition is consuming tens of millions of new state dollars for poor Pa....

WESA 5/3 1:00A Kate Huangpu | Spotlight PA

When underfunded Pa. school districts got extra money last year, dozens put it toward charter school burdens that one district called "ridiculous."

Pittsburgh Public’s plan to internally develop school attendance zones is met with some skepticism

WESA 4/28 11:31P Glynis Board

In lieu of a third-party contractor, Pittsburgh Public Schools will be analyzing its own data in-house to determine which elementary schools will feed into given high...

International students in Pittsburgh see status reinstated

WESA 4/28 5:19A Glynis Board

“Previously, 2 Pitt graduate students, 1 undergraduate student and 3 recent Pitt graduates had their records in SEVIS terminated by the federal government,” University of...

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Echo Realty adds two newcomers to the retail mix at the Meridian project in the East End

BizJournal Pittsburgh 5/9 8:19A Tim Schooley

Retail tenant mix fills in at mixed-use redevelopment of former Shady Hill Center site along Penn and Shady Avenues in the city's East End.

U.S. Steel directors re-elected amid pending Nippon Steel acquisition

BizJournal Pittsburgh 5/9 8:02A Paul J. Gough

United States Steel Corp.'s board of directors secured overwhelming support from shareholders, even as the company's future hangs in the balance.

Doven's Viewpoint: Pittsburgh’s moment to lead new AI economy

BizJournal Pittsburgh 5/9 7:50A Joanna Doven

"If we want to be a state of innovation and job creation, we have to be first movers."

Third Circuit court rejects PNC bid for $106M judgment coverage

BizJournal Pittsburgh 5/9 7:48A Lauren McDonald

The case stretches back to a 2009 lawsuit following PNC's acquisition of National City Corp.

Coherent shifts focus to data center components amid strategic portfolio changes

BizJournal Pittsburgh 5/9 7:45A Jake Dabkowski

The company saw a significant period of change to both its leadership team and product portfolio.

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Pittsburgh Pierogi Festival Returning with Dozens of Pierogi Vendors

Good Food Pittsburgh 4/28 6:54A Emily Catalano

Following a two-year hiatus, the Pittsburgh Pierogi Festival is back on May 17, with more than 100 pierogi and pierogi-inspired dishes. The festival, which is being held at...

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2024-25 Season in Review: Blake Lizotte

PensBurgh 5/9 1:00A Hooks Orpik

Photo by Jamie Schwaberow/Getty Images Looking at the first year in Pittsburgh that was for the guy they call Lizzo Vitals Player: Blake Lizotte Born: Dec. 13, 1997 (27 years old) Height: 5-foot-9...

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NHL second round playoff predictions (Western Conference)

PensBurgh 5/6 2:00A Hooks Orpik

Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images Who will move on and who will go home out West? The dust has settled on the first round, and I went 5-3 in the first round , which isn’t that great....