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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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Carnegie Mellon University announces partnership with Sal Khan's Schoolhouse.world

BizJournal Pittsburgh 5/11 5:24A Jordyn Hronec

A new collaboration between CMU and Schoolhouse.world promises to offer unique opportunities for both college and high school students in the realm of education and...

You asked about Pennsylvania’s opioid crisis and settlement funds. We’ve got answers.

WESA 5/11 1:00A Susan L. Angstadt | Spotlight PA

Spotlight PA answers your questions about Pennsylvania’s opioid crisis — who’s affected, what’s being done, and how you can get involved in the response.

‘Defying all odds’: Ross Twp. mother and daughter strengthened bond as they faced advanced cancers

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 5/10 10:00P By Anya Sostek / Pittsburgh Post

'We ve gone through hell and back with her,' says Keri Comiskey of the doctor who first treated her mom

Ozempic’s double-sided coin: Amid skyrocketing popularity of GLP-1 drugs, a burgeoning lawsuit...

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 5/10 10:00P Hanna Webster / Pittsburgh Post-

Patients have found the medications to be life-changing in ways both positive and negative.

U.S. women ‘are just feeling really lost about menopause’

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 5/10 10:00P Roberta Burkhart/Pittsburgh Post

We need to provide more education on some of the risks or changes that occur.

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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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On this date in Penguins history: Brooks Orpik puts the Islanders on ice in 2013

PensBurgh 5/11 1:00A Mike Darnay

Photo by Mike Stobe/NHLI via Getty Images Orpik scored an overtime game-winning goal against the Islanders on this date in 2013. 12 years ago today, Brooks Orpik was the hero the Penguins needed in...

The pipeline for growing young talent is starting to turn on for the Penguins

PensBurgh 5/11 12:00A Hooks Orpik

Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images It’s moving slowly but first time NHL players this season shows that young players are starting to make their way through the Penguins’ pipeline One of my...

2025 NHL Draft Rankings: #4 Anton Frondell

PensBurgh 5/10 12:00A Hooks Orpik

Photo by Michael Miller/ISI Photos/Getty Images The first European player for the draft takes center stage in today’s prospect profile Welcome back to our feature on draft profiles for projected top...

Friday Poll: Who do you want to win the Stanley Cup?

PensBurgh 5/9 12:00A Hooks Orpik

Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images 8 teams remain NHL playoff action rolls along, the second round is one of the best times of the year to watch hockey, maybe even the best. There’s usually...

Pittsburgh Penguins 2025 free agency outlook

PensBurgh 5/8 12:45A Hooks Orpik

Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images Who could be leaving the Penguins this summer? On July 1 the NHL’s free agency market will open, but teams will have to prepare and plan for their moves in...

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