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Top Stories: ➊ – Costly cyber charter tuition is consuming tens of millions of new state dollars for poor Pa. schools (Saturday), ➋ – 2025 NHL Draft Rankings: #1 Matthew Schaefer (Saturday), ➌ – Weekend Wish List (Friday), ➍ – Pittsburgh Business Times seeks largest private companies for annual List (Friday), ➎ – Wildfire smoke associated with 20,000 premature deaths and billions in damages (Sunday)

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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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URA approves $17M bond for Beacon Communities' downtown affordable housing conversion

BizJournal Pittsburgh 5/8 11:51A Tim Schooley

Urban Redevelopment Authority approves $17M bond for Beacon Communities' plan to convert two downtown offices into 50 affordable apartments.

PPG plans to build $380 million plant in North Carolina

BizJournal Pittsburgh 5/8 11:29A Paul J. Gough

The facility will use advanced manufacturing and focus on sustainability.

Pittsburgh nonprofit E3 regains access to $400k federal energy grant after months-long freeze

BizJournal Pittsburgh 5/8 10:56A Lauren McDonald

The nonprofit also plans to restructure operations to rely less on federal funding support.

Giant Eagle to shutter Parkway Center store after more than 40-year run, ending era for shopping...

BizJournal Pittsburgh 5/8 10:15A Tim Schooley

Region's dominant grocer opts the shutter long-time location at otherwise vacated shopping center after taking over and opening a new store less than two miles away.

Rockaway Pizzeria set to open in Regent Square following storm delay

BizJournal Pittsburgh 5/8 10:04A Jake Dabkowski

The acclaimed pizza shop moved to Regent Square from its previous White Oak location.

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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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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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2025 NHL Draft: Post-lottery mock drafts are rolling in for the Penguins

PensBurgh 5/7 2:30A Hooks Orpik

Photo by Kevin Sousa/Getty Images Who could be around for the Penguins to pick at No. 11? Now that the first round order is set for the NHL’s upcoming draft, it’s officially mock draft season. The...