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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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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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Five new stores open at Pittsburgh airport ahead of $1.7B terminal completion

BizJournal Pittsburgh 5/6 9:17A Paul J. Gough

Pittsburgh airport unveils five new stores, including local retailers, as part of a refresh before the new $1.7 billion terminal opens in 2025.

Oakmont Country Club takes center stage in preparation for U.S. Open

BizJournal Pittsburgh 5/6 8:48A Mike Larson

Oakmont Country Club prepares to host its 10th U.S. Open. USGA officials praise the challenging course and its significance in golf history.

Rite Aid's second Chapter 11 leads to more than 90 stores in Pittsburgh region hitting the market

BizJournal Pittsburgh 5/6 8:10A Tim Schooley

Disposition firm working with national drug chain begins marketing nearly 1,250 store locations as available in 15 states a day after retailer files for second Chapter 11 in...

ECM Therapeutics secures FDA approval for first-of-its-kind study one year after significant capital...

BizJournal Pittsburgh 5/6 7:58A Jake Dabkowski

A Pittsburgh biotech startup has received a green light from federal regulators to test a groundbreaking treatment for a painful condition that typically requires invasive...

RIDC awarded $6.98M grant for New Kensington manufacturing site redevelopment

BizJournal Pittsburgh 5/6 7:42A Paul J. Gough

Gov. Josh Shapiro's administration is betting big on economic development, with millions in grants aimed at transforming old industrial sites across Pennsylvania.

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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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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....