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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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Pirates Fire Manager Derek Shelton

Pittsburgh Magazine 5/8 7:19A Virginia Linn

PHOTO BY DAVE DICELLO P irates Manager Derek Shelton is out. Pirates Bench Coach Don Kelly is in as the new manager. That was the news from the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday in what team owner Bob...

Kennywood Park’s Steel Curtain Returns Memorial Day Weekend

Pittsburgh Magazine 5/8 6:06A Virginia Linn

THE STEEL CURTAIN IS REOPENING TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON MAY 24. | PHOTO BY SHUTTERSTOCK K ennywood Park s Steel Curtain will start rolling again for the general public on May 24 just in time for...

Showcasing Southwestern Pennsylvania: 10 Years of Remake Learning

Pittsburgh Magazine 5/8 5:47A Sponsored Content Partner Grable

PHOTO BY BEN FILIO T en years ago, Remake Learning Days started as a question: Could the region show off the incredible things happening in schools, libraries, museums, and beyond? Could it celebrate...

Pittsburgh launches its first Vegan Restaurant Week starting May 12

NEXTpittsburgh 5/8 5:30A Aakanksha Agarwal

What if your next favorite dish didn’t have any meat in it? That’s the challenge (and the joy!) behind Pittsburgh’s very first Vegan Restaurant Week, running May 12–18. “So what do vegans even eat?”...

Pressley Ridge to expand services for at-risk Pittsburgh kids after $10 million gift

NEXTpittsburgh 5/8 5:04A Joyce Gannon

Like many nonprofit leaders around the world, Susanne Cole was initially baffled by an email she received in 2022 stating that her organization, Pressley Ridge , had been awarded $10 million by...

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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...

Related: 2025 NHL Draft Rankings: #3 Porter Martone PensBurgh, It’s draft lottery day! Time, odds and everything to know about where the Penguins stand PensBurgh

2024-25 Season in Review: Noel Acciari

PensBurgh 5/7 12:00A Garrett Behanna

Photo by Jaylynn Nash/Getty Images A rugged bottom-six forward turned in another satisfactory performance in 2024-25. Vitals Player: Noel Acciari Born: Dec. 1, 1991 (33 years old) Height: 5-foot-11...

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....

2024-25 Season in Review: Philip Tomasino

PensBurgh 5/6 1:00A Julia Stumbaugh

Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images Tomasino heading into restricted free agency after his first season with the Pens. Vitals Player: Philip Tomasino Born: July 28, 2001 (Age 23 season) Height:...

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