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Cyber school facing wrongful death suit says it’s ‘unreasonable’ for teachers to see students...

WESA 7/3 11:31P Katie Meyer | Spotlight PA

The wellness check requirement, passed into state law last year, was inspired in part by the death of a 12-year-old Commonwealth Charter Academy student.

UPenn to ban transgender athletes, feds say, ending civil rights case focused on swimmer Lia Thomas

WESA 7/1 10:38A Collin Binkley | Associated Pres

The federal case focused on Lia Thomas, the transgender swimmer who last competed for the University of Pennsylvania in 2022.

Shortage of new teachers is hurting Pa. kids’ academic prospects, report says

WESA 6/29 1:01A Elena Eisenstadt | Spotlight PA

Pennsylvania school districts are struggling to find enough certified teachers to fill vacancies, a trend advocates say is diminishing the quality of kids' education.

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3 Unexpected Art Experiences in Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh Magazine 7/7 7:10A Virginia Linn

1. Sir Anthony Hopkins Mural PHOTO BY VIRGINIA LINN Newcomers to Pittsburgh might be puzzled to see a newish mural on the side of Allegheny City Brewing depicting the image of Sir Anthony Hopkins next...

My Best of the ‘Burgh With Picklesburgh Creator Russell Howard

Pittsburgh Magazine 7/7 6:55A Virginia Linn

RUSSELL HOWARD | PHOTO BY LAURA PETRILLA R ussell Howard fell in love with pickles long before he moved to Pittsburgh in 1978 to attend Carnegie Mellon University. Growing up in the New York City...

8 Amazon Prime Day Deals for College Essentials

Pittsburgh Magazine 7/7 6:01A PM Staff

PHOTO: ADOBE STOCK I f you re a parent preparing for college drop-off, the dreaded time has come to say goodbye to your kid. Or, maybe that s good news? Other good news is that you can find dorm...

Bloomfield Robotics, Pittsburgh Opera, Jewish Association on Aging and more: Pittsburgh jobs for...

NEXTpittsburgh 7/7 4:52A Jennifer Baron

Sponsored Job Listings Part-time Park Ops Assistant Company: Allegheny RiverTrail Park Allegheny RiverTrail Park is looking for energetic, hands-on team players to join us as Part-Time Park Operations...

Watch Pittsburgh Brewing Co. make 400 beers a minute with Boaz

NEXTpittsburgh 7/7 4:03A Boaz Frankel

Location : Pittsburgh Brewing Co. in Creighton, Pa. Featured guests:  Rosella Donaldson, tour manager at Pittsburgh Brewing Co. 3 things that surprised me: 1. The Iron City Brewery was founded in the...

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Looking at the offseason player movement around the Metropolitan Division

PensBurgh 7/7 5:24A Adam Gretz

Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Let’s take a look at what the Pittsburgh Penguins divisional rivals have done this offseason. We know what the Pittsburgh Penguins have been up to this offseason,...

Pens Points: Catching Up

PensBurgh 7/7 12:00A Robbie Naugle

Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images Hopefully everyone enjoyed the 4th of July weekend. Here’s a quick recap on any Penguins news you may have missed over the holiday. For those of us south of...

Examining the Penguins’ growing prospect pool as of July 2025

PensBurgh 7/6 12:00A Jim Rixner

Photo by Juan Ocampo/NHLI via Getty Images Kyle Dubas and company have been busy adding The Penguins have made significant efforts to boost the amount of young talent that has entered the organization...

San Jose with a Dubas-familiar name on the trade block?

PensBurgh 7/5 2:00A Jim Rixner

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images Checking in on the Sharks Post-July 1, the Penguins forward group makes a lot of sense. It’s overstocked with bodies at the moment but that “problem” could...

Muse talks about assistants, roles of coaching staff

PensBurgh 7/5 12:05A Jim Rixner

Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images We know more about the details within the Pens’ coaching staff We got to hear more from head coach Dan Muse over an almost 10 minute media session where he talked...

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