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With wheels and some willpower, Pittsburgh teens find access to the city's greenspaces

WESA 6/12 11:33P Jillian Forstadt

Programs like Pittsburgh Park Conservancy’s Outside Voices cohort are equipping students with the experience and skills needed to take advantage of warm-weather spaces.

Pittsburgh Montessori parents, staff share mixed concerns about school closure plan

WESA 6/9 11:34P Riona Duncan, Jillian Forstadt

Pittsburgh Montessori parents talk about the future of the school if the building is closed in the PPS school closure plan.

Western Pa. state lawmakers debate a cap on cyber charter tuition

WESA 6/8 11:30P Elena Eisenstadt

A state House committee estimated that a lower cyber charter tuition payment could save public schools over $600 million each year statewide. Pittsburgh Rep. Aerion Abney said...

Cyber charter reform that could save public schools $616M advances with unclear future in Pa....

WESA 6/5 11:31P Katie Meyer | Spotlight PA

At least some of the bill's concepts have support in both chambers, but the issue has always been complicated by the commonwealth’s tricky education politics.

Spurred by Job Corps loss, Allegheny County forms team to respond to Trump admin cuts

WESA 6/5 8:11A Rachel McDevitt

After the loss of Job Corps, Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato is creating a federal disruption response team.

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Low-income Pennsylvanians could lose access to weight-loss drugs as Harrisburg searches for savings

WESA 6/15 1:01A Stephen Caruso | Spotlight PA

Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration plans to save money by cutting poor patients’ access to expensive weight-loss drugs like Ozempic. Not everyone is on board.

What Pa. can learn from legal pot rollouts in other states: ‘We are going to have these growing...

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 6/14 10:00P Hanna Webster / Pittsburgh Post-

Preliminary trends in Ohio, which is nearing its first full year of recreational cannabis, reveals trends that are concerning some experts.

Stretching with the swine of Frazer's Pigsburgh Squealers: This is pig yoga

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 6/13 10:00P Roberta Burkhart / Pittsburgh Po

Monthly 'Swine Unwind' classes help to support the 45-some residential hogs of the rescue.

21 more Pa. Rite Aids to close and transfer prescriptions to Giant Eagle

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 6/13 11:05A By Anya Sostek / Pittsburgh Post

In total, Giant Eagle is expecting to receive prescriptions from 78 locations in Pennsylvania and Ohio as a result of Rite Aid s bankruptcy filing

With ticks in their teeny-tiny nymph phase in Western Pa., now is the time to be extra vigilant with...

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 6/13 7:45A Mia Rose Kohn / Pittsburgh Post-

In addition to concerns with Lyme disease, cases of the tick-borne illness Anaplasmosis are on the rise.

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The biggest Penguin killers in the NHL for 2024-25

PensBurgh 6/15 1:00A Hooks Orpik

Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images Who caused the most pain for the Pens this season? This is one of my more fun to write summer pieces: which opponents feast on the Penguins? It’s a good blend of memory,...

On this date in Penguins history: Stanley Cup returns to Pittsburgh for 2016 parade

PensBurgh 6/15 12:00A Mike Darnay

Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images Nine years ago today, the Stanley Cup traveled down the Boulevard of the Allies after the Penguins won their first of back-to-back championships. Nine years ago...

Related: On this date in Penguins history: 2017’s Stanley Cup parade in Pittsburgh was a big party PensBurgh, On this date in Penguins history: June 12th, a great day for Pittsburgh hockey PensBurgh

Penguins sign prospect Melvin Fernstrom

PensBurgh 6/14 1:36A Hooks Orpik

David Reginek-Imagn Images Winger prospect won Swedish rookie of the year last season The Penguins took care of another piece of business on Friday, signing 19-year old Swedish prospect Melvin...

Checking in on some mock drafts

PensBurgh 6/13 1:00A rjnaugle2

Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images Here’s who the experts have the Penguins taking two weeks out from the draft. We are just two weeks out from the first round of the 2025 NHL Draft and mock...

Related: Trade or pass: Looking at the NHL’s trade boards for potential Penguins matches PensBurgh

The Penguins could be positioned well as the “only true seller” around the NHL this offseason

PensBurgh 6/13 12:00A Hooks Orpik

Photo by Jeanine Leech/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Long term could be looking good if Pittsburgh plays the cards right The Penguins are pretty much a blank slate right now. They have some...

Related: How young can the Penguins get next season? PensBurgh

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