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A Pa. college made dramatic cuts to avoid closure. Experts say its financial future is still murky.

WESA 8/2 1:00A Amanda Fries | Spotlight PA

Albright College slashed operational costs, eliminated half of its full-time staff, and sold unused assets.

Penn researchers vote to unionize amid federal health and science funding threats

WESA 7/29 11:30P Alan Yu | WHYY

Organizers campaigned on salary increases and job security, especially for international scholars. They will soon bargain on a contract.

Pittsburgh colleges still examining impact of federal student loan changes

WESA 7/27 11:30P Rachel McDevitt

The law sets new limits on federal student borrowing, changes repayment programs, and aims to hold colleges accountable for student debt.

Penn State to buy former fraternity house where Timothy Piazza suffered fatal injuries

WESA 7/20 11:30P Anne Danahy

Penn State plans to buy the former fraternity house where hazing led to the death of Timothy Piazza in 2017, after reaching a $7.3 million agreement with the property owner.

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Trump cuts to National Institutes of Health took more than $100M out of Pa. economy

WESA 8/3 1:00A Alan Yu | WHYY

Researchers mapped out the economic impact of the federal government canceling research grants that had already been approved.

The tragic consequences of Pennsylvania's failed mental health system

WESA 8/2 1:01A Danielle Ohl | Spotlight PA

A Spotlight PA investigation found Pennsylvania politicians and local officials broke promises to replace institutionalized care with community options — despite knowing the...

Against All Odds, the New ‘Naked Gun’ Captures the Silly Spirit of the Original

Pittsburgh Magazine 8/1 3:23A Sean Collier

PHOTO COURTESY PARAMOUNT PICTURES F or too long, big-screen comedy has been afraid of being silly. The Naked Gun has no such reluctance; it finds silliness in every corner of the frame. That s a sharp...

Trump is reviving the presidential fitness test. Did it work before?

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 8/3 6:45A By Frances Vinall / The Washingt

Parents want more warnings after a brain-eating amoeba killed their boy on a South Carolina lake

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 8/2 10:00P By Jeffrey Collins / Associated

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Sidney Crosby kicking off long 2025-26 season later this month with Team Canada

PensBurgh 8/3 12:00A Hooks Orpik

Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images The Pens’ captain pulling international duty again ahead of training camp Sidney Crosby extended his 2024-25 season by playing in the World Championships, and he’s...

PensBurgh Top-25 Under 25: No. 19 Joona Vaisanen

PensBurgh 8/2 12:00A Hooks Orpik

Photo by Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images National champion steadily progressing up the ranks The 2025 version of our Pensburgh Top 25 Under 25 countdown list rolls on with a look at the...

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Celebrating Evgeni Malkin’s 39th birthday

PensBurgh 7/31 2:30A Hooks Orpik

Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images One of the best to ever do it Evgeni Malkin has managed to somehow be in the shadows of the two best forwards of the salary cap era at the same time. There’s the...

Predicting the Penguins lineup in 2027

PensBurgh 7/31 1:00A Hooks Orpik

Photo by Rich Graessle/NHLI via Getty Images What will the Pens look like in two years? It’s fun but ultimately impossible summer task to look at future NHL lineups. This exercise could (and will) be...

On this date in Penguins history: Sidney Crosby picked 1st overall in 2005 NHL Draft

PensBurgh 7/30 1:00A Mike Darnay

Photo by Andre Ringuette/Getty Images The Penguins made one of their biggest draft picks in the history of the franchise on this date 20 years ago. Twenty years ago today, the Penguins made one of...

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