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Gov. Josh Shapiro gives update on U.S. Steel plant explosion in Pennsylvania

CBS Pittsburgh 8/12 9:13A

Gov. Josh Shapiro addressed reporters again Tuesday about Monday's explosion that killed two people at U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works, south of Pittsburgh. CBS News...

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Pa. Senate passes budget bill, but Democrats oppose GOP education, transit plans

WESA 8/13 6:03A Tom Riese, Jillian Forstadt

More than six weeks past the state budget deadline, the Republican-led Senate returned to Harrisburg Tuesday afternoon to pass its own spending proposal — one that stands...

Pennsylvania universities cutting costs through layoffs, mergers to meet financial challenge

WESA 8/12 11:31P Stephen Williams | WHYY

The belt-tightening follows drops in the number of college-age students, federal fund cuts and higher costs. Ten universities have closed or merged since 2016.

Carnegie Mellon University launches new venture to further math research with AI

WESA 8/10 11:33P Rachel McDevitt

The National Science Foundation is awarding $6.6 million to CMU to start the Institute for Computer-Aided Reasoning in Mathematics.

Education advocates pressure Pa. lawmakers to include cyber charter reforms into late budget

WESA 8/7 11:30P Jaxon White | LNP / LancasterOnl

A dozen education advocacy groups sent a letter to state lawmakers on Wednesday urging them to reform the cyber charter funding mechanism as part of a deal to finalize the...

Carnegie Mellon University lays off more than a dozen computer science staff members

WESA 8/7 9:53A Rachel McDevitt

CMU cut 18 employees in administrative and academic support roles, according to a statement.

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Collier’s Weekly: It’s Time to Stop Worrying and Love Summerween

Pittsburgh Magazine 8/13 8:31A Sean Collier

PHOTO BY KRISTY GRAVER I f you judge the passage of time primarily by the decor available in home-goods stores, there are four seasons: spring, America, Halloween and Christmas. The year begins in...

House of the Week: A Private O’Hara Residence

Pittsburgh Magazine 8/13 8:05A Content Provided by Howard Hanna

912 Field Club Road O Hara Township, PA 15238 Presented by Meredith Ward Ley and Trudy Ward Howard Hanna Real Estate Services E xperience the ease and elegance of true one-level living in this...

10 Pittsburgh Museums You May Not Know About (But Should!)

Pittsburgh Magazine 8/13 6:53A Jess Simms

THE CLEMENTE MUSEUM | PHOTO BY ROB LARSON/CLEMENTE MUSEUM P ittsburgh punches above its weight when it comes to museums. Institutions including The Andy Warhol Museum and the Carnegie Museums of Art...

Travel to Space in Mars, PA — Well, Kind Of

Pittsburgh Magazine 8/13 4:58A Sean Collier

PHOTO BY SEAN COLLIER I f it looked more official, it wouldn t be nearly as cool. A flying saucer can be found at the intersection of Pittsburgh Street and Grand Avenue in Mars; it s an ode to the...

Why Does Pittsburgh Love Pierogies?

Pittsburgh Magazine 8/13 4:39A Kristy Graver

PHOTO BY KRISTY GRAVER A s the bells of St. Peter & St. Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Carnegie ring in the 9:00 hour, Sherri Walewski ties a red bandana around her head and, like a Potato Rambo,...

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Catching up with the remaining active Penguin Stanley Cup champions

PensBurgh 8/13 4:38A Jim Rixner

Chad Ruhwedel announced his retirement yesterday, sunsetting another career from the Stanley Cup era for the Penguins. Ruhwedel, 35, played 34 regular season games and six playoff games in 2016-17 —...

The Penguins might fall back under .500 all-time next season

PensBurgh 8/12 1:55A Jim Rixner

Missed this last week , but huge shoutout to reddit user Ugluk4242 for this outlook of the Penguins’ all-time performance. Inspired by the Buccos getting to (and eventually falling under) .500 on July...

Rumor round up for what little is going on

PensBurgh 8/11 2:42A Jim Rixner

The dog days of summer are in full effect, where apparently all the NHL managers decided to all cut out to their cottages way before normal this time around. There hasn’t been a trade made across the...

A mini 2009 reunion at Fleury’s party

PensBurgh 8/10 2:45A Jim Rixner

A fun slice of life for Sunday: Max Talbot reshared a picture on Instagram of a bunch of 2009 Stanley Cup Champion Penguins (and Brent Johnson) getting together to celebrate Marc-Andre Fleury. From...

Summer hypothetical: what if the Penguins get better goaltending next season?

PensBurgh 8/8 3:01A Jim Rixner

When shifting gears to think about the upcoming season, goaltending will be a big focus and point of emphasis for any NHL team, but especially the Pittsburgh Penguins. 2024-25 saw a drama-filled year...

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