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U.S. Rep. Deluzio: Ending farm-to-school program will hurt kids, agriculture industry

WESA 4/22 11:45A Kate Giammarise

The U.S. Department of Agriculture ended the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program last month, saying it was a legacy of the pandemic.

PPS' board is asking families to brainstorm for the future, but present questions remain

WESA 4/21 11:32P Jillian Forstadt, Susan Scott Pe

At a listening session inside Squirrel Hill’s Allderdice High School on Monday, board members gathered parents to brainstorm ideas for the district's future.

Glitches, unproven tech in new Pa. financial aid system exacerbated delays for thousands of...

WESA 4/17 11:32P Charlotte Keith | Spotlight PA

School administrators struggled to use an unfamiliar system riddled with problems as thousands of students waited for money they were counting on to pay for college.

PPS is purchasing healthier, more sustainable food. Federal cuts could limit that progress.

WESA 4/16 11:30P Jillian Forstadt

A recent report found that more than 15% of the district’s $5.6 million food budget that year was spent on items from local and family-owned suppliers.

At least 14 Penn State international students have had their visas revoked

WESA 4/14 11:30P Anne Danahy

At least 14 international students at Penn State have recently had their visas revoked, in what appears to be part of a broader shift in enforcement under President Donald...

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Allegheny County lawmakers — some on the autism spectrum — denounce RFK Jr. comments

WESA 4/23 8:06A Tom Riese

Pennsylvania lawmakers rebuked U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Wednesday, denouncing disparaging comments he made recently about autism.

30 things to do this weekend, from JFILM to VegFair to Art All Night

NEXTpittsburgh 4/23 5:36A Jennifer Baron

With so many major events converging on the last weekend in April, we re switching up our Weekend Event Guide format to highlight five top events, followed by 25 other terrific events not to miss. Get...

Pittsburgh Pet of the Week: Go Fish, a 3-Month-Old Bunny

Pittsburgh Magazine 4/23 4:06A Sponsored Content Partner Animal

Breed: Lionhead Sex: Male Age: 3 months old Weight: 3.8 pounds Meet Go Fish! T his adorable guy is Go Fish. He was born in our care, along with his siblings, and spent time in a loving foster home...

Pittsburgh brewery news: Barrel & Flow goes global, Beers of the Burgh on TV, Lolev expands and...

NEXTpittsburgh 4/23 2:00A Annette Bassett

When Barrel & Flow returns to the Strip on Aug. 9, it could be billed as the international Barrel & Flow Fest — founder Day Bracey has just returned from Spain, where he shared craft beers made by...

Pittsburgh, you’re on the clock: How the city can make the NFL Draft its own

NEXTpittsburgh 4/23 1:00A Donni Rae Blackwell

Welcome to the Steel City — home of the six-time Super Bowl Champion Steelers, five-time Stanley Cup Champion Penguins and the legendary Roberto Clemente. The city where black and gold is embedded in...

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2025 early off-season checklist for the Penguins

PensBurgh 4/23 2:00A Hooks Orpik

Photo by Andrew Mordzynski/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Key dates for the Penguins in the early part of the off-season The playoffs are firing up elsewhere but the rink has gone dark after another...

Auditing 2024-25 NHL season predictions

PensBurgh 4/23 1:00A Hooks Orpik

Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images Looking at how we did from last fall’s predictions Now that the season is over, we can turn back to six months ago when preseason predictions were made. Here’s what...

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Pens Points: Crosby not slowing down?

PensBurgh 4/23 12:00A Garrett Behanna

Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images Here are your Pens Points for this Wednesday morning... Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby said in an exit interview with The Athletic’s Josh Yohe that it’s...

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Sidney Crosby can’t stop, won’t stop, will it lead to World Championship appearance?

PensBurgh 4/22 1:00A Hooks Orpik

Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty Images Will the Pens’ captain play at the World Championships? Sidney Crosby lives at the rink, the Penguins’ captain was back on the ice...

Pens Points: Dubas Speaks

PensBurgh 4/22 12:00A rjnaugle2

Photo by Dave Sandford/NHLI via Getty Images Pens Points has all the major talking points after Kyle Dubas addressed the media on Tuesday. Now that lockers have been cleaned out and players off to...

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