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Editorial: Hunger takes a bite out of college

There are things you think about a college student needing to pay for at school. The obvious cost is the tuition. The average cost of two semesters at a Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education school — the most affordable four-year institutions in the state — comes in at just...
Oscars 2026: What to expect on Sunday

Some Oscar seasons end with little suspense, with the major races all but decided before the ceremony even begins. Not this year. This has been an unusually fluid season in which several categories still feel wide open as we head into Sunday’s show (starting at 7 p.m. Eastern, 4 p.m....
Pittsburgh Brewing turns the home of Iron City into ‘Irish City’ to celebrate St. Patrick’s DayVideo

It’s said everyone’s a little Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. Ed Daquila, of Lower Burrell, found out through some ancestral investigation that he is, in fact, a little Irish. “Very little, but it’s there,” he said. That genetic bond, however small, may have helped Daquila feel right at home at...
You didn’t have to be Irish to participate in — or enjoy — Pittsburgh’s St. Patrick’s Day ParadeVideo

Bagpipes echoed through downtown Pittsburgh on Saturday as groups of green-clad spectators lined the streets for the city’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade, cheering as Irish dancers and floats in the region’s largest celebration of Irish heritage. The parade, organized by the Pittsburgh St. Patrick’s Day Parade committee, kicked off...
The biggest change to voting in Republican election bill could become a burden for many U.S. voters

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Joshua Bogdan was born and raised in the United States. The only time the New Hampshire resident has left the country was for a day and a half in seventh grade, when he went to Canada to see Niagara Falls. Even so, that did not mean proving...
Tehran claims the U.S. attacked it from the UAE as Iran war enters its third week

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran urged people Saturday to evacuate the Middle East’s busiest port and two others in the United Arab Emirates, openly threatening a neighboring country’s non-U.S. assets for the first time as its war with the U.S. and Israel entered a third week. Tehran said the...
1 person dies in early morning Jefferson Hills house fire

A person died in a house fire in Jefferson Hills early Saturday morning. The fire in the 100 block of Frontier Drive was reported shortly after 3 a.m., an Allegheny County 911 dispatcher said. The first firefighters to arrive found heavy fire and began an offensive attack, according to the...
Western Pa. lawmakers secure $406M in federal earmarks for local projects

Congressional earmarks have returned in a big way this fiscal year, with $15.7 billion tucked into non-defense appropriations bills to support more than 8,000 projects nationwide. Western Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation has secured more than $406 million for nearly 200 government and nonprofit projects, records show. Those lawmakers have requested another...
With SATs optional for many colleges, are the tests still relevant?

Greater Latrobe senior Autumn Blozowich took the SAT three times before and during her junior year, yet when she applied to Pitt, Kent State and Penn State, she didn’t submit her scores once. “I wasn’t really happy with my scores,” she said of the standardized entrance exam. “If you don’t...
U.S. orders 2,500 Marines and an amphibious assault ship to Mideast after almost 2 weeks of war

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The American military has ordered 2,500 Marines and an amphibious assault ship to the Middle East, a U.S. official said Friday, in a major addition of forces in the region after nearly two weeks of war with Iran. Hours later, President Donald Trump said U.S....
EQT employee charged in theft of $215K from company

A local EQT employee is charged in connection with the theft of $215,000 from the corporation. Brock Stanley, 39, of Shaler, stole the money from EQT and diverted it to his husband, according to a criminal complaint filed against him. EQT, headquartered in Pittsburgh, is a leading oil and natural...
Budget unbalance: How can different mayors be $40M apart on Pittsburgh’s spending plan?

Pittsburgh’s new mayor says the 2026 budget he inherited might have a $40 million hole that must be plugged. The architect of the previous administration maintains it doesn’t. Who’s right? The answer remained in dispute Friday, a day after Mayor Corey O’Connor warned that his predecessor, Ed Gainey, had left...
WVU Medicine goes all in on AI medical transcription software Abridge

West Virginia University Medicine is accelerating its rollout of an artificial intelligence transcription software developed by Pittsburgh-based startup Abridge. A small pilot program started last May has grown to more than 1,200 doctors, nurse practitioners and physician assistants adopting Abridge to fill out charts while they talk to patients, WVU...
High winds knock out power for more than 260,000 in Pittsburgh region; a slew of roads closed

About 260,000 West Penn Power and Duquesne Light customers in the Pittsburgh region were without power Friday night after high winds blew through the area Friday afternoon. As of 9 p.m., Duquesne Light reported about 151,000 outages in Allegheny County and 16,000 in Beaver County. West Penn Power reported roughly...
The war in Iran is driving costs up. Here are some ways to save.

The widening war in Iran is now in its third week, and American consumers are already feeling the effects of the rising cost of gasoline, with the price of food and other essentials likely to follow. For consumers already reeling from inflation and a cooling job market, the fallout from...
Analysis: Hegseth’s boasts of ‘maximum’ engagement authorities face scrutiny after school is hit

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has made contempt for what he calls “stupid rules of engagement” — limits meant to reduce risks to civilians — central to his political identity, and has boasted that he unleashed the military to use “maximum authorities on the battlefield” in the Iran war....

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