Georgianna Sutherland
/
For Spotlight PA
The Middle States Commission on Higher Education asked for documents following media reports of campus controversies. The agency will decide whether or not to take action against Penn State in July.
Tom Gralish
/
Philadelphia Inquirer
Nate Smallwood
/
Spotlight PA
Latest News from WESA
Have a tip for the WESA newsroom? Email news@wesa.fm.
NPR News At This Hour
In a paper published in the peer-reviewed journal Ecology and Evolution, researchers detail over a decade of evidence they say shows the Ivory-billed woodpecker in its native, bottomland habitat in the southeastern United States.
Latest News From WESA
-
Eastman Chemical Resins has agreed to pay a $2.4 million fine to the US EPA and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for alleged pollution of the Monongahela River, unpermitted discharges of oil, and violations of the federal Clean Air and Clean Water acts at a site in Allegheny County. -
A 60-year-old man booked for retail theft on Monday was found unresponsive Thursday afternoon. The man was in a detox protocol after testing positive for drugs in his system. It's the second death this month involving an incarcerated person who'd tested positive for drugs.
-
The Regional Murrow Awards recognized WESA in the digital news category for “WESA Voting Matters,” its ongoing initiative to provide nonpartisan, independent elections journalism for southwestern Pennsylvania.
-
President Joe Biden has announced a new government strategy to fight hate, bias and violence directed at Jews.
-
State Sen. Doug Mastriano made the announcement Thursday night as top GOP officials try to recruit a strong candidate in the moderate battleground state in 2024.
-
Artists object to Friends of the Riverfront painting over years of legal street art at a South Side park.
-
A bill in County Council would mandate an additional campaign finance report six weeks before the election.
-
Roads along the path will close to drivers beginning Sunday at 8 a.m. and are expected to reopen shortly after 3 p.m.
The Confluence: Latest Episodes
Your favorite WESA series on Pittsburgh history and culture is back for season two!
Sponsored by the Baum Boulevard Automotive, Eisler Landscapes, and the CPA firm Sisterson and Company.
Sponsored by the Baum Boulevard Automotive, Eisler Landscapes, and the CPA firm Sisterson and Company.
President Joe Biden’s administration is taking the first step toward designating the Pennsylvania-owned section of Lake Erie as the state’s first national marine sanctuary. A formal designation could still take several years and it wouldn’t change existing regulations around the use of the lake.
-
No matter how many food trends come and go, these comforting dumplings continue to be a culinary staple in the Steel City.
-
The jury for the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial has been selected and been instructed to appear in court on Tuesday for the start of the trial.
-
The plant started operations in November and has already racked up over a dozen air violations, including many related to flaring, and reported 43 malfunctions since the beginning of 2022.
-
A developer hopes to replace the existing Irish Centre in Squirrel Hill with apartments on top of two floors of parking.
-
While Pennsylvania’s largest medical system appears to be feeling the most immediate consequences of supply chain disruptions, Allegheny Health Network and other regional and national cancer centers will likely face difficult choices in the coming weeks and months.
Politics
Development & Transportation
