Commonwealth Media Services
Pennsylvania has tens of thousands of farms, most family-owned. So who’s watching the animals when they’re gone?
Katie Blackley
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90.5 WESA
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The president criticized what he called an "appalling surge of antisemitism" amid the war in Gaza. The 2018 attack claimed the lives of 11 worshippers from Dor Hadash, New Light and Tree of Life congregations, which shared space in the synagogue in the heart of Pittsburgh's Jewish community. -
Fifty years ago, Philadelphia prison officials ended a medical testing program that had allowed a University of Pennsylvania researcher to conduct human testing on incarcerated people, many of them Black. -
This Sunday marks six years since the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue, which left 11 dead and seven injured. A commemoration will take place at 5:30 p.m. Sunday at the Jewish Community Center in Squirrel Hill. -
Many PPS teachers and families say students need stability, not another change. That’s especially resonant for the district’s immigrant and refugee community. -
The facility has been closed since June, when a fire on the roof caused heavy smoke and water damage throughout the building. -
As rents rise and once-affordable Pittsburgh neighborhoods become prohibitively expensive, local artists see growing number of affordable housing options. -
The fourth-annual Eradicate Hate Global Summit returns to the city this week Oct. 21 - 23, amid a year pervaded by violence and division in the U.S. and abroad. -
Rather than operate emergency shelters during the coldest parts of the winter, DHS plans to expand overall system capacity. -
Two Pennsylvania lawmakers want to encourage social studies classes statewide to explore how students' families came here. -
A new report from Research for Action finds Pennsylvania still falls below the national average when it comes to identifying students experiencing homelessness in the first place.
