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Broadband authority OKs $20M for laptops
(The Center Square) — The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority voted Thursday to spend $20 million on more than 14,000 laptops to grow internet access in the commonwealth. The unanimous vote allows the Authority to award between 20 and 200 laptops to libraries, schools, municipalities and other groups. So far, 130 groups have applied to the program and applications are open through August 19, said Julia Brinjac, digital equity program manager...
Trump keeps battleground state lead
Former President Donald Trump is maintaining his edge in key battleground states despite concerns from his own pollster that the replacement of Vice President Kamala Harris as the likely Democratic nominee would knock him out of the lead. In the just-released Emerson College Polling-Hill newspaper survey, Trump lost a little ground but still leads the […]
Jefferson Health earns Stroke GoldPlus award for care
Jefferson Health, a top health system with hospitals in South Jersey and Pennsylvania, has received the American Heart Association’s Get with the Guidelines Stroke GoldPlus quality achievement award for its commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines. Jefferson Cherry Hill...
Look for two PA natives when team USA men's swimming takes center stage
PARIS, IDF — Two Pennsylvania natives Chris Guiliano and Josh Matheny will take center stage at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris this weekend when they compete in Team USA men's swimming. Guiliano is a Douglassville, Berks County native who specializes in sprint freestyle. He is an ACC champion...
Pirates, Jose Rojas Agree To Minor League Deal
The Pirates are in agreement with Jose Rojas on a minor league contract, tweets Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. He was assigned to Triple-A Indianapolis. Rojas, 31, has 83 games of MLB experience. That came entirely with the Angels between 2021-22. He struggled to a .188/.245/.339 slash line while striking out at a 28.6% clip across 241 plate appearances. Rojas hasn’t gotten to the big leagues in the past two years, but he has had a nice year in Triple-A. After signing an offseason minor league deal with the Yankees, he hit .254/.359/.561 with 18 home runs over 67 games for their top affiliate in Scranton. The Yankees nevertheless didn’t buy into his form, as they released him a couple weeks ago rather than add him to a struggling MLB infield.
WYEP Nominated for PGH City Paper’s Best of PGH 2024
Thanks to all the WYEP listeners who nominated us for Best Radio Station in Pittsburgh City Paper's 2024 Best of Pittsburgh readers' poll! WYEP is nominated in City Paper's "Music and Nightlife" category, and voting is open through Aug. 9. You can vote for us by clicking the link below...
Pirates Rumors: NL contender backing off Jazz Chisholm could pave way for trade
USA Today's Bob Nightengale reported earlier this week that the Philadelphia Phillies, who had previously shown interest in picking up Jazz Chisholm Jr., now have "no interest" in the Miami Marlins outfielder. This could be good news for the Pittsburgh Pirates, who are in desperate need of offensive production, specifically...
A Land That I Dream Of—SOMEWHERE OVER THE BORDER at People’s
Though Malvern’s People’s Light officially turned 50 on the 19th, the musical SOMEWHERE OVER THE BORDER is the final offering of Season 49. Directed by Laura Alcalá Baker, Brian Quijada’s piece explores how the “American Dream” pulls many to travel a perilous yellow brick road to this country. The musical is a co-production with Pittsburgh’s City Theatre and Pittsburgh CLO; it is running on the Leonard C. Haas Stage from July 17th to August 11th.
Golf outing benefits Friends of Pine Community Parks
The Friends of Pine Community Parks held their annual Golf Classic on July 22 at Wildwood Golf Club in Hampton. All proceeds benefited the Friends group, which provides ongoing funding for the Pine Community Center and projects in Pine Community Park. The golf outing was a four-person “shamble” event with...
Happy Valley Hoopers Upset Pitt, Advance to TBT Quarterfinals
PITTSBURGH — In their third straight game as the underdog, the Happy Valley Hoopers pulled off the upset yet again, defeating The Zoo Crew (Pittsburgh Alumni Team) 85-82 to advance to The Basketball Tournament (TBT) Quarterfinals Tuesday night. Despite having to play at Pitt’s home gym, Sam Sessoms made...
Pitt Adds Transfer Tieley Vaughn
PITTSBURGH – The Pitt softball 2025 roster continues to take shape with the signing of infielder Tieley Vaughn. The redshirt-junior comes to Pittsburgh with two years of eligibility after spending the last three seasons with South Florida. "Tieley will add depth to our infield, and we are thrilled to...
You won’t want to miss the final OpenStreetsPGH this weekend. Here’s why.
Story by SLB Radio intern Walter Kada. Photos courtesy of OpenStreets/Bike Pittsburgh. On Saturday, July 27, the final OpenStreetsPGH event of the year is happening in Homewood. I can tell you after attending OpenStreets in the Hill District in late June: You don’t want to miss this family-friendly celebration.
Juvenile Victim in Critical Condition After Sheraden Shooting, Pittsburgh Police Investigating
Early this morning, an alarming disturbance broke the calm of the Sheraden neighborhood as authorities were rushed to a site following a ShotSpotter notification of gunfire. At approximately 6:40 a.m., officers descended on the 3100 block of Ashlyn Street, where they found a juvenile male suffering from a gunshot wound to the abdomen. The victim was promptly cared for by medics and transported to the hospital, reported to be in critical but stable condition, as reported by Pittsburgh Police press release.
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