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Wake Up, Pittsburgh! episodes
- Friday, March 13: Reopening 2026 Budget + Commercial Development Slump + Downtown Investment
Today's Pittsburgh newscast includes these stories:
- Pittsburgh reopens 2026 budget amid revenue concerns and tax changes
- Commercial development slump transforms office projects into residential units
- State officials pledge nearly $3.5M to Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership
- Opinion | New mayor sets model for Democrats nationally
- Pittsburgh's housing initiatives aim to revive the lower Hill District community
5 min - Thursday, March 12: ICE Out of Allegheny + Detective Faces Charge + Recogition for Museums
Today's Pittsburgh newscast includes these stories:
- Allegheny County restricts employee cooperation with ICE to protect immigrant communities
- Pittsburgh loses millions in tax revenue from Big Five nonprofits
- Detective faces aggravated assault charge after bar fight incident
- McKeesport community celebrates police misconduct settlement, new accountability measures
- Pittsburgh museums honored by city leaders for national recognition in rankings
4 min - Wednesday, March 11: Where's the Assessor? + Parkway East Impacts + New Palmer Airport Airline?
Today's Pittsburgh newscast includes these stories:
- Allegheny County assessors no longer regularly attending property assessments hearings
- PennDOT begins new Parkway East project impacting traffic and road upgrades
- Arnold Palmer Regional Airport hopeful for new airline service
- Mt. Lebanon School Board considering 'fail safe' resolution permitting staff furloughs
- Did anybody do the reading? Colleges grapple with a generational shift in learning
4 min - Tuesday, March 10: Rising Schools Budgets + Zoning, Permits Streamlined + UPMC Magee Nurses' Proposal
Today's Pittsburgh newscast includes these stories:
- School leaders concerned about rising charter, special education costs
- Mayor O'Connor outlines new plan to streamline permitting, zoning
- Business owners in Pittsburgh oppose ICE actions, facing community backlash
- UPMC nurses propose patient caps at Magee hospital
- Penguins buy local carbon credits to offset team's environmental footprint
4 min - Monday, March 9: Polluted Streams + Abandoned House Demolished + Artist Mosley Dies at 99
Today's Pittsburgh newscast includes these stories:
- Stream impairment in Allegheny County: historical impacts and current challenges
- Demolition marks end of long-abandoned house's decline in Knoxville
- Rankin mayor seeks more attractions, amenities during her second term
- VisitPittsburgh backs new organization aiming to boost local cocktail scene
- Pittsburgh artist Thaddeus G. Mosley Jr. passes away at 99
5 min - Friday, March 6: Schools Leader Investigated + Post-Gazette Optimism + Bhutanese Misinformation
Today's Pittsburgh newscast includes these stories:
- Woodland Hills superintendent placed on unpaid leave amid internal investigation
- Cautious optimism for Post-Gazette's future under new ownership
- PNC closes more branches than it opens as ambitious 300-location expansion plan unfolds
- Community leaders address misinformation affecting Bhutanese residents in Pittsburgh
- Arts leaders and policymakers ask: What place does art have in the region’s future?
4 min - Thursday, March 5: Threats, Hate Speech + Carnegie Mellon Fallout + Resist vs Embrace Data Centers
Today's Pittsburgh newscast includes these stories:
- Police increase patrols after threats and hate speech on radio
- Pentagon cancels military fellowships at Carnegie Mellon
- CMU’s Qatar campus advised to shelter in place as war continues in Middle East
- A former Washington County coal mine could see new life as AI data center
- Grassroots resistance to data centers rises across Pennsylvania
4 min - Wednesday, March 4: Block of ICE + Transgender Youth Records + Quarry Dust + Local News Media
Today's Pittsburgh newscast includes these stories:
- Bill to limit Allegheny County collaboration with ICE moves to council vote
- Judge denies DOJ access to transgender youth medical records at UPMC
- Residents voice health concerns over quarry dust in Westmoreland County
- New tool launched to track Pittsburgh housing unit construction
- Media campaign promotes local news amid looming Post-Gazette closure
4 min - Tuesday, March 3: Pittsburgh Biotech + UPMC Profits + Abandoned Boats + Inclusive Churches
Today's Pittsburgh newscast includes these stories:
- Pittsburgh's role in U.S. biotechnology amid global competition
- UPMC posts $286 million operating income, reversing two years of losses
- New Pennsylvania law streamlines removal of abandoned boats from rivers
- Students propose federal bill to protect workers from AI displacement during hackathon
- Pittsburgh churches create inclusive spaces for LGBTQ Christians
5 min - Monday, March 2: Carnegie-Epstein Connection + Affordable Housing Conversion + Gainey Looks Back
Today's Pittsburgh newscast includes these stories:
- AI pioneer, Carnegie Mellon-connected Roger Schank has emails revealing Epstein ties
- Former downtown heating plant to become 97 units of affordable housing
- Ford and PPS collaborate to inspire high schoolers in emergency response program
- Former mayor Ed Gainey reflects on his term and legacy
- Pittsburgh man indicted for fraud and identity theft charges
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Catch up on all the Pittsburgh news every weekday morning. Our newscast podcast draws stories from across the local news media landscape to keep you in-the-know in under four minutes.