Activists Call for Extension of Unemployment Benefits

An advocacy group gathered in Market Square on Tuesday to drum up support for an extension of federal unemployment benefits, just weeks before the program is set to expire.Pennsylvania Wants to Work...more

Upcoming Schedule Changes

Essential Pittsburgh

Tune into Essential Pittsburgh on Friday at noon for a discussion of the Great Migration with Isabel Wilkerson and Esther Bush. Essential Pittsburgh will air each weekday at noon starting February 27.

Schedule Changes On February 27, we will be introducing the following schedule changes:

On Point will be reduced to a single hour
Tell Me More will move to 11:00 AM
Essential Pittsburgh will air at noon.
Here & Now will move to 1:00 PM
The repeat of On Point at 8:00 PM will be replaced with a second airing of Essential Pittsburgh

Corbett's Human Service Budget Seen as Mixed

When Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett revealed his budget last week, he announced the inception of the Human Services Development Block Grant, something those in the field of human services had...more

Women’s Center and Shelter Reach out to Business Community

One in three women and one in four men in the U.S. have experienced rape, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate...more

CDC Survey Says Sexual Abuse and Assault More Prevalent Than Previously Thought

PSU Spends $3.2 Million on Sandusky Issues

Penn State says it has spent $3.2 million on lawyers, consultants, and public relations firms in response to child sex abuse allegations against a former assistant football coach.The university posted a...more

CCAC Increases Fundraising Goal

The Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) today officially began the public phase of its Imagine & Achieve Campaign.The goal is to fund college-wide program and infrastructure initiatives,...more