It appears there is still hope that a K-8 school will exist in Duquesne next year despite announcements by state Education Department officials that the district's school would dissolve after the 2011-12 school year. (Today)

Gov. Tom Corbett today again declined to give details of how he plans to deal with the state's transportation funding crisis, and said he couldn't guarantee a solution that would avert record transit service cuts in Pittsburgh. (Today)

Rick Santorum got the electoral boost his campaign badly needed Tuesday, winning GOP contests in Missouri and Minnesota while jumping out to an early lead in Colorado's caucuses as well. (Today)

Allegheny County is hoping to complete a slow-moving bridge project on Thompson Run Road in Ross by the end of April. (Today)

If you think Pittsburgh's health insurance landscape has changed dramatically in the last year, you ain't seen nothing yet, according to six of the region's top insurance executives. Expect more friction between physicians and health plans as insurers try to wring what they call unnecessary procedures, scans and surgeries out of the system. (Today)