Top Pittsburgh Area Local News Stories
Source: ThePittsburghChannel.com - Local News
The fire marshal is investigating a fire that tore through a funeral home in West Elizabeth Friday morning.
Published: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:31:31 EST
A Westmoreland County bank was robbed Wednesday by a man who didn't even bother to disguise himself.
Published: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:21:02 EST
A driver lost control and slammed his car into a Lawrence County house on Thursday.
Published: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:15:05 EST
A western Pennsylvania man pretended his infant son had a rash in order to lure his estranged wife close enough that he could strangle her, the man's 12-year-old son testified Thursday.
Published: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:26:17 EST
Five men have been arrested in a southwestern Pennsylvania motorcycle ring accused of stealing $80,000 worth of bikes.
Published: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:53:58 EST
Allegheny County has a budget for 2010, and it's one that doesn't include a property tax increase.
Published: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:24:12 EST
Friends describe Dan Hentosz as the quintessential Pittsburgh guy who loved his community.
Published: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:40:23 EST
Watch for Interstate 279 closures and Port Authority bus re-routing on Friday morning, as police from all over arrive in Pittsburgh for Penn Hills Officer Michael Crawshaw's funeral.
Published: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:06:21 EST
The man in charge of Allegheny County's reassessment told Team 4 that his efforts to get the county ready for the major re-do of property values have been sabotaged.
Published: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:42:21 EST
Bar and restaurant owners on Pittsburgh's South Side scored a victory in court Thursday, as a judge struck down a new city ordinance aimed at taming East Carson street.
Published: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:38:30 EST
U.S. News & World Report ranks high schools nationwide by weighing factors such as college readiness and test scores.
Published: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:06:54 EST
Police in North Versailles said a 72-year-old man working as a Walmart greeter was punched in the face by a man who entered the store on Route 30.
Published: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:37:14 EST
Former state Rep. Sean Ramaley, of Beaver County, is exonerated of all charges Thursday in the first trial spawned by Pennsylvania's so-called "Bonusgate" government corruption investigation.
Published: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:50:29 EST
The winter weather seen in parts of the U.S. has seemed to pass Pittsburgh by, but high winds created a different set of problems.
Published: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:08:37 EST
The ACLU sent a letter threatening a lawsuit over a Penbrook woman's right to display a sign on her property, proclaiming it "Steelers Country."
Published: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:06:52 EST
Police have arrested the girlfriend of the man accused of shooting and killing a Penn Hills police officer, on charges she hindered his apprehension.
Published: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:53:33 EST
Family, friends and the Penn Hills community are paying respects to slain Officer Michael Crawshaw.
Published: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:31:13 EST
A woman who lost custody of her children and is accused of trying to get into a Greensburg nursery to see two newborns who didn't exist will spend the next two months in a psychiatric hospital.
Published: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:44:37 EST
A Duquesne Light worker was taken to a Pittsburgh hospital on Thursday after falling from a utility pole in Banksville, near Green Tree.
Published: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:34:43 EST
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