Top Pittsburgh Area Local News Stories
Source: ThePittsburghChannel.com - Local News
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 15:52:29 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 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 16:10:20 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 09:07:33 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 the hospital on Thursday after falling from a Pittsburgh utility pole.
Published: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:51:06 EST
State gaming officials have fined a western Pennsylvania casino $10,000 for allowing two ineligible gamblers to play slot machines.
Published: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:52:04 EST
The Pittsburgh City Council is hearing arguments for a packet of legislation that would force business owners who get public funds to pay a prevailing wage.
Published: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:49:06 EST
Southwest Regional Police officers are hunting for the man they said held a woman captive in his Belle Vernon home and physically and sexually assaulted her.
Published: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:32:15 EST
An expected House vote on a bill to expand legalized casino gambling in Pennsylvania is being postponed.
Published: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:27:32 EST
The former manager and secretary of a cash-strapped borough will each spend two years on intermediate punishment for misusing funds and taking unauthorized raises.
Published: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:10:58 EST
A fundraiser is being held to help the family of an Allegheny County man who died on his way to a football game.
Published: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:45:56 EST
A 23-year-old Westmoreland County man is accused of chatting with a 12-year-old girl online, before sexually assaulting her at a Sewickley Township home in August.
Published: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:19:38 EST
Pittsburgh homicide detectives are investigating a stabbing in Carrick.
Published: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:16:00 EST
A Beaver County man dies in a farming equipment accident in Independence Township.
Published: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:49:23 EST
A man attempts to burn down a home while two of his friends sleep inside Wednesday in PittsburghÂ’s Overbrook section, according to police.
Published: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:48:45 EST
Surveillance video captured two men stealing three empty kegs from the Texas Road House in Hempfield Township.
Published: Wed, 9 Dec 2009 20:55:39 EST
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