Top Pittsburgh Area Local News Stories
Source: ThePittsburghChannel.com - Local News
Two people are taken away in handcuffs on Interstate 79 in Washington County, where seven police cars converge after an apparent high-speed chase.
Published: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 17:48:15 EDT
Police said a man in the city's North Side stabbed his wife to death early Wednesday morning in front of the couple's young son in the Observatory Hill area.
Published: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 18:02:28 EDT
Increased concerns about possible environmental extremists uniting in Pittsburgh have prompted the FBI and Homeland Security to get involved.
Published: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 17:32:04 EDT
Ben Cope is allowed to leave the state and go to school without any electronic monitoring while he faces felony charges in the death of Lisa Styles, who was jogging with her young kids in Mt. Lebanon.
Published: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 17:46:57 EDT
Hempfield Area School District officials say some bus divers have the so-called "blue flu" and are calling off sick because of a contract issue.
Published: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 17:01:54 EDT
Police said an Irwin man who drove a car into the front of a Greensburg store was disoriented because he was high from huffing a chemical cleaner.
Published: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 17:20:02 EDT
A man who was a Crafton police officer when he ran over and killed a pedestrian on Pittsburgh's South Side decides to plead guilty instead of going to trial.
Published: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 15:11:50 EDT
The Wings Over Pittsburgh air show will be held this weekend in Moon Township.
Published: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 11:12:47 EDT
A water main break in South Fayette Township forced school officials to close the entire school district on Thursday.
Published: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 15:39:12 EDT
A woman is struck by a car on the Parkway East early Thursday morning near Edgewood.
Published: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 16:43:00 EDT
Firefighters were called out Thursday morning after flames broke out in a Penn Hills home.
Published: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 08:00:03 EDT
The Pittsburgh SteelersÂ’ six Lombardi trophies are on display at the Heinz History Center to kick off the start of the 2010 season.
Published: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 23:28:31 EDT
PittsburghÂ’s Catholic bishop condemned a Florida church leader's plan to burn the Quran on Saturday, the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. attacks.
Published: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 08:34:02 EDT
If the Pittsburgh Pirates need an answer to their power-hitting problems, maybe they can find it across town in Penguins star Sidney Crosby.
Published: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 19:59:38 EDT
Kings Family Restaurant owner Hartley King announces that he's retiring and selling the business.
Published: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 17:40:23 EDT
State law gives consumers three days to cancel a contract if they get a better estimate or simply change their minds, but consumers lose that right to rescind the contract if they agree it's an emergency.
Published: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 19:05:20 EDT
A 17-year-old was rescued after police say he took Salvia and fell over a cliff into some thick brush and woods on a hillside at Meadow Park in O'Hara Township.
Published: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 08:39:59 EDT
A convenience store clerk comes face-to-face with a man who has a knife and demands cash at Exxon On The Go on West Liberty Avenue.
Published: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 12:10:28 EDT
Police release a picture of a man who may be responsible for stealing pain medications during an armed robbery at a CVS Pharmacy in Unity Township, Westmoreland County.
Published: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 18:44:00 EDT
The Allegheny County fire marshal is investigating several fires set in a Pitcairn alley that crews suspect were the result of arson.
Published: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 18:25:14 EDT
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