Top Pittsburgh Area Local News Stories
Source: ThePittsburghChannel.com - Local News
Firefighters entered a burning apartment complex to search for survivors after a fire broke out early Wednesday morning.
Published: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:05:04 EST
Channel 4 Action News has learned that a city firefighter was arrested for apparently leading police on a chase in a stolen vehicle from the Rivers Casino on Wednesday.
Published: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:14:09 EST
A teenager shot in Pitcairn has died Tuesday night, officials say.
Published: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:14:31 EST
A 12-inch water line breaks in Elizabeth Borough's main business district.
Published: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:17:50 EST
Firefighters evacuate a Squirrel Hill apartment building filled with carbon monoxide and rescue an unconscious woman.
Published: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:42:10 EST
Penn State University officials say nearly 30,000 individuals may have had their Social Security numbers exposed because of a privacy breach caused by infected university computers.
Published: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:10:59 EST
Sgt. Eugene Hlavac is suspended pending termination from the Pittsburgh Police Bureau after an alleged case of domestic violence with his ex-girlfriend, the mother of his child.
Published: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:22:41 EST
Former state lawmaker Max Homer, who was convicted long ago of extorting kickbacks, wants to clear his name because he says the chief witness against him was the best man at U.S. Attorney Dick Thornburgh's wedding.
Published: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:27:38 EST
The Allegheny County, Green Tree and Monroeville police departments work to arrest a man in connection with what they call a sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl who he knew from MySpace.
Published: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:20:13 EST
Being separated from your home country for 13 years and spending most of that time without your family is unthinkable -- but that was the fate of a young Saudi Arabian transplant patient from Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.
Published: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:54:24 EST
A Westmoreland County man has been charged with beating a toddler he was babysitting.
Published: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:36:45 EST
A woman identified in Allegheny County court papers as a former dance instructor for Propel Charter School in Homestead is facing charges after police say she invited students to her home and made advances.
Published: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:19:16 EST
How long do Pennsylvanians have to clear their sidewalks of snow before someone who slips and falls can hold them responsible? Pittsburgh attorneys say it's generally a reasonable amount of time.
Published: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:53:49 EST
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has upheld the death penalty for a Pittsburgh man who used a 10-pound sledgehammer to kill his wife and autistic stepson so they wouldn't see his trial on sexual assault charges against his stepdaughter.
Published: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:36:22 EST
If you look at most vehicles on the road, it's clear their back windows are in sticker shock. They're decked out in decals, some for a favorite team and others for family pride. But law enforcement officials say that in some cases, the sticker fun goes too far and could end up luring danger.
Published: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:44:35 EST
Firefighters battled bitter weather conditions as they doused a smoky fire in Jefferson Hills on Tuesday morning.
Published: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:24:00 EST
The death of a 7-month-old Fayette County boy appears to be of natural causes, according to preliminary autopsy findings.
Published: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:00:13 EST
Police in one Allegheny County community are looking for the person who shot and killed a family's pet dog over the weekend.
Published: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 09:57:43 EST
Firefighters returned to a vacant home in New Castle Monday night, after flames broke out for a second time since Saturday.
Published: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 09:05:37 EST
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