Top Pittsburgh Area Local News Stories
Source: ThePittsburghChannel.com - Local News
Administrators at a Wilkinsburg Elementary School said the school was briefly on lockdown on Tuesday morning.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 11:28:24 EST
Jury selection is complete in the case of a man accused of leaving his 23-month-old daughter to freeze to death in the snow.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 10:39:50 EST
It's become a familiar site in Penn Hills in recent months -- teachers and parents attending meetings regarding jobs in the classroom.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 00:18:23 EST
A West Mifflin mom arrested after she and her children were forced to jump from their burning home said she was just trying to keep her family warm on a bitter cold night.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 00:12:13 EST
The 20-year-old woman accusing Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger of sexual assault has dropped out of school, according to the celebrity Web site TMZ.com.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 08:36:54 EST
A 7-year-old calls for help after his mother is stabbed and his sister runs away from their father in Pittsburgh's Windgap area. The mother briefly speaks to police before dying.
Published: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 18:31:10 EST
A Gibsonia homeowner accuses her mortgage company of stealing her pet parrot -- and that's not all. In a lawsuit, Angela Iannelli says the company mistakenly targeted her house for foreclosure and staged a home invasion, cutting her utilities and even pouring antifreeze into the pipes.
Published: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 18:50:24 EST
Drivers in Pittsburgh's West End will have to get used to a new traffic pattern on Tuesday.
Published: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 18:11:34 EST
It's that time again in Pittsburgh! Here's what you need to know about the St. Patrick's Day parade route, downtown parking, street closures, parties and other fun events.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 10:14:55 EST
A Team 4 investigation raises questions about how well kids are being trained to escape a bus in an emergency.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 00:06:04 EST
A couple is suing Target over a toy box the chain sold that that they said caused a brain injury in their toddler daughter.
Published: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 18:17:47 EST
The Steelers, typically known for their laidback approach in free agency, continue with a busy Monday by re-signing safety Ryan Clark and bringing back wide receiver Antwaan Randle El.
Published: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 20:44:55 EST
A coal mining company is buying a small museum where artifacts are displayed from the 2002 rescue of nine Quecreek miners who were trapped underground for more than 78 hours.
Published: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 18:14:18 EST
The historic Wendell August Forge workshop in Grove City is destroyed in a fire Saturday afternoon.
Published: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 17:35:33 EST
Police in one Westmoreland County community said three men have been charged with starting a farmhouse fire and one of the accused is a firefighter.
Published: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 13:44:57 EST
Police in Fayette County are investigating an attack on a priest inside his church.
Published: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 18:09:19 EST
Organizers of the Dick's Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon have announced that if you were planning on joining one of the shorter events, you're going to have to wait until next year.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 11:06:28 EST
State police said raw, brown tar heroin that would be worth about $500,000 on the streets was found in a vehicle that they stopped on the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Somerset.
Published: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 12:09:28 EST
One current and one former state lawmaker took the stand in the public corruption trial of their former colleague Mike Veon on Monday.
Published: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 17:50:44 EST
Fire crews battled a blaze at a home on Wilkinsburg on Monday morning.
Published: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 12:58:19 EST
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