Top Pittsburgh Area Local News Stories
Source: ThePittsburghChannel.com - Local News
Traffic backed up significantly on the Parkway East throughout the day Saturday.
Published: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:42:05 EDT
Police say a a man left his 9-year-old daughter alone outside a bar while he drank and scratched off lottery tickets.
Published: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:27:47 EDT
Investigators say they believe a space heater may have caused the fire that damaged a house in Pittsburgh's Brighton heights neighborhood.
Published: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:02:12 EDT
Two people are injured in a crash on northbound Route 28.
Published: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:03:25 EDT
A woman was flown by helicopter to the hospital after crashing a vehicle in Hampton Township early Saturday.
Published: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:19:49 EDT
A man is fatally shot in the head in North Braddock.
Published: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:01:31 EDT
Pittsburgh police are investigating a shooting and a hit-and-run in the Hill District overnight that left a man dead and another injured.
Published: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:12:59 EDT
For many years the names Iron City and Rolling Rock dominated the Pittsburgh beer scene. While those names are still in the mix in the big box varieties, craft beers and international brews are giving beer drinkers more options.
Published: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:41:10 EDT
Sgt. David Grimes was at an intersection underneath the Rankin Bridge on Wednesday night when he turned his sirens on and stopped to make sure the road was clear before heading to a call in Braddock. The rest, Grimes says, was a blur.
Published: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:49:35 EDT
A state dentistry board complaint has been filed against an East Liberty dentist accused of making an incorrect diagnosis.
Published: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:10:37 EDT
U.S. Rep. Jason Altmire said he will vote against President Barack Obama's health care bill because it's a "product that I cannot support."
Published: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:43:07 EDT
The search continues in Westmoreland County for a wanted fugitive, and police say they are frustrated by those who might be helping the man elude arrest.
Published: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:35:36 EDT
It's a birthday celebration for Pittsburgh's favorite neighbor, and everyoneÂ’s encouraged to wear their favorite sweater.
Published: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:09:38 EDT
A Creative and Performing Arts High School student who claims he was beaten up by three undercover Pittsburgh police officers has given a DNA sample to the FBI.
Published: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:02:09 EDT
Police arrest two men in connection with $4,200 worth of graffiti damage throughout the city of Pittsburgh.
Published: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:03:10 EDT
Investigators have determined that the fire that killed two Greene County children in January was accidental.
Published: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:37:28 EDT
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has announced summer construction plans will include one of Pittsburgh's busiest bridges.
Published: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:42:25 EDT
The fate of a man accused of assaulting his 23-month-old daughter and leaving her to die in the cold is now in the hands of a jury.
Published: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:42:42 EDT
Deliberations are back under way after an alternate replaced a sick juror in the theft, conspiracy and conflict-of-interest trial of a former Beaver County state representative and three of his one-time aides.
Published: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:13:07 EDT
A 10-year-old girl helped fight off a man attempting to carjack her mother's car in Murrysville.
Published: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:44:27 EDT