Top Pittsburgh Area Local News Stories
Source: WTAE.com - Local News
Pittsburgh police say a suspect is in custody in connection with the death of an 11-year-old boy at a home in Knoxville.
Published: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:32:48 EST
Fire crews battling a Westmoreland County church fire on Saturday night had to call for help because of bad weather conditions.
Published: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:45:51 EST
According to the local authorities, a woman is dead after a house burned down in Lawrence County.
Published: Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:07:27 EST
Police say two people were found fatally shot at an early morning car crash in Wilkinsburg.
Published: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:07:04 EST
A passerby who stopped to help the victims of a crash on Interstate 70 talks about the incident.
Published: Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:37:37 EST
A 23-year-old man faces multiple charges in an armed home invasion out of Connellsville.
Published: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:19:04 EST
Pittsburgh police are called to the city's North Side for a report of a man who was shot in the chest.
Published: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:08:19 EST
A Pennsylvania state police trooper in Allegheny County who was involved in a fatal off-duty car crash has been charged with homicide by vehicle while driving drunk, and his wife asked the court for a protection from abuse order.
Published: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:57:54 EST
A Ross Township woman says "good morning" to a man while walking her dogs. Minutes later, she goes home and starts to shut the door, but a hand holding a gun is in the way.
Published: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:54:31 EST
Jerry Sandusky asks for looser bail conditions so he can see his grandchildren and others. He also wants a local jury, not one from another county. A judge hears his testimony and sets a trial date.
Published: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:42:37 EST
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett's proposed 2012 budget predicts the prison population dropping by more than 2,500 inmates. Corrections officers say they're skeptical.
Published: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:17:02 EST
A smoky fire broke out early Friday morning on the roof of the Giant Eagle grocery store at the Waterfront in Homestead.
Published: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:16:56 EST
An Indiana judge has dismissed a domestic battery charge against Michael Haywood, who served briefly as Pittsburgh's head football coach before the case led to his firing.
Published: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:51:10 EST
A married father from Butler County is jailed on charges that he befriended seven girls using fake Facebook profiles pretending to be a surfer, and got them to send him nude pictures while convincing two of them to meet him for sex last year.
Published: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:10:04 EST
Authorities allege that a woman was killed by a lethal dose of methadone just hours before she was to be released from an Indiana County hospital for an undisclosed illness.
Published: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:57:07 EST
A suburban Philadelphia prosecutor is investigating the recent death of a Roman Catholic cardinal because of what she called odd timing.
Published: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:51:03 EST
Wilkins Township police try to identify three men who robbed the Buffalo Wild Wings sports bar and restaurant on Business Route 22 shortly after closing time.
Published: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:31:42 EST
Traffic was blocked along Route 422 after a fatal collision that saw a coal truck land on its side, with a large amount of coal spilled on the highway.
Published: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:48:28 EST
The former owner of a wastewater firm pleads guilty in Greene County to dumping millions of gallons containing natural gas drilling wastewater, sewage sludge and restaurant grease into streams and mine shafts in a six-county area.
Published: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:21:43 EST
Tens of thousands of hurried passengers trying to check in at some of the busiest U.S. airports could soon find themselves in the fast lane. ... Â Â
Published: Thu, 9 Feb 2012 12:18:30 EST
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