Top Pittsburgh Area Local News Stories
Source: ThePittsburghChannel.com - Local News
The Green family had only the clothes on their back when a fire forced them out of their Carrick home at 4:30 a.m. on New Years Day.
Published: Fri, 1 Jan 2010 20:12:00 EST
A Perryopolis woman found a fun way to make her 2009 New YearÂ’s resolution a weight loss success story.
Published: Fri, 1 Jan 2010 22:35:42 EST
Firefighters battled a 2-alarm blaze in Bethel Park on New Year's Day.
Published: Fri, 1 Jan 2010 22:31:43 EST
It took nearly 60 firefighters from three counties to battle flames that engulfed a mobile home in Lawrence County on New Years Day.
Published: Fri, 1 Jan 2010 20:56:48 EST
At 37 minutes past midnight, Pittsburgh welcomed the city's first baby of the new year.
Published: Fri, 1 Jan 2010 16:36:46 EST
It's certainly one way to get the new year off to a brisk start -- a swim in the icy waters of one of Pittsburgh's three rivers.
Published: Fri, 1 Jan 2010 15:32:01 EST
Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl has vetoed a bill passed unanimously by the City Council that would have required businesses to pay certain workers at prevailing wages.
Published: Fri, 1 Jan 2010 17:34:01 EST
A fire on New Year's Day claimed the life of a woman in Pittsburgh's Sheraden neighborhood.
Published: Fri, 1 Jan 2010 16:25:14 EST
All city, county, state and federal government offices and courts in Pittsburgh will close in observance of New Year's Day.
Published: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:22:52 EST
Pittsburgh welcomed 2010 in style. Many celebrate New Year's Eve downtown with First Night Pittsburgh, the city's annual family-friendly event on Dec. 31.
Published: Fri, 1 Jan 2010 15:40:20 EST
Police in Pittsburgh said a 38-year-old man beat his girlfriend to death with a baseball bat in a Beechview home, before leaving the scene and taking his own life on New Year's Eve.
Published: Fri, 1 Jan 2010 17:21:03 EST
Police in Westmoreland County are investigating after a pedestrian was struck and killed on New Year's Eve while crossing Freeport Road.
Published: Fri, 1 Jan 2010 14:42:59 EST
Pittsburgh Police are investigating after a 16-year-old was shot early Friday morning.
Published: Fri, 1 Jan 2010 15:12:55 EST
Homicide detectives in Allegheny County are investigating after a person was shot in McKees Rocks Thursday night.
Published: Fri, 1 Jan 2010 00:29:10 EST
New Year's Eve is always full of revelry and parties, and it can also involve the dangerous mixture of drinking and driving -- but WTAE Channel 4's Sally Wiggin said the alcohol you drink may not be the only thing that triggers a second look at a DUI checkpoint.
Published: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:04:17 EST
The Slaughters were so happy to get a new house on "Extreme Makeover," but the Penn Hills couple was not so happy in Family Court in Pittsburgh on New Year's Eve.
Published: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:28:13 EST
From the thrilling Super Bowl and Stanley Cup victories to the tragic losses of four police officers, it's our look back at Pittsburgh's most memorable events and biggest stories of 2009.
Published: Fri, 1 Jan 2010 11:02:31 EST
An Allegheny County animal group is continuing its tradition of making the new year a new chance for dozens of animals who otherwise wouldn't live to see 2010.
Published: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:38:05 EST
Drinking and driving is a dangerous mix that can land you in jail, or even the morgue. Three young entrepreneurs want to give Pittsburgh-area drivers another option to get home safely, after a night on the town.
Published: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:25:40 EST
It's a snowy end to 2009. Roads are slushy and wet around Pittsburgh, but they likely will freeze overnight and there could be some snowfall for the New Year's Eve ball drop.
Published: Fri, 1 Jan 2010 00:17:35 EST
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