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Keystone Commons Upgrades Anticipate Growing Industrial Sector

Mar 7, 2010 9:05pm

Many have counted out or disregarded Pittsburgha s industrial sector in recent years, focusing instead on the progress of the education and medicine sectors in the region....

Police investigate alleged sex assault in East Pittsburgh

Mar 4, 2010 2:41am

Allegheny County police are investigating a woman's allegations that two men selling subscriptions to the Tribune-Review sexually assaulted her....

Police arrest 11 in school brawl at Woodland Hills Junior High

Mar 3, 2010 9:34pm

Swissvale police arrested 11 teens involved in an after-school fight today at Woodland Hills Junior High School, said borough police Chief Gregory L. Geppert....

Police investigating woman's rape complaint

Mar 2, 2010 11:51pm

Allegheny County police are investigating an East Pittsburgh woman's claim that she was raped by two men who were selling newspaper subscriptions door-to-door for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Police are still investigating the case and have not yet filed any charges, said county police Superintendent Charles Moffatt....

Unruly Riders Part of Job, Pittsburgh Bus Drivers Union Says

Feb 26, 2010 4:51pm

Confrontations between bus drivers and passengers such as the one that ended in a brawl this week occur more often than most people realize, a union leader said Wednesday....

Former Wilmerding boarding house deemed not historic, headed for demolition

Feb 26, 2010 8:08am

The snow hasn't saved -- just delayed -- the demolition of the former boarding house that played a small part in the history of Westinghouse Air Brake Co....

Unity Man Accused Of Dragging Another Man With Car

Feb 24, 2010 7:29am

A Unity Township man accused of dragging another man from his car remained in jail Tuesday night....

Mother of woman killed in crash files suit against Toyota

Feb 23, 2010 11:08pm

The mother of a University of Pittsburgh graduate student killed in a car crash in October 2007 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Toyota, claiming that a faulty accelerator caused the accident....

Bus driver, passenger may face charges in fight

Feb 23, 2010 2:20pm

A Port Authority driver and passenger may be charged in connection with a fight aboard a bus Monday night....

NY woman sues Toyota over acceleration death

Feb 22, 2010 5:54pm

A Long Island woman has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Toyota for the 2007 death of her 21-year-old daughter....

Crossing guard showed love for God, family, country

Feb 20, 2010 6:57am

Mary Skutski was a woman who never had much and never asked for much, her son said....

Drivers to face slow going in Turtle Creek Valley

Jan 11, 2010 1:23am

Three Pennsylvania Department of Transportation bridge projects -- two old and one new -- will test motorists in the Turtle Creek Valley in the coming year....

Heart of rock 'n roll

Jan 1, 2010 10:00pm

Don Wagner just wants a chance to play with his kids. "It might not sound like a lot to most people, but it would mean the world to me," said Wagner of Finleyville, who needs a heart transplant....

Loaded Oil Tanker Nearly Splits In East Pittsburgh Crash

Dec 30, 2009 9:40pm

An Allegheny Petroleum tanker truck loaded with about 8,000 gallons of motor oil crashed and nearly split in half in East Pittsburgh....

High Winds Leave Behind Damage Across Region

Dec 11, 2009 2:10am

Share + Dec 10, 2009 8:15 am US/Eastern Weather: Current Conditions Local Radar Weather Map The high winds continue to be a problem today after bringing down treesA and power lines across the area....

Protesters call UMPC 'heartless' for closing Braddock site

Nov 27, 2009 12:15pm

A group of about 60 protestors assembled this afternoon at the corner of Sixth Avenue and Grant Street, Downtown, in front of the U.S. Steel Tower to voice their anger about the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's plans to close its hospital in Braddock....