Top Pittsburgh Area Local News Stories
Source: ThePittsburghChannel.com - Local News
Firefighters learned that 11 exotic snakes were inside one of the two homes that caught fire in North Belle Vernon on Monday.
Published: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 00:08:51 EDT
A woman called Channel 4 Action News after she said the health department told her the human waste entering her Hill District apartment wasnÂ’t a dire problem.
Published: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 23:30:26 EDT
A young girl suffered severe injuries when the neighbor's dog jumped the fence and attacked her outside her McKeesport home on Saturday.
Published: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 19:58:53 EDT
A fire in Brookline forced several people out of their homes on Monday.
Published: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 20:23:11 EDT
Quarterback Dennis Dixon took snaps with the starters during the Pittsburgh Steelers' first practice of the week as Mike Tomlin announced that he will be the Steelers starting QB for Sunday's season opener against Atlanta.
Published: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 15:53:01 EDT
President Barack Obama has announced a $50 billion transportation improvement plan and is asking Congress to approve the six-year plan that would put crews to work on roads, railways and airports.
Published: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 20:39:12 EDT
It looks like the imprint of a pineapple, but the photos Shaun Blackham of Delmont snapped of a rock along the Kiski River actually show something incredibly rare.
Published: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 20:52:02 EDT
A fire in Brookline forced several people out of their homes on Monday.
Published: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 16:17:53 EDT
An SUV damaged a Pittsburgh towing company in a crash early Monday morning.
Published: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 13:42:31 EDT
The Pittsburgh Steelers have announced team captain selections for the 2010 season and this year there are some changes.
Published: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 15:11:43 EDT
A 20-year-old Mt. Lebanon man turned himself in Sunday and was arraigned on charges of vehicular homicide and involuntary manslaughter in the death of a woman who was jogging near her home with her two young children.
Published: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 20:40:56 EDT
Pittsburgh's Labor Day celebration is one of the largest in the country.
Published: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 20:03:19 EDT
Residents of Caliguiri Plaza in Pittsburgh's Allentown neighborhood were evacuated Sunday night following a fire near the top floor at the senior high-rise building.
Published: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 13:34:30 EDT
Fans lined up before the break of dawn for the Lady Gaga concert at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh.
Published: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 20:34:01 EDT
The third part of a two-year transit improvement plan in Pittsburgh means some Port Authority bus and trolley routes will be changed or cut.
Published: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 01:28:03 EDT
A teenager was stabbed outside of an elementary school in Brookline Sunday morning.
Published: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 11:48:17 EDT
An auto shop was heavily damaged by fire in Harmar Township Sunday morning.
Published: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 11:29:20 EDT
Bill Mazeroski, who made it to baseball's Hall of Fame because of his many Gold Gloves, now has a statue honoring his World Series home run for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Published: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 20:06:51 EDT
A police chase began in Clairton, Allegheny County, and ended along Park Avenue In Monogahela, Washington County late Saturday night.
Published: Sun, 5 Sep 2010 07:26:29 EDT
A convenience store clerk came face-to-face with a man who had a knife and was demanding cash.
Published: Sun, 5 Sep 2010 17:10:30 EDT