Top Pittsburgh Area Local News Stories
Source: ThePittsburghChannel.com - Local News
Emergency crews respond to a pedestrian accident involving a FedEx tractor-trailer in Armstrong County late Tuesday night.
Published: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:31:35 EST
The death of a Gateway High School cheerleader fatally stabbed 16 times by her on-again, off-again boyfriend inspires lawmakers to take action.
Published: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:16:53 EST
Allegheny County detectives are investigating a shooting and robbery in Stowe Township.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 23:48:16 EST
A Port Authority bus passenger punches the driver in the face in some sort of fight, authorities say.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 23:45:52 EST
Big plans are in the works for Pittsburgh's Allegheny riverfront.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 21:00:15 EST
Hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of equipment that had been stolen from homes and businesses -- and even UPMC Presbyterian and Children's Hospital -- was recovered in Bethel Park.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 19:05:49 EST
A public health scientist from the University of Pittsburgh told Team 4 that an explosion in Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling in western Pennsylvania has him worried.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 18:48:46 EST
A person is found dead in a creek in a remote, wooded area behind a Giant Eagle grocery store in New Kensington, Westmoreland County.
Published: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:27:05 EST
Tire tracks were seen at the spot where a car apparently drove into the Shenango River in Pulaski Township on Tuesday morning.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 19:03:33 EST
Cardiovascular disease is the country's leading cause of death, likely because Americans are not doing a very good job of reducing their risk of having a heart attack. Channel 4 Action News anchor Sally Wiggin said there are a few simple steps that you can do to help yourself prevent a heart attack.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 18:53:59 EST
Part of Allegheny County is on an air quality alert on Tuesday.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 18:46:42 EST
Administrators at a Wilkinsburg Elementary School said the school was briefly on lockdown on Tuesday morning.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 11:28:24 EST
The attorney representing Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger says "there was absolutely no criminal conduct" on his client's behalf in relation to sexual assault claims by a 20-year-old woman.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 23:44:35 EST
A West Mifflin mom arrested after she and her children were forced to jump from their burning home said she was just trying to keep her family warm on a bitter cold night.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 00:12:13 EST
The Meadows and Rivers Casino will soon offer table games and they're going to be hiring and training for poker, craps, roulette and blackjack.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 15:13:26 EST
It's become a familiar site in Penn Hills in recent months -- teachers and parents attending meetings regarding jobs in the classroom.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 00:18:23 EST
The Becky Thatcher, a retired showboat, is sinking into the Ohio River while it's docked in the Pittsburgh area.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 12:49:57 EST
A 7-year-old calls for help after his mother is stabbed and his sister runs away from their father in Pittsburgh's Windgap area. The mother briefly speaks to police before dying.
Published: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 18:31:10 EST
A Hampton Township homeowner accuses her mortgage company of stealing her pet parrot -- and that's not all. Angela Iannelli's lawsuit says the company mistakenly targeted her house for foreclosure and staged a home invasion, cutting her utilities and even pouring antifreeze into the pipes.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 18:36:45 EST
Jury selection is complete in the case of a man accused of leaving his 23-month-old daughter to freeze to death in the snow.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 10:39:50 EST
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