Top Pittsburgh Area Local News Stories
Source: WTAE.com - Local News
The mother of an 11-year-old boy who police say was beaten to death by his mother's boyfriend over the weekend is interviewed for several hours at Pittsburgh Police Headquarters on Tuesday.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:19:05 EST
The DEA and the FBI executed a search warrant at the office of Dr. Oliver Herndon in the Waterdam Plaza in Peters Township, Washington County.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:56:10 EST
A trucker spots a portable meth lab while taking a turnaround on Route 22 and calls state police.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:28:05 EST
State elections officials say Republican gubernatorial candidate Newt Gingrich's campaign has filed papers to qualify for the Pennsylvania ballot.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:31:32 EST
The former assistant to the owner of Falcon Drilling in western Pennsylvania is jailed on charges he stole nearly $1 million, though state police say up to $5 million may turn up missing as their investigation continues.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:44:56 EST
A deadly traffic accident involving a car that was pushed into a PennDOT vehicle has closed Interstate 376 in Pulaski Township, Lawrence County.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:41:08 EST
Thousands of crows won't go away in California, Pa. Residents and business owners say they're loud and dirty and keeping people inside. California University tried lasers and other measures trying to chase them off.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:25:30 EST
Investigators believe a candle may have sparked a fire at a Squirrel Hill apartment.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:00:22 EST
In a recorded interview, Eric Rutledge tells police that he and 18-year-old Courtney Daily watched a horror movie and played Ouija before she was shot. His defense attorney says it was an accident, not a murder.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:48:09 EST
An Amish man dies at a Pittsburgh hospital three weeks after being burned in a wood-burning stove explosion that killed one of his young sons and critically injured another at their house.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:31:41 EST
A new study says that singles are just as likely to find a soul mate at a bar as they are on a dating website.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:00:41 EST
More than a dozen fire companies are called to battle a fire that rips through a Methodist church built in 1886.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:29:14 EST
The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission and the Department of Health said new policies are taking effect to provide expanded public access to birth and death records online or at the archives in Harrisburg.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:06:16 EST
An 88-year-old man was found dead in a house fire in Volant, Mercer County.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:20:06 EST
Sarris Candies made a promise to rebuild, and get production back up. Today, Sarris Candies is back in business.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:33:22 EST
A western Pennsylvania man is jailed on drug charges because police say something other than a confession came out of his mouth when he was hit with a stun gun.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:23:52 EST
Pittsburgh Police are investigating a smash and grab burglary at a jewelry store in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:44:10 EST
A Super Bowl champion with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Dwayne Woodruff also holds ownership in a pair of companies while serving on the bench as a judge in Allegheny County. One of his sports-related companies has left taxpayers with an unpaid debt of $18,000 that government officials would like to collect.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:39:11 EST
Thousands of dollars worth of damage is done after police say someone ripped apart nearly a dozen cars on a New Castle lot.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:31:29 EST
Jerry Sandusky asked for his bail restrictions to be loosened so he can see his grandchildren. He also wanted a local jury. The judge has made his decision.
Published: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:00:17 EST
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