Top Pittsburgh Area Local News Stories
Source: ThePittsburghChannel.com - Local News
State police in Beaver County said that a woman was accidentally shot following an argument inside her Hanover home at about 11 p.m. Saturday.
Published: Sat, 5 Dec 2009 09:31:45 EST
An apartment fire in Homestead prompts authorities to detour traffic through the Waterfront.
Published: Sat, 5 Dec 2009 09:16:57 EST
One man was taken into police custody after crashing the car he was driving into a Southside car wash Saturday morning.
Published: Sat, 5 Dec 2009 09:57:04 EST
An arrest is made in the September poisoning of a Glassport police dog.
Published: Sat, 5 Dec 2009 00:39:20 EST
Penn State fraternities will use a third-party, private security agency to monitor social events in a new policy that school and Greek system leaders hope will help discourage high-risk drinking.
Published: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 19:59:25 EST
The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission turns over its investigation of a fish kill along the Pennsylvania-West Virginia border to the Pennsylvania Attorney General.
Published: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 19:38:22 EST
Billy Koehler's heart defibrillator was the one thing keeping him alive, but after being laid off, the $10,000 price tag for a new battery kept him from getting a new one.
Published: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 19:18:32 EST
Pittsburgh has been a melting pot for generations of immigrants. Now the city might have a new way to showcase its cultural heritage with 108-year-old St. Nicholas Croatian church on the North Side.
Published: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 18:43:36 EST
The state's new "Steer Clear" law requires Pennsylvania drivers to move over or slow down when they see police or emergency vehicles stopped along a road, but some people aren't getting the message.
Published: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 19:44:32 EST
Pennsylvania state police think the same person robbed two Sheetz convenience stores, and they've released surveillance photos to get some tips on catching him.
Published: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 13:40:24 EST
Emergency crews in Westmoreland County rescued a New Kensington man after he fell through a floor weakened by a burst pipe.
Published: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 13:10:36 EST
A judge in central Pennsylvania has dismissed criminal charges against a man who sent an e-mail to Gov. Ed Rendell saying that he prayed every night that someone would kill the governor.
Published: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 12:36:43 EST
Allegheny County's revised plan to do reassessments of all homes and properties was accepted by Judge Stanton Wettick in Pittsburgh.
Published: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 19:45:48 EST
Seven Springs Mountain Resort says cold water, cold air and low humidity is the perfect formula for making snow.
Published: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 18:33:29 EST
Jake Gyllenhaal had a yinzer-rific three months in Pittsburgh shooting the movie "Love And Other Drugs." He tells Jimmy Kimmel about Primanti sandwiches and Steelers fans' devotion.
Published: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 17:48:39 EST
Actor Russell Crowe is becoming quite a fan of Pittsburgh's architecture, sports teams and bike friendliness as he continues shooting a new movie, "The Next Three Days."
Published: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 14:07:29 EST
Misty Beaufort was arrested at Westmoreland Hospital, and Alex and Stephanie Smeltz freely admit being terrified. Greensburg police say she tried to go to a nursery to see children who didn't exist.
Published: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 19:21:48 EST
Police in four Allegheny County communities are investigating the vandalism of some 50 vehicles on Thursday night.
Published: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 13:35:50 EST
One man was killed and a woman critically injured after being shot in the parking lot of a small shopping center in East Rochester, Beaver County.
Published: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 19:43:29 EST
Channel 4 Action News' Demetrius Ivory and Scott Stiller took time on Thursday night to help raise money for a good cause in Butler County.
Published: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 10:32:14 EST