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Would-be Burglar Had Neighbor's Underwear In Mind
A man who was spotted trying to break into his female neighbor's apartment Tuesday night in Ohioville, Beaver County, said he was trying to steal the woman's underwear."That was the intention, yes,"...


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Landslides Close Mcardle Roadway, Lane Of Greentree Road
The city has closed McArdle Roadway and part of Greentree Road because of landslides. McArdle is closed from the Liberty Bridge to Mount Washington. City officials said earth-moving equipment was...
Mayor Makes Pre-emptive Strike On Flooding Emergency
Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl declared a state of emergency on Wednesday in anticipation of flooding expected to occur this weekend. "We are going to experience flooding, there's no doubt," Mr....
Inbound Parkway East Closed By Downtown Crash
A multi-vehicle crash occurred around 4:15 p.m. on the westbound Parkway East in the bathtub area (under Stanwix Street) approaching the Fort Pitt Bridge. All lanes are currently...
Penn State Fayette Sets Memorial Service For Chancellor
Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus, will host a memorial service for Chancellor Emmanuel I. Osagie, and has named an interim chancellor. As of March 22, the interim chancellor will be Francis...
Collar Bomb Suspect Wants Trial Moved Out Of Erie
ERIE, Pa. -- An Erie woman charged with masterminding a bank robbery plot that ended with a pizza deliveryman being killed by a bomb locked around his neck wants her federal trial moved from...
Peters High Principal On Medical Leave
Peters Township High School principal Dr. Thomas Hajzus said he is taking a paid medical leave until this summer due to a "severe" case of diabetes. The school board at a special meeting Monday...
Early Exit In A-10 Championship For The Dukes
The Duquesne Duke OLEAN, NY - It is probably a good thing that the men's basketball team will never have to play against Chris Matthews again.The St. Bonaventure senior guard scored 28 points and...
'no Regrets': Giles Calls It A Career
Giles, 39, announced his retirement Thursday morning, a month after having signed a Minor League contract with the Dodgers in hopes of resuscitating an All-Star...
Landslide Closes Mcardle Road On Mt. Washington
Officials say a landslide on Mount Washington is forcing crews to shut down McArdle Road. According to city officials, debris has fallen into both lanes and it could continue to fall. ...
Mon Wharf Closed Until Further Notice
(3/9/2010) The Public Parking Authority closed the Mon Wharf until further notice Thursday afternoon. According to a press release, the Mon Wharf is closed due to rain and melting snow that is...
Hillman, Scaife On Forbes' Billionaires List
Two Pittsburghers are among Forbes’ annual ranking of the world’s billionaires, released Thursday. Industrialist/philanthropist Henry Hillman, whose net worth was listed at $2.1 billion,...
Randy Mccombs Joins Grant Street Associates
, Inc., a Downtown commercial real estate firm, where he will serve as executive vice president and principal. He joins a leadership that includes firm’s established principals, Robert N....
Exclusive: Rick Earle Interviews Lead Investigator In Roethlisberger Case
Channel 11 News reporter Rick Earle got an exclusive interview with the lead investigator in a case that accused Ben Roethlisberger of sexual assault.Police are investigating a 20-year-old college...
Mckees Rocks Residents Prepare For Flooding
Residents and businesses along Chartiers Creek are putting up sandbags, preparing for possible flooding.A popular plaza along the creek flooded in 1996 after water rose from it and the nearby Ohio...
Section Of Greentree Road Closed Due To Landslide
A landslide has prompted the closure of a section of Greentree Road in Pittsburgh on Thursday.Pittsburgh officials said Greentree Road will be closed from Woodville Avenue to Ridgemont Drive.One lane...
13 From Pittsburgh Area Arrested For Child Porn
State police in Indiana said they have arrested 13 people from four Pittsburgh-area counties on child pornography charges.Police said the suspects were arrested following investigations over the past...
Pitt Faces Surging Irish Tonight In Big East Tournament
The Pitt Panthers are rested and ready to go, coming off a double-bye in the Big East Tournament, and they'll tip off against Notre Dame tonight at Madison Square Garden.Game time is set for 7 p.m....
No Powerball Winner; Jackpot Grows To $200 Million
None of the tickets sold for the Powerball game Wednesday night matched all six numbers drawn, which were: 17-21-37-41-50, Powerball: 1 Power Play: 2 Players matching all five numbers and the...
Man Found Not Guilty On Explosives Charge
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. -- A federal court jury has found a central Pennsylvania man not guilty of possessing illegal explosive devices that prosecutors suggested were linked to the man's anti-government...
Landslide Closes Greentree Road In City
A landslide has closed Greentree Road between Woodville Avenue and Ridgemont Drive in Pittsburgh, the city public works department announced today. It expects to reopen one lane by 4 p.m. with a...
Fabulous Historical Writers And Books
If you are reading historical fiction on a figure like Anne Boleyn or Marie Antoinette and want to learn more about them then turn to a historical book or biography. A variety of fabulous historical...
$15.00 Dress Sale At Wet Seal
Looking for a fabulous dress for spring and don't want to spend too much money? Wet Seal is currently offering a $15.00 dress sale. Choose from a variety of different styles of dresses for only...
Hanrahan Doubtful For Opening Day
BRADENTON, Fla. -- Despite Joel Hanrahan's continued progress on the road back from a right elbow injury, it does not appear as if there will be enough time for the righty to be ready for the...
Summer Camps For Kids: Carnegie Mellon University's Computer Camp
View all » Parents looking for a fun summer camp experience for their computer loving kids will delight in the iD Tech Camps offered at Pittsburgh's Carnegie Mellon University. iD Tech...
Officials Release Weekend Flooding Predictions
(3/10/2010) The National Weather Service has released their official flooding predictions for this weekend. The Point will crest at 26-27 feet at least, which will cause what they call moderate...
Pittsburgh To Host World Environment Day
Pittsburgh has been named as the North American host city for World Environment Day this year and so far, more than 200 organizations have decided to take part. In the next few months, Pittsburgh...
Markets Wilt By Noon Thursday
Wall Street wobbled Thursday. By noon, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 3.78 points, or 0.04 percent, to 10,563.55. Nasdaq slipped 1.34 points, or 0.06 percent, to 2,357.61. A cross-section...
Police Seek Man In Pittsburgh Burglary
Pittsburgh police are looking for someone who broken into a downtown building about two weeks ago.Police said the man entered the building in the 400 block of Forbes Avenue on Feb. 27 and then pried...
Father Proclaims 12-year-old Homicide Suspect's Innocence
Judge Dominick Motto now has to decide whether the now-12-year-old should be tried as an adult on his current charge of criminal homicide or if the case should be sent to juvenile court instead.Brown...
Groups Back City Council's Living Wage Bill
A handful of community groups lined up this morning to support Pittsburgh City Councilman Ricky Burgess' efforts to enact a "living wage" for all city employees and companies that contract with the...
Head Of Pa. Afl-cio Retiring
HARRISBURG -- Bill George is retiring as president of Pennsylvania's AFL-CIO after 20 years as one of the state's most visible organized labor leaders. The 68-year-old Mr. George said today that...
Meet Up With Other Local Moms
http://meetup.com .Meetup is the world's largest network of local groups with over six million members in 45,000 cities. Locally they have several groups made up of mothers. The Pittsburgh Hip...
State Offers Amnesty To Tax Scofflaws
Inspired by a successful program in New Jersey, the state has decided to implement a tax amnesty program beginning April 26, the Pittsburgh Tribune Review reports. The program will cut interest owed...
Warrant Issued For Castle Shannon Suspect
An arrest warrant was issued Wednesday night for a suspect wanted in connection with scamming people out of cash donations in Castle Shannon. According to Castle Shannon police, Amada Krull, 20,...
American Eagle To Open Stores In Dubai, Kuwait
(NYSE:AEO) on Thursday announced it would open its first stores outside of North America in the Middle East. The teen clothing retailer, based on Pittsburgh's South Side, will open stores later...
Pa. Sers Fund Finishes 2009 Ahead Of Projections
The Pennsylvania State Employees Retirement System , Harrisburg, said Wednesday that its fund finished 2009 with $24.4 billion in assets and ahead of projections. Established in 1923, SERS is among...
Upmc Gets New Partners In Plan For Vaccine Factory
An ambitious plan to build a vaccine factory in the Pittsburgh area is gaining momentum with the announcement Thursday of three new partners in...
Wolf Attack Could Be Behind Slippery Rock Woman's Death In Alaska
A spokesman for the Alaska Medical Examiner's office said an autopsy could be performed Thursday on the body of a Slippery Rock native found dead outside Chignik Lake.Candice Berner, 32, of...
Closing Arguments Expected In Pa. Corruption Trial
Closing arguments are expected to begin Thursday in a Harrisburg courtroom in the trial of former state Rep. Mike Veon and three former staffers. Those arguments could take a day or more.Veon, of...
Man Dies After Being Rescued From Derry Borough Fire
A Derry Borough man died early this morning after he and another tenant were rescued from a apartment fire. The victim, James Gamble, 60, was pronounced dead in the emergency room at Excela Health...
Suspect In Door-to-door Soliciting Operation Identified
An arrest warrant has been obtained by Castle Shannon police for the arrest of a borough woman already in jail on charges connected to a door-to-door fund-raising operation there and in nearby towns....
Pittsburgh Native, Stefan Hurray Blogs International Architecture And Design From D.c.
View all » D.C. residential architect and blogger, Stefan Hurray grew up locally in Hopewell township. He left for Nebraska during high school and returned to the Pittsburgh area to attend...
Westmoreland Co. Man Dies In Morning Blaze
One man died and another person had to be evacuated after a fire broke out at an apartment building in Derry Thursday morning. The fire broke out around 2:30 a.m. in the 200-block of North...
Penguins Vs. Hurricanes Preview
(3/5/2010) The Pittsburgh Penguins begin a five-game road trip tonight when they take on the Carolina Hurricanes. The Pens are 4-0 since the Olympic break and currently lead the Atlantic...
Hill District Shooting Injures 1
A shooting that left one man injured in the Hill District Wednesday night is under investigation. According to police, a man was shot in the stomach near Reed Roberts Place around 7:30 last p.m. ...
Pittsburgh Mayor Declares Emergency For Flooding
Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravensthal has declared a state of emergency as the city and surrounding areas prepare for possible flooding in the coming...
Crews Rescue Deer Trapped In North Huntingdon Lake
Crews were able to successfully rescue a deer that became trapped in a lake in North Huntingdon early Thursday morning.Township officials and a rescue crew from Suttersville rescued the doe, which...
Attorney: Pittsburgh-area Officers With Roethlisberger At Club
Two off-duty Pennsylvania law enforcement officers were with Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger at the Georgia nightclub where a woman accused him of sexual assault, and the two men...
Robert Morris Wins Nec, Earns Second Straight Ncaa Bid
Robert Morris University coach Mike Rice preaches to his team that defense wins. On Wednesday night, the Colonials locked down their second consecutive trip to the NCAA tournament. Dallas Green...