Top Pittsburgh Area Local News Stories
Source: WTAE.com - Local News
The Superintendent of the Kiski Area School District tells Channel 4 Action News the window of a school bus with kids on board was shattered after a rock struck the bus.
Published: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:43:10 EST
Two people were in custody Tuesday morning after shots were fired overnight at a Uniontown apartment.
Published: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:42:51 EST
Crews had to work to free at least one person following a serious crash early Tuesday morning on Interstate 376 (Parkway West) near the Pittsburgh International Airport.
Published: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:42:42 EST
Madonna's world tour, with stops in major cities all around the world, will be making a stop in Pittsburgh this fall.
Published: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:44:39 EST
An overnight robbery at a gas station along a busy Penn Hills road led to a search for the suspects.
Published: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:24:45 EST
Some school employees who have criminal pasts are fighting to keep their jobs in light of a recently revised Pennsylvania law aimed at protecting children.
Published: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:01:19 EST
A collision between a minivan and a car on Route 88 in Washington County injures five people -- including children whose father blacked out at the wheel.
Published: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:55:03 EST
Aura Keefer says she was at home in Butler and had just gotten out of the shower when she heard glass breaking and realized the house was on fire.
Published: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:45:03 EST
Two Waynesburg University nursing students jump from an overpass, falling dozens of feet to the ground, to avoid being hit at a crash scene on Interstate 79. One of the young women is in critical condition.
Published: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:40:27 EST
Barry and Rebecca Vest can't conceive children -- or why a woman pretended to be pregnant and persuaded them to travel from Idaho to western Pennsylvania to adopt a baby that didn't exist. And what they really don't understand is why that isn't a crime.
Published: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:56:20 EST
An Allenport man gives a very special "Thank You" to two men credited with saving his stepfather's life after he suffered a heart attack.
Published: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:12:03 EST
Two people were arrested after Reserve Township police said they broke into a car and stole raffle tickets that were part of a fundraiser for Jamie's Dream Team, then sold them and pocketed the cash.
Published: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:37:39 EST
The discovery of a grenade brings a bomb squad to a home in Uniontown, Fayette County, on Monday morning.
Published: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:31:29 EST
Search warrants are executed on his home and his vehicle after a fourth woman comes forward to accuse a Pittsburgh police officer, who was already charged with several counts of bribery, coercion, oppression and attempted indecent assault.
Published: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:42:42 EST
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum brings his presidential campaign to a restaurant in nearby Steubenville, Ohio. The public appearance comes after a weekend where he made headlines with comments regarding President Obama.
Published: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:42:30 EST
The annual Penn State dance marathon went on for the first time without longtime football coach Joe Paterno and raised millions of dollars for charity.
Published: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:21:51 EST
Medics rushed a woman to the hospital early Monday morning after the couch she was laying on caught fire.
Published: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 07:51:04 EST
Members of a local fire station were forced to shut down temporarily after dangers for firefighters were discovered inside the building they work in.
Published: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:21:22 EST
Crews work to repair a water main break at 26th and Railroad streets in the Strip District.
Published: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:37:05 EST
Several people were forced out into the cold overnight following a gas leak at their home.
Published: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 07:28:39 EST
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