East Pittsburgh News

Share + Dec 10, 2009 8:15 am US/Eastern Weather: Current Conditions Local Radar Weather Map The high winds continue to be a problem today after bringing down treesA and power lines across the area.

A group of about 60 protestors assembled this afternoon at the corner of Sixth Avenue and Grant Street, Downtown, in front of the U.S. Steel Tower to voice their anger about the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's plans to close its hospital in Braddock.

An East Pittsburgh public housing development has been awarded $4.4 million in federal stimulus funding for "green" renovations, federal and local officials said today.

The Westinghouse Bridge is expected to fully reopen at 4 p.m. today as contractors wind down work for the winter, PennDOT officials said.

One person was injured when a van hit a Port Authority bus in East Pittsburgh on Wednesday morning.

Housing for 12 homeless people with severe mental health issues will open soon in the same building where the Welcome Home shelter is situated in downtown Greensburg.

Shop 'n Save customers who participated in the grocer's free turkey promotion can contribute their certificates to the Westmoreland County Food Bank.

Community members gathered at the VFW in Greensburg on Wednesday afternoon to honor the veterans of the Battle of the Bulge.

An Allegheny County judge laid out a detailed plan Tuesday for county officials to comply with the court-ordered reassessment of all properties over four years.

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A crash in East Pittsburgh mangled a car and scattered debris across Linden Avenue.

Investigators suspect burglars recently cut a hole in the roof of a Westmoreland County bank with the intention of stealing money.

Charles Lytle, 79, of East Pittsburgh, who has been treated at UPMC Braddock, listens after asking a question concerning the hospital's planned closing during a community meeting last night.

A bank teller testified Thursday that a short man with long hair and sunglasses handed her a note last summer in which he politely demanded money.

The church is registered as a historical landmark. This former First Methodist church at 400 Westinghouse Ave.

Greensburg's mayor said city officials are considering legal action against a chiropractor allegedly housing college students in violation of an ordinance.

A South Huntingdon man, who allegedly confessed to robbing a Greensburg bank in July, has been charged with attempting to hold up another bank in North Huntingdon a day earlier.

A lawsuit filed against Greensburg has resulted in proposed changes to the ordinance for the Historic and Architectural Review Board.

The transit agency that serves Pittsburgh commuters released its quarterly schedule changes on Wednesday.

Paulette Campbell, of East Pittsburgh, listens intently to the discussion about Americans who have died because they lacked health insurance during a town hall meeting at Community College of Allegheny County, organized and moderated by Sen.