Allegheny County News

A woman rescued from her burning Tarentum duplex told detectives she started the blaze herself, pouring gasoline throughout the home while her children slept inside.

Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato today vetoed a bill to sell the Health Department's administrative office building because of an amendment that tightly controlled how the sale proceeds could be spent.

One person was shot to death inside a Wilkinsburg barber shop on Friday afternoon, while other customers scurried for safety.

New Scams Center On H1N1, Fake IRS Emails & More Share + Nov 6, 2009 5:45 pm US/Eastern New Scams Center On H1N1, Fake IRS Emails & More PITTSBURGH Lately people have been worried about H1N1 flu and when scam artists see that worry, they also see an opportunity to get your cash.

Share + Nov 5, 2009 9:36 pm US/Eastern PITTSBURGH Is the worst of the H1N1 flu behind us? While local health officials say the number of confirmed cases has been declining, it doesn't mean we're out of the woods yet, CBS station KDKA-TV reports.

Pittsburgh police say an autopsy shows that a premature infant was stillborn the night before its 16-year-old mother went to school the next day after hiding the birth.

A woman rescued from a house fire in Tarentum yesterday has now been charged in the case.

Allegheny County Public Works today announced that beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Fri., Nov.

The Allegheny County fire marshal says a fire that killed three children near Pittsburgh began as a grease fire on a stove that another resident of the house tried to extinguish.

All five Democratic primary winners were elected to the Allegheny County bench Tuesday, outpacing the two remaining candidates, who did not actively campaign, according to unofficial results.

Two years again, 82-year-old Florence Ranta was fatally wounded after being stabbed in the living room of her Clairton home.

Two men were convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy today in a 2007 drive-by shooting on the North Side.

Share + Nov 4, 2009 8:14 am US/Eastern TARENTUM, Pa. A woman rescued from a burning duplex near Pittsburgh has been charged with setting the fire in an attempt to kill herself and two children.

Pennsylvania voters were awarding a hotly contested open seat Tuesday on the state Supreme Court and filling a half-dozen vacancies on the Superior and Commonwealth courts.

A Bethel Park roofing contractor was run over and killed in a neighbor's front yard after a fight with a man who was seeing his wife, police said Sunday.

The Allegheny County Sanitary Authority today announced it would raise sewage rates by 7 percent next year.

Nov. 3, 2009 / 16 Mar-Cheshvan 5770 Bad idea on tap By Tom Purcell Here's a shot to the beer gut: Government bodies across America are increasing taxes on beer.

A woman who suffered severe burns in a Blawnox high-rise apartment fire died of her injuries Monday, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office said.

The 664,900 total workers in Allegheny County in March was the highest employment number of any county in Pennsylvania, according to the latest data Monday from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Police are investigating an overnight homicide in Bethel Park that left a 49-year-old man dead.