McKeesport News

So-called passive houses, which have been around in Europe but never really caught on in the United States, are basically built around the idea of making houses airtight, super-insulated and energy efficient.

Those in court included a former McKeesport policeman, identified as Ronald Prest, and a Frank Sinatra impersonator, identified as Robert Bogesdorfer.

LaToya Wright was a ninth-grader at McKeesport Area Senior High School when she had her daughter, Jalajia.

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A man who spent five years in prison will soon walk free after a jury acquitted him of charges related to a murder in McKeesport.

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A friend of one of two people killed in a head-on crash Thursday night in White Oak says the accident could have been avoided.

Police in White Oak say a sedan heading for McKeesport crossed the center line and collided with another sedan heading toward North Versailles Township shortly before 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

They made a senseless decision to temporarily shut down their busy East Liberty office on May 2 and push thousands of clients to McKeesport for service instead, but the day after the Post-Gazette's Kate Giammarise reported the change, they said they are revising their plans.

A Pennsylvania prosecutor says a 5-year-old boy who allegedly started a fire that claimed the life of a young girl near Pittsburgh cannot be charged with a crime because of his age.

A Pennsylvania prosecutor says a 5-year-old boy who allegedly started a fire that claimed the life of a young girl near Pittsburgh cannot be charged with a crime because of his age.

Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. alleged Thursday that the 2-year-old girl's cousin intentionally started the March 23 fire in McKeesport.

Little Ayanna Lisa Brooks perished in the McKeesport blaze Sunday. Four homes were damaged by the massive inferno, which officials think was started intentionally by the girl's young cousin.

Several weeks ago, Pittsburgh's Action News 4 was there as employees at a McKeesport auto body shop met with their insurance broker to learn how the Affordable Care Act will affect their health insurance.

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An Allegheny County Assistance Office will close in East Liberty, potentially forcing thousands of low-income families from two dozen ZIP codes to travel to McKeesport for services.

A Pennsylvania prosecutor says a deadly fire that claimed the life of a young girl near Pittsburgh apparently was started by her 5-year-old cousin.

Authorities believe a house fire that killed a 2-year-old girl in McKeesport was set by a 5-year-old boy who lived in the home.

The state Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal filed by the McKeesport Area School District in the case of a former teacher who testified during a district judicial proceeding that she had sex with another teacher on school property.

Marking the second anniversary of his disappearance, the family of a missing Penn Hills man had a large billboard put on Washington Boulevard, near Hamilton Avenue.