McKeesport News

The Pittsburgh region's labor market is showing early signs of a recovery, as the number of jobs increased for the second consecutive month in October, economic analysts said Monday.

A preacher with McKeesport roots is leading a new flock in his hometown. "I've lived here in McKeesport all of my life," said Elder Albert Stinson, an ordained Church of God in Christ minister who served a small church in Blairsville until November 2007.

A group of 12 Kane McKeesport residents made the annual trek to nearby Elizabeth to visit Round Hill Park & Farm and enjoy an early Thanksgiving Dinner on Nov.

A Homewood man who is on probation for his conviction in a fatal hit-and-run crash escaped Tuesday from probation officers in the South Side.

Council hired a dog law enforcement officer Tuesday in reaction to an attack that allegedly took place Aug.

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's decision to close Braddock Hospital is raising questions about the future of McKeesport Hospital , which could become the weak link in the system's hospital network when Braddock closes in January.

An East McKeesport woman pleaded guilty today to fleeing the scene of an accident that left a 66-year-old pedestrian dead in 2006.

An arrest warrant has been issued for a Hazelwood man who police say shot another man in West Mifflin during an argument over racial slurs.

An elderly man was hit in the head during an attempted robbery in McKeesport Wednesday morning, according to reports.

Share + Nov 16, 2009 5:05 pm US/Eastern The Allegheny County Health Department is planning to hold four H1N1 vaccine clinics this weekend.

The Post-Gazette in Pittsburgh reported Dish Network is closing a McKeesport, Pa., call center employing 600.

Authorities are investigating after a blaze erupted at the magistrate's office in McKeesport early Thursday morning.

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Allegheny County police said today they are seeking a McKeesport teenager for the fatal shooting of a Turtle Creek man last week.

A woman missing from the Pittsburgh suburb of Glassport has been found in a hospital about 10 miles away, though authorities said how she got there remains a mystery.

The fight to keep UPMC Braddock open seemingly took a backseat to squabbling among community leaders at a meeting Thursday night.

Eight custom-designed apartments were unveiled last week in McKeesport, the result of a partnership between the McKeesport Housing Authority and Community LIFE, a senior-care provider in eastern Allegheny County.

A fire bomb was thrown into a McKeesport building that houses the offices of District Judge Eugene Riazzi on Oneil Boulevard.

Dish Network Corp.'s decision to close its McKeesport call center in March and cut 600 jobs - despite receiving about $13.1 million in taxpayer money - has spurred efforts to prevent the facility from becoming yet another vacant former steel mill in the Mon Valley.

McKeesport police found a 17-year-old girl lying on the sidewalk unresponsive Tuesday morning in McKeesport's Crawford Village apartment complex.