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12 min ago | WTAE-TV

'Most Wanted' Sexual Assault Violator Arrested

A convicted sexual assault violator on Allegheny County's 'Most Wanted' list was arrested by police Thursday night in West Homestead.

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Related Topix: West Homestead, PA, Homestead, PA

Fri Jul 03, 2009

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Crafton police officer charged in hit-and-run

Pittsburgh Police arrested a Crafton Police officer this morning on charges he struck and killed a 24-year-old man with his vehicle, then fled from the scene, two years ago in the South Side.

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Related Topix: Pittsburgh, PA, Crafton, PA, Green Tree, PA

Pittsburgh Tribune

Allegheny County task force cracks down on vehicle violations

The Allegheny County District Attorney Vehicle Inspection Task Force made 69 traffic stops for truck and motor vehicle violations between 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tuesday in two North Hills locations.

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Related Topix: Pittsburgh, PA

Thu Jul 02, 2009

ThePittsburghChannel.com

Allegheny County Council Passes Amended Anti-Discrimination Bill

The Allegheny County Council passed a bill 8-6 on Wednesday night to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community against discrimination in housing and the workplace.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, Transgendered

Kdka.com

Pa. Lawmaker Dermody Says Laptop Stolen From Car

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Related Topix: Oakmont, PA, Pittsburgh Metro, Pittsburgh, PA

Wed Jul 01, 2009

Centre Daily Times

Man to stand trial in slaying of 2 teens

A 41-year-old man accused of bludgeoning two teenagers to death with a dumbbell in suburban Pittsburgh has been ordered to stand trial.

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Related Topix: Family, Teenagers, Pittsburgh Metro, Violent Crime, Penn Hills, PA

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Allegheny County Council to debate discrimination bill

Allegheny County Council this evening is expected to debate -- and possibly approve -- a bill that would prohibit all sorts of discrimination in county operations, including discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation.

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Related Topix: Pittsburgh, PA, Activism, Pittsburgh Metro, Liberty, PA, Gay/Lesbian

Tue Jun 30, 2009

WHTM

Ex-ACORN Worker to Stand Trial

A sixth former ACORN workers has been ordered to stand trial on charges of illegally filling out voter registration cards in the months before the 2008 general election.

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Related Topix: North Braddock, PA

Mon Jun 29, 2009

Evening Sun

Jury convicts Pa. man of murder in Accutane case

A Pennsylvania man who claims mood swings from an acne drug caused him to fatally stab a 16-year-old cheerleader has been convicted of murder.

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Times Leader

G-20 meeting in PA. may require 4,000 officers

The Pittsburgh police chief says he may need four-times the number of officers he currently has if the city is to provide adequate security during the G-20 summit this fall.

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Related Topix: Pittsburgh Metro, New York Metro, Butler, PA, Washington, PA, University of Pittsburgh

Sun Jun 28, 2009

Pittsburgh Tribune

Allegheny County sells Downtown building

Allegheny County Tuesday agreed to sell the six-story One Smithfield Street Building, Downtown, to Burns & Scalo Real Estate for $13 million.

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Sat Jun 27, 2009

Kdka.com

Death Of 3-year-old In Pittsburgh Ruled Accidental

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Related Topix: Pittsburgh Metro, Pittsburgh, PA

Fri Jun 26, 2009

Kdka.com

Pittsburgh Man Acquitted In Fatal KFC Shooting

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Related Topix: Pittsburgh Metro, Pittsburgh, PA

PittsburghLIVE.com

Allegheny County close to qualifying for designation as disaster site

Federal and state emergency officials plan visits this week to eight flooded Allegheny County towns operating under a disaster emergency declaration, municipal leaders said Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Wilkinsburg, PA, Forest Hills, PA, White Oak, PA, North Braddock, PA, Braddock, PA

Thu Jun 25, 2009

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Next Page: For a New Allegheny County -- 26 school districts, 26 municipalities

In 1957, the number of school districts in Pennsylvania was dramatically reduced from 2,700 to the current 501.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh Metro, Fox Chapel, PA, McKeesport, PA

Wed Jun 24, 2009

WPXI

Cancer Risk Greater In 2 Allegheny County Neighborhoods

Two census tracts in Allegheny County, Pa., are among nearly 600 nationwide where people are breathing concentrations of toxic air pollutants that put them at a much greater risk of contracting cancer.

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Related Topix: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Law, Law

Tue Jun 23, 2009

The State

Pa. cheerleader stabbing suspect cites pimple meds

An ex-boyfriend who fatally stabbed a 16-year-old cheerleader started looking for an excuse - mood swings caused by pimple medicine - while still hospitalized with injuries he suffered when he slashed his own throat moments after the killing, a prosecutor said Tuesday at the start of his trial.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Criminal Defense Law

KDKA

Crews Respond To SUV Rollover Crash In Penn Hills

Emergency crews are on the scene of an accident along Allegheny River Boulevard in Penn Hills this morning.

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Related Topix: Penn Hills, PA

Mon Jun 22, 2009

ThePittsburghChannel.com

Monroeville Teen Girl's Death Goes To Trial Today

The estranged boyfriend of 16-year-old Demi Cuccia is going to trial Monday on a homicide charge, accused of stabbing the Gateway High School student at her Monroeville home.

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Related Topix: Monroeville, PA, Criminal Defense Law, Law

O-R Online

Pittsburgh man killed in accident

This article has been read 337 times. A Pittsburgh man was killed Sunday afternoon in a one-vehicle accident on Interstate 79 near Bridgeville.

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Related Topix: Bridgeville, PA

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