Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

WASHINGTON, Pa. -- The union representing 480 support staff at one of southwestern Pennsylvania's biggest hospitals is set to begin contract talks. Full Story »

Retired Philadelphia state Rep. William Rieger is dead at age 87. Full Story »

A Pittsburgh man was arraigned early today on charges that he killed one of two men who tried to rob him Sunday morning in McKeesport. Full Story »

Angela Pace had 15 points on 7-of-14 shooting but Robert Morris (5-3) had its three-game winning streak snapped at Marquette (7-3) today. Full Story »

A leader in Pittsburgh???s Latin American community, Salome Gutierrez, died at UPMC Mercy Hospital last night. Full Story »

Police are investigating a homicide that occurred this morning in McKeesport. Full Story »

A would-be robber who was shot Saturday night by an off-duty Pittsburgh police officer has died. Full Story »

State police shut down each of the major highways in Allegheny County but began working to reopen the Parkway East outbound beginning shortly after 9 a.m. Full Story »

A winter weather advisory was expanded from northern counties to include all of the Pittsburgh region north of Interstate 70. Full Story »

A 58-year-old man was killed in a one-vehicle crash this morning in Plum. Full Story »

Stranded drivers shelter from the rain under an overpass near a wrecked pickup truck on the northbound ramp from the Parkway West to I-79 in Robinson during this morning's freezing rain. Full Story »

The Penguins got a power-play goal from Evgeni Malkin 37 seconds into overtime for a 3-2 win over the Florida Panthers tonight at Mellon Arena. Full Story »

A patient at UPMC Mercy smashed out a window and jumped two or three stories onto an adjoining roof this morning, but did not suffer life-threatening injuries. Full Story »

Firefighters in McKeesport this morning battled a three-alarm fire in a vacant wood building at 1508 Packer Street that spread to other wood frame homes on either side, one of which was occupied. Full Story »

RIVERSIDE, Pa.--A barn fire that may have been sparked by a heat lamp killed dozens of cows at a dairy farm in Northumberland County. Full Story »

A 15-year-old boy is recovering at Children's Hospital after he accidently shot himself while hunting with other teens in Lincoln Borough yesterday. Full Story »

Pittsburgh police homicide and arson investigators are at the scene of a fatal house fire in Greenfield tonight. Full Story »

The board of the Public School Employees' Retirement System of Pennsylvania today set the employer contribution rate for 2010-11 at 8.22 percent of payroll. Full Story »

A house was destroyed in Collier after it caught fire late this morning, police said. Full Story »

A man accused of robbing a Tarentum bank last month was so polite that he wrote "thank you," on his demand note. Full Story »

Leaders of 10 colleges and universities today told Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl they will not contribute financially to the city, despite the mayor's proposal to implement a 1 percent tax on tuition paid by college students. Full Story »

A man who suffered a stroke while he was in a western Pennsylvania jail for missing a court date for a suspended license will receive $55,000 after claiming his medical problems were misdiagnosed. Full Story »

Hundreds of police officers from around the region and across the country gathered in frigid weather this morning to pay their last respects to fallen Penn Hills police Officer Michael Crawshaw. Full Story »

Eight people who lived in apartments attached to the S.M. Finney Funeral Home on Fourth Street in West Elizabeth were displaced after a two-alarm fire early this morning. Full Story »

The Mon Incline is operating again after being shut down this morning because of a computer issue. Full Story »