Before it's over, the storm system that wreaked havoc in the Midwest will affect 42 states, including Pennsylvania. Late Tuesday night, frozen precipitation fell in the Laurel Highlands, parts of Venango, Clarion, Jefferson and Indiana counties, but it all is expected to turn to rain overnight. Full Story »
With mixed precipitation falling overnight in parts of western Pennsylvania, PennDOT crews are getting ready. At the yard in Rostraver, Westmoreland County, trucks are loaded up and ready to go no matter what Mother Nature serves up. Full Story »
A two-mile stretch of Flaughtery Run Road in Moon Township was closed for five hours after a fatal crash. Police say a small SUV collided with a car head-on shortly after 5 p.m. Full Story »
Officials are trying to identify a pedestrian killed in an accident in Canonsburg. It happened shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday on West Pike Street. Full Story »
Hines Ward is normally in sweats for the first Steelers practice of the week. As a veteran, Mike Tomlin gives him the day off. Today though, Hines wasn't in pads due to injury, not age. He strained his hamstring Sunday afternoon during the loss to the Oakland Raiders. Full Story »
The Hanover Township Sewer Authority agrees that it could have done things a lot better, but the smell of rotten eggs which has sickened people living there for months is about to go away. Full Story »
The preliminary hearing for a Monroeville man accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl he met on MySpace was continued to a later date. Alex Pimpinella, 21, of Blueberry Road, is charged with statutory sexual assault, indecent assault, rape and related charges. Full Story »
Some big changes are coming for Comcast cable subscribers. Customers with standard cable will have to make a choice to either install new digital equipment or lose about 20 channels. Full Story »
Pennsylvania is the only state in the union that has not completed its budget process now more than five months late. That's because the House and Senate have not resolved an impasse over table games that both chambers voted for a couple months ago. Full Story »
Officers from around the area gathered in Penn Hills for an emotional tribute to a fallen police officer. Penn Hills Officer Michael Crawshaw, 32, was shot on Johnston Road Sunday night as he waited for backup while responding to a call. Full Story »
Police and the Allegheny County Medical Examiner are in North Fayette Township where a body was found. Officials say two hunters found the body while scouting for deer on a steep hillside that overlooks the Parkway West behind the Home Depot. Full Story »
Officials in Fox Chapel announced today that they're building a new library on a parcel of land adjacent to the municipal building. The borough donated the land and significant financial support so construction can begin in the spring. Full Story »
As Pittsburgh city council members prepared to pass legislation geared to make their own officers safer on the job, they observed a moment of silence for the Penn Hills police officer who died in the line of duty on Sunday. Full Story »
Just about every Steelers fan has a Terrible Towel to help root on the team; but now a new version of this symbol of Steeler pride is being marketed for Cleveland Browns fans. Full Story »
As the Penn Hills Police Department and members of the community continue to mourn the loss of Officer Michael Crawshaw, plans are underway for his visitation and funeral. Meanwhile, Penn Hills Police Chief Howard Burton says support has been pouring in from around the country. Full Story »
A holiday tradition dating back more than four decades continues tonight in Churchill. Employees at the George Westinghouse Research and Technology complex will throw the switch on a 40-foot Christmas tree along the Parkway East Full Story »
One man is now facing charges in the brutal beating of a homeless man in Westmoreland County. Police charged Benson Perry, 27, of Claridge with several charges including aggravated assault in the November 17th attack in Hempfield Township. Full Story »
A West Mifflin man is expected in court today to face allegations that he broke into a Mt. Washington home, lived there while the resident was out of town and then attacked the woman when she returned home. Full Story »
Detectives gathering clues in their investigation into Sunday night's deadly police shooting in Penn Hills have recovered a key piece of evidence with the help of an observant neighbor. Police found an assault rifle that may have been used to kill Officer Michael Crawshaw and another man on Johnston Road. Full Story »
The community is paying tribute to fallen Penn Hills Police Officer Michael Crawshaw. Since word of the deadly shooting spread across the area, residents, police officers and firefighters have left wreaths and other tokens of support at the municipal building. Full Story »
Fallen Penn Hills Police Officer Mike Crawshaw was serious about everything he did and he did it well, but when he smiled it could light up a room. The 32-year-old spent last week at his family's hunting camp, something he loved. Full Story »
Allegheny County Police say murder charges have been filed against a man in the shooting death of a Penn Hills police officer and another man. Investigators say Ronald Robinson shot the first victim, 40-year-old Danyal Morton, over a $500 drug debt. Full Story »
Some Penn Hills residents say they're shocked and saddened by last night's fatal shooting that left one police officer and another man dead. "I was absolutely horrified," Nancy Salera told KDKA, "and I was angry because this is a good neighborhood. I grew up in this neighborhood and it just makes me so angry." Full Story »
An observant neighbor says she found one of the guns linked to the shooting death of a Penn Hills police officer. Investigators spent most of the night looking for evidence along Johnston Road. They found shell casings, but what they needed was a weapon. Full Story »
It sometimes seems that both in this area and throughout the country police officers are more likely than ever to get shot and sometimes killed in the line of duty. Every death is a tragedy and so far this year seven police officers have been slain in Pennsylvania. Full Story »
Christmas decorations illuminate Berlin's main shopping streets. AP Photo/Franka Bruns
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