http://www.post-gazette.com/ Local and regional news as it develops during the day en-us Copyright 2012, post-gazette.com. Wed, 8 Feb 2012 14:09:45 -0500 15 http://www.post-gazette.com/includes/2007design/images/150x30pg_now_logo.gif http://www.post-gazette.com/ 144 39 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12039/1208865-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml The Penguins have returned forwards Colin McDonald and Jason Williams to their farm team in Wilkes-Barre. Wed, 8 Feb 2012 14:06:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12039/1208863-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml Two Ukrainian men pleaded guilty today to conspiring to import and sell illegal steroids and to money laundering in the culmination of an investigation that started in Pittsburgh and spread to three continents. Wed, 8 Feb 2012 13:49:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12039/1208821-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml A man and a woman were killed and a firefighter was injured early today when a 6-year-old playing with matches sparked a blaze at a home in Friendship. Wed, 8 Feb 2012 09:31:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12039/1208844-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml HARRISBURG -- The House Gaming Oversight Committee held a hearing today on a bill that would impose 10-mile no-casino "buffer zone" around the Gettysburg National Military Park and the Flight 93 Memorial Park. Wed, 8 Feb 2012 12:29:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12039/1208843-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml An Allegheny County Common Pleas judge this morning delayed issuing a decision in the homicide by vehicle case against an Upper St. Clair man, saying that he was giving more time to both sides to establish the scientific value -- or lack of it -- of the data recorder in the crashed car. Wed, 8 Feb 2012 12:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12039/1208823-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml Allegheny County homicide detectives have taken a 26-year-old man into custody following the fatal stabbing of his girlfriend in Carnegie early today. Wed, 8 Feb 2012 09:12:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12039/1208826-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml County sheriff's deputies this morning arrested a man wanted in connection with a shooting at a birthday party that left one teen dead and seven others wounded. Wed, 8 Feb 2012 11:15:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12039/1208822-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml Gov. Tom Corbett today again declined to give details of how he plans to deal with the state's transportation funding crisis, and said he couldn't guarantee a solution that would avert record transit service cuts in Pittsburgh. Wed, 8 Feb 2012 08:44:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12038/1208724-61.stm?cmpid=latest.xml MONTREAL -- Rene Bourque, Lars Eller and Tomas Plekanec scored during a eight-round shootout to give Montreal a 3-2 victory over the Penguins at the Bell Centre tonight. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 22:24:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12038/1208703-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml Two people were in critical condition following an afternoon accident on Route 51/Sawmill Run Boulevard today. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 19:29:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12038/1208711-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml The man accused of raping two women in Ross and another in Hopewell was indicted by a federal grand jury on a charge that he illegally possessed body armor, the U.S. attorney's office said today. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 20:40:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12038/1208672-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml Downtown streets have opened and traffic is flowing smoothly after a man crashed a stolen SUV into PNC's Firstside Center on First Avenue this afternoon, drawing a bomb squad and a crowd of curious onlookers. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 15:21:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12038/1208685-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml A Bridgewater councilman's habit of stopping by the borough building to drink water from a Styrofoam cup helped lead to his arrest last month in the 1979 homicide of a Monaca woman. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 18:23:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12038/1208661-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml Former Kansas City Chiefs coach Todd Haley has been hired as the Steelers new offensive coordinator, replacing Bruce Arians, the team announced today. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 11:13:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12038/1208670-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml A woman who flipped her car with her infant son riding in the back seat was charged with three counts driving under the influence after toxicology tests showed she had alcohol and drugs in her system. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 14:57:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12038/1208662-100-0.stm?cmpid=latest.xml Gov. Tom Corbett has unveiled his plan for a $27.14 billion budget for the upcoming fiscal year, proposing another round of significant cuts to higher education and smaller decreases across many agencies. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 11:57:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12038/1208671-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml A man was injured this afternoon after a metal grate fell on him at a dealer that sells heavy farm equipment, a Fayette County dispatch supervisor said. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 15:04:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12038/1208666-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml Steelers tight end Weslye Saunders has been suspended without pay for the first four games of the 2012 season for violating the National Football League's policy on performance enhancing substances. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 12:50:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12038/1208669-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml Police are investigating the robbery of a pizza delivery driver on the North Side, the third of its kind in recent days. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 14:04:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12038/1208667-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml Attorneys for Jerry Sandusky said this morning that the accusers in the sexual abuse case against him may have "collaborated" to bring charges against him. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 13:09:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12038/1208663-100-0.stm?cmpid=latest.xml HARRISBURG -- The state Senate passed a Marcellus Shale regulatory and impact fee measure this morning, sending the plan for a final vote in the state House of Representatives. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 11:48:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12038/1208665-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml A black former state halfway house monitor who was fired for sleeping on the job was in court today for the opening of a civil trial at which he is arguing that he was terminated unfairly because a white monitor's snoozing was tolerated. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 12:21:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12038/1208664-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml Pittsburgh City Council today gave final approval to a package of supports for homeowners who want to fight new property assessments. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 11:50:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12038/1208660-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml HARRISBURG -- Gov. Tom Corbett hasn't delivered his 2012-13 budget address yet, but some people are already unhappy. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 10:24:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12038/1208658-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml About 15 tents and at least one Occupy Pittsburgh protester remained in Mellon Green this morning despite a court order that authorized the county sheriff to remove campers and protesters to enforce a judge's ruling. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 10:18:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12038/1208659-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml RTI International Metals Inc. posted a profit of $15,000 in the fourth quarter, an improvement over the Moon titanium producer's $1.4 million loss during the same period a year ago. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 10:25:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12038/1208657-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml Three people were hospitalized for smoke inhalation after a mattress caught fire at a Mt. Lebanon apartment complex early today. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 09:49:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12038/1208651-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml Allegheny County fire marshals will spend part of today attempting to figure out what started the fire that destroyed the popular North Versailles restaurant, the Winchester Room. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 00:28:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12038/1208655-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml Bobbie Cegelski, the gifted services coordinator for the Montour School District, was chosen Monday night to fill a vacant seat on the Robinson board of commissioners. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 05:36:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12038/1208656-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml More than 100 concerned residents from Bridgeville and Upper St. Clair packed a meeting of the Upper St. Clair commissioners to voice their opposition to a new residential housing development that they say will exacerbate an already dangerous traffic situation. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 05:44:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12038/1208654-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml The Seneca Valley School District is considering changing its grading scale. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 05:31:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12038/1208653-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml Denise Balason was selected last night to fill a vacant seat on the Hampton school board. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 05:25:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12038/1208652-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml The North Hills school board Monday night unanimously rejected the application of Provident Charter School to locate within the district. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 05:17:00 -0500