http://www.post-gazette.com/ Local and regional news as it develops during the day en-us Copyright 2012, post-gazette.com. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:39:57 -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/12053/1211800-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml A homeless man faces arson charges after police said he became angry with the woman who asked him to leave her Hill District apartment Tuesday night, flicked open a lighter and set a mattress and some clothing on fire. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12053/1212007-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml Drivers should expect delays on Second Avenue near the 10th Street Bridge in the Bluff while crews work to repair a water main leak Thursday, the Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority head said today. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:42:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12053/1211862-66.stm?cmpid=latest.xml Prosecutors in DeKalb County, Ga., dropped drunken-driving charges against Steelers receiver Hines Ward today after he pleaded guilty to reckless driving. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:39:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12053/1211990-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml A missing 13-year-old girl from Pittsburgh was found in Jeannette today. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:35:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12053/1211880-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml Former Pitt defensive coordinator and interim coach Keith Patterson was hired to join the defensive staff at West Virginia today. His specific role on the staff was not yet disclosed. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:38:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12053/1211972-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml The Allegheny County district attorney's office asked McKeesport police today to withdraw citations filed against a woman whose son died last week after he was bitten by her dog. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:22:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12053/1211915-53.stm?cmpid=latest.xml The Steelers and Rivers Casino have agreed to underwrite free rides to and from the new Allegheny station on the Port Authority's Light Rail Transit system. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:12:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12053/1211856-455.stm?cmpid=latest.xml The Pennsylvania Superior Court rejected today an appeal by three newspapers, including the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, to open to the public the hearing for a juvenile accused of killing his father's pregnant fiancee in Lawrence County in 2009. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:55:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12053/1211857-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml HARRISBURG -- Decrying the governor's proposed 30 percent cut to several of the state's largest universities as moving them toward becoming private colleges, administrators called on lawmakers this morning to again restore funding. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:57:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12053/1211835-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia filed federal conspiracy charges against the superintendent of the Upper Big Branch mine, saying he impeded federal inspections leading up to the April 2010 explosion there that killed 29 miners. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12053/1211870-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml HARRISBURG -- New state legislative maps, which were planned for a vote today, are still being negotiated, according to top lawmakers who held a brief meeting this afternoon. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:23:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12053/1211869-361.stm?cmpid=latest.xml The Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) has decided not to take any action against Brentwood High School or its boys basketball team for alleged racist remarks during a Feb. 3 game against Monessen. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:50:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12053/1211861-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml A Georgia man who joined a conspiracy to use homeless people to cash fake checks pleaded guilty today, and prosecutors described him as part of a nationwide conspiracy to use the down-and-out to defraud the companies. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:31:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12053/1211867-28.stm?cmpid=latest.xml EG Systems of Marysville, Ohio, owner of Scotts Lawn Service in Monroeville, has agreed to pay a $160,000 penalty to settle charges stemming from the intentional discharge of up to 1,000 gallons of wastewater into Thompson Run in June 2010. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:24:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12053/1211863-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml A former Lower Valley Ambulance Service paramedic sued that Cheswick-based nonprofit organization today, saying he was terminated after he complained about a supervisor's swearing. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12053/1211858-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml The former owner of a Mercer County bowling alley pleaded no contest Tuesday to five counts of corruption of minors in connection with accusations that he had sexual contact with teenage boys during sleepovers at his business. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:59:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12053/1211859-53.stm?cmpid=latest.xml A North Side man was sentenced today to 30 to 60 years in prison for killing his wife and stabbing her aunt at their home in 2010. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:04:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12053/1211832-57.stm?cmpid=latest.xml Two firefighters were taken to the hospital this morning after battling a blaze in Elliott. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:59:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12053/1211834-53.stm?cmpid=latest.xml A Pittsburgh police officer was hospitalized after a car accident this morning in Squirrel Hill. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:27:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12053/1211838-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml A man who steered $165,815 from IKEA's coffers into his own account was sentenced today to a year in a halfway house, and ordered to pay back the money from future earnings. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12053/1211836-28.stm?cmpid=latest.xml The Mall at Robinson is planning a house-cleaning now that the shopping center is 10 years old with some features to be updated and numerous stores to be renovated. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:39:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12053/1211830-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml Drivers 65 and older account for 8 percent of all miles driven but 17 percent of traffic fatalities came in crashes where at least one driver was 65 or older. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:19:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12053/1211829-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml Devonte Snowden was shot around 1 a.m. inside the vehicle that was stopped in the 7200 block of Somerset Street. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:09:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12053/1211828-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml While temperatures remain above freezing for most of the area, a few locations, especially valleys in the region, have seen below-freezing conditions. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:38:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12053/1211827-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml Solicitor Bonnie Brimmeier and Manager Wayne Jones said it was being offered as an early retirement incentive. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:09:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12053/1211826-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml Mayor Kenneth LaSota told borough council last night that the final design for the Route 50 streetscape project has been completed. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:03:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211786-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml Pittsburgh police are asking residents to help them find a missing 13-year-old girl with "mental health issues." Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:13:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211751-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml An 85-year-old woman died when one car cut in front of another in a Fayette County intersection tonight. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:56:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211656-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml Police have charged a Highland Park man with a number of crimes after police said he fled a traffic stop today and then nearly struck a pair of officers who fired their guns in fear for their safety. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:18:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211709-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml Goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury made 27 saves to tie a franchise record with his 22nd career shutout and the Penguins played a solid game in a 2-0 win over the New York Rangers, who lead the Eastern Conference, tonight at Consol Energy Center. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:35:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211708-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml When the Connecticut women's basketball team gets together with Pitt in recent years the final score has generally been the same - a lot of points for the Huskies to not so many for Pitt. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:26:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211692-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml The WPIAL Board of Control met Tuesday to discuss possible action on the allegations of racial slurs from Brentwood students and players during a Feb. 3 game between Monessen and Brentwood. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:28:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211691-100-0.stm?cmpid=latest.xml Pitt football coach Paul Chryst met with the media Tuesday to discuss a variety of topics ranging from coaching changes and recruiting to how he has settled into his first head coaching job. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:25:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211677-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml The McKeesport woman whose infant son died after being bitten by her husky last week now faces summary offenses for violating dog laws, police said today. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:05:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211676-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml Peters Township and its school district have settled a federal suit by a resident and former basketball coach who claimed her civil rights were violated when she was barred from her daughter???s basketball practices and games. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:33:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211672-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml HARRISBURG -- Testimony resumed today in the trial of former Democratic state Rep. Mike Veon, who is facing a second round of public corruption charges in Dauphin County court. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:50:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211666-114.stm?cmpid=latest.xml Geneva College today sued federal agencies and officials, saying provisions in the new healthcare law violate the constitutional rights of the Christian institution by requiring its insurer to pay for morning-after and week-after anti-pregnancy medications. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:14:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211668-176.stm?cmpid=latest.xml Two attorneys including one from McCandless and 25 people with treatable medical conditions including several from Southwestern Pennsylvania sued the Food and Drug Administration in federal court today, accusing it of failing to address drug shortages. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:55:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211670-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml An Upper St. Clair man was found guilty of all counts this afternoon for a crash on the Parkway West two years ago that killed three people. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:26:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211669-54.stm?cmpid=latest.xml The owner of a McKees Rocks animal control company charged with billing the state about $37,000 for euthanizing dogs that did not exist waived his preliminary hearing today and will head to trial. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:07:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211667-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml Police took a man suspected of robbing a Blawnox bank into custody this afternoon, a county dispatch supervisor said. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:21:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211661-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml Highmark Inc. officials have rebuffed inquiries by UPMC about signing a one-year contract to cover patients who seek care at UPMC East when the hospital opens in July. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:37:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211654-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml The Penguins have recalled goaltender Brad Thiessen from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:23:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211658-66.stm?cmpid=latest.xml If there was any doubt that the Steelers intended Willie Colon to rejoin them as their starting right tackle, the Steelers made their intentions clear today when they restructured his contract. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211657-53.stm?cmpid=latest.xml An Allegheny County Common Pleas judge this morning postponed the release of a city police officer from jail pending the results of an evaluation by the jail's behavioral clinic. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:49:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211648-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml Madonna's World Tour 2012 has expanded to include a Nov. 6 date at the Consol Energy Center. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:54:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211653-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml Generic drug maker Mylan Inc. this morning reported fourth-quarter net income rose to $129.5 million, or 30 cents per share, up from $2.6 million, or 1 cent, in the year-earlier period. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:17:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211652-28.stm?cmpid=latest.xml Wabtec today reported fourth-quarter profit of $72.5 million, or $0.96 per share, compared to $51.3 million or $0.64 per share for the fourth quarter of 2010. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:58:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211651-28.stm?cmpid=latest.xml Aquion Energy Inc., a Pittsburgh company that started out based on research at Carnegie Mellon University, plans to build a facility to manufacture sodium ion batteries and energy storage systems in Westmoreland County. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:53:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211650-54.stm?cmpid=latest.xml A Lawrence County Jail inmate who sued after a corrections officer videotaped him and posted the clip on YouTube saw his case dismissed this morning when a judge found that he had no privacy rights. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:29:00 -0500