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Wilmerding blaze keeps firefighters occupied
TribuneReview News
Feb 07Allegheny County Fire Marshal's office is investigating a fire in Wilmerding. Authorities said the three-story structure was a rental property with no utilities. A tenant recently was evicted and was in the process of removing items earlier that day, a... »
Plea deal reached in St. Vincent assault case
TribuneReview News
Feb 07A former St. Vincent College student from Allegheny County, who is accused of assaulting two campus police officers and possessing marijuana on campus in December, agreed to plead guilty to lesser charges on Monday under a tentative plea bargain, autho... »
Occupy Pittsburgh waiting for the end
Pittsburgh City Paper Site Feed
Feb 07An Allegheny County judged ruled today that the sheriff's department must remove all protesters, tents and other equipment from Occupy Pittsburgh's camp at BNY Mellon's downtown parklet. When that will happen, however, is still anyone's guess.… [ Read ... »
Pending federal standards would limit cross-state pollution
Valley News Dispatch
Feb 04The future air quality in Allegheny County may be determined by pending federal standards concerning air pollution that crosses state lines. However, the power industry, some local congressmen and even the state Department of Environmental Protection a... »
Allegheny County Ballfield Applications Are Now Available
North Hills Patch
Feb 01Applications for ballfield permits from organized baseball, soccer and softball leagues are being accepted now through Wednesday, Feb. 15 at Allegheny County Parks Department's regional parks. Applications must be filed in person by team representativ... »
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County Redevelopment Authority OKs $1M In Grants
Out And About In The 'Burgh
Jan 30Allegheny County MapAllegheny County's Redevelopment Authority has approved almost $1 million in grants to help cultural, educational and recreational institutions carry out major projects. Those monies will go to:- Improvements at the Jewish Communi... »
a thud-less Monday morning?
Null Space
Jan 30So roughly a quarter of Allegheny County had new assessment numbers that arrived in the mail Friday and Saturday. I am personally hoping that the lack of headlines and/or other rhetoric constitutes..... I dunno.... progress? Could it be?One big impo... »
Redistricting evermore
Null Space
Jan 29Yes, the big news is all about the confusion over what is happening with state level redistricting of late.. lest we forget for the political cartophiles out there the PG has an Next Page feature on some redistricting ideas.. I would have started putt... »
All in the family and not in a good way
That's Church
Jan 27I bet you saw that title and thought, “Oh! I bet this is a West Virginia post!” Ba-ba-BAH! Try the veal! But it’s not about West Virginia; it’s about nepotism in the local court system as revealed by Post-Gazette. Jobs are scarce. Good jobs are scarcer... »
Fairness 4 WTAE: Real Life & Virtual Rallies on Thursday
2 Political Junkies
Jan 25Perhaps you've heard -- there's something ugly going on at Pittsburgh's WTAE-TV. Way back in July of 2010 the on-air staff at WTAE voted to be represented by the AFTRA union. But all this time later, they are still without a contract. In the meantime, ... »