This is a data file meant to be read by an RSS reader. See http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/rss/index.html for more information. Local Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, news from WTAE television and ThePittsburghChannel.com. News http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/index.html?rss=pit&psp=news en-us Copyright 2008, Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc Local Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, news from WTAE television and ThePittsburghChannel.com. ThePittsburghChannel.com 60 http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17240830/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news A Westmoreland County man has been sentenced to 13 months in federal prison for a smash-and-grab gun heist as a sporting goods store in January. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:55:19 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17240663/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news A Westmoreland County man has been convicted of throwing a 2-pound concrete garden gnome at his 16-year-old stepdaughter during a drunken rage. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:18:04 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17240538/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center wants to build 25 new cancer centers in Europe and the Middle East in the next decade. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:00:46 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/sports/17234157/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/0820/17240933.jpg As John Challis' condition worsened, the Beaver County teen continued spreading a positive message. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:04:57 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17238881/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/0820/17238811.jpg A plane crashes in Penn Township at the Boquet Airport Tuesday evening. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:52:36 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17236185/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news Utility companies say Pennsylvania's power supply is stretched too thin, and brownouts and blackouts are a real possibility within the next few years if hundreds of new lines are not built. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:59:56 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17235842/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/0820/17238854.jpg A minivan carrying athletes from Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio, crashed into the woods off Route 22-30 in Washington County, Pa., killing one person and sending six to hospitals. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:06:00 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/family/16689053/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/0819/17236540.jpg The Bob O'Connor Cookie Cruise makes a comeback on Pittsburgh's three rivers. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:41:52 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17235914/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/0819/17235936.jpg Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:57:52 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/education/17233415/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/0211/15271105.jpg PHEAA has spent too much of its money on its internal operations -- including perks for board members and employees -- and not enough on financial aid for Pennsylvania college students, according to a state audit. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:05:10 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/money/17233052/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2007/1116/14620246.jpg A survey finds most people did not spend any money in department stores during downtown Pittsburgh's Light Up Night, which kicks off the city's holiday shopping season. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:48:18 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17204362/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/0729/17030119.jpg A lack of cash left the casino construction site idle on Pittsburgh's North Shore, but the $780 million project is back in motion. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:00:54 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17232825/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/0819/17233054.jpg An 85-year-old great-grandmother in Fayette County busts a burglar at her home by pulling a gun, then forcing him to call 911 while she keeps him in her sights. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:06:18 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17227246/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/0819/17235004.jpg Two people were treated for bullet wounds after they were shot while driving on the Parkway East (Interstate 376) in downtown Pittsburgh. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:00:21 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17230158/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news Emergency officials report a worker was hurt when a crane's counterweight fell on him at a stone supply business in North Union Township. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:22:54 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17229830/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news Sony says consumer demand for its flat-screen LCD televisions is driving up its demand for employees at the company's television manufacturing plant in southwestern Pennsylvania. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:42:39 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/politics/17229770/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/0819/17235922.jpg The 91-year-old former mayor of Pittsburgh who was slated to be the oldest delegate at the Democratic National Convention will not be attending. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:22:23 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17229492/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/0819/17229680.jpg Paramedics rushed one woman to the hospital after a car crashed into a building early Tuesday morning. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:27:10 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17227549/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news A 59-year-old motorcyclist was killed following a crash in Cecil Township, Washington County, on Monday night. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:44:21 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17227093/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2001/0503/753072.jpg A Manchester woman says she was surprised to find a bullet hole in her backyard fence right where her children play. Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:08:36 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/education/17224704/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news Presidents of some Pittsburgh-area universities are among 100 college leaders around the U.S. who want to lower the drinking age from 21 to 18. They say current laws actually encourage dangerous binge drinking on campus. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:15:25 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/money/17225512/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/0818/17225714.jpg Dominion Peoples said customers can expect to see their natural gas bills increase as early as this month. Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:41:18 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/money/17224537/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news The sour economy is trickling down to pets in Westmoreland County, where the local humane society got a litter of 10 puppies Monday from people who said they couldn't afford to take care of the animals. Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:37:25 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17192674/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/0813/17184546.jpg The fallout continues to reverberate on Grant Street after a Pittsburgh City Council meeting that included two walkouts and a call for President Doug Shields to step down. Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:44:34 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17222893/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2007/0117/10774931.jpg A man from the city's Lawrenceville section told Pittsburgh police he was wounded during a home invasion when somebody followed him into his house and shot him early Monday. Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:01:09 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17218604/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/0807/17124588.jpg Preliminary findings by a private doctor show 17 bruises and abrasions on the body of Andre Thomas, a Monroeville man who died after he was Tasered by Swissvale police. Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:41:55 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/education/17222588/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/0812/17172854.jpg The dean of Carnegie Mellon University's public policy school in Pittsburgh resigns after the school questions a master's degree awarded to a student. Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:24:49 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17219510/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/0818/17218947.jpg A man jumped into the Ohio River near Neville Island while allegedly trying to evade police but changed his mind after about 15 minutes in the water. Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:23:07 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/sports/17234157/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/0728/17018733.jpg John Challis, the Beaver County teen who used sports as a way to spread inspirational messages in his final months with cancer, died at home Tuesday at age 18. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:19:32 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/entertainment/17240427/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/0820/17238865.jpg Dave Matthews Band saxophone player LeRoi Moore has died of injuries suffered in an all-terrain-vehicle accident, a publicist for the band says. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:32:44 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/video/17232389/index.html?rss=pit&psp=news true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/0819/17232360.jpg Aug. 19, 2008: What's hot in Pittsburgh? Watch our daily videoblog with Ashley DiParlo and Becky Emmers. 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