Headlines for 5/8/2008
 

Local News

CCAC board approves 2008-09 budget
Gene Kelly Award nominations announced
Middle school principal charged with lewdness
3rd Circuit Court stays Wecht retrial
CCAC board approves 2008-09 budget
Penalty phase for man guilty in girl's rape, murder continues
Inbound lane of Boulevard of the Allies to close for weekend
LaRoche's RBI single caps Pirates' 5-4 victory
Clinton says she'll be 'a president who never gives up'
Shaler Area board OKs teacher pact
District will offer all-day kindergarten, shift students
American Eagle Outfitters' sales up 2 percent in April
Despite $89M savings account, city has cloudy future, Lamb says
Flyers' Timonen likely out of East finals
Bank of New York Mellon slammed for stopping Armstrong expansion
Koppers Holdings' first-quarter sales up 13 percent
Proposed budget includes tax hike in North Hills
South Fayette school board studies options to end elementary crowding
Route 28 blasts in Harmar resume Saturday morning
Brentwood man sentenced for impersonating federal prosecutor
Public hearing set on Penn Hills School District's future
No tax increase in Penn-Trafford
Saint Vincent College gets $7 million grant
Special Port Authority bus set for Wings Over Pittsburgh
Parkway East traffic reduced to one lane tonight, this weekend
Pirates acquire Michaels, demote Morgan
GNC posts $13.3 million profit in first quarter
FedEx sued by group of shareholders
8 miles of Turnpike to close early Saturday morning
Superior Well Services' earnings fall
Teachers say confidence in district lacking
Bethel Park zoning board denies variance needed to build high school
Atlas America has record first-quarter earnings
Patriots' videotapes include Steelers in 2002 AFC title game
Companies raided for selling products that mask drug use
Middle school principal charged with lewdness
Family challenges police account of killing
Orange barrels spreading to Parkway North
Coach's ethics error almost tags out New Castle High School
State House moves for bigger, better bingo booty
Teen held for trial in hammer attack case
LCB seeks advice on bringing better wine to Pa.
Companies raided for selling products that mask drug use
Amid soaring food prices, urban farms are sprouting across the city
Family challenges police account of killing
Orange barrels spreading to Parkway North
City slow to act on burned-out Polish Hill buildings
Teen held for trial in hammer attack case
Coke works upgrade permit made public
Autistic teen inspires undergrad to produce award-winning film
Memorial park in Rankin to honor toddler
Forever new: Fourth generation wears christening gown fashioned from ancestor's wedding dress
Yearbook to preserve student memories at Duquesne Elementary
Municipal workers save life of colleague
Action on smoking legislation put off again
Family challenges police account of killing
Tough call: deploying a K-9
City slow to act on burned-out Polish Hill buildings
City stepping up its street paving program this year
Amid soaring food prices, urban farms are sprouting across the city
City taxpayers to foot bill in billboard dispute
Homeless man convicted of killing benefactor
Coach's ethics error almost tags out New Castle High School
Orange barrels spreading to Parkway North
Youths learn to play at higher level in Richland
Zoning changes pave way for huge project in McCandless
Seneca Valley sixth-grader cleans up with science experiment
Third-graders put La Roche games to test
District will offer all-day kindergarten, shift students
Shaler Area board OKs teacher pact
Proposed budget includes tax hike in North Hills
Obituary North: Linda McMillin / Butler woman loved car races, horseback riding, owned three businesses
Letter to the editor/North: Decision on war memorial defended
North stage preview: Men wear a lot of women's clothing in Butler's 'Leading Ladies'
Crash kills Clarion County man
North Bulletin Board
Teen held for trial in hammer attack case
Coke works upgrade permit made public
Forever new: Fourth generation wears christening gown fashioned from ancestor's wedding dress
Mothers revere their lost child
'Flag Guy' walks to spark patriotism
Most leery of rebate but they'll spend it
A place for grief
South Fayette is seeking solution to crowding
Jury deliberating in Greene County rape, murder trial
Bethel Park residents seeing increased traffic near Baptist Road bridge replacement
Bethel Park zoning board denies variance needed to build high school
Program to focus on recognizing signs of drug abuse
Young mom is featured as soloist for concert
Libraries offering Wise Walk
Police chief named interim manager in Dormont
Route 19: Good old mom
Experiences as volunteer facilitates senior project
Route 51: Good old mom
Yearbook to preserve student memories at Duquesne Elementary
'Hats off' lunch to honor mothers, raise money for housing agency
Mon Valley: Good old mom
Development points to brighter future for town, McKeesport officials say
South News Briefs
60th anniversary: Little Lake company parties hearty to mark the years
Little Lake's 60th anniversary season schedule
Amy's Army marches on
Whitehall man guilty in mortgage fraud scheme
Man tied to gambling ring pleads guilty
South Bulletin Board
Autistic teen inspires undergrad to produce award-winning film
Memorial park in Rankin to honor toddler
Hempfield resident questions school expenses, band trips
Development points to brighter future for town, city officials say
Public hearing set on Penn Hills School District's future
Kennywood alumni get invitation
Excela Health buys Mercy hospital
A contest in nature's back yard
Plan for Walgreens, Starbucks revised
North Irwin council members want to determine town hall's owner
Parks, recreation director named in North Huntingdon
No tax increase in Penn-Trafford
Saint Vincent College gets $7 million grant
Letter to the editor/East: Unhappy with outcome in the 54th District race
East News Briefs
East stage preview: Theater Factory offering capitalizes on strong vocal talent
Regional forum sounds alarm on graduation competency tests
Auberle dedicates $2 million residence
Swissvale councilman quits, citing subsidized housing
Middle school principal charged with lewdness
Teachers say confidence in district lacking
Customer uses broom to foil knife-wielding robber
East Bulletin Board
Municipal workers save life of colleague
South Fayette school board studies options to end elementary crowding
Streetscape funding awaits Bush's signature
Taking it to the limit
Kennywood opens 110th season on a 'dark' note
Kennywood Park's alumni invited to return
Memories of White Swan Park
Wal-Mart traffic study ordered in Moon
Robinson parking tax hearing delayed
Groups to meet on Carlynton facility use
Plastic manufacturer closes Willow Avenue plant in Oakdale
West News Briefs
Letter to the editor/West: VFD Run/Walk raises $6,784
West Police Blotter
West Municipal News
West preview: Musical brings tunes of '60s to new fans
Father charged in scalding death of girl, 1
Ohio woman killed in Route 60 motorcycle crash
West School News
West Student News
West Bulletin Board
Jury deliberating in Greene County rape, murder trial
Hempfield resident questions school expenses, band trips
Excela Health buys Mercy hospital
A contest in nature's back yard
Plan for Walgreens, Starbucks revised
North Irwin council members want to determine town hall's owner
Parks, recreation director named in North Huntingdon
No tax increase in Penn-Trafford
Saint Vincent College gets $7 million grant
East News Briefs
East stage preview: Theater Factory offering capitalizes on strong vocal talent
Regional forum sounds alarm on graduation competency tests
Middle school principal charged with lewdness
East Bulletin Board
Random acts of kindness
Obituary: Scott Alan Fertig / Talented caricaturist known for practical jokes
Latest deaths
Obituary North: Linda McMillin / Butler woman loved car races, horseback riding, owned three businesses
Orange barrels spreading to Parkway North