2013-05-25 00:13:25
Bill Peduto, the Democratic nominee for mayor, hopes the Ravenstahl administration will work with him in his transition into the office.
2013-05-23 12:47:00
Members of the The Corporate Equity & Inclusion Roundtable, the companies worked with others, community groups and Rich Fitzgerald.
2013-05-23 11:51:58
The switch preserves her ability to challenge Bill Peduto and Josh Wander in the election for Mayor Luke Ravenstahl's successor.
2013-05-23 05:21:44
Cecil District Judge Valarie Costanzo and assistant district attorney Mike Lucas secure nominations from both parties for empty judge seats.
2013-05-23 05:01:39
Voters selected a Meagan Bilik DeFazio as the Republican and Democratic nominee for Common Pleas judge in the primary.
2013-05-23 01:28:31
The unofficial results of Tuesday's primary election balloting in Allegheny County and the City of Pittsburgh.
2013-05-23 00:25:48
Unofficial results from Tuesday's primary balloting across Washington County.
2013-05-23 00:25:08
Unofficial results from Tuesday's primary balloting across Beaver County.
2013-05-23 00:23:50
Police say J. Jason Elash drove through a wooden fence and into a building in a January 2012 car crash.
2013-05-23 00:12:05
A trio of new air quality laws will tighten restrictions on printing plants, industrial solvents and wood-burning boilers.
2013-05-23 00:05:24
The unofficial results of Tuesday's primary election balloting in Westmoreland County.
2013-05-23 00:04:22
There is still a chance that an independent candidate could emerge and secure enough signatures to add their name to the general election.
2013-05-23 00:03:42
City Councilman Bill Peduto said his approach to the office will differ from Mayor Luke Ravenstahl in nearly every area of governance.
2013-05-23 00:01:42
Jack Wagner is undecided on whether to make another run, but says he plans to stay involved with Pittsburgh and the region.
2013-05-23 00:01:05
The unofficial results of Tuesday's primary election vote across the county:
2013-05-22 23:58:14
Here are the unofficial results from Tuesday's primary vote in Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Washington and Westmoreland counties.
2013-05-22 16:49:13
Councilman Bill Peduto said he plans to conduct national searches for department heads, including for the bureau of police.
2013-05-22 01:06:50
A Democratic incumbent won his party's nomination for Allegheny County Council, while Republican voters chose new faces in other races.
2013-05-22 01:04:59
Bill Ward, a Corbett appointee, leads the Republican field, and deputy DA Mark Tranquilli heads the Democratic ticket.
2013-05-22 01:02:40
The three former Pittsburgh city schools teachers captured both the Democratic and Republican nominations.
2013-05-22 00:55:35
On Pittsburgh City Council, three incumbents hold onto their positions while a newcomer fills a seat vacated by Councilman Bill Peduto.
2013-05-22 00:51:52
City councilman Bill Peduto defeated Jack Wagner in the mayoral primary to become the odds-on favorite to succeed rival Luke Ravenstahl.
2013-05-22 00:40:28
Bill Peduto received a raucous ovation from a crowd of hundreds at Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers headquarters on the South Side.
2013-05-22 00:39:23
Voters selected candidates for two judge seats in Washington County and one seat in Westmoreland County in Tuesday's primary.
2013-05-22 00:38:04
Scott Russell, Tara Fisher and incumbent Ralph Pagone win spots on both tickets.
2013-05-22 00:29:32
Summerset at Frick Park is seeking a TIF to divert $24 million in property taxes from the neighborhood to improve infrastructure.
2013-05-21 22:52:30
Bill Peduto is on the threshold of capturing the office he's sought in three campaigns.
2013-05-21 07:46:05
Today is primary election day in Pennsylvania. Across the state, voters will be choosing nominees for mayor, judge and school board.
2013-05-21 00:45:52
Other than first-time voters, those voting today in Pittsburgh's mayoral primary will be asked, but will not be required, to show ID.
2013-05-21 00:15:51
Primary Day is finally here, and our interactive map of Pittsburgh has the latest on who leads the race for mayor in each ward.
2013-05-20 00:10:57
Two-thirds of the county's charitable nonprofits have responded to the county's query, but many want more time.
2013-05-19 00:27:00
Paul McKrell, a member of Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl's inner circle, is interviewing for a job in Ireland.
2013-05-19 00:11:55
With primary day fast approaching, the candidates for mayor are hitting the ground running, hoping to secure much-sought-after votes.
2013-05-19 00:02:23
The Pittsburgh mayoral race attracted a shifting cast of characters, including longtime politicians and a political neophyte.
2013-05-17 11:36:17
Pittsburgh Public Safety Director Michael Huss told the FOP president the office will move from the police bureau's North Side headquarters.
2013-05-17 00:03:22
With less than a week to go before the primary, the two leading candidates for mayor step up the charges against each other.
2013-05-16 00:15:49
Officials defended a process that led to an award of a $1.55 million park improvement to a contractor with ties to Mayor Luke Ravenstahl.
2013-05-15 00:12:21
Jack Wagner joined his chief opponent, city Councilman Bill Peduto in heading into the home stretch of the mayor's race on a positive note.
2013-05-15 00:03:33
Here are the 13 candidates for Allegheny County Common Pleas Court and their county bar association ratings.
2013-05-14 23:16:37
Charles Porter Jr. was responding to a story the P-G reported Friday about work done by Allstate Development on the mayor's Fineview home.
2013-05-14 11:02:56
A Pittsburgh city councilman proposed a tax relief program for homeowners bitten by assessment jumps.
2013-05-14 00:06:10
Two of the candidates for mayor clashed over the use of $18 million in tax increment financing to help support the Three PNC Plaza project.
2013-05-13 12:47:18
Councilman Bill Peduto is in front of Jack Wagner, 39-32 percent, in the Democratic primary race, an independent poll shows.
2013-05-13 11:34:53
Thirteen candidates are running for four judgeships on Allegheny County Common Pleas Court.
2013-05-13 00:03:38
Three Mt. Lebanon men are battling for the 42nd House District seat in a special election held during the primary.
2013-05-13 00:03:23
John W. Smith Sr., the municipality's longtime mayor, worked tirelessly to make Mount Oliver the center of the universe.
2013-05-12 00:12:39
The main candidates for the top job are focused on getting their core voters to the polls, while racing to multiple events across the city.
2013-05-12 00:02:14
The Democratic mayoral primary is shaping up to be a battle based more on candidates' personalities than ideologies.
2013-05-11 00:05:33
Mayor Ravenstahl's political action committee was one of the lead contributors to mayoral candidate Jake Wheatley of the Hill District.
2013-05-09 08:31:44
Sgt. Matthew Gauntner and Sgt. Dominick Sciulli as well as the Mayor Ravenstahl's personal secretary testified before the grand jury.
2013-05-09 00:13:44
Here is the list of candidates to be nominated in the May 21 primary election for Allegheny County municipalities and school districts:
2013-05-09 00:05:26
Here is the list of candidates to be nominated in the May 21 primary election for Allegheny County municipalities and school districts:
2013-05-09 00:04:46
Here is the list of candidates to be nominated in the May 21 primary election for Allegheny County municipalities and school districts:
2013-05-09 00:04:05
Here is the list of candidates to be nominated in the May 21 primary election for Allegheny County municipalities and school districts:
2013-05-08 14:21:55
Women's groups consider it a landmark move for Pittsburgh to adopt a policy on how police officers respond to domestic violence calls.
2013-05-08 00:12:21
The agency spends half its annual budget on salaries and bonuses, the councilman said.
2013-05-08 00:11:21
The candidates for Pittsburgh mayor were paragons of decorum, finding words of praise for one another and even for Mayor Luke Ravenstahl.
2013-05-08 00:05:25
A Catholic convert who cared for the poor through a career in Allegheny County government has died.
2013-05-07 23:46:12
Former state Supreme Court justice Joan Orie Melvin was sentenced to house arrest and probation after her conviction for public corruption.
2013-05-07 23:41:30
Officials say some of the documents concern Pittsburgh parking variances and were turned over to prosecutors.
2013-05-07 17:50:29
Councilman Matt Drozd, R-Ross, said he will call on his fellow council members to consider building a new tourist promotion agency.
2013-05-07 16:37:01
Lt. Rodney Steele was one of two cops to initially investigate missing signs supporting Steel Valley school board candidate Coyleen Steele.
2013-05-07 11:39:09
A family spokesman says former Pittsburgh Mayor Sophie Masloff, 95, hasn't been feeling well and has been admitted to UPMC Shadyside.
2013-05-07 00:07:49
Pittsburgh City Councilman Bill Peduto asserts that opponent Jack Wagner has been a polarized figure as council president in the 1990s.
2013-05-07 00:05:02
The county signed a $4.9 million sales agreement last week for the Allegheny County Health Department building in Oakland.
2013-05-06 16:22:36
The city calls UPMC the top beneficiary of taxpayers and seeks a suit's return to state court.
2013-05-06 00:09:40
Constables get paid to sit around all day on Election Day, a county council member says.
2013-05-06 00:08:47
Three newcomers seek the city school board seat in District 9.
2013-05-05 00:08:08
Bill Peduto has been the foil to Mayor Luke Ravenstahl's administration, working to defeat policy proposals and criticizing missteps.
2013-05-05 00:05:40
Three candidates clashed over a controversial TV ad and other issues during a forum Saturday.
2013-05-03 00:10:39
The cast of characters in the Pittsburgh mayor's race has changed, but the march of debates has gone on.
2013-05-03 00:10:36
Bill Peduto's labor supporters strike back at Luke Ravenstahl attack ad, but bring focus to a vote by the councilman.
2013-05-02 05:09:42
The Westmoreland Chamber of Commerce and the Westmoreland Bar Association will sponsor a public forum Wednesday with the candidates.
2013-05-02 00:20:42
Responding to Luke Ravenstahl's attack ads on Bill Peduto, Mr. Wagner says the men "need to grow up."
2013-05-01 14:59:12
Calling "childish" the back-and-forth arguments between Bill Peduto and Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, Jack Wagner said he was a alternative.
2013-05-01 14:37:24
A proposal to eliminate zero tolerance for domestic violence in the city code led to a heated discussion at Pittsburgh City Council.
2013-05-01 14:04:54
Councilman R. Daniel Lavelle said some operators charge customers for valet parking and put cars illegally in to on-street parking nearby.
2013-05-01 09:11:42
Pittsburgh's outgoing mayor is listed as chairman of the Committee for a Better Pittsburgh in documents KDKA-TV filed with the FCC.
2013-05-01 00:01:35
The Whitaker mayor is found guilty on the charge but claims the citation stemmed from borough politics.
2013-04-30 00:00:56
City Councilman Bill Peduto and former Auditor General Jack Wagner are in a dead heat as negative ads proliferate.
2013-04-28 00:15:28
Jack Wagner, 65, a stoic former Marine and a politician since the early 1980s, is making his life experience central to his campaign.
2013-04-26 06:35:50
The Quinnipiac University Poll says by 94-5 percent that the marathon should be run and by 89-5 percent that the event will be safe.
2013-04-26 00:04:23
Bill Peduto showcases support, hoping to counter Jack Wagner's momentum.
2013-04-25 05:33:03
The lawyers will vie for two open judicial seats on Washington County Common Pleas Court.
2013-04-25 05:31:07
A look at the eight candidates:
2013-04-25 05:24:46
There is stiff competition this year in the race with seven candidates vying for four available seats on the nine-member board.
2013-04-25 04:45:41
They may not have spent much time in the big chair yet, but don't call the two Republican candidates political newcomers.
2013-04-25 00:21:23
Three of the Democratic hopefuls were united in support for significant alterations to a multibillion-dollar Alcosan proposal.
2013-04-25 00:17:38
The death of Judge Gary L. Lancaster, 63, is being treated as natural, according to the Allegheny County medical examiner's office.
2013-04-25 00:08:57
An ad from the Peduto camp criticizes another Pittsburgh mayoral hopeful, Jack Wagner.
2013-04-22 13:32:17
After meeting with Allegheny County DA Stephen A. Zappala Jr.'s office, Pittsburgh public safety director Michael Huss changed his mind.
2013-04-22 00:12:43
Two parents seek District 5 seat on Pittsburgh school board.
2013-04-22 00:05:53
A mobile "talk show" is collecting 270 videos and surveys from 90 neighborhoods for the city's first master plan.
2013-04-22 00:05:16
Repairs to the roof cornices of Downtown landmark are taking longer than anyone expected, officials say.
2013-04-21 00:11:57
The Pittsburgh Black Political Convention's straw poll of African-American voters gives nod to Jake Wheatley, with Peduto in second place.
2013-04-20 00:19:29
The mayor has said little in response to questions from the media: 285 words to be precise, all in emailed statements from his spokeswoman.
2013-04-20 00:15:26
The health care giant argued in a federal court filing that the mayor and the city violated its civil rights.
2013-04-20 00:03:07
Pittsburgh mayoral candidates courted African-American support Friday night.
2013-04-19 12:45:40
UPMC said Mayor Luke Ravenstahl's challenge to the regional healthcare giant's nonprofit status were part of a smear campaign.
2013-04-18 23:45:06
Leading candidates for Pittsburgh mayor Jack Wagner and Bill Peduto spoke on education for the first time during the campaign.
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