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.
2013-04-18 23:40:27
Nate Harper's attorneys, Robert Del Greco and Robert Leight, asked for and received an extension to file pretrial motions until June 6.
2013-04-18 05:31:47
Matt Drozd, Tom Baker -- GOP candidates vying for Allegheny County Council seat -- have much in common.
2013-04-18 04:59:32
Two women with political experience are vying for the seat vacated by Vince Gastgeb on a platform of families and jobs.
2013-04-18 00:02:11
A former housing authority employee is involved in a firm that got the agency's demolition work.
2013-04-17 13:08:43
Pittsburgh Councilman Corey O'Connor's legislation would abolish a $10,000 imprest fund linked to Mayor Luke Ravenstahl's city credit card.
2013-04-16 11:15:49
Pittsburgh City Councilman Ricky Burgess has sponsored legislation to install cameras in some of the city's most violent neighborhoods.
2013-04-16 00:12:21
In Council District 6, two old foes face off with former mayoral candidate Franco "Dok" Harris.
2013-04-15 14:56:51
His name has been removed from the Republican and Democratic ballots for the position, according to the Allegheny County Elections Division.
2013-04-15 13:19:54
The Pittsburgh mayoral candidates' campaigns shot statements at each other that focused more on politics than their arguments' substance.
2013-04-15 09:22:50
U.S. District Judge Nora Barry Fischer set April 25 as the date to hear the plea of the owners of Blush for a preliminary injunction.
2013-04-14 00:23:15
Wheatley is the most prominent black candidate to run for mayor in a quarter-century, while also seeking to position himself as more.
2013-04-13 00:19:55
Current foes Bill Peduto and Jack Wagner have had at least one thing in common: Both were critics of the Ravenstahl administration.
2013-04-12 00:13:20
Both Pittsburgh mayoral candidates are seeking the Democratic nomination in the May 21 primary.
2013-04-11 04:21:42
The primary for Westmoreland County row offices is mostly quiet, but two Republicans are vying to become the keeper of county civil records.
2013-04-11 04:08:20
Bill McCabe, Meagan Bilik DeFazio and Harry F. Smail Jr. are running to fill the Court of Common Pleas seat vacated by Judge John Driscoll.
2013-04-10 11:57:34
"We're still looking at all our options," attorney Cory Ricci said. "He does intend to take responsibility."
2013-04-10 00:15:06
Lauding the councilman's ideas and commitment, the Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers endorsed Bill Peduto Tuesday for mayor.
2013-04-09 14:59:29
Pittsburgh City Councilman Bill Peduto "comes with concrete ideas," union president Nina Esposito-Visgitis said.
2013-04-09 11:41:11
Corey O'Connor said the imprest fund allows Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and his staff to skirt travel policies used by the other city departments.
2013-04-07 00:04:54
Candidates traded thoughts on issues including city-county consolidation, neighborhood development and employment opportunities.
2013-04-07 00:02:53
A.J. Richardson said he'd be a mayor who would be out on the streets: "The first thing I get when I'm sworn in is a good pair of sneakers."
2013-04-05 00:06:37
Darlene Harris joined the leaders of five building trades unions in endorsing former state Auditor General Jack Wagner for mayor.
2013-04-04 16:49:15
Black leaders in Pittsburgh say they will ask mayoral candidates for their plans for minority issues and voters will choose one to support.
2013-04-04 14:01:09
Darlene Harris, Pittsburgh City Council president who dropped her own bid for mayor, endorsed former state Auditor General Jack Wagner.
2013-04-04 10:20:03
Pittsburgh police said they found him this morning in the West End slumped over the steering wheel of a minivan and smelling of alcohol.
2013-04-04 05:31:07
Incumbent Bob Macey and local politician Arlene Jabbour square off for the Democratic nomination for a county council seat.
2013-04-04 00:23:18
The three bills address policies and finance within the Pittsburgh police bureau.
2013-04-03 23:31:02
Patrick Dowd joins council members Natalia Rudiak and Bruce Kraus in supporting East End Democrat Bill Peduto.
2013-04-03 23:27:56
A hearing over Bill Peduto's request that Jack Wagner be barred from using $300,000 collected for earlier campaigns prompted the ruling.
2013-04-03 21:56:27
With few policy differences emerging yet among the three candidates, each is jockeying for position as lead reformer.
2013-04-03 00:10:17
The fund used to pay mayor's office expenses, primarily for travel, is outdated and should be nixed, Michael Lamb said.
2013-04-02 00:08:24
Vague rules mean Mayor Luke Ravenstahl's traveling costs tap city and campaign funds.
2013-04-02 00:06:00
Council will challenge rules barring brokers or real estate agents from taking pay for representing property owners at assessment hearings.
2013-04-01 16:45:05
Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey announced that he supports gay marriage after being swamped with letters from couples seeking his support.
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