http://www.post-gazette.com/ 2013-05-18T20:11:03-04:00 The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-east/authorities-suspect-injured-indiana-county-toddler-was-beaten-688143/ 2013-05-18T11:59:05-04:00 2013-05-18T11:58:00-04:00

Police say 20-month-old boy is in Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC with life-threatening injuries.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-east/motorists-detouring-around-squirrel-hill-tunnel-688138/ 2013-05-18T09:09:57-04:00 2013-05-18T09:09:00-04:00

The tunnel closed 11 p.m. Friday and is scheduled to re-open 6 a.m. Monday.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/news/us/monroeville-natives-death-raises-questions-687985/ 2013-05-17T00:12:24-04:00 2013-05-17T00:00:00-04:00

Monroeville native and Penn State graduate Roger Brumback and his wife, Mary, were found dead in their Omaha, Neb., home Tuesday.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-east/penn-hills-middle-school-principal-on-leave-after-wife-claims-abuse-687850/ 2013-05-16T19:07:00-04:00 2013-05-16T10:18:00-04:00

Davaun Barnett Sr., 41, is on leave from his job as principal of Linton Middle School. His wife filed for a protection from abuse order.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-east/xpogo-adds-bounce-to-braddocks-step-687875/ 2013-05-16T14:37:53-04:00 2013-05-16T14:35:00-04:00

Xpogo, a company that films extreme athletes performing stunts on pogo sticks, visited Braddock to shoot a short film and participate in Com

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-east/hannas-town-opens-season-687874/ 2013-05-16T14:37:39-04:00 Mary Thomas mthomas@post-gazette.com 2013-05-16T14:34:00-04:00

Historic Hanna's Town opens season with colonial era re-enactors

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-east/a-promise-to-keep-woodland-hills-students-on-track-687855/ 2013-05-16T10:58:37-04:00 2013-05-16T10:58:00-04:00

Alternative program gives students with disciplinary behaviors "a new way"

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-east/law-dispute-continues-in-monroeville-687854/ 2013-05-16T10:57:44-04:00 2013-05-16T10:57:00-04:00

Tuesday night's Monroeville council meeting started on a celebratory note with the swearing in of five new police officers before

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/region/outbound-squirrel-hill-tunnel-closed-this-weekend-687853/ 2013-05-16T10:55:51-04:00 2013-05-16T10:53:00-04:00

All eastbound traffic will be required to merge into a single lane and exit at Squirrel Hill-Homestead starting at 11 p.m. Friday.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-south/school-websites-the-latest-venue-for-advertisements-as-districts-seek-revenue-sources-687783/ 2013-05-16T00:13:54-04:00 2013-05-16T00:00:00-04:00

With funding tight, expenses increasing and limits set on taxes, officials are considering the ads as they look for new ways to raise money.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-east/suspect-in-armed-robbery-at-mckeesport-bank-remains-at-large-687724/ 2013-05-15T20:34:47-04:00 2013-05-15T19:41:00-04:00

The robbery took place around 1:59 p.m. at the Huntington National Bank at 1415 5th Ave.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-east/wilkinsburg-investigates-powder-found-in-elementary-desk-687694/ 2013-05-15T15:53:14-04:00 2013-05-15T14:48:00-04:00

A student found a powdery substance in an unused Turner Elementary School desk and Wilkinsburg police are investigating what it is.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-east/state-police-bust-pot-growing-operation-687683/ 2013-05-15T11:43:50-04:00 2013-05-15T11:39:00-04:00

Troopers said Mary Beeman, 23, and Johnathan Barr, 21, both of Somerset, planted 28 pot plants and cut down trees to provide sunlight.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-east/two-rescued-from-house-fire-in-penn-hills-687555/ 2013-05-14T07:57:08-04:00 2013-05-14T07:56:00-04:00

The people were rescued from the roof of the home on Orin Street.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-city/pittsburgh-police-offer-more-details-in-saturday-shooting-in-hill-district-687439/ 2013-05-13T23:38:28-04:00 2013-05-13T00:50:00-04:00

Dejour Gadsden, 17, of McKeesport, was killed in the shooting at the Bedford Dwellings. A woman was shot and wounded.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-east/chicken-pox-prom-ban-lifted-on-nine-norwin-students-687105/ 2013-05-10T23:41:35-04:00 2013-05-10T17:16:00-04:00

Norwin told nine students they couldn't attend prom unless they had proof of vaccination.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/westmoreland/motorcyclist-dies-in-crash-on-pennsylvania-turnpike-686946/ 2013-05-09T16:09:07-04:00 2013-05-09T07:11:00-04:00

Speed is believed to be a factor in an early morning motorcycle crash in Westmoreland County that killed a 24-year-old man.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-east/the-east-at-a-glance-686957/ 2013-05-09T11:06:26-04:00 2013-05-09T10:50:00-04:00

News briefs from the East suburban area:

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-south/sister-cities-towns-that-reach-across-oceans-to-form-special-bonds-and-foster-cultural-awareness-686805/ 2013-05-09T08:46:08-04:00 Karen Kane KKane@post-gazette.com 2013-05-09T00:00:00-04:00

Global connectedness is a concept whose ultimate impact is nurturing not only peace, but a solid business relationship.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-east/industry-played-big-part-in-jeannettes-heyday-686941/ 2013-05-09T05:43:56-04:00 2013-05-09T05:43:00-04:00

Incorporated as a borough on June 7, 1889, Jeannette earned the nickname as "the glass city" in recognition of its numerous glass plants.