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Allegheny County executive candidates funding themselves

The remaining candidates for Allegheny County executive each list the same major donor for their primary campaigns: themselves.

Video feed of Poplawski shooting trial OK

Officials are taking the unusual step of broadcasting the trial of Pittsburgh cop-killing suspect Richard Poplawski on a closed-circuit video feed to an expected overflow crowd of spectators in the Allegheny County Courthouse.

World-renowned artist gives Smiley new look for local icon�s 25th

Eat'n Park has teamed up with world-renowned pop artist and Pittsburgh native Burton Morris to create a specially commissioned piece of artwork for the 25th anniversary of Smiley Cookie.

West Mifflin Area board retools budget to hold tax line

At a work session Thursday, board members reviewed their preliminary budget so that it now holds the line on taxes at 22.992 mills.

McKeesport community gets together for Good Neighbor Day

McKeesport area residents know how to come together as a community. Such an effort was never more evident than at Thursday's Good Neighbor Day.

Bids to be sought for waterline replacement

Springdale Township commissioners on Thursday night said the $92,000 federal Community Development Block Grant will help pay for the bulk of the new line along Isobel Street.

Catholic churches in Harmar, Blawnox merge

St. Edward, formed in 1938, and St. Francis of Assisi, formed in 1941, have merged to provide strength and efficiency for parishioners.

New insurers arrive in wake of anti-trust questioning

UPMC's new contracts with four national insurers follow antitrust questioning by federal and state investigators about competition among health insurers and providers in Western Pennsylvania, officials told the Tribune-Review.

Sides in G-20 dispute again told to talk

A federal judge issued an order on Thursday instructing Pittsburgh and representatives for 25 protesters arrested during the G-20 economic summit to try again to settle their dispute before the case goes to trial.

Masseur skips his preliminary hearing in Ross

A masseur at the Comfort Zone in Ross Park Mall was arrested on Thursday for failing to appear at a preliminary hearing charging him with indecent assault on one of his clients.