http://www.post-gazette.com/ Local and regional news as it develops during the day en-us Copyright 2012, post-gazette.com. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:09:55 -0500 15 http://www.post-gazette.com/includes/2007design/images/150x30pg_now_logo.gif http://www.post-gazette.com/ 144 39 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12041/1209354-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml A Johnstown man was in a Maryland jail Thursday on charges that he illegally gave his girlfriend a dose of methadone, causing her to die in an Indiana County hospital hours before she was set to be released, according to authorities. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:29:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12040/1209271-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml West Virginia and the Big East reached a settlement Thursday night, agreeing verbally to a deal that lets the Mountaineers leave the conference to join the Big 12 by July 1, multiple sources with knowledge of the situation told the Post-Gazette. Thu, 9 Feb 2012 22:56:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12040/1209236-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml A North Side man charged with sexually assaulting a teenager was in the Allegheny County Jail tonight after deputies spotted him in a Braddock home hours after he ditched his trial. Thu, 9 Feb 2012 21:40:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12040/1209234-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml Allegheny County sheriff's deputies arrested a Pittsburgh man wanted in connection with an Ohio shooting after they found him hiding under clothing in a Hill District home this morning. Thu, 9 Feb 2012 21:35:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12040/1209184-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml Todd Haley has been hired, met with his new colleagues on Mike Tomlin's coaching staff, with members of the front office and finally with the media at noon today. Another Steelers employee was looking forward this morning to his first meeting with the new offensive coordinator: Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. Thu, 9 Feb 2012 14:32:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12040/1209203-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml A Johnstown man was arrested in Maryland today after police said he accidentally gave his girlfriend a fatal dose of methadone while she was being treated in an Indiana County hospital this summer. Thu, 9 Feb 2012 17:42:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12040/1209202-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml Tax preparer Larry E. Snow pleaded guilty today to one count of a 40-count indictment that accused him of claiming fictitious deductions on his clients' returns. Thu, 9 Feb 2012 16:46:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12040/1209190-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml A central figure in a Mon Valley-focused cocaine ring was sentenced today to 21 years and 10 months in prison. Thu, 9 Feb 2012 16:25:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12040/1209181-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml Allegheny County homicide detectives are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in the woods behind a West Mifflin apartment building by officers who were searching for a missing man. Thu, 9 Feb 2012 14:16:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12040/1209185-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml West Penn Allegheny Health System lost $55.9 million in the first six months of its current fiscal year that ends June 30, including $34.1 million from September through December of 2011. Thu, 9 Feb 2012 15:11:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12040/1209183-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml A Bethel Park man pleaded guilty today to homicide by vehicle and involuntary manslaughter in the death of his ex-girlfriend's husband. Thu, 9 Feb 2012 14:28:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12040/1209182-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml Pittsburgh's pension fund ended the fourth quarter with a value of about $565.2 million, up about $16.6 million from the third quarter. Thu, 9 Feb 2012 14:17:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12040/1209178-100-0.stm?cmpid=latest.xml Todd Haley orchestrated one of the best and most dangerous passing games in the National Football League when he was the offensive coordinator with the Arizona Cardinals. Thu, 9 Feb 2012 13:33:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12040/1209180-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml The University of Pittsburgh announced today that a center within its Swanson School of Engineering is receiving a $22 million gift from the Richard King Mellon Foundation. Thu, 9 Feb 2012 14:11:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12040/1209177-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml Penguins coach Dan Bylsma said today that winger Tyler Kennedy has been diagnosed with a high ankle sprain that will keep him out of the lineup four to six weeks, although he added that the time frame will become clearer moving forward. Thu, 9 Feb 2012 13:23:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12040/1209129-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml A man was killed early today when his SUV crashed into a boom truck on the McKees Rocks Bridge, shutting it down for about three hours. Thu, 9 Feb 2012 08:28:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12040/1209176-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml HARRISBURG -- The state Department of Environmental Protection has issued a $565,000 fine to gas driller Chesapeake Appalachia over violations at three of the company's sites last year, including its Bradford County well blowout. Thu, 9 Feb 2012 13:12:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12040/1209175-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml A Butler County man being sought by police shot and killed himself in his car this morning after being cornered by troopers. Thu, 9 Feb 2012 12:02:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12040/1209174-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml A section of Castle Shannon Boulevard likely will remain closed until early afternoon after a garbage truck hit a utility pole. Thu, 9 Feb 2012 11:36:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12040/1209133-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml An off-duty state trooper based in the Pittsburgh barracks was arraigned this morning on a charge of homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence after state police said he crossed into oncoming traffic on an Erie County road Wednesday night, striking a car head-on and killing the driver. Thu, 9 Feb 2012 10:24:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12040/1209130-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml The Boston Bridge linking Versailles and Elizabeth Township will be reduced to alternating one-way traffic. Thu, 9 Feb 2012 08:35:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12040/1209126-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml Committee members Randy Lott and Robert Rinsma -- former school board members -- and parent Joe DeCrosta presented the findings Wednesday night for the board to consider as they begin to craft a budget for next year. Thu, 9 Feb 2012 06:15:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12040/1209125-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml The Pittsburgh chapter of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties is recognizing Findlay for the township's role in aiding commercial development in the Pittsburgh International Airport corridor and around the Findlay Connector interchange. Thu, 9 Feb 2012 06:08:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12040/1209124-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml Forty educators with 965 years combined experience signed up for the North Allegheny School District's early retirement incentive, board members were told Wednesday. Thu, 9 Feb 2012 06:03:00 -0500