This is a data file meant to be read by an RSS reader. See http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/rss/index.html for more information. Local Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, news from WTAE television and ThePittsburghChannel.com. News http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/index.html?rss=pit&psp=news en-us Copyright 2008, Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc Local Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, news from WTAE television and ThePittsburghChannel.com. ThePittsburghChannel.com 60 http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/money/17328606/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news Comcast will set an official limit on the amount that Internet subscribers can download and upload each month. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:42:04 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17327435/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/0815/17196450.jpg Mayor Luke Ravenstahl left the Democratic National Convention and returned to Pittsburgh for meetings about Pat Ford's controversial resignation from the URA -- and the accusations included in his resignation letter. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:55:27 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/education/17327679/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news Prosecutors in Pittsburgh asked a judge to jail a Carnegie Mellon University professor who was charged with drunken driving three times in eight days, because they are afraid he might harm himself or someone else. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:06:22 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/health/17328464/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news A Cranberry Township woman has sued a Butler County town that refused to allow her to open a pole-dancing studio on the grounds it was a sexually oriented business. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:15:29 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17327962/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:13:10 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17321213/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/0828/17324325.jpg Pittsburgh police round up nine people -- including a suspected high-level drug dealer on a federal warrant -- during a rap concert at a Strip District nightclub. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:42:58 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/automotive/17326454/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/0519/16332021.jpg A conservative think tank in Harrisburg rolled out a publicity campaign Thursday attacking the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission for a culture of "power, patronage and politics." Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:22:24 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/education/17327803/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news Nervousness, anxiousness and excitement -- that's how some former students at Pittsburgh's Schenley High School described their emotions on the first day of class in a new building Thursday. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:23:49 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17326300/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news A man will spend 15 to 30 years in prison for killing his girlfriend during a fight over drugs and money, then leaving her body in a Dumpster in Charleroi, Washington County. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:03:46 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17324680/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/0828/17328201.jpg The Rochester council president, a former borough manager and two others have been charged with stealing money and equipment from the borough in Beaver County. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:56:27 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/automotive/17324750/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/0103/14969826.jpg After six long years, drivers on Route 22 are finally catching a break because a construction project to widen the road in Murrysville is finished. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:31:19 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17321412/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news Bankruptcies in Pennsylvania shot up more than 10 percent over the past year, as a vicious mix of stagnant hiring, mounting credit card debt and rising mortgage payments spurred financial struggles. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:41:14 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/money/17324072/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/0828/17324600.jpg Big changes are happening near Monroeville Mall. Plans are in place to convert the Pittsburgh ExpoMart on Mall Boulevard into office space. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:55:22 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17319786/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/0828/17324298.jpg A North Side couple caring for three children are facing child endangerment charges after deplorable conditions were found in their home, Pittsburgh police said. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:48:11 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17319803/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news Police close Westinghouse Road in North Versailles after a water main breaks. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:04:16 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17321450/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news A western Pennsylvania school district and the state police have settled a federal lawsuit with a former student who was wrongly accused of phoning in a bomb threat to the school. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:46:26 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17319527/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news A gunman who broke into a home and shot the homeowner remains at large, police said. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:49:16 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/money/17319398/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2002/0409/1389202.jpg More than 40,000 signatures on a petition against the Allegheny County drink tax are illegal, according to the county's solicitor. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:23:59 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17317570/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:34:15 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17309351/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/0827/17317092.jpg State police said an Ambridge man hit a pregnant woman on a motorcycle on Interstate 79 while shooting his rifle at a sports club in the Coraopolis area. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:43:07 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17315995/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news A car crash in New Castle killed a woman Wednesday afternoon. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:34:01 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17315281/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news Dozens of dogs removed in a recent raid at a Parkersburg kennel have been moved out of state for evaluation and possible adoption. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:32:30 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/education/17314397/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:07:42 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/money/17313957/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/0828/17328200.jpg A new Tanger Outlet Center will open this weekend in South Strabane, Washington County. Billboards are up and retailers are working on their stores. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:40:21 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17311999/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/0827/17312385.jpg A pair of suspected serial robbers is slipping into homes and taking credit cards and other property while the people inside are sleeping, Pittsburgh police say. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:57:46 EDT