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/17258350/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news When it comes to being eco-friendly, city leaders said that Pitssburgh is high on the list of green cities in America. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:05:25 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17258733/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news Two Pennsylvania judges have dealt a setback to efforts by power companies to build a major new Pennsylvania-Virginia power line, saying the line is unnecessary and that alternatives should have been considered. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:22:48 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/weather/17257754/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/0821/17258589.jpg Several communities across Westmoreland County are looking at a road-salt pinch for this winter. They usually buy together in bulk for a good price -- but not this year. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:24:04 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17218877/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news A woman completed her 325-mile swim of the Allegheny River Thursday at Point State Park in Pittsburgh, where the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers form the Ohio. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:02:02 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17256313/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/0821/17257858.jpg Visitation is under way at a Beaver funeral home for John Challis, the teenager who touched so many lives in the Pittsburgh area and beyond while battling cancer. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:58:19 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/automotive/17254224/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2007/0601/13429136.jpg Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:22:18 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17254192/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2004/0102/2737605.jpg Police from Dormont, Pittsburgh and Allegheny County are looking for a suspect in a shoe store robbery Thursday. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:20:09 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17258296/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news Another one of Pittsburgh's "Taking Care of Business Districts" sweeps was held Thursday, this time in the Sheraden neighborhood. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:58:27 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17252175/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/0821/17256810.jpg Allegheny County police detectives are investigating the shooting death of a man in Homestead. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:25:31 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17251902/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news Coraopolis-based Pittsburgh Terminals Corp. issues a voluntary recall of kerosene in western Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio, northern West Virginia and southwestern New York because of concerns it might contain gasoline and be explosive. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:38:52 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17149005/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news An 83-year-old man is charged with homicide in the shooting death of his stepson at their Penn Hills home, police said. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:45:41 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/politics/17249929/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/0821/17249804.jpg Pennsylvania Lt. Gov Catherine Baker Knoll announces that she's being treated for cancer. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:41:34 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17251791/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/0821/17255179.jpg Police in Butler County are searching for a man who held up a pharmacy in Mars Wednesday. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:29:52 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17251732/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/0821/17251663.jpg An early morning fire causes the evacuation of the Holiday Inn hotel in the RIDC Park in O'Hara Township on Thursday. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:58:54 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17245837/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/0606/16518849.jpg One day after John Challis' death, the inspirational 18-year-old who spread a positive message in his final months with cancer is being remembered throughout the Pittsburgh area -- and beyond. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:11:24 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/entertainment/16844334/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/0820/17247116.jpg Nick Stahl, Olivia Wilde, Dash Mihok and Tariq Trotter star in "In Northwood," a new movie in Pittsburgh's Mount Washington area. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:38:26 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17247579/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/0730/17042847.jpg With new leadership, Pittsburgh's casino project has an ambitious goal to come back from a seven-week standstill and become the biggest construction project in the area. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:08:16 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17248035/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news An Allegheny County woman arrested for missing court appearances is dead after hanging herself in a police lockup in Collier Township. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:52:29 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17242823/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/0807/17124588.jpg Andre Thomas, a Monroeville man who died after Swissvale police used a Taser on him, had been shocked by a Taser used by New Ken police in April. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:34:18 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17246540/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:20:32 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17247182/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/0820/17247194.jpg More than 100 children are using art to make their community beautiful with a new mural in Duquesne. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:18:54 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17244431/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/0820/17244821.jpg A Beaver County mother is accused of threatening her daughters with a stun gun, and a man is accused of using the weapon on one of the girls. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:51:54 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17243674/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/0106/14986481.jpg Beth Ann Chester, a former Moon Area High School teacher accused of having sex with a student and sending him nude photos, takes a plea deal on some of the original charges against her. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:05:18 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17232825/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/0819/17233054.jpg An 85-year-old great-grandmother in Fayette County busts a burglar at her home by pulling a gun, then forcing him to call 911 while she keeps him in her sights. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:24:33 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17242026/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news Allegheny County officials will delay the official filing of 2007 Allegheny County real estate tax liens until October. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:37:10 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/entertainment/4777676/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=news true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/0821/17254830.jpg Come out for rides, entertainment and contests at the Westmoreland Fair Aug. 15-23. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:11:54 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/video/17254159/index.html?rss=pit&psp=news true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/0821/17255207.jpg Aug. 21, 2008: Our videoblog with Ashley DiParlo and Becky Emmers links you to the Web sites and videos that everyone's talking about today. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:23:42 EDT