Showdown Looming Over Allegheny Co. Reassessment
There is a showdown brewing over Allegheny County's court-ordered reassessments and the winner will determine how much you will pay in property taxes.
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There is a showdown brewing over Allegheny County's court-ordered reassessments and the winner will determine how much you will pay in property taxes.
Councilman Matt Drozd joined KDKA Radio's Mike Pintek to discuss the new property tax increase.
Police are investigating after a man was found lying in the middle of Route 28 overnight.
One person was critically injured in a motorcycle crash Sunday afternoon. The crash happened along Bunola River Road in Forward Township.
Emergency crews are at the scene of a deadly crash. The accident happened on the Allegheny County side of the Tarentum Bridge.
For the first time in 10 years, there are plans to increase property taxes in Allegheny County. Proponents say it could raise millions of dollars to help restore recent human services cuts in the area.
Allegheny County has canceled plans to float $335 million dollars in tax-free bonds for UPMC.
KDKA AM's John Shumway talks to Raja and Rich Fitzgerald on the eve of the county executive election.
For years, Allegheny County's crime lab suffered from a lack of funding, staff and resources; and as a result, some violent criminals were never prosecuted.
A man has turned himself into police after allegedly hitting a 17-year-old girl with his pickup truck Saturday night.
Authorities are investigating after a 17-year-old girl was seriously injured in an apparent hit and run accident in Moon Township late Saturday night. According to officials, the teenager was walking in the 200-block of Moon Clinton Road just before 10 p.m. when she was struck.
It was a white start to the Halloween weekend for motorists in parts of Allegheny and Westmoreland Counties. Many local roads were slick and snow-covered Saturday, especially during the early morning hours of the day.
State police have arrested three men in connection with the theft of more than 17,000 pounds of nickel from the ATI/Allegheny Ludlum Steel Plant in Harrison Township.
PennDOT District 11's weekend construction on several highways and bridges will affect drivers on numerous traffic routes.
The Port Authority of Allegheny County gets a lot of money from the federal government, but to get those dollars, county taxpayers have been paying a 7 percent drink tax to raise the required $28 million local match.
The Municipal Courts building in downtown Pittsburgh operates 24/7 365 days a year round the clock for court hearings and arraignments, but come November it's one court function that will be running out money.
A traffic stop in Westmoreland County prompted a wild police chase. Police saw an SUV going the wrong way on a one-way street in New Kensington Friday evening. After trying to pull the driver over, they started chasing the vehicle.
Allegheny County Dan Onorato has just a few months left as county executive and he jokes that he is leaving office just as he started it eight years ago -- fighting against what he calls the unfair reassessment of Allegheny County property owners.
Is Allegheny County the most dangerous place to drive in the state? That question is being posed this evening by road safety experts who say there are more truck accidents here than anywhere else in Pennsylvania.
Former County Council President and Democratic nominee for county executive, Rich Fitzgerald, kicked off his fall campaign Tuesday.
While the Allegheny County Health Department wanted to grade restaurants according to how clean and sanitary they are, the county board of health has reversed itself and rejected the grading system.
Police are searching for those responsible for a vandalism spree though two local communities this week. According to authorities, someone has been shooting a BB gun at vehicles -- shattering the windows of dozens of cars and trucks.
As parents around the region kick off their back-to-school shopping, some students already have a jump start.
The thunderstorms and the hot weather have caused some power outages in the Pittsburgh area. According to Duquesne Light, 7,000 customers are without power, mostly in the northern and eastern parts of Allegheny County.
The Christ Church at Grove Farm in Ohio Township will be the site of one of the biggest weddings in town this Saturday. It will host the nuptials of Ben Roethlisberger and Ashley Harlan.
