Pittsburgh police this afternoon said a Crafton police officer has been charged in a fatal hit-and-run accident that occurred on the South Side in 2007 (Today)

HARRISBURG -- The Rendell administration says it's tired of seeing Republican lawmakers standing on the sidelines and throwing grenades at the governor's proposal for a 2009-10 state budget. (Today)

HARRISBURG -- Hundreds of state treasury employees got a little something extra with their paychecks yesterday: permission to start their holiday weekend early. (Today)

Just a few feet away from Tina Scalise's family plot in Hazelwood's Calvary Cemetery, headstones lay cracked in the grass, remnants of vandalism that occurred Tuesday night. (Today)

University of Pittsburgh Chancellor Mark Nordenberg hinted in a letter to the federal government that in-state students could face higher tuition if Pitt and three other state-related universities lose $42 million in federal stimulus aid. (Today)