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• [29-05-2012] Firefighters battle flames at University of Pittsburgh Dental School building
  
  Firefighters battled a three-alarm fire late Tuesday morning at a University of Pittsburgh Dental School building. Officials said the blaze was reported at a building on Terrace Street in Oakland just before noon. A University of...
  
  
• [29-05-2012] Multi-car accident snarls traffic on Parkway East near Oakland
  
  Emergency crews are on the scene of a multi-vehicle crash on the Parkway East. Officials said the crash was reported west of the Oakland/Bates Street interchange just before noon Tuesday. Authorities have not said if any injuries...
  
  
• [29-05-2012] Fire evacuates Pitt dental school
  
  Firefighters are called to the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine in Oakland....
  
  
• [29-05-2012] Multi-vehicle crash affects Parkway East traffic
  
  A multi-vehicle crash right lane is affecting inbound traffic on Interstate 376 (Parkway East) near Oakland....
  
  
• [25-05-2012] Hello Bistro from Eat'n Park parent will serve alcohol
  
  Eat'n Park's parent company is getting ready to open its new Hello Bistro restaurant in Oakland. Beer or wine will be available....
  
  
• [24-05-2012] Unannounced road paving project causes major traffic headaches in Shadyside, Oakland
  
  Several Channel 11 News viewers contacted the station by phone, email and Twitter to report the closure of a busy road that goes through Shadyside and Oakland. Traffic reporter Trisha Pittman contacted Department of Public Works...
  
  
• [18-05-2012] Firefighters voice concern about potential response time Friday
  
  Local firefighters are voicing their concern about responding to emergencies Friday. Several departments will be at a job in Oakland while the fire pumps that serve UPMC Presbyterian Hospital are serviced. The pumps will be shut down...
  
  
• [16-05-2012] Fun amongst the living at Historic Oakland Cemetery
  
  Outside the shoulder-high red brick walls of Atlanta’s Historic Oakland Cemetery with its 125-year-old monuments and tombstones peeking out, one’s imagination about the other side can get the best of them....
  
  
• [16-05-2012] Fun amongst the living at Historic Oakland Cemetery
  
  Outside the shoulder-high red brick walls of Atlanta’s Historic Oakland Cemetery with its 125-year-old monuments and tombstones peeking out, one’s imagination about the other side can get the best of them....
  
  
• [11-05-2012] Oakland robbery suspect, victim exchange gunshots on Forbes Avenue
  
  A suspected robber and his target exchange gunfire outside an Oakland restaurant early Friday morning in Pittsburgh....
  
  
• [11-05-2012] Authorities investigate Oakland shooting that injured 2
  
  Police are investigating a shooting in Oakland Friday morning that injured two victims. Authorities said the incident happened outside The Original Hot Dog Shop on Forbes Avenue and Boquet Street just after 3 a.m. Friday. An officer...
  
  
• [11-05-2012] Two men shot, hurt in overnight shooting in Oakland
  
  Two men are recovering following an early morning shooting in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh....
  
  
• [11-05-2012] Assault charges dropped against state Rep. Wheatley, fiancée
  
  A judge has agreed to drop simple assault charges against a Pittsburgh politician and his fiancée. At a hearing Thursday, 40-year-old Rep. Jake Wheatley Jr. apologized to constituents and his family, saying he's embarrassed...
  
  
• [10-05-2012] Oakland convenience store robbed at gunpoint
  
  Police are searching for the person responsible for an armed robbery in Oakland. Investigators said the robbery happened after midnight Thursday at a Sunoco gas station on Craft Avenue. No one was hurt....
  
  
• [09-05-2012] Allegheny Co. Health Department reports growing incidence of whooping cough
  
  The Allegheny County Health Department announced Tuesday that a growing number of pertussis cases are being reported in the County. Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a highly contagious bacterial respiratory disease that can...
  
  
• [07-05-2012] PAT bus, SUV involved in head-on crash in Oakland; 3 hurt
  
  Three people were hurt after a Port Authority bus and a sport utility vehicle crashed head-on in Oakland Sunday night. Police said the crash happened just after 11 p.m. near the intersection of Craft and Fifth avenues. Two of the...