Oakland NewsLocal news for Oakland, PA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Busy bandit suspected in 11 holdups- April 26, 2008 "He showed me a gun. He said 'Stay calm, open the register and go to the back,'" A boutique bandit has struck citywide in the past week, with a string of holdups that caught police flat-footed and left store owners nervously watching their doors. via Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttp://www.topix.net/city/oakland-pa/2008/04/busy-bandit-suspected-in-11-holdups?fromrss=1 Mourners recall Wilkinsburg youth- April 23, 2008 "They took my student. He was like one of my children" Hundreds of people paid their respects Tuesday to the family of a 12-year-old boy fatally shot in Wilkinsburg. via Pittsburgh Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/oakland-pa/2008/04/mourners-recall-wilkinsburg-youth?fromrss=1 Arrest made in Wilkinsburg shooting- April 22, 2008 An arrest was made Monday in connection with the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old Wilkinsburg boy who was gunned down outside a store. via PittsburghLIVE.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/oakland-pa/2008/04/arrest-made-in-wilkinsburg-shooting?fromrss=1 Music Preview: Mendelssohn Choir one of nation's oldest- April 20, 2008 "If you are 100 years old, clearly you have weathered a number of transitions in leadership, economics and public taste" The Mendelssohn Male Choir in 1909 at the Carnegie Music Hall. The Mendelssohn Choir has performed in the hall since 1909, the longest of any arts organization in the city. via Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttp://www.topix.net/city/oakland-pa/2008/04/music-preview-mendelssohn-choir-one-of-nation... Get 5 day forecast- April 13, 2008 Truck RT-19 McKnight Rd slow at Siebert Rd - PNC Park Pirates vs Reds - 7:05pm Truck RT-19 McKnight Rd slow at Siebert Rd - I-376 Pkwy East jammed RT-885OaklandBates St to Squirrel Hill Tunnel - Ross Twp Reis ... via Httphttp://www.topix.net/city/oakland-pa/2008/04/get-5-day-forecast?fromrss=1 |