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With the Big East schedule looming soon, Pittsburgh took another step in what it hopes is the transformation from an uninspiring start to peaking at the right time.

End of year busy time for these Pa. workers

1 day ago

As the year winds down, it's gearing up for the thousands of florists, retailers, caterers and ballet dancers and other performers who work to make our holidays merry and bright.

Pizza tastes better if Packers win in Pittsburgh

1 day ago

The Steelers' fingerprints can be found all over the Green Bay Packers' playbook and game plans. Aaron Rodgers hears the Pittsburghese in Mike McCarthy's voice whenever he gets angry, and the Packers' postgame snack Sunday in their coach's hometown will be his favorite pizza.

Lopez agrees to $775,000 contract with Pirates

1 day ago

Left-hander Javier Lopez agreed Friday to a $775,000, one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Man accused of killing Pa. officer held for trial

1 day ago

A man accused of killing two people, including a suburban Pittsburgh police officer, confessed after being played a recording of his mother telling police what he had done, a detective testified Friday at a preliminary hearing.

W.Pa. baby snatching defendant pursuing insanity

1 day ago

A woman accused of killing a pregnant woman and cutting her infant from the womb will pursue an insanity or mental infirmity defense.

Pa. delegation tells feds to prevent I-80 tolls

1 day ago

Members of Congress and Pennsylvania lawmakers have asked the Federal Highway Administration to stop a plan to turn Interstate 80 into a toll road to raise more state money for roads and bridges.

Pitt's Dixon opposes move to Big Ten

2 days ago

Leaving the Big East for the Big Ten would be a big mistake for Pittsburgh, according to men's basketball coach Jamie Dixon.

$4.7M settlement in Pa. convention center collapse

2 days ago

The authority that operates Pittsburgh's David L. Lawrence Convention Center is getting $4.78 million from firms to settle claims over a floor collapse.

Envelope, cash probed in Pa. refunded bank robbery

2 days ago

No good deed goes unpunished - especially one that only partially undoes a bank robbery.