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Pittsburgh Steelers bring back former starting guard
The Pittsburgh Steelers are signing offensive lineman John Leglue to their practice squad, the team announced on Friday. Leglue is among the seven players the team added to their practice squad, bringing the total number of players on the practice squad to 15 players. The Steelers still have one spot open.
Buffalo Bills cut ties with big-bodied former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver
The Buffalo Bills have cut Deon Cain after adding him to their practice squad after initial cuts on Wednesday. Buffalo signed former Denver Broncos wide receiver Jalen Virgil, which opened up room to move from Cain, who had signed with the Bills after a standout season in the UFL with the Birmingham Stallions.
These Are the 41 Best Employers in the State Pennsylvania, According to Workers
Pennsylvania just CLEANED up on a list of the best employers in the ENTIRE country. The latest roundup of nation's favorite employers is out — and among the top 10 companies, three are also headquartered in Pennsylvania. Beyond that a total of 16 employers made the list of the...
Winning Pa. Lottery numbers for Aug. 30, 2024
Time to check your tickets. Here are the latest winning lottery numbers from Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. You can find all the lottery results, including Powerball and Mega Millions, each night on PennLive. Pick 2 Day: 1, 2 Wild Ball: 9. Pick 2 Evening: 2, 9 Wild Ball: 6. Pick...
Pa. high school football scoreboard: Live updates from the state’s top-ranked teams (8/30/24)
Check out live updates from another Friday night of action. PennLive is offering a look in on the state’s top-ranked football teams, with scoring updates every 60 seconds. Scores are user-generated and offered through ScoreStream. See a score that’s incorrect? Email eepler@pennlive.com to let us know. CLASS 6A.
Rising Vaccine Exemptions in Pa. Schools Up Chance of Measles Outbreaks
This story first appeared in How We Care, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA featuring original reporting and perspectives on how we care for one another at all stages of life. Sign up for free here. As kids revel in the final days of summer break, Pennsylvania school nurses statewide are hustling to make sure students are vaccinated. The mandatory recordkeeping is routine, and helps school officials to keep children safe from preventable diseases like tetanus and hepatitis B. But rising requests for exemptions to vaccinations are making this work fraught and revealing fears some parents have about caring for their children. Under state...
Peters Township punishes McKeesport with defense, running game
Aug. 31—Peters Township knows a little about running the football, too. Hosting a McKeesport team that usually thrives on the ground, Peters Township ran the ball close to 50 times and mixed in some quarterback draws Friday night in a 42-7 nonconference win that ended with a running clock. The Indians, who led the WPIAL in passing yards last year, scored four rushing touchdowns. Junior running ...
Pittsburgh Steelers sign ex-Super Bowl champion wide receiver
The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed former Los Angeles Rams and Houston Texans wide receiver Ben Skowronek to their practice squad. Skowronek was traded by the Rams to the Texans this offseason for a conditional pick, but he did not make the team, and now lands in Pittsburgh. Skowronek is a...
Pennsylvania governor’s office apologizes for ‘mistaken’ WWE WrestleMania statement
Despite some confusion that was created this weekend, WWE WrestleMania won’t be returning to Philadelphia in 2026. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro created that confusion when, in a social media Q&A video, he listed WrestleMania among the events Philadelphia would be hosting in 2026 to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of the United States. The video has since been deleted, and a spokesperson for the governor issued a statement clarifying that WrestleMania 42 will not be held in Pennsylvania.
PUP Friday Night Rewind (Week 1): High-scoring Highlands tops Elizabeth Forward in 3OT; Pine-Richland rallies past Central Catholic; Peters Township pounds McKeesport
One of the highest-scoring local high school football games in recent memory had to end one way or another, so Highlands coach Matt Bonislawski decided enough was enough. “I don’t second guess. I went for two last week [in an overtime loss against Armstrong], and I would do it again,” Bonislawski said. “To be honest, if there was no kicking involved and 2-point conversions involved, we probably would still be playing. It was just score after score after score.”
Penguins Have a Refreshed Bottom-Six for 2024-25
September is right around the corner which means hockey is about to be in full swing. During the summer, the Pittsburgh Penguins gave their bottom six a facelift, and it is almost time to see their new depth players in action. For the past couple of years, the Penguins have struggled with bottom-six production and are hoping they did enough over the offseason to correct this issue. Will there be enough support around captain Sidney Crosby and the rest of the top six this season?
Pittsburgh Police Investigate Shooting of Museum Worker at Carnegie Museum in Oakland
Yesterday’s routine evening was disrupted when Pittsburgh’s emergency services were rushed to the scene of a shooting at the Carnegie Museum in Oakland. At around 5:30 p.m., police, fire, and EMS responded to reports of a gunshot victim within the cultural institution at 4400 Forbes Avenue, where the fabric of everyday life briefly unraveled under the sound of gunfire, as reported by the City of Pittsburgh’s Public Safety Department.
Storms develop in Pittsburgh on Saturday afternoon ahead of a cooler, drier Labor Day
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Saturday morning begins very warm and slightly humid across most of western Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia under mostly clear to partly cloudy skies. WEATHER LINKS: Current Conditions | School Closings & Delays | Submit Your Weather PhotosAll eyes today will be on a weak disturbance aloft that will slowly force a cold front to move across our region this upcoming weekend bringing an end to a five-day stretch with highs in the 90s. Clouds will increase in coverage through the late morning hours and some isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible across portions of far northern and...
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