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For the first time this season, the Pittsburgh Steelers (4-1) will play under the lights when they visit Paycor Stadium to play the Cincinnati Bengals (2-4) on Thursday. Kickoff is set for 8:15 p.m. The game will be broadcast on Prime Video, and simulcast locally on WTAE-TV, with Al Michaels...

Fundraisers • New Stanton Volunteer Fire Department will collect new and gently used winter coats, sweatshirts, hats, gloves, ear muffs and scarves and monetary donations 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 18 and 25 at the fire station, 108 S. Main St. Free clothing items will be distributed 10:30 a.m....

Until very recently I would not have been able to identify late-night TV comedian Jimmy Kimmel from Adam. Well, maybe not Adam, given the loin-covering fig leaf he is reported to have worn. Certainly not after 10:30 p.m., which is late night for me. Charlie Kirk was a name I...

The death penalty is divisive. Support for and opposition to it is not as easy as political party or position. It is all over the map. There are people with firmly held convictions about crime and law enforcement who draw a line when it comes to capital punishment. There are...

Library to host 1st speed puzzle contest Northland Public Library is hosting its first speed puzzling event for adults from 2 to 4 p.m. Nov. 23. Participants can test their puzzle skills by competing on their own in the 300-piece puzzle competition or as a team of two in the...

As we ramp up toward Halloween, plenty of spooky movies, autumn festivals and cooler weather activities are popping up. Don’t miss out; join in on the seasonal fun this weekend. Scarecrow Contest Get ready for an autumn tradition like no other with Ligonier’s Scarecrow Contest. More than 25 homemade scarecrows...

High schools Field hockey Wednesday’s results Class 2A Penn-Trafford 1, Upper St. Clair 1 Football Thursday’s schedule City League Semifinals Allderdice at Westinghouse, 7 p.m. Friday’s schedule WPIAL Class 6A Canon-McMillan at Norwin, 7 p.m. Central Catholic at Seneca Valley, 7 p.m. Hempfield at Mt. Lebanon, 7 p.m. Class 5A...

Emily McKee scored the go-ahead goal to lead Fox Chapel to a 2-1 victory over Norwin in a nonsection girls soccer playoff tuneup Wednesday night. Antonia Linzoain also scored for the Foxes (15-1-1), who are the top seed in Class 3A. Tatum Casper scored for the Knights (14-2), the third...

From utter futility to a startling fusillade: That’s the story of the Toronto Blue Jays in this American League Championship Series. And after two games of punchless offense was followed by a lineup uprising in Game 3, they are still very much in it. The Blue Jays annihilated Seattle Mariners...

The NFL suspended Detroit Lions safety Brian Branch for one game after he punched Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster to spark a brawl at the end of the Chiefs vs. Lions “Sunday Night Football” game in Week 6. Branch’s postgame punch was met by condemnation from Detroit’s coach...

Washington - The two-week-old federal government shutdown may cost the U.S. economy as much as $15 billion a week in lost output, a Treasury official said late on Wednesday, correcting an earlier statement from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that put the cost at up to $15 billion per day. Bessent...

PARIS - French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu appears likely to survive two no-confidence votes in parliament on Thursday after offering to suspend President Emmanuel Macron’s landmark pension reform to win support from the left. Lecornu, already France’s shortest-serving prime minister in modern times before he was re-appointed last week, had...

Diane Keaton’s cause of death has reportedly been released days after news of her death became public. The 79-year-old Hollywood staple died Oct. 11 from pneumonia, her family said in a statement to People magazine on Oct. 15. “The Keaton family are very grateful for the extraordinary messages of love...

A “Pink Out” took place at the final home game for Hempfield Area High School boys soccer at Spartan Stadium vs. the Woodland Hills Wolverines. The junior varsity and varsity teams wore pink to support families affected by breast cancer. The event raises money for Westmoreland Walks, an organization that...

MEXICO CITY - Five days after historic floods that killed at least 66 people and affected 100,000 homes, Mexico is still scrambling to get help to the worst-hit communities and locate 75 missing people amid criticism of the government’s handling of the crisis. After a year of meteoric approval ratings,...

A video that captured the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy at a Homewood intersection clearly shows a masked man, wearing distinctive black pants with large white decals across the front, raise his gun and fire. Dayvon Vickers, who was stopped at Frankstown and North Homewood avenues on his minibike,...

Last week: 9-2 Overall: 70-17 (80.5%) When The Birdie wrote his column last week about the teams and players in the A-K Valley he was excited about, something strange happened. His heart grew three sizes that day. “I’m sometimes a bit cranky,” our feathered friend admitted in the understatement of...

Football Thursday City League Semifinals Allderdice at Westinghouse, 7 p.m. Friday WPIAL Class 6A Canon-McMillan at Norwin, 7 p.m. Central Catholic at Seneca Valley, 7 p.m. Hempfield at Mt. Lebanon, 7 p.m. Class 5A Allegheny Six Bethel Park at South Fayette, 7 p.m. Peters Township at Baldwin, 7 p.m. Upper...

Here’s a look at the don’t-miss matchups for Week 8 in Westmoreland County: Class 6A No. 5 Canon-McMillan (4-4, 2-2) at No. 3 Norwin (5-3, 2-2) 7 p.m. Friday, Norwin Knights Stadium, North Huntingdon Last week: North Allegheny 21, Canon-McMillan 13; Central Catholic 35, Norwin 6 Last year’s meeting: Canon-McMillan...

Last week: 11-1 Season: 78-23 (77%) The Birdie has his eye on Norwin as the regular season winds into the final two weeks. He spins a what-could-have-been narrative for the Knights that could be bittersweet to the football fans of North Huntingdon, Irwin and North Irwin. Excuse His Excellence if...

There aren’t many guarantees in golf, though Rory McIlroy one day captaining the European Ryder Cup team is probably one of them. The 36-year-old just helped the European team win for the second time on foreign soil, topping the Americans 15-13 at Bethpage Black in New York. It was a...

LOS ANGELES — After charging through America’s Dairyland with a pair of beefed-up pitching performances, the Dodgers play host to the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series. Six victories away from becoming the first team to win back-to-back World Series titles in 25...

To many, Penn State’s season is a complete wash. Quarterback Drew Allar is out for the season, James Franklin is out as coach and the team has lost three straight games. A preseason national championship favorite could realistically miss out on a bowl game for the first time since 2020....

A federal judge in California on Wednesday ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to halt mass layoffs of federal workers during a partial government shutdown while she considers claims by unions that the job cuts are illegal. During a hearing in San Francisco, U.S. District Judge Susan Illston granted a request...