MINNEAPOLIS — With Penn State’s strong push for a spot in the College Football Playoff still a couple of wins from completion, the biggest roadblock to a bid for the Nittany Lions in this favorable final third of their schedule has appeared with a trip to Minnesota.

Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers local viewing tips for the holiday season.

A Cleveland Browns defensive back is not pleased with Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver George Pickens. The Penguins face a stiff test amid an early season slump. The Duquesne men’s basketball team enjoys a pre-Thanksgiving getaway.

I don’t want to hear the Pittsburgh Steelers’ excuse machine Friday morning.

Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2024:

Allegheny Valley School District hired a design firm to begin planning for artificial turf at its soccer field, the first step in making improvements to the field at Springdale Jr.-Sr. High School that could become home to the district’s football team.

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Pine-Richland coach Jon LeDonne wonders what the grass at Acrisure Stadium might look like when the WPIAL 5A final kicks off Saturday night.

Shawn Daniels had just attended Mass at the Allegheny County Jail and returned to his cell on Pod 3C the evening of June 5, when, he said, two other inmates entered his cell and attacked him.

“Holy s—-! I didn’t see that coming!”

This Saturday is Light Up Night, and just a few days later we’ll officially usher in the holiday season with Thanksgiving. It’s time to embrace the cheer — or not — with festivities around Pittsburgh this weekend. Here are five ideas for things to do.

CLEVELAND – Five things we learned from Browns 24, Steelers 19.

After less than two years in business and two expansions already, a tabletop gaming store in downtown New Kensington again needs more space while preparing for a major Star Wars event.

On some teams in Pitt’s situation — a three-game losing streak, only two games to go, both away from home — there might be a tendency to treat the end of the season as an afterthought.

The show must go on. And, so too, must dinner.

Hookah bars are now a conditional use in Penn Hills, months after a shooting at Ballers Hookah Lounge & Cigar Bar killed two, wounded seven and raised concerns about nuisance businesses in town.

Customers of West Penn Power Co. will be hit with a rate hike beginning next year and Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania customers will see their natural gas bills rise starting Dec. 14.

Next month, Evan Reichenfeld will continue a musical tradition that began in the late 1930s, when his great-grandfather Eugene emigrated to the United States from his native Hungary.

Laurel: To getting involved. People talk about fighting the government. Winning a battle like that is the stuff of movies and TV shows. Losing the encounter is more expected. But how often do people really engage?

Penn Hills residents would see a 2-mill tax hike under the draft budget for next year, though at least some council members believe a smaller increase could keep the municipality on sound fiscal footing.

CLEVELAND – For the sixth time over their past seven games here, the Pittsburgh Steelers headed home without a win.

CLEVELAND – Myles Garrett finally had a signature game against his biggest rival.

Before the craziness of Thanksgiving preparations and family visits, this weekend is a great time to infuse some holiday cheer — or enjoy a little calm and delay the “most wonderful time of the year” just a little longer. Here are a few things to get out and experience this weekend.

Anna Moore loves Halloween.