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FILE - Former Chicago Bears player and football coach Mike Ditka waits for the halftime ceremony where his No. 89 was to be retired by the Bears during an NFL football game between the Bears and the Dallas Cowboys, Monday, Dec. 9, 2013, in Chicago.

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October 9, 2026

Mike Ditka, an Aliquippa native who became a Pitt standout and NFL legend, dies at 86

By BRIAN BATKO, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (TNS)

A Pitt man and a pitch man, with unprecedented football success in between, Mike Ditka was one of th...

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Tim Benz: Steelers need to replicate a very familiar formula against the Colts

Tim Benz The Tribune-Review, Greensburg

October 9, 2026

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October 9, 2026

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Causer appointed to House Transportation Committee

October 9, 2026

HARRISBURG — State Rep. Martin Causer, R-Turtlepoint, has been appointed to the state House Transportation Committee for the remainder of the 2025-26 ...

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County dusts off hospital authority amid healthcare crisis

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October 9, 2026

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