An excavator lurched over the remains of a building on East Carson Street Friday, clearing debris from the 19th-century structure to make way for a grocery and marking the end of a lengthy battle between historic preservationists, city officials and a developer. (Today)

The NFL stipulations on what quarterback Ben Roethlisberger cannot do during his four-game suspension to start the season are strict. Not only can he not practice or work out with his Steelers teammates during that time, he cannot even speak to them about football strategy. (Today)

As the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership prepares to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Light Up Night, the organization is stepping up enforcement of its trademark rights to the annual event. (Today)

An ousted Catholic priest and professor at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe on Friday filed a defamation lawsuit against a number of administrators at the school, claiming that his reputation was ruined when he was falsely accused of viewing pornography on a campus computer. (Today)

The other shoe has dropped for the owner of the former Hilton Pittsburgh. BlackRock Financial Management Inc. has begun a foreclosure action against Shubh Hotels Pittsburgh LLC, one day after the prominent Downtown hotel lost the Hilton name. The New York-based lender filed the complaint Friday in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court against Shubh and CEO Atul Bisaria. (Today)