This is a data file meant to be read by an RSS reader. See http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/rss/index.html for more information. The most popular news stories. Most Popular Stories RSS http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/mostpopularstories/index.html?rss=pit&psp=mostpopularstories en-us Copyright 2008, Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc The most popular news stories. ThePittsburghChannel.com 60 http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17243674/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=mostpopularstories true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/0106/14986481.jpg Beth Ann Chester, a former Moon Area High School teacher accused of having sex with a student and sending him nude photos, takes a plea deal on some of the original charges against her. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:05:18 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17256313/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=mostpopularstories true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/0821/17257858.jpg Visitation is under way at a Beaver funeral home for John Challis, the teenager who touched so many lives in the Pittsburgh area and beyond while battling cancer. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:58:19 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/automotive/17254224/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=mostpopularstories true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2007/0601/13429136.jpg Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:22:18 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/money/17245902/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=mostpopularstories true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/0811/17160686.jpg A company will soon allow you to put some loyalty cards on your credit card. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:42:13 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17252175/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=mostpopularstories true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/0821/17256810.jpg Allegheny County police detectives are investigating the shooting death of a man in Homestead. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:25:31 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/politics/17257671/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=mostpopularstories true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/0808/17131200.jpg Sen. Barack Obama says he's decided on a running mate, but he won't say who. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:51:52 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/sports/17255803/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=mostpopularstories true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2007/0817/13918314.jpg The Pittsburgh Steelers signed linebacker James Farrior to a five-year contract on Thursday. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:44:12 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17218877/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=mostpopularstories A woman completed her 325-mile swim of the Allegheny River Thursday at Point State Park in Pittsburgh, where the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers form the Ohio. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:02:02 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/weather/17257754/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=mostpopularstories true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/0821/17258589.jpg Several communities across Westmoreland County are looking at a road-salt pinch for this winter. They usually buy together in bulk for a good price -- but not this year. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:57:26 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17149005/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=mostpopularstories An 83-year-old man is charged with homicide in the shooting death of his stepson at their Penn Hills home, police said. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:45:41 EDT