Animal activists held a candlelight vigil outside the Steelers last preseason game to protest the signing of quarterback Michael Vick.

About 100 to 200 people attended the rally before Thursday night's game at Heinz Field against the Carolina Panthers. Signs included “Real Men Don't Fight Dogs” and “Hide Your Hounds, Vick Is In Town.”

Vick returned to football in 2009 after serving 18 months in prison for helping run an interstate dogfighting ring. Since then he's advocated against organized animal fighting.

The former Atlanta Falcons star has played for the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Jets. He says he can't change the past, but is working to make up for his crimes.

A pro-Vick group gathered at a stadium gate but police told them they weren't allowed to stay there.

A Cincinnati-based retail bank is selling its 17 Pittsburgh-area branches.Fifth Third announced Thursday it's selling the branches to First National Bank of Pennsylvania. The sale is expected to close in early 2016 and is part of a larger consolidation.Fifth Third had announced plans in June to shutter or sell about 100 of its 1,300 branches nationwide because of a customer-shift toward electronic banking. Spokesman Laura Trujillo said the bank aspires to be a significant market player, but felt the investment required to do so in Pittsburgh was too high.First National Bank of Pennsylvania is a subsidiary of FNB Corp. and has been expanding its reach in recent years.Customers will be contacted about the transfer of their accounts in the coming months.