PITTSBURGH — The estranged girlfriend of former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Cedrick Wilson denies that he punched her at a suburban restaurant this week.

Lindsey Paulat said Wilson got upset but only shoved her when he saw her drinking Wednesday evening at Patron Mexican Grill in Pine Township.

"He never punched. He pushed me in the side of the head," Paulat told a Pittsburgh newspaper on Friday. "It was misconstrued apparently by the people around us."

In a criminal complaint, Northern Regional police said Wilson pushed Paulat on the shoulder and, when she turned around, punched her in the face. Wilson, 29, is charged with simple assault, harassment and disorderly conduct. He remains free on $10,000 bail.

Wilson apologized and said he would attend anger management classes. The Steelers released Wilson Thursday, a few hours after his arraignment.

Wilson's attorney, Paul Goltz, is out of the country, and his office has said the attorney handling the case will not comment.

Wilson and Paulat, who have a 1-year-old daughter together, were also involved in a fight in January at his house. Police charged her with firing two gunshots after Wilson left his house. Paulat, 26, of Fawn Township, is awaiting trial.

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh City County has voted to make a former adult movie theater a historic structure.The 92-year-old Garden Theatre on the city's North Side features a neon sign built in the 1930s and a canopied marquee installed in 1958 after the original collapsed following a snowstorm.The theater started showing adult movies in the 1970s. The city bought the theater for $1.1 million and closed it earlier this year after a protracted legal battle. The former owner had tried to keep it open on First Amendment grounds because it was the city's last adult movie house.The theater is one of a dozen properties the city's Urban Redevelopment Authority has bought in hopes of rebuilding the neighborhood.

HARMARVILLE — Route 28 in Harmar Township has reopened after briefly closing while PennDOT crews tested blasting equipment on a nearby hillside.The highway has been closed by several landslides in recent years. The highway was closed for a few minutes about 10 a.m. Friday.PennDOT blasted a 100-foot-long section of a rock ledge on the hillside. Based on Friday's test results, PennDOT plans to blast larger sections of the hillside in coming weeks, closing the highway for a few minutes each time.PennDOT plans to spend $8.5 million fix the hillside and build a 1,600-foot protective fence to stop landslides.