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• Good Taste Pittsburgh Hosting Food Truck-A-Palooza

  03-01-2017 23:50
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — You can find some good food at the Monroeville Convention Center this weekend.
  Good Taste Pittsburgh and Steel City Media are hosting an indoor winter food truck festival, called “Food Truck-a-Palooza.”
  More than 25 trucks will be there on Saturday from 1 p.m. until 7 p.m.
  Tickets are $10 and proceeds benefit the Monroeville Volunteer Fire Department #6.
  You can buy tickets in advance by visit this link.
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• New Treatment Offering Hope To Pancreatic Cancer Patients

  03-01-2017 23:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A cancer diagnosis is never a good thing, but pancreatic cancer is especially bad.
  The chances of surviving it aren’t great, but there’s a new treatment that’s offering hope.
  Leslie Wineberg exercised every day, maintained her weight and took good care of herself.
  When she developed abdominal pain and couldn’t eat, she saw her doctor right away.
  A CT scan and MRI showed the problem. It was cancer of the pancreas, a gland just under the stomach im
  
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• Ohio man indicted for crashing security gate at FBI Pittsburgh office

  03-01-2017 23:38 via post-gazette.com
  
  An Ohio man accused over the summer of driving a dump truck through the security gate of the FBI's Pittsburgh office on the South Side was indicted today by a federal grand jury on a charge of willfully damaging U.S. property.
  
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• Toast away winter's chill

  03-01-2017 23:35
  Toast away winter's chill Cocktails warm the body and spirit. Check out this story on yorkdispatch.com: http://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/life/food/2017/01/03/toast-away-winters-chill/96125092/ Nothing may be more pleasurable at day's end than a well-crafted cocktail.
  
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• Police: Customer Pepper Sprayed, Stabbed Trying To Stop Robber

  03-01-2017 23:29
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police say a man is going to be okay after he was pepper sprayed and stabbed while trying to stop a robbery suspect at a market in the city’s Arlington neighborhood.
  Customers say Chuong’s Market on Arlington Avenue has been the target of several robberies lately.But this time, things turned violent quickly.
  Police say the suspect walked into the store around 10 a.m. Tuesday and pepper sprayed the 80-year-old owner, identified as Mrs. Chuong, and
  
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• Man pepper sprays clerks, stabs customer in Arlington robbery

  03-01-2017 23:08 via post-gazette.com
  
  A robber this morning used pepper spray on two clerks at an Arlington store before grabbing money, stabbing a customer who tried to intercede, and running away, Pittsburgh police said.
  
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• Teen Faces Charges Over Alleged Racist Video Of Black Teen Eating Chicken Wings

  03-01-2017 23:06
  
  EASTON, Pa. (AP) – A 14-year-old white student accused of making a racist video of a black student eating chicken will be prosecuted on charges of ethnic intimidation and harassment, a prosecutor said Tuesday.
  District Attorney John Morganelli said he was authorizing charging the boy in juvenile court but expects the boy will be given a form of probation that, if completed, would result in dropping the case.
  The student recorded a high school student eating chicken wings and, in narrating
  
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• New Castle men indicted on charges of prostituting a minor

  03-01-2017 22:56 via post-gazette.com
  
  Two New Castle men have been accused of prostituting a minor.
  
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• Ranking Which State Has The Worst Winter: Where Does Pennsylvania Fall?

  03-01-2017 22:06
  
  PITTSBURGH (CBS)– For states that are perpetually and unpleasantly frigid for most of the year, it may be difficult to parse who has it toughest. It’s not particularly a list you want to win, per se, but we’ve always been told that if we’re going to do something we might as well give it 110%. So if you’re going to winter, you’d better winter hard.
  Thrillist ranked every American state by which has the worst winter and the ‘winner’ mi
  
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• Suspect In Trooper’s Slaying Sent Text: “I Killed The Cop’

  03-01-2017 21:49
  
  MARTINSBURG, Pa. (AP) – The suspect in the slaying of a Pennsylvania state trooper sent a text afterward to his son’s mother, apologizing to her and acknowledging, “I killed the cop,” according to court records released Tuesday.
  The arrest warrant, issued before suspect Jason Robison was shot and killed by police, said Trooper Landon Weaver came to Robison’s home in Hesston on Friday to investigate a report that Robison had defied a protective order by contacting hi
  
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• Man pleads guilty to 2015 shooting death in North Braddock apartment

  03-01-2017 20:36 via post-gazette.com
  
  A North Braddock man will serve 17½ to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty this morning to second-degree murder. 
  
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• Guilty plea in shooting nets man up to 40 years in prison

  03-01-2017 20:36 via post-gazette.com
  
  A North Braddock man will serve 17½ to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty Tuesday to second-degree murder.
  
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• Police: Brackenridge Suspect Referred To Victim As ‘Grandma,’ Stabbed Her With Steak Knife

  03-01-2017 20:33
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Police have charged a man in connection with the death of a Brackenridge woman.
  On Monday, Justin Bartlett, 25, was taken into custody in Fairmont, West Virginia.
  Today, he was charged with homicide, burglary, theft and and tampering with evidence in connection with the death of 63-year-old Linda McGinnis, his next door neighbor in Brackenridge.
  The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office determined that McGinnis died Friday morning from a chop wound to the hea
  
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• Man Charged In Connection With Brackenridge Woman’s Homicide

  03-01-2017 20:33
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Police have charged a man in connection with the death of a Brackenridge woman.
  On Monday, Justin Bartlett, 25, was taken into custody in Fairmont, West Virginia, after a brief foot pursuit.
  Today, he was charged with homicide, burglary, theft and and tampering with evidence in connection with the death of 63-year-old Linda McGinnis.
  The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office determined that McGinnis died Friday morning from a chop wound to the head and a stab
  
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• Police: Brackenridge man fatally stabbed neighbor he called 'grandma' as she slept

  03-01-2017 20:15 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Brackenridge man told police he broke into his next-door neighbor’s house and fatally stabbed her with a steak knife as she lay sleeping in bed before stealing her vehicle and fleeing to West Virginia.
  
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• Neighbor charged with killing Brackenridge woman

  03-01-2017 20:15 via post-gazette.com
  
  Linda McGinnis was asleep when her neighbor broke into her Brackenridge home last week, stabbed her in the neck and then hacked her a couple of more times with a steak knife, according to court documents. Her cockapoo, wide awake, growled nearby.
  
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• Neighbor charged in killing Brackenridge woman

  03-01-2017 20:15 via post-gazette.com
  
  Linda McGinnis was asleep when her neighbor broke into her Brackenridge home last week, stabbed her in the neck and then hacked her a couple of more times with a steak knife, according to court documents. Her cockapoo, wide awake, growled nearby.
  
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• Brackenridge man charged with homicide in neighbor's death

  03-01-2017 20:15 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Brackenridge man has been charged with killing his neighbor, who was found slain inside her home this weekend.
  
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• Steelers Announce Details Of Playoff Pep Rally At Stage AE

  03-01-2017 20:08
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Excitement is building as the Pittsburgh Steelers prepare for a Wild Card showdown with the Miami Dolphins.
  The game is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Sunday at Heinz Field, but a special event for fans will be held on Friday.
  According to the Steelers’ website, the team will host a pep rally at Stage AE from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
  As part of the event, Steelers legend Jerome Bettis will be on hand. Pittsburgh native and comedian Billy Gardell will also be there to get fans re
  
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• Start Time For Sunday’s Pens Game Changed Due To Steelers Playoff Battle

  03-01-2017 19:36
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Penguins don’t have to worry about dividing their attention on Sunday.
  The Penguins were scheduled to host the Tampa Bay Lightning at 1 p.m. on Sunday. That also happens to be when the Steelers will be playing the Miami Dolphins in an AFC Wild Card matchup at Heinz Field.
  As a result, the start time for the Penguins game has been pushed back to 5 p.m.
  The Penguins issued a statement on their website thanking the NHL and the Ligh
  
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• Census projections show Philly-to-Pittsburgh migration

  03-01-2017 19:14
  In this Jan. 1, 2017 photo, Eagles fan Jake Sam, a recent University of Pittsburgh graduate from Valley Forge, poses for a portrait outside his apartment on the South Side of Pittsburgh. Bred in the Philadelphia suburbs, Sam crossed to the opposite end of the state to attend college, knowing little about this area but for the passion of Steelers Nation.
  
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• Greensburg Frozen Custard Shop Damaged By Fire

  03-01-2017 18:48
  
  GREENSBURG (KDKA) – Fire damaged a frozen custard shop in Greensburg Monday night.
  The fire started around 11:30 p.m. at Meadows Original Frozen Custard on Mount Pleasant Street.
  The fire was in between the roof and the ceiling, but crews were able to put it out within a half hour.
  The front door was boarded up, but it’s unclear how much damage was done.
  According to its website, the shop closed around 10 p.m.
  The cause of the fire is unknown at this time.
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• Keidel: Tom Brady Should Not Win 2016 NFL MVP

  03-01-2017 18:26
  
  By Jason Keidel
  If you needed proof that the Patriots are just different — and better — than everyone else, you merely had to watch them play on Sunday.
  Though New England didn’t need to win the game to win their division or secure a first-round bye, they played as though the entire season depended on it, mauling the Miami Dolphins, 35-14.
  CBS flashed a fascinating — if not quite telling — statistic during the broadcast.
  There have been 23 head coache
  
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• Man found stabbed in Butler home was ex-deputy in Ohio

  03-01-2017 18:24 via post-gazette.com
  
  A 74-year-old man found fatally stabbed in his Butler home was retired from working as a deputy sheriff in Ohio.
  
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• Ford Decision To Give Up Mexico Plant Means Potential Business For Pittsburgh Region

  03-01-2017 18:20
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — An announcement on Tuesday that Ford Motor Company will not construct a new assembly plant in Mexico was well-received by local Ford dealers.
  “I think it’s good for the United States of America, and I think it’s red, white, and I like to say blue oval,” Shults Ford owner Richard Bazzy told KDKA money editor Jon Delano, referring to the iconic Ford oval.
  Ford will now re-focus auto-making at its Flat Rock facility in Michigan.
  “We’re g
  
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• Ford Cancels Plans To Build New Mexican Plant, Adds US Jobs

  03-01-2017 18:20
  
  FLAT ROCK, Mich. (AP) – Ford is canceling plans to build a new $1.6 billion factory in Mexico and will invest $700 million in a Michigan plant to build new electric and autonomous vehicles.
  Ford, however, still plans to shift production of the Focus small car to Mexico and will make the car at an existing plant. President-elect Donald Trump has been pressuring Ford to keep production of the Focus in the U.S.
  The company made the announcements Tuesday at a factory in Flat Rock, Michigan, ne
  
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• Frigid wind chills forecast for Steelers game Sunday as cold front moves into Pittsburgh

  03-01-2017 17:38 via post-gazette.com
  
  The steady rain that’s been making for a dreary start to the New Year in the Pittsburgh region is expected to switch over to light snow showers as temperatures plummet in time for Sunday’s Steelers-Dolphins game.
  
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• Man who killed, dismembered mom, stepfather in Penn Hills gets two life terms

  03-01-2017 17:20 via post-gazette.com
  
  A man who killed and then dismembered his mother and stepfather in their Penn Hills home was today given two consecutive life sentences.
  
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• Ben Roethlisberger: ‘Just Because We’re Healthy Doesn’t Guarantee Anything’

  03-01-2017 17:19
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The FAN) – After getting a week off to rest up for the playoffs, Ben Roethlisberger talked about both he and the rest of the team getting healthy as they prepare for their first round playoff matchup with the Miami Dolphins.
  “I do know what it feels like to not have everybody healthy and it feels great to have everybody health, as healthy as you can be going into the postseason,” Ben said. “I feel super healthy…just because we’re healthy does
  
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• Former Nanny Gets Probation For Stealing $12K Earrings From Kunitz Home

  03-01-2017 17:12
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) – The former nanny for Pittsburgh Penguins winger Chris Kunitz appeared in court today.
  Andrea Forsythe received probation for stealing $12,000 diamond earrings from the Kunitz’s home in 2013.
  The earrings were a birthday present for Kunitz’s wife, Maureen.
  She held onto the earrings for about five months and had them appraised on more than one occasion. Forsythe sold two loose diamonds in 2014 for a total of $3,950.
  She is already serving a five-year sente
  
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• Pittsburgh police find slain man after Shot Spotter alert

  03-01-2017 17:05
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• Gasoline prices spike on rising oil prices and higher taxes

  03-01-2017 17:03 via post-gazette.com
  
  Rising oil prices and higher state taxes have pushed up the price of gasoline in the Pittsburgh area by 13 cents in the last week, a rare winter spike. 
  
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• Best Consignment Shops In Pittsburgh To Sell Clothing And Accessories

  03-01-2017 17:00
  
  by Janelle Sheetz
  Almost everyone could use a little extra cash, and consignment shops are a great way to get it — particularly ones specializing in clothes and accessories. Making some extra money could be as simple as cleaning out your closet, and the Pittsburgh area has a number of stores willing to take those threads off your hands and give you a cut of the profits. Here are five of the best consignment stores in the Pittsburgh area, from shops specializing in high-end items to stores
  
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• Man Gets 2 Life Terms In Murder, Dismemberment Of Mother & Stepfather

  03-01-2017 16:23
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A man convicted of murdering his mother and stepfather and dismembering their bodies was back in court for sentencing Tuesday morning.
  Frederick Harris III was sentenced to two consecutive life terms with no chance of parole.
  In September, Harris was found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of abuse of a corpse.
  It took the jury, which was made up of six men and six women, about two hours to reach their decision.
  In December of 2014, Harris was a
  
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• Utah Toddler Saved By Twin Brother After Being Pinned Under Dresser

  03-01-2017 16:04
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A Utah toddler is being called a hero after saving his twin brother.
  Two-year-olds Brodie and Brock were playing in their room last week and climbing on a dresser.
  The IKEA dresser suddenly fell, which trapped Brock underneath.
  After about two minutes, Brodie jumped into action and managed to push the dresser off his brother.
  Neither of the boys were hurt.
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• TRAFFIC: Weeknight Route 65 land closures planned

  03-01-2017 15:29 via post-gazette.com
  
  Southbound Route 65/Ohio River Boulevard will be reduced to one lane between the McKees Rocks Bridge and Fort Duquesne Bridge weeknights through Jan. 13.
  
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• TRAFFIC: Multi-vehicle crash on Banksville Rd injures at least 1

  03-01-2017 15:29 via post-gazette.com
  
  At least one person was reported injured in a two-vehicle crash along Banksville Road this morning in the Banksville/Beechview section of Pittsburgh.
  
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• House GOP Votes To Gut Independent Ethics Office

  03-01-2017 15:22
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – House Republicans have voted to eviscerate the Office of Congressional Ethics, the independent body created in 2008 to investigate allegations of misconduct by lawmakers after several bribery and corruption scandals sent members to prison.
  The ethics change, which prompted an outcry from Democrats and government watchdog groups, is part of a rules package that the full House will vote on Tuesday. The package approved Monday also includes a means for Republican leaders to
  
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• House GOP Drops Plan To Gut Independent Ethics Office

  03-01-2017 15:22
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – House Republicans have dropped plans to gut the independent ethics office after widespread criticism and questions from President-elect Donald Trump about GOP priorities.
  In a reversal, the House GOP decided on Tuesday to strip the provision from a package of rule changes that lawmakers will vote on later in the day.
  Said Rep. Tom Cole of Oklahoma: “People didn’t want this story on opening day.”
  House Republicans had voted Monday night to change the rule
  
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• Butler County man who faced child porn charges falls to his death in Switzerland

  03-01-2017 15:20 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Butler County man who fell to his death last week on the Matterhorn in Switzerland was due in court Wednesday to face 52 child pornography counts.
  
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• Bengals’ Pacman Jones Jailed Over Cincinnati Confrontation

  03-01-2017 14:36
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) – Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones is in trouble again, facing several charges after being arrested early Tuesday in a downtown entertainment district.
  Authorities say Jones is accused of pushing and poking someone in the eye, then struggling with officers during his arrest and spitting on a nurse while being booked into the Hamilton County jail.
  He was jailed on misdemeanor charges of assault, disorderly conduct and obstructing official busines
  
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• PTL Links: Jan. 3, 2017

  03-01-2017 14:08
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guest & topics:
  Taming SugarKathy Parry
  Kathy Parry’s Recipes: Afternoon Powerbites & Mocha Mint Cooler
  Life Coach Marlene Boas 
  Make A Wish Musicals
  Yelp Pittsburgh
  
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• Kathy Parry’s Recipes: Afternoon Powerbites & Mocha Mint Cooler

  03-01-2017 14:04
  
  Kathy Parry stopped by PTL to show off some delicious recipes that cut down on sugar!
  Afternoon Powerbites
  1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
  ½ cup ground flax seed
  ¼ cup chia seeds
  1/3 cup raw sunflower seeds
  ½ cup raw almond butter
  2 TBS unsweetened cocoa powder
  1 tsp vanilla
  1 TBS honey
  ¼ cup mini chocolate chips
  Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Stir until well combined. Roll mixture into 16 balls and place on a baking sheet covered with parchment or wax paper. Free
  
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• Fire at Butler County racetrack damages office building

  03-01-2017 13:42 via post-gazette.com
  
  An early morning fire damaged an office building at the Lernerville Speedway in Butler County.
  
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• Searchers: Much Of Debris Is Consistent With Missing Plane

  03-01-2017 13:39
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) – Cleveland officials searching for a plane carrying six people that disappeared over Lake Erie say more than 120 pieces of debris have been recovered, and many are consistent with the type of aircraft that vanished.
  A statement from officials says they’re not sharing details about the debris or its location because it’s part of an active investigation. Only a bag that washed ashore near a private harbor near Cleveland has been confirmed as coming from the plane.
  
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• State Lawmakers Ready For New Term With Capitol Swearing-In

  03-01-2017 13:04
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – The newest class of Pennsylvania state lawmakers, their family members and supporters are headed to the state Capitol for swearing-in ceremonies that will kick off the Legislature’s two-year session.
  Separate events in both chambers will be held on Tuesday, leaving both the House and Senate with substantial Republican majorities.
  The House will consist of 121 Republicans and 82 Democrats, although one Democratic member who’s pleaded guilty to federal corr
  
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• Gambling Expansion To Be Introduced As State Lawmakers Begin New Term

  03-01-2017 13:04
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA/AP) – The newest class of Pennsylvania state lawmakers, their family members and supporters are headed to the state Capitol for swearing-in ceremonies that will kick off the Legislature’s two-year session.
  Separate events in both chambers will be held on Tuesday, leaving both the House and Senate with substantial Republican majorities.
  The House will consist of 121 Republicans and 82 Democrats, although one Democratic member who’s pleaded gu
  
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• One killed in Homewood shooting

  03-01-2017 12:33 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred in Homewood this morning.
  
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• Man, 28, killed in Homewood shooting

  03-01-2017 12:33 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh police said they are investigating the fatal shooting of a 28-year-old man in Homewood this morning.
  
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• Police Investigating Fatal Homewood Shooting

  03-01-2017 12:29
  
  HOMEWOOD (KDKA) – Police are investigating after one person was shot and killed in Homewood early Tuesday morning.
  According to police, the shooting happened near the intersection of Frankstown and Brushton Avenues shortly after 5 a.m.
  When police arrived, they found the victim on the ground. The unidentified victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
  Frankstown Avenue is currently closed in that location.
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