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• Kordell Stewart On Hines Ward Hall Of Fame Chances: ‘You Know It’s Coming’

  04-01-2017 23:52
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The FAN) – Hines Ward may have been left off the final ballot for the Pro Football Hall of Fame this year, but one former Steeler says don’t worry, he’ll eventually get in.
  Former quarterback Kordell Stewart joined The Starkey and Mueller Show to talk about his former teammate and preview the current Steelers’ playoff picture.
  On Ward’s Hall of Fame candidacy, Kordell said, “For his name to be in that category, that’s enough for me. At t
  
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• Local GOP Congressmen Weigh In On Repealing, Replacing Obamacare

  04-01-2017 23:48
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — President Obama was on Capitol Hill to meet with Democrats on Wednesday while Vice President-elect Mike Pence did the same with Republicans.
  The topic — the Affordable Care Act.
  “The Republican plan to cut health care wouldn’t make America great again.It would make America sick again and lead to chaos,” claimed U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, the Democratic Senate Leader.
  Democrats accused Republicans of not having a plan to replace Obamacare, leaving A
  
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• Feds seek $11K fine for fire that closed Pittsburgha s Liberty Bridge

  04-01-2017 23:09
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• Feds seek $11K fine for fire that closed Pittsburgh bridge

  04-01-2017 23:09
  The federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration wants to fine a contractor $11,224 for a construction fire that wholly or partially shut down a major Pittsburgh bridge for 24 days. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has already said it wants Fay to forfeit more than $3 million of the $80 million the company is owed for the Liberty Bridge reconstruction project.
  
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• Macy’s To Close Stores, Cut Jobs Amid Weak Sales

  04-01-2017 23:04
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) — Macy’s says it is eliminating more than 10,000 jobs and plans to move forward with 68 store closures after a disappointing holiday shopping season.The department store chain also lowered its full-year earnings forecast.
  The retailer said Wednesday that sales at established stores fell 2.1 percent in November and December compared to the same period last year. Macy’s Inc. pointed to changing consumer behavior and said it reflects challenges facing much of
  
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• Macy’s, Sears & Kmart Announce Store Closures, Including Pittsburgh-Area Locations

  04-01-2017 23:04
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) — Western Pennsylvania will soon be feeling the impact of dozens of store closures announced Wednesday by Macy’s, Sears and Kmart.
  According to a press release from Sears Holdings, on Wednesday, the company informed the workers at 78 Kmart and 26 Sears locations that their stores would be closing.
  The Pittsburgh-area stores impacted include: the Kmarts on Mall Boulevard in Monroeville and on Cross Roads Plaza in Mount Pleasant, and the Sears stores on Mall Run Ro
  
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• Macy's will close 68 stores — including several in Pittsburgh region — by spring

  04-01-2017 23:03 via post-gazette.com
  
  Macy’s, Inc. announced it would close several stores in the region this spring as it pares down costs.
  
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• Macy’s to close several Pittsburgh-area stores

  04-01-2017 23:03 via post-gazette.com
  
  Macy’s Inc. announced it would close several stores in the Pittsburgh region this spring as it pares down costs, another move by a traditional department store operator to cope with a shifting retail environment.
  
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• Frontier Airlines Drops 2 Routes From Pittsburgh International Airport

  04-01-2017 22:56
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Frontier Airlines is cutting flights to two of five cities serviced from Pittsburgh International Airport.
  The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports the airline won’t bring back flights to Chicago and Atlanta this spring. The service launched last June and was suspended at the end of October.
  Spokesman Rich Oliver says the routes didn’t perform as expected during the time they operated from the Findlay airport.
  The discount carrier will resume its daily flight from
  
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• Woman Gives Birth During Auto Shop Oil Change

  04-01-2017 22:50
  
  DORMONT, Pa. (AP) – Some auto shops offer 10-minute oil change service. That still would have been about seven minutes too long for a Pennsylvania woman who gave birth while the oil in her husband’s pickup was being changed at an auto dealership.
  Amanda Sherman, 24, gave birth Monday when she went to the restroom at #1 Cochran Nissan of South Hills in suburban Pittsburgh.
  Sherman and her husband Adam, also 24, spoke with the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review on Wednesday, when Amanda and 7-p
  
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• Kidsburgh: Best Places For Hands-On Learning In Pittsburgh

  04-01-2017 22:50
  
  When we think of learning, we usually think of school.
  But our region is filled with so many places to learn that are not traditional classrooms.
  Kidsburgh‘s new list features 10 places in Pittsburgh for hands-on learning with kids of all ages.
  To read about what each of the places has to offer, visit Kidsburgh at this link.
  For more, visit Kidsburg.org.
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• Pittsburgh Family Recovering After Plane Crashes In Africa

  04-01-2017 22:34
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Five members of a Pittsburgh family are recovering from broken ribs, cuts and contusions suffered in a small plane crash in Tanzania and hope to return home in the near future.
  The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Wednesday that Gregg and Susie Perelman and their three adult daughters had been on a sightseeing trip in the Serengeti National Park region.
  Their twin-propeller plane went down on Monday immediately after takeoff from a single-runway airstrip.
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• Opinion Divided Over Proposed E-Cigarette Ban

  04-01-2017 22:30
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Some local lawmakers are supporting a proposed ban on e-cigarettes.
  If the plan goes through, they could be banned from places like schools, offices and cabs.
  Opponents say the ban is a violation of personal choice.
  “They’ve helped millions of smokers quit smoking, they’ve never created nicotine dependence among non-smokers, they’re not gateways to cigarette smoking for teens, and they pose no harm to non-users,” Smoke Free PA Founder Bill
  
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• Lottery Scratch-Off Loser Keeps Phoning In Threats, Cops Say

  04-01-2017 21:58
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – A woman who repeatedly aired her frustration at failing to win a jackpot by making obscene and violent threats against Pennsylvania Lottery headquarters faces 53 charges, police said Wednesday.
  Towanda Shields, 47, made dozens of calls over the past eight months to the agency’s offices outside Harrisburg, police in Lower Swatara Township said.
  “From the calls and stuff I’ve listened to, she’s basically completely obsessed with the lottery and
  
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• Feds Seek $11K Fine For Fire That Closed Liberty Bridge

  04-01-2017 21:47
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – The federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration wants to fine a contractor $11,224 for a construction fire that wholly or partially shut down the Liberty Bridge for 24 days.
  Contractor Joseph B. Fay Co. didn’t immediately comment Wednesday. The company has 15 days to appeal.
  The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has already said it wants Fay to forfeit more than $3 million of the $80 million the company is owed for the Liberty Bridge reconstruction
  
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• New taco spot to open on Liberty Avenue in Downtown

  04-01-2017 21:24 via post-gazette.com
  A Columbus, Ohio-based taqueria will open its first location outside of that city in Downtown Pittsburgh in early spring. 
  
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• Squirrel Hill family survives plane crash in Tanzania

  04-01-2017 20:52 via post-gazette.com
  
  Members of a Pittsburgh family say they feel “extremely lucky and blessed to be alive” after surviving the crash of a small airplane in Tanzania on Monday.
  
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• Pittsburgh family escapes Tanzanian plane crash

  04-01-2017 20:52 via post-gazette.com
  
  Members of a Pittsburgh family say they feel “extremely lucky and blessed to be alive” after surviving the Jan. 2 crash of a small airplane in Tanzania.
  
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• Dunlap: Sports Illustrated Piece Unfair To Roethlisberger

  04-01-2017 20:33
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) – I don’t get it.
  If you want to dredge up the past with Ben Roethlisberger, just flat out do it.
  If you want to say he’s a changed man, just flat-out do it.
  But, please — as is the case with a recent piece on the Steelers’ quarterback — don’t try to intermingle the past and present unless you intend to be 100 percent fair.
  In my estimation, Roethlisberger was blindsided by a hit piece in the most recent edition of Sports Illust
  
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• DA Zappala rescinds intent to seek death penalty in 2013 Duquesne double slaying

  04-01-2017 20:33 via post-gazette.com
  
  Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. today rescinded his decision to seek the death penalty against a man charged with a 2013 double homicide in Duquesne.
  
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• Officials ID man killed Tuesday in Homewood shooting

  04-01-2017 20:19 via post-gazette.com
  
  Allegheny County officials identified today a man who was killed in Homewood Tuesday morning.
  
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• Pittsburgh police poised to help at Trump inauguration

  04-01-2017 20:17 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh will likely send 13 police officers, a sergeant and a commander to help provide security for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration this month.
  
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• Pittsburgh police likely to help with Trump inauguration security

  04-01-2017 20:17 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh appears poised to send 13 police officers, a sergeant and a commander to help secure President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration this month.
  
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• Hearing on assault charges postponed for former pro boxer Spadafora

  04-01-2017 20:15 via post-gazette.com
  
  A preliminary hearing for former pro boxer Paul Spadafora, charged with stabbing his brother and assaulting his mother last month, was postponed today until Jan. 12.
  
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• Guide To The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial

  04-01-2017 20:00
  
  By Randy Yagi
  With the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday just around the corner, one of the best ways to celebrate Dr. King’s enduring legacy is to visit the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington D.C.. Unveiled to the public in August 2011, the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial is a moving tribute to the late Baptist minister, civil rights leader and Nobel Prize winner Martin Luther King Jr. who died tragically in 1968. Situated on four acres along the Tidal Basin in West Potomac Park,
  
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• Bike Lane Advisory Board Proposed By City Coucilwoman

  04-01-2017 19:39
  
  PITTSBURGH (Newsradio 1020 KDKA)- From the first days of their installation, Pittsburgh’s bike lanes have been controversial.
  After numerous complaints, there is a proposal in front of City Council that could streamline the way residents can voice their concerns, and how they can learn more about additional safe-zones for city bicyclists.
  Pittsburgh City Councilwoman Theresa Kail-Smith has proposed that an advisory board be created to review and draft policies for new bike lanes. She says
  
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• Penalties for Liberty Bridge fire likely to come out of contractor profits

  04-01-2017 19:03 via post-gazette.com
  
  More than $3.5 million in fines and emergency repairs for September’s Liberty Bridge fire likely will come out of contractor Joseph B. Fay Co.’s profit on the $80 million bridge rehabilitation.
  
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• Penalties for Liberty Bridge fire likely to be paid from contractor’s profits

  04-01-2017 19:03 via post-gazette.com
  
  More than $3.5 million in fines and emergency repairs for September’s Liberty Bridge fire likely will come out of contractor Joseph B. Fay Co.’s profit on the $80 million bridge rehabilitation.
  
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• OSHA fines contractor $11,224 for Liberty Bridge fire

  04-01-2017 19:03 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Pittsburgh office of the Occupational Health and Safety Administration has issued an $11,224 fine against the Joseph B. Fay Co. for not having an employee on fire watch in the area where a construction fire occurred that nearly collapsed the Liberty Bridge in September.
  
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• Tickets for Kids merges with Minneapolis-based nonprofit

  04-01-2017 18:56 via post-gazette.com
  
  Tickets for Kids Charities has merged with a Minneapolis-area nonprofit that has the same mission of providing tickets to cultural and sports events to children in need.
  
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• Suspect Arraigned, Taken To Jail After Chaotic Fayette Co. Incident

  04-01-2017 18:31
  
  BULLSKIN TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – The suspect that police arrested after a fiery crash and manhunt Tuesday night has been arraigned and is in the Fayette County Prison.
  Matthew Beers, 22, currently faces 21 charges. He kept his head down when he was escorted into the prison Wednesday morning and refused to answer any questions.
  Beers began running from police around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday when he crashed a stolen Chevy Silverado from Connellsville into a home on Pleasant Valley Road in Bullskin Townsh
  
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• Man found dead amid hoard in Bethel Park home

  04-01-2017 18:20 via post-gazette.com
  
  Authorities have identified a man found dead when police did a welfare check on a Bethel Park woman only to find a “hoarding” situation.
  
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• Trial delayed for four suspected of participating in Duquesne-based heroin ring

  04-01-2017 17:43 via post-gazette.com
  
  Four reputed members of a major Duquesne-based heroin ring supplied from New Jersey were set to go to trial this week in federal court, but the case has been delayed because a government witness has been unavailable due to illness.
  
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• Steelers Fan ‘Man On The Street’ Christmas Kindness Goes Viral

  04-01-2017 17:34
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) —There’s no bigger rivalry than the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens.
  But it’s what one Steelers fan did off the field that is going viral.Ernest Freeman says he had an extra ticket to the Steelers – Ravens game on Christmas Day.He was going to sell the ticket, that was until he says he listened to Johnny Gill’s “Give Love On Christmas Day.”
  There’s a line in the song about giving love to the “man on the street&r
  
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• Ex-Corrections Officer Sentenced To Jail In Inmate Sex Assault Case

  04-01-2017 17:27
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A former Allegheny County corrections officer was sentenced to jail Wednesday morning.
  In October, Joshua Reber pleaded guilty to two counts of official oppression after being accused of sexually assaulting two female inmates. As part of the plea deal, two counts of institutional sexual assault were withdrawn.
  Today, Reber was sentenced to six to 20 months in jail and two years of probation.
  During a preliminary hearing, one of the victims testified that sexual acts led
  
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• Former county jail officer gets 6 to 20 months

  04-01-2017 17:21 via post-gazette.com
  
  A former corrections officer for the Allegheny County Jail accused of sexually assaulting two female inmates he supervised will serve at least six months of incarceration after he was sentenced this morning.
  
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• Lawyer For Boxer Spadafora Expects Charges To Be Resolved

  04-01-2017 17:14
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – An attorney for a former lightweight boxing champ accused of stabbing his brother, kicking his mother and threatening police said Wednesday that he expects the charges will eventually be resolved.
  A preliminary hearing for Paul Spadafora was delayed until Jan. 12 because the boxer’s mother, Ann, was undergoing treatment and unable available to testify, said defense attorney William Difenderfer.
  Difenderfer didn’t directly address the charges, which include agg
  
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• Ex-Champ Paul Spadafora Due In Court On Stabbing Charges

  04-01-2017 17:14
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Former lightweight boxing champ Paul Spadafora is due in court on charges he stabbed his brother during an argument then fought with officers who intervened in a family argument in Pittsburgh last month.
  Police say the 41-year-old Spadafora stabbed his brother Dec. 21 and threatened police saying, “I’m gonna kill them.” Police say they used a stun gun on him after he tried to throw something at them.
  Spadafora’s attorney declined immediate com
  
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• Group To Hand Out Free Marijuana On Inauguration Day

  04-01-2017 16:56
  
  WASHINGTON (KDKA) — If you’re heading to Washington for Inauguration Day you might catch the strong smell of marijuana.That’s because a pro-marijuana group plans to protest President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration by passing out free joints to attendees.
  The DC Cannabis Coalition plans to hand out 4,200 of the joints.According to WUSA, it all starts at 8:00 a.m. January 20th on the west side of Dupont Circle.Then, marchers will walk to the National Mall where the real
  
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• Watch: Georgia Animal Shelter Makes Hilarious Pet Adoption Video

  04-01-2017 16:32
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – An animal shelter in Georgia is getting a lot of “pawsitive” attention for a recent commercial.
  FurKids Animal Rescue & Shelters took a unique approach to the humorous commercial. Essentially, they took a cheesy used car dealership approach.
  For example, “You like hungry cats? We’ve got some of the hungriest cats you’ve ever seen!”
  Other highlights include a low-budget inflatable tube man impersonation and a nod to a certain ASPCA
  
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• Eagle webcams get an upgrade in Pittsburgh area

  04-01-2017 15:49 via post-gazette.com
  
  New upgrades have improved the view at the live-streaming web cameras at Pittsburgh’s Hays and Harmar bald eagle nest sites.
  
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• Pennsylvania fire destroys hotel, former stagecoach stop

  04-01-2017 15:22 via post-gazette.com
  
  RIDGWAY, Pa. — The owners of a historic hotel that once served as a stagecoach stop in west-central Pennsylvania say it has been destroyed by a massive fire.
  
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• PTL Links: Jan. 4, 2017

  04-01-2017 15:05
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guest & topics:
  The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time
  Rania’s Catering
  Rania’s Recipes: Comfort Foods
  Leslie Bonci
  Chatham University “Go Baby Go”
  United Way Tax Prep Campaign
  
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• Rania’s Recipes: Comfort Foods

  04-01-2017 14:32
  
  Rania Harris stopped by PTL to show off some delicious comfort food recipes!
  Coq Au Vin
  2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  4 ounces thick sliced bacon, diced
  1 (4-pound) chicken, cut into 10 pieces (I cut each breast in two pieces)
  Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  ½ pound carrots, cut diagonally in 1-inch pieces
  1 large sweet onion, sliced
  1 teaspoon chopped garlic
  1/4 cup Cognac
  ½ bottle (375 ml) Burgundy wine (or more to taste)
  1 cup good chicken stock, prefera
  
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• Pa. House Leader Continues Push To Overhaul Gov’t As Lawmakers Are Sworn In

  04-01-2017 14:08
  
  HARRISBURG (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) – As Pennsylvania lawmakers took the oath of office for a new two-year term of the Legislature Tuesday, the state House majority leader continued to make his case for an overhaul of state government.
  As members of the new state Legislature were sworn in Tuesday, they got more bad budget news as revenue collections for December came in at nearly 4 percent less than expected.
  Republican Dave Reed, the House majority leader, continued to stress his belief that
  
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• Pittsburgh Steelers Wild Card Opponent Profile: Dolphins Look To Bounce Back After Embarrassing Week 17 Loss

  04-01-2017 14:00
  By Danny Cox
  A seven-game win streak to end the season shows that the Pittsburgh Steelers are a legitimate threat, and that they’re serious contenders in the AFC. The Steelers are taking on the Miami Dolphins in the first round of the playoffs, and many Pittsburgh fans are feeling confident about this upcoming game against an opponent who was recently blown out by the New England Patriots in the regular season finale.
  But, Pittsburgh players (and their fans) shouldn’t get too cocky&m
  
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• Ohio Man Accused Of Ramming Pittsburgh FBI Gate Indicted

  04-01-2017 14:00
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – An Ohio man has been indicted on charges that he rammed a dump truck through the security gate of the FBI’s Pittsburgh field office this past summer.
  The indictment handed down by a federal grand jury on Tuesday charges Thomas Ross with willfully injuring or committing depredation against any property of the United States.
  The New Waterford, Ohio man is accused of driving his truck through the FBI office’s security barriers on July 26, causing his vehicle to b
  
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• Officer On Leave After Video Surfaces Of Student Being Thrown Down

  04-01-2017 13:26
  
  ROLESVILLE, N.C. (AP) – A school resource officer in North Carolina has been placed on leave after a brief video posted online shows him picking up and slamming a female high school student to the ground.
  Authorities are investigating the eight-second video posted Tuesday on Twitter.
  The video itself doesn’t show what led up to or followed this scene. Rolesville Police Chief Bobby Langston, who didn’t immediately return a message from The Associated Press, told other media that
  
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• Police: Westmoreland man, 22, arrested after crashing 2 stolen vehicles in Fayette County

  04-01-2017 12:50 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Westmoreland County man was arrested at a Sheetz store on gun and burglary charges after crashing two stolen vehicles and trying to steal a third in Fayette County on Tuesday.
  
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