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• Washington County lawyer charged with misappropriating thousands from elderly woman

  23-02-2017 23:40 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Washington County attorney who was helping an elderly woman with a home restoration project has been charged after investigators said he misappropriated thousands of dollars of funds. 
  
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• $30K In Jewelry Stolen From Jeannette Pawn Shop

  23-02-2017 23:15
  
  JEANNETTE (KDKA) — It’s a break-in that’s costing a Westmoreland County business owner tens of thousands of dollars.
  “We’re estimating between 20 and 30, it could be more, we had to go through all the stuff with the insurance company,” said Jake Cunningham.
  Cunningham, the owner of Jake’s Haggle Hut in Jeannette, said a man smashed through his front door with a brick.
  One of the many surveillance cameras in the store captured the burglar making a beeline
  
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• West End man arrested in fatal McKees Rocks shooting

  23-02-2017 23:11 via post-gazette.com
  
  A West End man was arrested today in the shooting death of another man Tuesday in McKees Rocks. 
  
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• Man Charged With Homicide In 17-Year-Old’s Shooting Death

  23-02-2017 22:57
  
  MCKEES ROCKS (KDKA) — A teenager was shot in the head and died Tuesday night in McKees Rocks.
  Jihad Cromer, 17, was shot once inside a unit at Uansa Village and died at the hospital.
  On Thursday, police determined William Hoston, 19, was the person who fired the shot that killed Cromer.
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  He has been taken to the Allegheny Coun
  
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• After resigning from Turnpike Commission, Logan hired by Gaming Control Board

  23-02-2017 22:37 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Sean Logan resigned Thursday and immediately was appointed to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board..
  
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• CBS Sports’ Jim Spanarkel On #13 Florida-#11 Kentucky SEC Rematch

  23-02-2017 22:33
  
  Ryan Mayer
  The conversation surrounding SEC basketball has largely centered on Kentucky since John Calipari arrived in Lexington in 2009. The Wildcats, who annually have one of the nation’s best collections of young talent, have been to four Final Fours and two national championship games with one title win in that time. Kentucky was once again well stocked this season, with the nation’s number two recruiting class, and looked to be the conference’s best team.
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• Closing arguments, deliberations set for former state trooper accused of forgery

  23-02-2017 22:29 via post-gazette.com
  
  A federal jury will begin deliberating tomorrow the fate of a former state trooper accused of forging a dead judge's signature to reduce pension payments to his ex-wife.
  
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• Police Say Kidnapping Post About Missing Student Dakota James Is A Hoax

  23-02-2017 22:11
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — On Thursday, an image began circulating on social media that caused many to call into police.
  The photo was a screenshot of a food order placed through Yelp from someone claiming to be Dakota James, saying he had been kidnapped on the North Side and was being held in the basement of a home in Shaler.
  Pittsburgh Police released a statement indicating that they thoroughly investigated the post and that Dakota James “was not at the location and there is no reason to
  
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• City gives Lamar until Monday to remove Mount Washington sign

  23-02-2017 21:50 via post-gazette.com
  
  The city is giving Lamar Advertising until 5 p.m. Monday to remove a Sprint banner from the former Bayer Co. sign atop Mount Washington.
  
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• Report: James Conner Gets Clean Scan Ahead Of NFL Draft

  23-02-2017 21:48
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Former University of Pittsburgh running back James Conner got good news ahead of the 2017 NFL draft.The former Pitt running back received a clean scan according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
  Pitt RB James Conner, who missed most of 2015 with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, received a clean scan today, a week prior to combine, per source.
  — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 23, 2017
  Connner announced in 2015 that he had been diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.
  
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• Sources: Rep. Tim Murphy Evacuated With Students Due To Bomb Threat At West Allegheny H.S.

  23-02-2017 21:45
  
  IMPERIAL (KDKA) — West Allegheny High School was evacuated Thursday around 2 p.m. when a bomb threat was reported.
  Sources confirm to KDKA that the threat came in just minutes before Congressman Tim Murphy was set to speak to a 10th grade American Government class.
  Congressman Murphy was evacuated with the rest of the people inside the building.
  West Allegheny has had a number of bomb threats in recent time, and there is no information presently to suggest that this threat had an
  
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• Company developing self-driving car to call Pittsburgh home

  23-02-2017 21:10
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• Pirates Spring Training 2017 – Feb. 23rd News And Notes

  23-02-2017 21:05
  
  BRADENTON, Fla. (93-7 THE FAN) – On the final day of workouts at the Pirate City complex, Tony Clark, the Executive Director of the Major League Baseball Players Association, held a 90+ minute meeting with the players discussing a range of issues, not the least of which was MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred’s focus on pace-of-play initiatives, including the elimination of the four-pitch intentional walk less than 40 days before the regular season starts.
  “The offseason calendar
  
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• NFL, Steelers help West Virginia high school team recover from floods

  23-02-2017 21:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  CLAY, W.Va. — The NFL and the Steelers are helping a West Virginia high school football team recover from last year’s devastating floods.
  
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• Mt. Lebanon, animal control contractor call off rifle cull

  23-02-2017 20:44 via post-gazette.com
  
  The sharpshooting phase of the Mt. Lebanon deer control program has been called off due to good weather.
  
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• Son Killed Protecting Mom At Subway Shop Where Both Worked

  23-02-2017 20:27
  
  HOUSTON (AP) – Police in Texas say an 18-year-old sandwich shop employee was fatally shot as he tried to protect his mother during an attempted robbery at the store.
  Police say the Javier Flores and his mother were the only people working in the southeast Houston Subway restaurant near closing time Wednesday night when two assailants rushed in and pointed a gun at the woman.
  Detective David Crowder says Flores “attempted to push (her) out of the way as the suspect was firing, and he
  
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• Judge urges talks in Penn Plaza dispute

  23-02-2017 20:04 via post-gazette.com
  
  An Allegheny County judge urged city and private attorneys today to work through a legal dispute over the Penn Plaza apartment complex in East Liberty, continuing the matter for a status conference and conciliation March 3.
  
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• 2 Arrested After Trying To Flee Police; Drugs, Stolen Gun & Cash Recovered

  23-02-2017 19:57
  
  MCKEESPORT (KDKA) – Two people are facing drug charges after attempting to flee from police in McKeesport Tuesday night.
  According to police, the incident began in the 800 block of Hartman Street just before 9 p.m.
  An officer attempted to stop a vehicle that was traveling at a high-rate of speed. When the officer turned on their lights and siren, the suspects took off.
  Officers identified the driver as Troy Brown, who was known to not have a valid driver’s license.
  Eventually, the su
  
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• Washington Co. Lawyer Charged With Stealing $180K From Elderly Client

  23-02-2017 19:54
  
  WASHINGTON (KDKA) — A Washington County lawyer is accused of stealing from an elderly client.
  Michael Alberty, 57, is charged with theft by deception, theft by unlawful taking and misapplication of entrusted property and property of government or financial.
  The alleged victim is an 87-year-old woman who had been staying at the Norbert Elderly Care Home. Alberty was originally called by the victim for help on her estate plan and South Side home restoration project,
  Police became aware of th
  
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• Dunlap: Oh, These Pens Injuries

  23-02-2017 19:47
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) – Now Kris Letang.
  Can it get any worse?
  Well, better now than in April, I guess.
  So it was pretty stunning stuff on Thursday when it was announced that Letang, the Penguins’ breathtaking two-way defenseman, was out with an upper body injury. He is day-to-day in hockey parlance, but as fans of the pucks know, nothing can ever be taken for granted, particularly this time of year and particularly with Letang.
  It might be a day, it might be a week, it might be
  
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• Company Developing Self-Driving Car To Call Strip District Home

  23-02-2017 19:14
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – A company that is helping Ford develop a self-driving car says it will locate its headquarters in Pittsburgh.
  Argo AI’s co-founder and CEO, Bryan Salesky, announced Thursday that the company’s headquarters will be in Pittsburgh’s Strip District.
  Salesky and co-founder Peter Rander are alumni of Carnegie Mellon University’s robotics program. Uber has been testing self-driving cars in the city since September.
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• Report: Teen Accused Of Shooting His Father In Johnstown

  23-02-2017 19:06
  
  JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (KDKA) — A Johnstown teen is accused of shooting his father on Wednesday.
  According to the Tribune-Democrat, Jamil Quhir Branche has been charged with aggravated assault, a minor possessing a firearm, carrying a firearm without a license, simple assault and reckless endangerment.
  According to a criminal complaint, the incident took place around 5:30 p.m.
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  A witness told police that he and
  
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• Man sentenced for hate crime attack at T station

  23-02-2017 19:02 via post-gazette.com
  
  Ryan Kyle, a white man who hurled a black man onto subway tracks and then beat him unconscious, pleaded guilty today to committing a federal hate crime.
  
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• Region's refugee and Muslim groups on edge after attack on Somali ethnic minority

  23-02-2017 18:59
  Police say they have no indication that the severe beating of a Somali Bantu refugee was a hate crime but are investigating all possibilities The attack has put his fellow refugees and Muslims even more on edge, saying they and their children have been bullied and harassed at work and school and in public buses in recent months. "We fear for our lives," said a Somali Bantu leader who gave his name only as Omar out of concern for his safety.
  
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• Jets' Revis gets OK from judge to travel outside country for foundation fundraiser

  23-02-2017 18:46 via post-gazette.com
  
  An attorney for New York Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis, facing criminal charges from an incident earlier this month on the South Side, asked this morning that his client have permission to travel for a fundraiser next month.
  
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• 4 Arrested In Death Of 9-Year-Old Boy With Cerebral Palsy

  23-02-2017 18:17
  
  TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) – Four people have been arrested in the death of 9-year-old Indiana boy with cerebral palsy who authorities say was malnourished and neglected.
  The Vigo County Sheriff’s Office says officers responded Tuesday to a 911 call about a child in cardiac arrest at a home near Fontanet, 60 miles west of Indianapolis.
  Cameron R. Hoopingarner was pronounced dead at a hospital.
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• Roenick: Outdoor Games Still ‘One Of The Coolest Things’ In NHL

  23-02-2017 18:13
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan)- NBC Sports’ Jeremy Roenick took time to join “The Fan Morning Show” on Thursday to talk about the Penguins before they head outdoors at Heinz Field Sunday for a rivalry game matchup with the Philadelphia Flyers.
  The NHL implemented the outdoor games into the regular season schedule the year after Roenick retired and he wishes he had the opportunity to play in one.
  “I do think it’s one of the coolest things that the NHL has created,”
  
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• August Wilson Center names new board chair

  23-02-2017 18:09 via post-gazette.com
  
  The board of the August Wilson Center has named developer Michael Polite as its new chair.
  
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• Region's refugee and Muslim groups on edge after attack on Somali man

  23-02-2017 18:04 via post-gazette.com
  
  Police say they have no indication that the severe beating of a Somali Bantu refugee was a hate crime but are investigating all possibilities.
  
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• Police: Man Assaults Mom With Pork Chop, Head-Butts Her

  23-02-2017 17:50
  
  ATHENS, Georgia (KDKA) — A man is Georgia is accused of assaulting his mother with a pork chop.
  According to the Athens Banner-Herald, 29-year-old Terry Bernard Ball Jr. was sitting in his Georgia home when he became angry at his 60-year-old mother because she had not picked up cigarettes for him.
  He allegedly chucked a pork chop at her, pushed and head-butted her.
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• Mayor announces hire to lead new Department of Mobility and Infrastructure

  23-02-2017 17:43 via post-gazette.com
  
  Mayor Bill Peduto has hired Karina Ricks, a former associate director in Washington, D.C.'s transportation department, to lead Pittsburgh's up-and-coming Department of Mobility and Infrastructure.
  
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• Sunoco Building 2 Pipelines, Not Just 1 Across Pennsylvania

  23-02-2017 17:24
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Sunoco Logistics Partners says there’s so much interest in its plans to build a natural gas liquids pipeline across southern Pennsylvania that they’ll actually build two pipelines.
  Philly.com says CEO Michael Hennigan broke the news to industry analysts during a conference call about the company’s quarterly earnings on Wednesday.
  Environmental advocacy groups had tried to halt construction of the $2.5 billion Mariner East 2 project, claiming it woul
  
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• Man Pleads Guilty To Hate Crime Charge In Beating Of Black Man At T Station

  23-02-2017 17:14
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – A white man serving a three- to six-year sentence in a Pennsylvania prison for beating a black man at a Pittsburgh rail station during a drunken argument has pleaded guilty to a federal hate crime stemming from the same assault.
  Twenty-three-year-old Ryan Kyle was given a three-year prison sentence Thursday in the federal case. The prison term will run concurrently with his state term. Kyle also was ordered to serve three years’ probation.
  The victim told police he
  
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• French Fry Face-Off: Pittsburgh, Philly Dishes On NHL Stadium Series Menu

  23-02-2017 17:13
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A pair of french fry dishes are set to join the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers in this weekend’s face-off.
  The NHL Stadium Series is set to take place this weekend at Heinz Field, and while players battle it out on the ice, another battle will take place in the concession stands.
  Aramark, the stadium’s food and beverage provider, is featuring a Fry Stak Face-Off: The Philly Chicken & Waffle Fry Stak vs. The Steel City Pot Roast Stak:
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• Ian Poulter’s Wife Once Spent A $100 Bill Signed By Arnold Palmer

  23-02-2017 17:09
  
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  On Wednesday afternoon before the Honda Classic kicked off in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, long-time PGA Tour golfer Ian Poulter regaled the press with a fantastic story involving one of Pittsburgh’s favorite sons, Arnold Palmer.
  According to Golf.com, Poulter got Palmer to sign a $100 bill for him that Poulter planned on framing. One day, however, Poulter noticed that the signed bill was missing from his safe.
  That’s when he realized that his wife must have grabbed the
  
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• Hong Kong Taste in Etna hit with consumer alert

  23-02-2017 17:01 via post-gazette.com
  The Allegheny County Health Department posted a consumer alert at Hong Kong Taste in Etna for numerous uncorrected food safety violations.
  
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• Somali Immigrant Found Beaten, Possibly Robbed, In Pittsburgh

  23-02-2017 16:57
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Pittsburgh police say they’re investigating the beating of a Somali immigrant who was critically injured and may have been robbed.
  The man, believed to be about 30, was found beaten about 5 a.m. Tuesday in the city’s Beltzhoover neighborhood.
  A city police spokeswoman says it appears he had also been robbed, but didn’t detail why police believe that.
  Betty Cruz, the director of Change Agency, an activist group, says the victim is a member of Pittsburgh&r
  
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• Somali Bantu Community Asking For Public’s Help After Cab Driver Nearly Beaten To Death

  23-02-2017 16:57
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)  – A Somali cab driver is nearly beaten to death in Beltzhoover.
  Police say there is no evidence it was a hate crime.
  Still, members of the Somali Bantu community in Pittsburgh are concerned.
  They called a press conference at the Islamic Center of Pittsburgh Thursday.
  Police are not releasing the victim’s name at his family’s request. He is in critical condition at UPMC Presbyterian. Police and members of the Somali Bantu community are asking for the publ
  
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• Police: ‘No Evidence’ Somali Immigrant’s Beating Was Hate Crime

  23-02-2017 16:57
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Pittsburgh police say there’s no evidence yet that the beating of a Somali immigrant cab driver was a hate crime.
  The man, whose name isn’t being released, was critically injured and may have been robbed before he was found about 5 a.m. Tuesday in the city’s Beltzhoover neighborhood.
  Assistant Police Chief Lavonnie Bickerstaff says there’s “no evidence” the incident was a hate crime, and said police continued to investigate. The victim
  
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• Man Charged With Killing, Raping Girlfriend’s Daughter Waives Hearing

  23-02-2017 16:48
  
  DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) – A Pennsylvania man charged with raping, killing and dismembering his girlfriend’s 14-year-old daughter has waived his right to a preliminary hearing.
  Forty-four-year-old Jacob Sullivan’s decision Wednesday means he must now either stand trial or work out a plea in the killing of Grace Packer.
  Sara Packer, who adopted the girl, waived her right to a hearing on the charges Feb. 3 and also remains jailed awaiting trial.
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• Somali native found beaten, possibly robbed, in Pittsburgh

  23-02-2017 16:46
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• Penguins’ Daley Out 6 Weeks, Hainsey Acquired From Carolina

  23-02-2017 16:40
  
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pittsburgh Penguins’ defense corps suffered another blow on Tuesday night, but reinforcements are on the way.
  According to the Penguins’ officials website, Trevor Daley will miss the next six weeks after undergoing surgery on his left knee.
  Daley suffered the injury during the first period of Tuesday’s 3-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. He left the game and did not return.
  Daley joins Olli Maatta (hand) and Justin Sc
  
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• Attorney General Josh Shapiro: Kathleen Kane Cost Pa. $3.6 Million

  23-02-2017 16:17
  
  HARRISBURG (News Radio 1020 KDKA) – Pennsylvania’s new attorney general has come up with a preliminary estimate of $3.6 million for the total legal costs of what he termed the “drama” associated with the state’s last elected attorney general, Kathleen Kane.
  Appearing at a state Senate budget hearing, Attorney General Josh Shapiro said about $1.8 million went to an outside law firm review of tawdry emails.
  But, Shapiro says another $877,000 was spent on legal fees to
  
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• Trial Opens For Retired Trooper Accused Of Forging Dead Judge’s Signature

  23-02-2017 15:25
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – A federal court trial has begun for a retired Pennsylvania state trooper accused of having forged a dead judge’s signature on a bogus court order in an effort to keep his ex-wife from receiving part of his pension.
  Fifty-one-year-old Steven Grados of Monongahela is charged with mail fraud and forging and counterfeiting a federal court seal.
  The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that a prosecutor alleged in court Wednesday that Grados mailed the state agency overseeing
  
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• Ford autonomous vehicle development venture to move into Strip District

  23-02-2017 15:25 via post-gazette.com
  
  Argo AI, the artificial intelligence start-up that hopes to develop the brain of the autonomous vehicle for Ford Motor Co. by 2021, announced Thursday morning it will make its home in the Strip District.
  
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• New Poll Shows Less Than 1/3 Of Pa. Voters Happy With President Trump So Far

  23-02-2017 14:39
  
  HARRISBURG (News Radio 1020 KDKA) – A new Franklin and Marshall College poll shows less than one-third of all Pennsylvania voters approve of the job President Donald Trump is doing.
  The Franklin and Marshall College poll shows only 32 percent of those surveyed think Trump is doing a “good” or “excellent” job.
  “Remember, the job performance of even Sen. [Bob] Casey is not good. The fact of the matter is that the voters – Democrats and Republicans –
  
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• PTL Links: Feb. 23, 2017

  23-02-2017 14:32
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guest & topics:
  Pittsburgh Magazine
  Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Showcase Noir
  Doug Oster
  Andy Amrhein At Evey True Value Hardware
  Kidsburgh
  Next Pittsburgh
  Big Burrito Restaurant Group
  Chef Bill Fuller’s Recipe: Duck Confit Ravioli, Fig Jus, Duck Speck & Parsnip Puree
  No Kid Hungry
  
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• Chef Bill Fuller’s Recipe: Duck Confit Ravioli, Fig Jus, Duck Speck & Parsnip Puree

  23-02-2017 14:27
  
  Chef Bill Fuller stopped by PTL to show off a delicious Duck Confit Ravioli recipe!
  Duck Confit Ravioli, Fig Jus, Duck Speck, Parsnip Puree
  ¼ C. Julienned radish
  1/4 C. Julienned Duck Speck (Duck Ham or Duck Prosciutto are both acceptable substitutes)
  Splash of olive oil
  12 ea Duck Confit Ravioli
  ½ C. Duck Jus
  ¼ C. Diced dried figs
  2 oz Whole butter
  Kosher Salt and Pepper as needed
  Parsnip Puree, kept warm
  1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.2. Place Duck Jus and
  
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• State High Court Upholds Death Penalty For ‘Greensburg 6’ Ringleader

  23-02-2017 14:09
  
  GREENSBURG, Pa. (KDKA/AP) – The state Supreme Court has upheld the first-degree murder conviction and death penalty imposed on a man in the torture death of a mentally disabled woman in western Pennsylvania.
  The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports that the commonwealth’s highest court said Wednesday that there was enough evidence for the Westmoreland County jury to convict 30-year-old Ricky Smyrnes and to sentence him to death.
  Smyrnes was one of six people charged in the February 2010
  
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• Report: Investigation Uncovers Critical Mistakes In Days Before Liberty Bridge Fire

  23-02-2017 12:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – An investigation into the fire that shut down the Liberty Bridge last year has uncovered some troubling findings.
  Newly uncovered documents show critical mistakes were made in the days and hours leading up to the fire.
  Our news partners at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette obtained the documents from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
  The fire happened in the midst of an $80 million rehab project that nearly caused the Liberty Bridge to collapse.
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