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• Fire Prompts Evacuation Of Ross Twp. Senior High Rise, 1 Hospitalized

  12-06-2018 23:55
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  ROSS TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — One woman was taken to the hospital following a fire Tuesday afternoon at a senior high rise in Ross Township.
  A kitchen fire forced the evacuation of three floors at Town North Tower on Corbett Court, just off of McKnight Road, around 4:30 p.m.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  The fire was brought under control and residents were being allowed to go back inside around 5:30 p.m.
  The fire started on the fifth floor, prompting the evacuation of t
  
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• Raccoon Scales Skyscraper, Becomes An Instant Social Media Star

  12-06-2018 23:07
  MINNEAPOLIS, MN (CBS Local) – A raccoon spotted in Minnesota Tuesday morning scaled a building and is now 20 stories up.
  The critter was first spotted at the Town Square building in St. Paul, huddled in a nook above the sidewalk.
  This poor raccoon apparently got itself stranded on a ledge of the Town Square office building in downtown St. Paul, likely on an errant mission to raid pigeon nests on the skyway over 7th Street. It's been there for two days now, without food
  
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• Defense Asking For House Arrest For Elderly Man In Wife’s Suicide

  12-06-2018 23:02
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  GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) – A defense attorney says an elderly western Pennsylvania man jailed for two years and facing sentencing in his wife’s suicide should be spared prison and placed on house arrest.
  Eighty-two-year-old Edward Friday pleaded guilty in January in Westmoreland County to a felony charge of causing a suicide.
  Photo: KDKA
  Rostraver police say 82-year-old Wilma Jean Friday was found with a neck wound in May 2016. They said her husband sai
  
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• AT&T Wins Court Approval To Buy Time Warner

  12-06-2018 22:47
  WASHINGTON (AP) – A federal judge has approved AT&T’s merger with Time Warner. He rejected the government’s argument that it would hurt competition in pay TV and cost consumers hundreds of millions of dollars more to stream TV and movies.
  U.S. District Judge Richard Leon announced the decision Tuesday, bringing the biggest antitrust trial in years to an end. The ruling blesses the $85 billion merger, one of the biggest media deals ever. It allows AT&T, a phone and pay-T
  
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• Where Do The Warriors Go From Here?

  12-06-2018 22:39
  By Matt Citak
  After an unpredictable offseason, a crazy regular season, and a wild ride of a postseason, the 2017-18 NBA season has ended how many believed it would — with the Golden State Warriors defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers to take home their third championship of the last four years.
  In fact, even the Conference Finals turned out exactly how most predicted they would. When the Houston Rockets dealt for Chris Paul and the Boston Celtics acquired Kyrie Irving last summer, the two fr
  
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• Woman Sues NASA To Keep Moon Dust Gift From Neil Armstrong

  12-06-2018 22:36
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  WICHITA, KS (CBS Local) – A woman is suing NASA over a gift she claims was given to her by the first man to walk on the moon, Neil Armstrong.
  The Details:A woman is suing NASA to keep moon dust given to her by Neil Armstrong
  The moon dust was reportedly given to her as a gift in the 1970s
  NASA has previously tried to seize moon items from private citizensLaura Murray was 10-years-old when her mother gave her a note and a small vial of dust while sitt
  
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• Suspect Clings To Window Ledge, Falls Into Police’s Hands After Eluding Them

  12-06-2018 22:05
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  YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio man who ran from a traffic stop and then found himself clinging by his hands to a window ledge has been literally caught by police waiting below.
  The (Youngstown) Vindicator reports Youngstown police say 21-year-old Dai’ryon Mitchell jumped out of a car and fled on foot Sunday afternoon when officers responded to a report of multiple gunshots having been fired.
  Police say officers chased Mitchell into a home and, whil
  
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• Bikers beware: Landslides block sections of Great Allegheny Passage

  12-06-2018 21:58 via post-gazette.com
  Sunday’s storms created landslides along the Great Allegheny Passage bicycle trail in Elizabeth Township, McKeesport and Fayette County.
  
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• Tuned In: ‘Gone’ will finally air in the U.S.

  12-06-2018 21:45 via post-gazette.com
  The filmed-in-Pittsburgh procedural drama “Gone” is gone — canceled after one season — but it’s not entirely forgotten. WGN America picked up the first and only season of “Gone” and will premiere it in early 2019.
  
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• County inspections expand to more homes with lead-exposed children

  12-06-2018 21:17 via post-gazette.com
  Starting June 18, home visits to investigate lead hazards will be offered to all Allegheny County families with children under 6 who have high blood lead levels — at or above 5 micrograms per deciliter.
  
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• Is Your Workplace Making You Fat?

  12-06-2018 20:55
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  ATLANTA, GA (CBS Local) – The dilemma is all too familiar: it’s Monday morning, you walk into your office and see that someone has left a big box of donuts in the break room. Then, your co-worker tells you there will be cake later for yet another birthday celebration.
  The Details:A new study finds that U.S. employees add 1,300 calories at work each week
  Pizza, sandwiches, and soda were the most common food choices at work
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• DNA Evidence Leads To Inmate Being Charged In 2014 Robbery

  12-06-2018 20:54
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  UNIONTOWN (KDKA) – DNA evidence has led to the arrest of a suspect in connection with a 2014 convenience store robbery.
  According to police, the incident happened at the Circle K in Hopwood on June 27, 2014.
  Two African-American men entered the store and threatened employees and customers with a handgun.
  The armed suspect ordered two patrons to turn around as the other suspect demanded their cellphones.
  Then, the armed suspect demanded money from the regi
  
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• Peters Township school board awards construction contracts for new high school

  12-06-2018 20:45 via post-gazette.com
  The Peters Township School Board has awarded more than $80 million worth of contracts for the construction of a new high school on the former Rolling Hills Country Club property.
  
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• Washington Redskins Honor 1987 Replacement Players With Super Bowl Rings

  12-06-2018 20:33
  Ryan Mayer
  1987 was a tumultuous year for the National Football League. The players went on strike two games into the season and after cancelling the Week 3 games, owners decided to play several games with replacement players. Tensions between the picketing players and the “scab” players were pretty high, so when the Washington Redskins ended the year by winning the Super Bowl, their replacements largely went forgotten in the aftermath. On Tuesday, the team decided to honor those pla
  
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• Court approves deal for bankrupt YMCA to keep paying Downtown lease

  12-06-2018 20:30 via post-gazette.com
  A deal that calls for the bankrupt YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh to continue to pay its landlord at the Downtown Y — though it has closed that fitness branch — was approved Tuesday by a federal bankruptcy judge.
  
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• Police: Waitress Caught Skimming Credit Cards On Her First Day

  12-06-2018 20:29
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  OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (CBS Local) – An Oklahoma waitress did not make a good first impression after being arrested for allegedly skimming credit cards on her first day at work.
  Police in Oklahoma City say Rachael Tyler was caught on surveillance cameras taking several customer credit cards and swiping them without permission. The brand new waitress was reported by a manager at Twin Peaks restaurant, who caught the suspicious behavior.
  “Sh
  
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• Police: Naked Man Charged, Exposed Self Along Fayette Co. Trail

  12-06-2018 20:11
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  SOUTH UNION TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – A naked man is facing charges after touching himself in front of a woman along a Fayette County trail.
  According to police, the incident happened on June 3 along the Sheep Skin Trail in South Union Township.
  “A black male who was naked walking about the trail, in through the woods, coming in and out,” said Trooper Robert Broadwater, of Pennsylvania State Police.
  (Photo Credit: South Union Township)
  Moments after s
  
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• Police: Naked Man Arrested, Exposed Self Along Fayette Co. Trail

  12-06-2018 20:11
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  SOUTH UNION TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – A naked man is facing charges after touching himself in front of a woman along a Fayette County trail.
  According to police, the incident happened on June 3 along the Sheep Skin Trail in South Union Township.
  The female told police a naked man came out of the woods and began to touch himself.Tonight on KDKA, Ronald Terrell Lee Jr of Uniontown is under arrest after allegedly exposing himself and more to a female victim.. Lee ad
  
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• North Hills school board passes final budget with 0.25-mill tax hike

  12-06-2018 20:01 via post-gazette.com
  The North Hills school board has approved a final budget that raises taxes by 0.25 mills.
  
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• Russian Workers Are Learning How To Smile Before World Cup Begins

  12-06-2018 19:54
  RUSSIA (CBS Local) – Russians working at this year’s World Cup are getting a little extra job training: they’re reportedly being taught how to smile.
  The BBC reports that certain groups of workers – many in the public transportation industry – are taking special courses on how to greet and behave around tourists arriving to see the soccer tournament. “Russian Railways, FIFA and the Moscow Metro are conducting special training to teach their staff to be mo
  
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• Ranking Top 25 Golfers In U.S. Open Field

  12-06-2018 19:53
  By Andrew Porter
  (CBS Sports) I’m sorry to those who came expecting me to rank the field from 1-156. I would have needed more coffee than any company can possibly produce in a single year, especially after blowing through the entire Masters field.
  However, I have ranked this 2018 U.S. Open field from the most obvious No. 1 in the last five years to No. 25. We start with slayer of souls (and World No. 1) Dustin Johnson at the top and walk through the other 24, from most likely to “lea
  
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• Pittsburgh City Council names June 12, 2018, 'Dick Groat Day' to honor Pitt broadcaster

  12-06-2018 19:46 via post-gazette.com
  Pittsburgh City Council honored former Pirates shortstop and longtime Pitt broadcaster Dick Groat at its weekly meeting Tuesday, declaring June 12, 2018, “Dick Groat Day” at a ceremony attended by Groat, his family members and representatives from the Pirates and Pitt.
  
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• Priest group: Don't judge innocent with guilty when grand jury sexual abuse report comes out

  12-06-2018 19:28 via post-gazette.com
  An independent group of Roman Catholic priests is urging that people not judge the innocent along with the guilty when a grand jury report into sexual abuse by priests is released.
  
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• Alligator Stops Flight From Arriving At Florida Airport

  12-06-2018 18:59
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  ORLANDO, Fla. (CBS Local) – Airline passengers are always prepared to hear about delays at the airport, but customers on a Spirit Airlines flight probably weren’t expecting to hear that an alligator was keeping them from getting to their destination.
  Passengers at Orlando International Airport were kept waiting as the massive road block camped out on the runway for a flight that was rolling in from Baltimore–Washington International Airpo
  
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• Three days, three chiefs: Veteran Aliquippa police captain takes over department amid turmoil

  12-06-2018 18:45 via post-gazette.com
  A veteran Aliquippa police captain took the helm as acting chief Friday, two days after the department’s chief was ousted by city council and the same day the chief’s initial replacement was arrested.
  
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• Steelers, Heinz Field Announce New Tailgate Provider

  12-06-2018 18:40
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Tailgating for Pittsburgh Steelers games and other events at Heinz Field just got easier.
  The team has announced it finalized a deal with Tailgate Guys to be the Steelers’ official tailgate provider.
  “We are excited to work with Tailgate Guys and extend their services to Steelers games this upcoming season,” said Vice President of Stadium Operations and Management Jimmie Sacco. “Tailgate Guys have proven they un
  
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• Schools honored by Pa. for civic engagement, registering students to vote

  12-06-2018 18:36 via post-gazette.com
  Several local schools were honored by the state for promoting civic engagement and registering students to vote in the next election.
  
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• Massive Minnesota settlement a possible precedent in Pa. abuse cases

  12-06-2018 18:18 via post-gazette.com
  Advocates for sexual-abuse survivors are rebooting their effort on Tuesday in Harrisburg for legislation that would allow victims to sue over abuse that happened years or decades ago.
  
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• Massive Minn. settlement a possible precedent in Pa. abuse cases

  12-06-2018 18:18 via post-gazette.com
  HARRISBURG — Advocates for sexual-abuse survivors rebooted their effort on Tuesday in Harrisburg for legislation that would allow victims to sue over abuse that happened years or decades ago.
  
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• House speaker Turzai names himself to state college governing board

  12-06-2018 18:13 via post-gazette.com
  The speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives didn’t look very far to find a new member of the board for the system of state-owned universities: he appointed himself.
  
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• Landlord Accused Of Lewd Acts In Tenant’s Bedroom Found Guilty

  12-06-2018 18:09
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A landlord accused of breaking into his tenant’s Castle Shannon apartment and committing lewd acts in her bedroom was found guilty Tuesday morning.
  Thomas Fallon admitted to going through a female tenant’s underwear when he went to her apartment.
  (Photo Credit: FallonElectric.net)
  On the stand, he said he saw underwear lying around, became aroused and touched himself. He also said he’s being treated for impulsive beha
  
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• 10 NFL Quarterbacks Under The Most Pressure To Perform In 2018

  12-06-2018 18:02
  By Jason La Canfora
  (CBS Sports) — Pressure does different things to different people. It can bring out the absolute best in some, and it causes others to crumble.
  Whether driven by an individual trigger — a family matter, having to perform in a contract year, carrying the weight of personal expectations — or born of more collective factors (a team that can’t get over the hump; one that repeatedly fails in the postseason), there is no denying that not all situations are t
  
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• Spend An Evening With CBS Sunday Morning Live At Town Hall

  12-06-2018 17:46
  “CBS Sunday Morning,” America’s #1 Sunday morning news program, will expand from the screen to the stage with “An Evening with CBS Sunday Morning Live,” an immersive event to be held at The Town Hall in New York City on Monday evening, October 1, 2018 at 8:00 p.m.
  The 90-minute ticketed event will capture the essence and spirit of “Sunday Morning” in an informative, engaging theater setting, hosted by Jane Pauley, and featuring the corresponden
  
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• Landlord sentenced after being found guilty of masturbating in Castle Shannon apartment

  12-06-2018 17:34 via post-gazette.com
  Found guilty of criminal mischief and trespass after masturbating in his female tenant’s bedroom, landlord Thomas Fallon was sentenced to six months of house arrest followed by six months of probation on Tuesday. He was acquitted of burglary.
  
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• Squirrel Caught On Camera Shoplifting From Store In Disney World

  12-06-2018 17:30
  ORLANDO, FL (CBS Local) – A shoplifter stealing from a store in Disney World’s Magic Kingdom was caught on camera on Saturday. But this isn’t your average thief by any stretch.
  Brianna Bradshaw shared a video her friend Jessica Dornfried took of the quick-footed bandit. “Here’s the cute little shoplifter at Magic Kingdom,” reads the caption to the Facebook video.
  It wasn’t a human burglar, it was a squirrel.
  The video shows the f
  
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• Baby Moose ‘Adopts’ Family And Their Dog

  12-06-2018 17:07
  KENDUSKEAG, ME (CBS Local) – A week-old baby moose abandoned by its mother is warming hearts on social media after she “adopted” a new family that stepped in to help.
  Shannon Lugdon of Maine first saw the animal on the morning of June 2. While she helped her avoid the road, Lugdon otherwise left “Miss Maggie Moose” alone.Baby moose abandoned in Maine (Photo Courtesy: Shannon Lugdon)“The wardens asked us not to go near her for 24 hours, wild animals often
  
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• Jeep Grand Cherokee, Ford Explorer Get Worst Ratings In New Crash Test

  12-06-2018 17:02
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  (CNN Money) — Two of America’s most popular SUVs earned “poor” ratings a crash test designed to show how well drivers are protected in a violent collision.
  The Jeep Grand Cherokee and Ford Explorer were among eight SUVs the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recently subjected to its small overlap front crash test, which mimics a particularly violent and dangerous type of collision. They were the only ones to earn the rating of &ldqu
  
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• The Digs: Picturing the drug raids of the 'Just Say No' era

  12-06-2018 16:52 via post-gazette.com
  If there’s one thing all middle-schoolers learn in health class, it’s that you don’t have to do drugs to be cool.
  
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• Police Seek Public’s Help To Locate Missing, Endangered Teen

  12-06-2018 16:49
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  PENN TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – Police are asking for the public’s help to locate a missing and endangered teenager.
  According to Northern Lancaster County Regional Police, Sierra Kulokoski, 16, of Penn Township, was last seen on May 11. She is presumed to be endangered.
  (Photos Courtesy: Northern Lancaster County Regional Police)
  Police have conducted multiple interviews since her disappearance and believe she is in central Pennsylvania.
  The National Center
  
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• Report: Greene Co. Man Allegedly Exposed Self, Touched Underage Teen

  12-06-2018 16:13
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  WAYNESBURG (KDKA) – A Greene County man is facing charges for allegedly exposing himself to an underage girl and touching her.
  According to the Observer-Reporter, an investigation began in April, which eventually led police to Todd Henderson, 41, of Waynesburg.
  Waynesburg Police spoke with the victim on April 24 and reviewed her phone. On the phone, police found a conversation with Henderson, which was sexual in nature. The girl, who was under the age of
  
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• Pittsburgh-area young dancers glide into recital season

  12-06-2018 15:06 via post-gazette.com
  Dance recital season, usually between April and June, is big business. With an estimated 100 studios located in Western Pennsylvania, thousands of teachers and students are busy these days perfecting routines.
  
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• Staten Island Yankees To Be Renamed Pizza Rats On Saturday Home Games

  12-06-2018 14:44
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  By: Ryan Mayer
  The video of the pizza rat took the Internet by storm a few years ago, so much so that Pizza Rats was one of the potential names included by the Staten Island Yankees in their fan vote for a new team name in 2016. Fans of course, made sure to honor the hungry rodent, making it the winner of the fan vote contest. It took two years, but the Staten Island Yankees have announced that they will hold up their end of the bargain and rebrand the team the
  
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• Man Gets 90 Days In Jail For Dragging His Pit Bull To Death

  12-06-2018 14:35
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  PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) – A Florida man has been sentenced to 90 days in jail for dragging his dog behind his truck until it died.
  The Pensacola News Journal reports that 71-year-old Thomas Ward was sentenced last week. He previously pleaded no contest to one count of aggravated animal cruelty.
  (Photo Courtesy: Escambia County Jail)
  Witnesses told authorities they saw Ward dragging his pit bull, which had been tied to the truck’s hitch, and followed Wa
  
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• In the bag, hopefully: An Indiana, Pa., entrepreneur heads to Bentonville

  12-06-2018 14:30 via post-gazette.com
  Len Kensey had built a career as a special projects manager for a large oil and gas company. Traveling to production sites in Colorado, Oklahoma and states across the country, the Indiana, Pa., resident often found himself returning home to a refrigerator full of unidentifiable leftovers.
  
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• PTL Links: June 12, 2018

  12-06-2018 14:11
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:The Clarks
  Mall At Robinson
  Market District
  Market District Recipes: Poached Salmon, Peach Salsa & Coffee Cake
  Girl Scouts Of America Of Western Pennsylvania
  
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• Market District Recipes: Poached Salmon, Peach Salsa & Coffee Cake

  12-06-2018 14:07
  Giant Eagle Market District Chef Crystal Baldwin stopped by PTL to cook up some delicious dishes!
  Olive Oil Poached Salmon(Compliments of Chef Crystal A. Baldwin)
  Serves: 4Prep Time: 20 minutesCook Time: 15 minutes
  Ingredients:5 sprigs fresh thyme
  1 sprig fresh rosemary
  2 cloves garlic, peeled and lightly crushed
  3 cups Market District Olive Oil, more to cover fish
  1 lb salmon fillet, cut into 4 pieces, at room temperature
  2 lemons
  Salt and black pepper to taste
  parsley or chives, minced for gar
  
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• One transported to hospital following crash in Murrysville

  12-06-2018 14:06 via post-gazette.com
  One person was injured in a crash in Murrysville Tuesday morning.
  
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• Lawrenceville fitness studio concept created by Alba Tull set to open this fall

  12-06-2018 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  A new type of fitness concept — Ramp ’n’ Rize, a tech-driven fitness studio — is headed to Lawrenceville this fall.
  
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• Police: Man Kills 4 Kids He Held Hostage And Himself, Ending Standoff

  12-06-2018 13:30
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  ORLANDO, Fla. (CBS News/AP) – A man who police say shot an officer before barricading himself in a Florida apartment killed the four children he had been holding hostage before killing himself, police said late Monday.
  Orlando police Chief John Mina told a news conference just before midnight that the suspect, who was identified as 35-year-old Gary Wayne Lindsey Jr., was found dead in a closet when officers entered the apartment nearly 24 hours after the
  
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• Actress Rose McGowan Indicted On Cocaine Charge In Virginia

  12-06-2018 12:56
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  LEESBURG, Va. (AP) – A grand jury in Virginia has indicted actress and activist Rose McGowan on one felony count of cocaine possession.
  News outlets report a Loudoun County grand jury handed down the indictment Monday.
  Charging documents say cocaine was found in a wallet McGowan left behind on a plane last year. McGowan has maintained the cocaine isn’t hers, suggesting in court papers that the drugs were planted at the behest of movie producer Harve
  
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