Weekly Wrap: Horse Meat Beef, `Dance Moms' Sentencing And More

CRANBERRY, PA - With all of the shenanigans occurring in Washington, D.C. this week and the Penguins attracting attention with their thrilling playoff series victory against the Washington Capitals, you might not have had time to keep up with local news.

Patch is here to help. The Weekly Wrap will get you caught up on what you missed so you can enter the new week refreshed and well-informed. Here are some of last week’s top stories:

The Lawrenceville restaurant Cure served horse meat at a special dining event on Monday, drawing criticism for equine lovers and sparking a petition calling for a statewide ban on eateries serving horse.

Former “Dance Moms” star and Pittsburgh native Abby Lee Miller was sentenced to a year and a day in prison after pleading guilty to bankruptcy fraud charges.

A Cranberry woman was arrested on DUI charges after allegedly drinking bottles of vanilla extract, which is 35 percent alcohol.

Pitt, PPG And American Eagle were ranked among the nation’s top employers by Forbes.

World renowned economist and Carnegie Mellon University professor Allan Meltzer died at 89.

The fate of Western Pennsylvania’s three Gander Mountain stores remained unclear after the outdoors chain was bought by Camping World.

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