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• Heart surgery causes indefinite trial delay in 26-year-old Clinton County murder case

  17-10-2017 23:33
  
  Groves, 68, had suffered a heart attack in the Clinton County Correctional Facility where he continues to be held without bail on a homicide charge.
  
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• Harrisburg police work to unravel recent shootings

  17-10-2017 23:05
  
  A man shot Monday night ran into a city gas station and collapsed. His condition was critical but stable.
  
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• Man previously convicted of receiving child pornography sentenced for sharing thousands of images

  17-10-2017 23:02
  
  A 61-year-old Mechanicsburg man convicted of sharing child pornography was ordered to serve 17 years in federal prison Tuesday.
  
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• Man previously convicted of receiving child pornography sentenced for sharing thousands of illicit images

  17-10-2017 23:02
  
  A 61-year-old Mechanicsburg man convicted of sharing child pornography was ordered to serve 17 years in federal prison Tuesday.
  
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• Burglar stole safe from Dauphin County church

  17-10-2017 22:15
  
  Lower Paxton Township police are asking for help finding the person behind a burglary at an area church.
  
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• Did past presidents call Pa. families of deceased service members? Here's what families say

  17-10-2017 21:36
  
  President Donald Trump says he will be contacting families of deceased service members - something he said past presidents often failed to do.
  
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• Accused I-81 shooter hearing postponed

  17-10-2017 21:21
  
  The preliminary hearing for John Wayne Strawser Jr., 40, that was scheduled for today has been continued.
  
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• Pa. Catholic dioceses settle lawsuit over Obamacare birth-control mandate

  17-10-2017 21:05
  
  President Donald Trump's administration announced Oct. 6 that it was rescinding the birth control mandate that was part of the health reform laws known as "Obamacare."
  
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• State universities, faculty union reach agreement on an early bird contract

  17-10-2017 21:01
  
  This announcement ensures labor peace with the union representing 5,000 faculty who teach in the State System of Higher Education, for an extra year, through June 30, 2019.
  
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• Lancaster County woman accused of altering paychecks

  17-10-2017 21:01
  
  Police said the alleged thefts took place in June.
  
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• Law enforcement ready for a busy football weekend at Penn State

  17-10-2017 20:46
  
  Officials at Penn State University Police and State College Police Department say they are ready for the crowds when Penn State takes on Michigan this weekend.
  
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• Police say man wearing 'old man' mask committed armed robberies

  17-10-2017 20:33
  
  An accomplice allegedly drove a getaway car.
  
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• 4-year-old injured in farm accident

  17-10-2017 19:38
  
  A four-year-old child was injured in a farming accident this afternoon in Cumberland County.
  
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• When will the sinkhole repair on Route 422 be finished?

  17-10-2017 19:34
  
  Route 422 in North Londonderry Township could be reopening this week as repair of sinkholes nears completion.
  
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• Still looking for Penn State vs. Michigan tickets? It'll cost you

  17-10-2017 18:15
  
  Tickets for Penn State's game against Michigan on Saturday range typically range from $200 and up, although some can be far more expensive.
  
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• Convenience store employee fatally shot in York

  17-10-2017 17:59
  
  The employee reportedly was opening for business on Tuesday.
  
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• Harrisburg nears end of sinkhole saga with purchase of homes

  17-10-2017 17:16
  
  Harrisburg will oversee the purchase this week of at least 10 of the 52 homes left uninhabitable by a massive sinkhole along South 14th Street.
  
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• First Pa. medical marijuana grow facility receives go-ahead to begin production

  17-10-2017 16:41
  
  Pennsylvania gave the final go-ahead Tuesday for the state's first medical marijuana grow facility to begin production, marking the next step for the new industry.
  
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• Fire at former bakery building still under investigation

  17-10-2017 16:20
  
  Swatara Township police are still investigating the cause of the fire at the former Stroehmann bakery building Saturday night.
  
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• Pa.'s Marino withdraws as Trump's drug czar candidate over opioid bill controversy

  17-10-2017 14:59
  
  The Post and 60 Minutes reported Marino's law severely hampers DEA's ability to quickly suspend drug distribution licenses amid suspicions of opioid-based painkiller oversupply.
  
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• Pa. school district reports cyberattack

  17-10-2017 14:52
  
  Few details have been released, but a letter issued by Kiski Area School District indicates users reported they could not access documents stored on the district's network.
  
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• Albright College says 3 players kicked off for kneeling during anthem, coin toss, can rejoin team

  17-10-2017 14:21
  
  Albright College has offered to reinstate three football players cut from the team for kneeling during the national anthem at games this month.
  
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• Penn State fraternity faces underage drinking charges

  17-10-2017 14:10
  
  Court records show Alpha Chi Rho is facing charges after allegedly serving the alcohol at a Sept. 28 fraternity house party.
  
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• Candidate forum set tonight for Cumberland County school board

  17-10-2017 14:04
  
  Two candidates for Mechanicsburg Area School Board will be attending a candidate forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters of the Harrisburg Area.
  
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• Candidate forum set for Cumberland County school board

  17-10-2017 14:04
  
  Two candidates for Mechanicsburg Area School Board will be attending a candidate forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters of the Harrisburg Area.
  
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• Obituaries in the Patriot-News, Oct. 17, 2017

  17-10-2017 13:58
  The obituaries that appear in today's edition of The Patriot-News are listed below, with links to each. The photos used are those submitted with the obituaries.
  
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• Program has Pa. inmates training dogs until ready for adoption

  17-10-2017 13:53
  
  The program's goal is to pair the dogs with inmate handlers so they can be trained before being adopted.
  
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• Motorcyclist dies after being hit by tractor-trailer

  17-10-2017 13:50
  
  A Cumberland County motorcyclist died after being hit by a tractor trailer Monday afternoon, according to reports.
  
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• What is the status of this Lancaster school principal?

  17-10-2017 13:40
  
  The principal of J. P. McCaskey High School in Lancaster may not be reassigned after all, according to reports.
  
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• What's in store weather-wise after frost advisory?

  17-10-2017 13:21
  
  While a frost advisory is in effect until 9 a.m., warmer weather is on the way - at least for this week.
  
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• Deaths, injuries and nude photos - a list of 36 serious Pa. nursing home violations

  17-10-2017 12:16
  Pa. nursing home inspectors have issued more serious citations this year than the past three years combined.
  
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• Pa. regulators get tougher on nursing homes, but advocates say problems remain

  17-10-2017 12:15
  
  More than a year after PennLive's investigation, the Pa. Department of Health appears to be taking a tougher line on nursing homes.
  
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• 79 students return to Harrisburg school after lice outbreak; dozens still have nits, absent

  17-10-2017 12:00
  
  Some of the students who had lice returned to classes at Foose School Monday after an outbreak last week, but nearly 45 percent of the affected students were not at school Monday for one reason or another.
  
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• Will this Pa. company be the first to bring a driverless vehicle to market?

  17-10-2017 11:54
  
  An Allentown-area business, Royal Trucks, has been developing an automated construction vehicle.
  
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• Corrections Secretary John Wetzel: 'It's frustrating, sitting at the back of the system'

  17-10-2017 11:50
  
  "We all say, 'the tragedy, the tragedy'," Wetzel said. "Bull----. Do something."
  
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• McCain calls out 'half-baked' nationalism, Biden praises bipartisanship in Liberty Medal ceremony

  17-10-2017 06:26
  
  Senator John McCain was awarded the Liberty Medal by the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on Oct. 16 by his longtime friend, former Vice President Joe Biden.
  
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• Shooting victim taken to hospital after incident in Harrisburg

  17-10-2017 05:14
  
  Harrisburg police are at the scene of another shooting in the city Monday evening.
  
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• 20 National Guard soldiers sent to U.S. Virgin Islands for Hurricane Maria relief efforts

  17-10-2017 04:18
  
  With the mission of providing first aid and care in Hurricane Maria relief efforts, 20 National Guard soldiers have been sent to the U.S. Virgin Islands.
  
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• Ex-cemetery owner who stole $2.2 million from nearly a thousand victims must pay record restitution: DA

  17-10-2017 03:55
  
  The former owner of Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens in Cumberland Township will spend two to seven years in state prison and pay record restitution for any case in Adams County for defrauding customers of prepaid merchandise and services.
  
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• Victim in 'grave' condition after being shot near Harrisburg Dairies, gas station: police chief

  17-10-2017 02:02
  
  Harrisburg police are piecing together an afternoon shooting in broad daylight near Harrisburg Dairies and a Gulf gas station on Herr Street.
  
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• Man freed from Taliban captivity along with York County wife describes five-year ordeal

  17-10-2017 00:31
  
  Joshua Boyle tells of the brutal conditions of Taliban captivity. He tells the Canadian media he thought the news about President Donald Trump was a joke.
  
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