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• Police: Woman tried to run over man during argument

  26-08-2015 23:32
  
  She allegedly tried to run him over with an SUV, police said.
  
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• Lancaster man accused of repeatedly stealing from Target charged with a felony

  26-08-2015 23:25
  
  David N. Wallace, 27, is accused of stealing merchandise from the Target on Lititz Pike in Warwick Township on numerous occasions, Northern Lancaster Regional police said in a news release.
  
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• Judge Reverses Manslaughter Conviction Due to GM Ignition

  26-08-2015 23:22
  A Pennsylvania judge reversed the involuntary manslaughter conviction of a woman Wednesday after determining a faulty General Motors ignition switch contributed to her crashing into a school bus and utility pole, killing her teenage passenger.
  
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• Leader of Boston-to-Harrisburg drug ring gets 27-year prison sentence

  26-08-2015 23:14
  
  Fremo Santana, 47, pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute cocaine and heroin.
  
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• 'These were not prisoners of war. These were freshmen,' attorney says following PSU frat house inspection

  26-08-2015 23:09
  
  The lawyer for a former PSU student accusing his former fraternity of hazing abuses spoke with the media on Wednesday following an inspection of the Kappa Delta Rho fraternity house.
  
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• Man gets state prison time for botched robbery attempt outside Park City Mall

  26-08-2015 23:02
  
  Randy Cornell Howard, 19, was sentenced to two to 10 years in state prison for the attempted robbery on the afternoon of Oct. 23 outside of the Sears at the mall.
  
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• Muncy prison doctor accused of inappropriate contact with inmate

  26-08-2015 22:58
  
  Stone, who works for a private firm not the Department of Corrections, is accused of having the inappropriate contact with the inmate on May 29 while examining her in the prison infirmary.
  
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• Cumberland County Library System used reserves to offset deficit for three years, according to audit

  26-08-2015 22:39
  
  Kevin Stouffer, auditor at Smith Elliott Kearns & Company, LLC, told the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners Wednesday that there were no findings from an audit of the library system's finances, but decreases in the cash balance the system has on hand raised concerns, particularly from clerk Larry Thomas.
  
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• Police arrest Lebanon burglary suspect; accomplice on the loose

  26-08-2015 22:37
  
  As the clerk bent over to plug in the air conditioner unit, police said one of the suspects assaulted him.
  
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• Man who stabbed Lancaster woman 25 times during home invasion gets at least 271/2 years in prison

  26-08-2015 22:30
  
  Elswart R. Bodden, 24, was sentenced 271/2 to 75 years in prison for the home invasion and attack on the an unidentified woman. Additionally, Bodden must pay more than $410,000 in restitution to the victim to cover costs of her extensive injuries.
  
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• Dickinson College welcomes record freshman class

  26-08-2015 22:19
  
  Dickinson College on Wednesday held move-in day for a record-size freshman class of 733 students. Here are some images from the day.
  
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• Kathleen Kane 'pleased' with release of porn emails, other Supreme Court material

  26-08-2015 21:41
  
  Attorney General Kathleen Kane was "pleased" with the release of a trove of documents related to her case by the state Supreme Court, a spokesman said Wednesday.
  
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• Student found dead of apparent drug overdose in dorm bathroom of Lancaster college

  26-08-2015 20:51
  
  Jeffrey C. Schlegel, 30, was found by another student in a locked bathroom stall in the satellite campus on Orange Street in Lancaster, according to a state police news release.
  
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• Geisinger will give $10 minimum wage

  26-08-2015 20:43
  
  The raises will extend to Holy Spirit Hospital in Cumberland County.
  
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• Autopsy inconclusive in case of Susan McLean, found dead after months-long search

  26-08-2015 20:10
  
  Police in Scotland said searchers found Susan McLean's remains in a densely wooded area. She was first reported missing months ago.
  
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• PennDOT offers new site to track construction projects

  26-08-2015 19:56
  
  PennDOT offers a new way for the public to keep track of road projects scheduled or under way across the state.
  
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• Capital Region Water to vote on whether to negotiate conservation easement sale

  26-08-2015 19:34
  
  Capital Region Water will be voting tonight on whether to proceed with negotiating sale of a conservation easement for its estimated 8,200 acres at DeHart Reservoir.
  
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• DA: Increase sentence for convicted Perry County murderer who had guns

  26-08-2015 19:07
  
  In his motion seeking to modify the 68-day prison sentence President Judge Kathy A. Morrow imposed on Bradley Morrison, DA Charles Chenot cites an on-line petition pursued by neighbors displeased with the penalty.
  
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• AG Kathleen Kane cited porn email conspiracy in attempt to quash leak investigation

  26-08-2015 18:47
  
  Court documents released Wednesday show that Attorney General Kathleen Kane cited a conspiracy centered around two former staffers in an attempt to quash the grand jury investigation against her.
  
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• Dauphin County learns it is eligible for up to $2.3 million in state watershed funding

  26-08-2015 18:20
  
  Dauphin County and its 40 municipalities are eligible to apply for up to $2.3 million in funding offered by the state Department of Environmental Protection.
  
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• Former WGAL employee charged with stalking ex-coworker

  26-08-2015 18:07
  
  Bernard W. Gutwald, 56, of Manheim Township, is accused of stalking a female WGAL employee and keying her car.
  
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• Local school district hit with federal lawsuit in teacher-student sex case

  26-08-2015 17:55
  
  The suit was filed by a former student who claims former Dover Area School District music teacher molested her for years and impregnated her.
  
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• Dispute over use of police cruiser's lights sharply divides Pa. Supreme Court

  26-08-2015 17:39
  
  The flick of a switch, or rather the sequence of the activation of the cruiser's lights, amounted to an unconstitutional seizure in a drunken driving case, a majority of the state's highest court found.
  
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• Who will be Dauphin County Children & Youth Services' new director?

  26-08-2015 17:38
  
  Dauphin County commissioners are in the final stages of selecting a candidate for administrator of Dauphin County Children & Youth Services, but hiring could take several weeks.
  
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• Pa. firefighter's vacation turns tragic; priest fondles model on plane; son stabs dad dead: Daily Buzz

  26-08-2015 17:35
  
  Welcome to the Daily Buzz, a quick and compelling rundown of the stories people are talking about right now.
  
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• Easy flu shots -- now kids can get them at the pharmacy

  26-08-2015 17:24
  
  In the past, only adults could take advantage of the convenient access.
  
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• Pa. Supreme Court unseals Kathleen Kane documents, including pornographic material: Read them here

  26-08-2015 16:38
  
  After several weeks of hedging by Kathleen Kane over when and how to release 'Porngate' materials, the state Supreme Court has unsealed a trove of documents related to the leak investigation against the attorney general. The documents themselves, spread across seven filings...
  
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• Preliminary hearing waived for man accused of triple stabbing that killed two

  26-08-2015 16:00
  
  Leeton Jahwanza Thomas, 37, waived the preliminary hearing Wednesday morning at the Lancaster County Courthouse before Magisterial District Judge Stewart J. Mylin
  
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• Lower Allen Township commissioners hire new consultant for public safety director search

  26-08-2015 16:00
  
  The commissioners had hoped to have the search completed and have a new public safety director on board by the end of the year.
  
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• 'All hell is breaking loose': Nearly 150 Pa. firefighters help battle western wildfires

  26-08-2015 15:15
  
  In the past month, crews from Pennsylvania have traveled to Alaska, California, Montana and Oregon, according to Terry Brady, deputy press secretary for the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
  
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• 'He speaks to me' sums up Latino connection to Pope Francis

  26-08-2015 14:45
  
  Francis is expected to speak on immigration reform to a heavily Hispanic audience on the grounds of Independence Mall.
  
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• Police in Silver Spring Township trying to ID man with bogus $50 bills

  26-08-2015 14:16
  
  The unknown suspect attempted to use a counterfeit $50 at the Wegmans along the 6400 block of the Carlisle Pike on July 31, police said.
  
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• Good luck, Red Land: Teachers, students show support for Little League players

  26-08-2015 14:15
  
  Red Land Little League players might have missed the first day of the school year, but they weren't forgotten.
  
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• Ocean City, Md., vacation turns tragic for Pa. firefighter in coma

  26-08-2015 13:47
  
  One would figure that a trip to Ocean City, Maryland, would mean that a Pa. volunteer firefighter was out of harm's way. Unfortunately, he's now in a coma with severe head injuries after a vacation mishap.
  
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• Have a question about vaccinations, public health? Join our chat with the Pa. secretary of health Thursday

  26-08-2015 13:30
  
  With school beginning, the state is encouraging parents to make sure their children are fully vaccinated.
  
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• Pa. college student guilty in 'Darkode' smartphone spyware case

  26-08-2015 13:29
  
  Darkode.com was an online forum where authorities say computer hackers bought and sold malicious software, and otherwise advanced schemes designed to infect computers and cellphones.
  
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• Priest guilty of groping sleeping model on plane from Pa.

  26-08-2015 13:06
  
  The female model woke up as the priest was touching her buttocks, breast and groin area during the nighttime flight from Philadelphia.
  
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• 'Tragedy' the only way to push vaccination legislation: co-sponsor

  26-08-2015 13:00
  
  Even after all the alarm last winter, two bills are languishing.
  
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• Measles outbreak faded, so did push to force more vaccinations

  26-08-2015 13:00
  
  Even after all the alarm last winter, two bills are languishing.
  
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• Police in Susquehanna Township trying to ID credit card thieves

  26-08-2015 12:55
  
  The theft was reported on August 19 and investigators said the two unknown women used the credit card in the township later that day, police said.
  
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• Pa. man stabs father to death: 'I just killed my dad'

  26-08-2015 12:45
  
  The horror happened in a western Pennsylvania apartment building just around supper time.
  
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• Man sentenced for selling heroin; sex offender faces deportation: Overnight police report

  26-08-2015 12:20
  
  Here's what you may have missed in police and court-related stories from around the midstate on Tuesday.
  
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• Two dead after motorcycle crash in Lancaster County

  26-08-2015 11:37
  
  The crash occurred just after 8:15 p.m. along the 400 block of School Lane Road in Salisbury Township, police said.
  
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• More sunshine, low humidity for the midstate on Wednesday

  26-08-2015 11:31
  
  Wednesday's high will be near 77, with a low at night of around 58, according to the National Weather Service. It will also be dry. Rain is not in the forecast through Sunday.
  
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• Pennsylvania: Man Killed After Attacking Was a White House Wall Jumper

  26-08-2015 06:00
  A man arrested after jumping a wall at the White House was fatally shot Tuesday after he attacked a deputy sheriff at the Chester County Courthouse, the authorities said.
  
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• Derry Township organizations seek gaming grants

  26-08-2015 04:42
  
  The Hershey Volunteer Fire Company is seeking a $270,000 toward its new firehouse, part of a $1,350,000 request over five years.
  
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• York County Coroner searches for deceased's next of kin

  26-08-2015 04:37
  
  Anyone with information is asked to contact the coroner's office.
  
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• York County Coroner searches for deceased man's next of kin

  26-08-2015 04:37
  
  Anyone with information is asked to contact the coroner's office.
  
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• Another comfortable day ahead for midstate

  26-08-2015 04:15
  
  Wednesday will be sunny, with a high of near 77.
  
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• Newberry Township reconsiders vote on possible zoning change

  26-08-2015 03:58
  
  Some confusion related to who should be voting for what occurred during Tuesday's Newberry Township Board of Supervisors meeting.
  
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