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• Where is Etters? Red Land gives sports fans a look at central Pa.'s eccentric geography

  28-08-2015 23:39
  
  While central Pa. gets to enjoy Red Land's surge through the Little League World Series, sports fans across the nation get to enjoy the idiosyncrasies of central Pa. geography.
  
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• Former Congressional candidate fights to keep election-related lawsuit alive

  28-08-2015 23:32
  
  An unsuccessful Democrat candidate for Congress in the 11th district wants a federal judge to reject the recommendation to dismiss his lawsuit against the Hazleton police chief and an unnamed officer.
  
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• AG Kathleen Kane disciplinary action referred to Pa. Supreme Court: Report

  28-08-2015 22:13
  
  Attorney General Kathleen Kane has been notified that a disciplinary board has referred a possible action against her to the state Supreme Court, according to a Tribune-Review report.
  
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• Bube's Brewery to reopen this evening

  28-08-2015 22:10
  
  Bube's Brewery in Mount Joy is planning to open this evening for dinner. A notice on the company's webpage said the restaurant would open at 5 p.m. and thanked its staff members, volunteers and technicians for their work in getting...
  
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• Pa. court backs 'extraordinarily reckless' DUI driver's 19- to 38-year prison term for fatal crash

  28-08-2015 21:52
  
  The Superior Court ruling rejects claims by Carlos R. Garcia that he was punished too severely for the collision that killed a 24-year-old woman in Lancaster County.
  
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• Red Land team will receive escort home from Little League World Series on Sunday

  28-08-2015 20:56
  
  While details have not been finalized, Red Land will receive a police escort home from the Little League World Series in South Williamsport.
  
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• New center for vets in Lebanon part of push to rehab image: VA Secretary

  28-08-2015 20:30
  
  At a ribbon-cutting event at Lebanon VA, Sec. Robert McDonald calls the medical center one of the country's premier facilities.
  
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• Child fatality, near-fatality reports chief among corrected data in child abuse report

  28-08-2015 20:29
  
  The state republished its annual child abuse report on Aug. 27 after pulling the information from its website last month to correct errors in the presented data.
  
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• Hyundai 'Hope on Wheels' donates $50,000 to Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital

  28-08-2015 19:45
  
  Since 2011, the hospital has received more than $1 million from Hyundai.
  
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• Code Yellow air quality alert in force for midstate

  28-08-2015 19:35
  
  Code Yellow status, which is moderate, means people who are unusually sensitive to pollution could be mildly affected.
  
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• Suspect was adjusting gun in underwear when he shot friend

  28-08-2015 19:27
  
  A 19-year-old said he was in the backseat of a car, adjusting a gun he kept in his underwear when it went off, killing another passenger, Pittsburgh police said.
  
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• School district can't afford to pay staff without state aid; teachers agree to keep working

  28-08-2015 19:21
  
  One of Pennsylvania's poorest school districts says it cannot afford to pay its staff amid an entrenched state budget stalemate, and district and state officials had no immediate answers Friday about where they will find the money to keep the schools operating.
  
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• Bube's Brewery passes inspection, is able to reopen

  28-08-2015 19:04
  
  The Lancaster County pub was closed after a cockroach infestation was discovered.
  
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• Teacher says he was late 111 times because he was eating breakfast

  28-08-2015 18:57
  
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- An elementary school teacher says the reason he was late for work 111 times in two years was that he was eating breakfast.
  
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• Midstate sex-crime suspect arrested in Wisconsin

  28-08-2015 18:56
  
  Ricky F. Baumann, 61, formerly of Springfield Township, was wanted by state police in York County on charges of rape of a mentally disabled person, rape of a child and other counts.
  
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• These doctors and nurses know what real health problems look like: Nancy Eshelman

  28-08-2015 18:48
  
  Both will be honored in September by the World Surgical Foundation, an organization formed in 1997 by Harrisburg pediatric surgeon Domingo T. Alvear.
  
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• Pa. court backs turkey hunter's conviction in bait-hunting case

  28-08-2015 18:23
  
  The case involved a hunter accused of illegally using cracked corn and buckwheat to attract his feathered prey.
  
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• Amendment to Hampden Township zoning ordinance will allow senior housing project proposal to move forward

  28-08-2015 18:14
  
  Smith/Packett, based on Roanoke, Va., in April announced intentions to build a four-story, 185,000-square-foot, $30 million senior housing project off Technology Parkway.
  
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• Harrisburg street parking meters bringing in more cash than expected this year

  28-08-2015 18:00
  
  That means the city hasn't had to tap into its $285,000 parking subsidy for reducing parking rates in April, Harrisburg Mayor Eric Papenfuse said. But meter revenue was the only revenue source in the parking system to exceed expectations.
  
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• PennLive's Week in Photos: August 28, 2015

  28-08-2015 17:53
  
  PennLive's Week in Photos: August 28, 2015...
  
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• State worker who threatened to 'beat the hell out of' boss was justly fired, Pa. court rules

  28-08-2015 17:45
  
  In upholding the axing of Raymond Welby, the state judges rejected Welby's arguments that he was just blowing off steam and that his words never constituted a true threat to his supervisor's safety.
  
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• Heading to the Little League World Series? Brace for traffic ahead

  28-08-2015 17:40
  
  Stephanie Packard, secretary at the South Williamsport Police Department, said that fans can expect to hit traffic, especially in the area surrounding the stadium.
  
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• Body pulled from Pa. golf course lake; Amish boy, 6, dies in farm mishap; girl, 8, gets photos from sex offender: Daily Buzz

  28-08-2015 17:37
  
  Welcome to the Daily Buzz, a quick and compelling rundown of the stories people are talking about right now.
  
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• 'This news comes as a shock to us all': Conestoga Valley mourns sudden loss of assistant principal

  28-08-2015 17:15
  
  Superintendent Gerald Huesken on Friday announced high school assistant principal Perry Pritchard died early this morning following a heart attack. He was 43.
  
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• Leaks by district judge's clerks endangered cops, investigators claim

  28-08-2015 17:07
  
  The claims have led to the filing of criminal charges against Brittney M. Koons, 29, and Solmaria Martinez-Arce, 31, both ex-clerks for York City District Judge Linda Williams, and Beronia M. Jackson Jr., the man the two are accused of warning.
  
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• Could Red Land break Little League World Series attendance record?

  28-08-2015 17:00
  
  Attendance at this year's games has been up by a little more than 7,700 over last year, with about a fourth of those who attended the two dozen games as of Wednesday attending a Red Land game.
  
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• Schools must bus students with divorced parents from both exes' homes, Pa. Supreme Court rules

  28-08-2015 16:22
  
  One justice criticized the ruling in a Lancaster County case, arguing that the Legislature, not the courts, should decide the issue because of its statewide impact.
  
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• Harrisburg police charge man in connection with attack of mail carrier

  28-08-2015 16:22
  
  The criminal charge of simple assault against Todd K. Johnson comes exactly two weeks after postal inspectors announced a $50,000 reward for information in the case. But police said they solved the case through interviews and good police work.
  
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• Man in custody following nine-hour standoff: Police

  28-08-2015 16:09
  
  A trooper was called to the 300 block of Shepard Street in Union Township just before 9:30 p.m. Thursday after receiving a call about a domestic dispute involving Matthew Sutton, 35, and a woman, police said.
  
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• Friends of Harrisburg homicide victim Richard McQuown channel grief into Kayak Run

  28-08-2015 15:26
  
  Richard McQuown, 41, was found mortally wounded Nov. 1 under the Walnut Street bridge. Harrisburg police confirmed Friday that the case remained stalled. Friends are planning a kayak fundraiser for noon Saturday along the Yellow Breeches Creek.
  
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• West Shore man arrested on nearly a dozen counts of child pornography, police say

  28-08-2015 15:20
  
  The investigation was a joint effort that pulled in investigators with the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, New York City Police Department and U.S. Custom Immigrations Enforcement, among others.
  
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• Camp Hill man arrested on nearly a dozen counts of child pornography, police say

  28-08-2015 15:20
  
  The investigation was a joint effort that pulled in investigators with the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, New York City Police Department and U.S. Custom Immigrations Enforcement, among others.
  
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• West Shore offering free buses to the Little League World Series for students, families

  28-08-2015 15:07
  
  Those interested can sign up until noon today at the Crossroads Middle School office at 717-932-1295. Seats will be first come, first serve. All students must be accompanied by an adult.
  
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• Meet the man tapped to build chairs for Pope Francis

  28-08-2015 14:10
  
  The Maine furniture maker tapped to build chairs for Pope Francis and cardinals used Pennsylvania cherry to craft to different models.
  
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• Amish boy, 6, killed in gruesome Pa. farm accident

  28-08-2015 13:36
  
  The boy had suffered massive internal injuries in the accident, and was pronounced dead at the hospital after his heart stopped in the OR.
  
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• Police trying to ID would-be air conditioner thief

  28-08-2015 13:30
  
  The attempted theft occurred on July 25 at a Wal-Mart in East Lampeter Township, according to township police.
  
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• Historic photos of the 'I Have a Dream' speech by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

  28-08-2015 13:30
  
  The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his historic 'I Have a Dream' speech in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 28, 1963.
  
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• Pa. girl, 8, gets nude photos from sex offender on her iPad

  28-08-2015 13:19
  
  Do you know who your children are corresponding with on all those photo-sharing and messaging applications available on the iPad and other tablets and devices? A Pa. mom had the shock of her life at the photos her 8-year-old daughter was receiving.
  
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• Pa. sex offender allegedly molests girl, 10, while watching her

  28-08-2015 13:02
  
  A registered sex offender in western Pa. with a criminal track record of sexually abusing young girls in his charge has allegedly struck again.
  
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• Dead body pulled from Pa. golf course lake

  28-08-2015 12:45
  
  Golf course water hazards are places where many an errant golf ball go to die. But in western Pennsylvania a much grimmer discovery was made at a golf course lake on Wednesday.
  
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• Porn emails raise troubling questions, but may not help AG Kathleen Kane

  28-08-2015 12:30
  
  While pornographic and racially offensive emails released by the state Supreme Court Wednesday raise troubling questions about the state's judicial and law enforcement bureaucracy, most legal experts say it will be difficult for Kane to use them as a defense.
  
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• An apologetic robber; motorcyclist found with two pounds of pot: Overnight police report

  28-08-2015 12:16
  
  Here's what you may have missed in police and court-related stories from around the midstate on Thursday.
  
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• Warmer temperatures, more humidity in store for the midstate

  28-08-2015 11:34
  
  Conditions will remain dry. As of Friday morning, no rain is in the forecast through next Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.
  
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• Elizabethtown Fair has it all: rides, food, entertainment, livestock shows and a petting zoo

  28-08-2015 05:14
  
  The annual Elizabethtown Fair runs for its 42nd season Aug. 24-29 at the Elizabethtown Fairgrounds, 900 E. High St. This year's theme is "An American Tradition."Ride the rides, take in the livestock shows and food contests and check out the two...
  
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• Islamic Center of PA plans building expansion

  28-08-2015 04:14
  
  Officials with Islamic Center of PA plan to construct a 4,500-square-foot multi-purpose addition onto two of its current buildings located at 5138 E. Trindle Road.
  
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• Police arrest Mechanicsburg bank robbery suspect

  28-08-2015 03:54
  
  A gun was recovered during the arrest, police said.
  
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• Palmyra technology, business students compete nationally

  28-08-2015 03:36
  
  Seven students went to the Technology Student Association conference in Grapevine, Texas. Two students went to the Future Business Leaders of America contest in Chicago.
  
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• Dauphin County man faces burglary, fraud charges

  28-08-2015 03:30
  
  After he fled the scene, Watts allegedly attempted to burglarize another house in nearby Elizabethville, police said.
  
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• Moderate temperatures on tap for midstate Friday

  28-08-2015 03:01
  
  Friday will be sunny, with a high of 80.
  
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• Palmyra School District's PSSA scores drop, reflecting more rigorous tests

  28-08-2015 02:56
  
  The scores reflect the drop in scores in most area school districts because of a new test that is more rigorous, has a different format and uses the Pennsylvania Common Core.
  
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