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• New state museum exhibit celebrates turnpike's 75th anniversary

  01-10-2015 23:24
  
  It is hard to imagine it today - that the opening of a road could draw lines of curious motorists more than a mile long. But when the Pennsylvania Turnpike opened 75 years ago today, that is exactly what happened,...
  
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• Suspect in Lancaster stabbing turns himself in, police still seek shooter

  01-10-2015 23:15
  
  Accompanied by his attorney, Jose Antonio Colon, 25, turned himself in at 2 p.m. Sept. 30 and a district justice office in Lancaster.
  
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• Couple accused of stealing $15K in jewelry from Wormleysburg woman

  01-10-2015 23:04
  
  Police say Jacob R. Martin, 36, and Mariah M. Vivian, 29, of Dunmore, stole jewelry from a woman they were staying with, then sold the jewelry to buy heroin.
  
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• Two residents rescued from roof of burning Lancaster County apartment building

  01-10-2015 23:02
  
  Garden Spot Fire Rescue Chief Larry Martin said the fire is not suspicious, but authorities are working to determine the specific cause of the blaze.
  
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• Gov. Tom Wolf: Pennsylvania is 'preparing for the worst' with Hurricane Joaquin

  01-10-2015 22:19
  
  While Gov. Tom Wolf and his emergency preparedness advisors are unsure of when, where or even if Hurricane Joaquin will hit Pennsylvania, they said the state will be prepared for the worst.
  
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• 'Why would anybody do this?': Pizza shop owner says community frustrated by burned CD East dugout

  01-10-2015 21:19
  
  A Lingestown pizza and sub shop, as of Wednesday night, had raised roughly $900 to rebuild a dugout that was burned down this past weekend.
  
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• Prosecutors say it's too early to argue statute of limitations questions in Stephen Reed case

  01-10-2015 21:15
  
  Prosecutors say Reed's team must wait more detail on the charges before they can properly seek relief.
  
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• Dauphin County Land Bank project needs Susquehanna Twp. variances

  01-10-2015 20:49
  
  Susquehanna Township's zoning hearing board will be asked to approve several variances for the new townhouses proposed for the 4700 block of Tuscarora Street by the Dauphin County Land Bank Authority.
  
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• Investigation continues after 3-year-old found wandering alone late at night

  01-10-2015 20:26
  
  The child was found walking through yards in Franklin County just before 11 p.m. Wednesday, state police said.
  
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• Is Hurricane Joaquin going to hit us? Q&A with an AccuWeather expert

  01-10-2015 20:00
  
  Veteran AccuWeather Meteorologist Ken Clark said Joaquin is proving especially difficult to forecast.
  
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• Trash bill battle: Eight apartment buildings in Harrisburg owe $1.6 million, city says

  01-10-2015 19:58
  
  Many apartment managers stopped paying the city years ago and switched to private haulers. Still, the city kept billing them because it's illegal to use a private hauler in the city. The apartment managers dispute the debts, but one thing's clear: A lot of money is at play in the city's fight to regain commercial accounts.
  
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• Death penalty withdrawn as man accused of brutally stabbing wife to death waives jury trial

  01-10-2015 19:45
  
  Carrington Kevon Joseph, 28, who is accused of fatally stabbing his wife, Melissa S. Joseph, waived his right to a jury trial before Lancaster County President Judge Dennis C. Reinaker.
  
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• Latest perjury charge hinges on whether AG Kane signed secrecy oath

  01-10-2015 18:53
  
  Attorney General told grand jury she signed three grand jury secrecy oaths, but denied signing a fourth pertaining to past grand juries.
  
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• Video: Gov. Tom Wolf, PEMA director hold press conference on Hurricane Joaquin

  01-10-2015 18:38
  
  Meteorologists are unsure about what effect Joaquin will have on the midstate.
  
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• Live video: Gov. Tom Wolf, PEMA director hold press conference on Hurricane Joaquin

  01-10-2015 18:38
  
  Meteorologists are unsure about what effect Joaquin will have on the midstate.
  
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• Are you smarter than a fifth-grader? Test yourself on these PSSA language arts questions

  01-10-2015 18:07
  
  Here are examples of the types of questions that a fifth-grader encounters on the stateEnglish language arts exams. Test yourself and see how you do.
  
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• Are you smarter than a fifth-grader? Test yourself on these PSSA math questions

  01-10-2015 18:06
  
  Here are examples of the types of questions that a fifth-grader encounters on the state mathexams. Test yourself and see how you do.
  
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• Harrisburg man who said he beat woman in self-defense loses bid to get out of jail

  01-10-2015 18:03
  
  A state court panel rejected Brian Leeks' claim that a Dauphin County jury got it wrong when it convicted him of aggravated assault last year.
  
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• Parents of baby found dead at Sheetz charged; woman's body washes up; mom of fatal DUI driver probed: Daily Buzz

  01-10-2015 17:42
  
  Welcome to the Daily Buzz, a quick and compelling rundown of the stories people are talking about right now.
  
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• Hurricane Joaquin prompts event cancellations

  01-10-2015 17:39
  
  Hampden Township's fire company open house scheduled for Oct. 3 has been canceled.
  
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• 'There are a lot of intangibles in play,' forecaster says of Hurricane Joaquin

  01-10-2015 17:30
  
  If, where, when and how hard Hurricane Joaquin might hit the midstate is pretty hard to pin down, said Matt Steinbugl, a National Weather Service meteorologist.
  
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• 'Dirty Kid' looks at 30: A lifestyle that doesn't age well

  01-10-2015 17:05
  
  When it comes to retirement plans for Dirty Kids, here's the dirty little secret: There are none. Instead, there are sad, pathetic final acts in which aging Dirty Kids slowly fade away.
  
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• Police believe Adams County bank robber stole from Lancaster County bank a day later

  01-10-2015 17:03
  
  Littlestown police Chief Charles Kellar said the suspect appears to be the same man in both robberies.
  
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• Database to track 'pill shoppers' could be a year away

  01-10-2015 17:00
  
  People who care about preventing painkiller and heroin addiction and overdoses were hoping to have it by summer.
  
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• Replace Beaver Stadium? Penn State exploring all options to address shortcomings

  01-10-2015 16:59
  
  How much are history and tradition worth? It's a question Penn State athletic director Sandy Barbour will soon answer about the school's football stadium.
  
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• New perjury charge filed against Attorney General Kathleen Kane

  01-10-2015 16:50
  
  Count stems from allegation that Kane lied when she claimed she never swore herself to secrecy regarding a 2009 grand jury.
  
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• Ephrata police seek suspect in Turkey Hill armed robbery

  01-10-2015 16:21
  
  Around 11 p.m. Wednesday the suspect entered the Turkey Hill store on the 3000 block of Rothsville Road, demanding cash from the clerk.
  
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• Route 15 reopened in Adams County

  01-10-2015 15:48
  
  The accident occurred at about 1:30 a.m. near the exit for Route 134, also known as Taneytown Road, just south of the Gettysburg National Military Park. The roadway was reopened at about 9:15 a.m., according to PennDOT.
  
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• Pa. Turnpike reopened after crash earlier Thursday morning

  01-10-2015 15:31
  
  The roadway was reopened just before 9:30 a.m., according to the turnpike.
  
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• Pa. Turnpike remains closed after crash that injured three people

  01-10-2015 15:09
  
  The incident involving a tractor-trailer occurred at about 6:30 a.m. near mile marker 221 in North Middleton Township, just west of the Carlisle Interchange at mile marker 226.
  
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• How hopping trains is 'better than heroin' for some Dirty Kids

  01-10-2015 15:02
  
  Among Dirty Kids, stories of replacing heroin addictions with the soul-affirming, self-empowering thrill of illegally riding the rails are common.
  
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• Rain, wind and cold temperatures expected in State College for PSU football game on Saturday

  01-10-2015 14:52
  
  By the time the game kicks off at noon on Saturday, the temperature should be about 50, with winds gusting up to 24 mph. There will also be a 70 percent chance of rain, according to the National Weather Service in State College.
  
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• Middletown Borough Council has vacancy to fill

  01-10-2015 14:46
  
  Vicky Malone, the council member representing the Third Ward, has submitted a resignation letter to the borough.
  
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• Far from home; far from heaven: Dirty Kid life on the road (video)

  01-10-2015 13:31
  
  This gritty video by photographer Emily Kask presents Dirty Kids as they are, in their backstreets existence on the fringes of society and in their own words.
  
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• The Pennsylvania Turnpike opened 75 years ago, Oct. 1, 1940

  01-10-2015 13:25
  
  The original section of the Turnpike covered 160 miles from Irwin in Westmoreland County to Carlisle in Cumberland County. Today the Turnpike extends to 545 miles.
  
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• Mom of underage DUI driver who killed Pa. girl, 6, could be charged

  01-10-2015 13:15
  
  In addition to allegedly admitting how much he drank before a fatal DUI in Allegheny County, the driver, 20, has told investigators that his mother and sister were also home at the time.
  
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• Storm grate thief sentenced; woman pleads to seventh DUI: Overnight police report

  01-10-2015 13:14
  
  Here's what you may have missed in police and court-related stories from around the midstate on Wednesday.
  
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• 'Dirty Kids' and their dogs: Loyal traveling companions

  01-10-2015 13:12
  
  Among Dirty Kids, counter-culture young people who crisscross the country hitchhiking and hopping rail-cars, their beloved dogs go wherever they do.
  
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• 'Dirty Kids' and their dogs: Cruelty or love?

  01-10-2015 13:12
  
  Among Dirty Kids, counter-culture young people who crisscross the country hitchhiking and hopping rail-cars, their beloved dogs go wherever they do.
  
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• Woman's body washes up in Ocean City, NJ

  01-10-2015 12:52
  
  The victim was identified through the help of police photos of the body posted on social media.
  
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• Crash blocking traffic along Pa. Turnpike west of Carlisle

  01-10-2015 12:47
  
  The incident occurred at about 6:30 a.m. Thursday near mile marker 221 in North Middleton Township, just west of the Carlisle Interchange at mile marker 226.
  
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• Pa. parents charged after baby found dead at Sheetz

  01-10-2015 12:41
  
  The other shoe has dropped in the case of a 5-month-old baby girl found dead at a western Pennsylvania Sheetz convenience store last weekend.
  
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• Overturned tractor-trailer blocking Route 15 in Adams County

  01-10-2015 12:32
  
  The accident occurred at about 1:30 a.m. Thursday near the exit for Route 134, also known as Taneytown Road, just south of the Gettysburg National Military Park.
  
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• Hurricane Joaquin's path, potential impact on the midstate still unclear: Forecasters

  01-10-2015 11:48
  
  As of Thursday morning, the National Weather Service has Joaquin's center being anywhere from central Pennsylvania to off of the New Jersey shore on Tuesday morning.
  
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• Hundreds gather at memorial for Penn State student killed in crash

  01-10-2015 03:39
  
  Students and community members remembered the Penn State sophomore Tally Sepot, who was killed in a car crash while coming home from a canning trip for THON, at her memorial Wednesday night.
  
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• Overcast, cool Thursday ahead for midstate

  01-10-2015 03:08
  
  Thursday will be cloudy with a chance of rain and a high of near 62.
  
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