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• I-81 shooting suspect indicted in West Virginia slaying

  20-10-2015 23:54
  
  Charges will be moving through the court system in West Virginia now that John Wayne Strawser Jr., 38, was indicted in connection with an April shooting death in West Virginia. He will face charges in connection with the I-81 shooting death of Timothy Davison once the West Virginia case is complete.
  
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• Accused I-81 shooter indicted for West Virginia murder

  20-10-2015 23:54
  
  Charges will be moving through the court system in West Virginia now that John Wayne Strawser Jr., 38, was indicted in connection with an April shooting death in West Virginia. He will face charges in connection with the I-81 shooting death of Timothy Davison once the West Virginia case is complete.
  
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• Eyes on the skies: Look inside HIA's upgraded control tower

  20-10-2015 23:31
  
  New $5 million system to increase safety in skies around Harrisburg
  
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• Harrisburg cop accused of theft sues city, police

  20-10-2015 23:06
  
  Harrisburg Police Officer Jennie Jenkins has filed a lawsuit in federal court, accusing Harrisburg and several city and police officials of denying her due process when she was suspended in 2013.
  
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• Mechanicsburg Borough Council candidates grappling with development, aging infrastructure

  20-10-2015 23:00
  
  In what essentially is a maintenance community, the expectation is for affordable taxes and providing quality services for residents.
  
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• Harrisburg police respond to drive-by shooting report

  20-10-2015 22:43
  
  The suspect fired his weapon north toward 20th street, dispatch said.
  
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• 'Ride on Red' bill will allow drivers to proceed through malfunctioning traffic lights

  20-10-2015 22:31
  
  Pennsylvania drivers will soon be allowed to drive through an unresponsive red light instead of being stuck at an intersection waiting to be detected by an unresponsive traffic signal.
  
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• Hershey signs White House pledge to fight climate change

  20-10-2015 22:12
  
  The Hershey Company, Pennsylvania's resident chocolate-making behemoth, has signed a White House pledge with 80 other American companies to support action to reduce climate change.
  
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• Pa. House Committee votes for merit selection of state judges; positions bill for first test on House floor

  20-10-2015 22:11
  
  Committee vote - first positive vote on the issue since 1993 - is a good moment for supporters after a series of scandals on state's high court.
  
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• Silver Spring Twp. candidates want 'smart' development for rapidly growing township

  20-10-2015 22:00
  
  Silver Spring Township is one of the fastest-growing municipalities in Pennsylvania, and certainly isn't short on the number of development plans coming through its offices.
  
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• Two men arrested in Adams County accused of soliciting teens on Facebook

  20-10-2015 21:48
  
  Two men have been arrested in Adams County after detectives said they tried to meet 13-year-olds on Facebook.
  
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• King Coal Tours charter bus company president charged with wire fraud

  20-10-2015 21:29
  
  Robert Else III, 65, of Elysburg, was charged Tuesday with submitting inflated budgets and overbilling for approximately 68,745 gallons of tax-free diesel fuel, 120 replacement tires, maintenance hours and administrative duties.
  
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• Harrisburg school cafeterias lose $2.2 million because of poor management: PA auditor general

  20-10-2015 21:27
  
  Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale summarized five key findings from his latest audit at an 11:30 a.m. news conference at the Harrisburg School district's headquarters at 1701 State Street. The other findings concerned the district's persistent financial challenges, the use of unlicensed health aides and unverifiable student membership data.
  
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• Harrisburg school cafeterias lose $2.1 million because of poor management: PA auditor general

  20-10-2015 21:27
  
  Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale summarized five key findings from his latest audit at an 11:30 a.m. news conference at the Harrisburg School district's headquarters at 1701 State Street. The other findings concerned the district's persistent financial challenges, the use of unlicensed health aides and unverifiable student membership data.
  
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• Camp Hill School Board candidates look to maintain quality education despite mounting costs

  20-10-2015 21:00
  
  If a magical solution to the spiraling costs faced by area public schools exists - particularly, but not limited to, those related to ever increasing pension costs -the abracadabra has not yet been found.
  
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• 'WIFI on steroids': Smart car technology developed in Camp Hill warns drivers of danger, unsafe conditions

  20-10-2015 20:33
  
  What used to seem like science fiction -- vehicles that warn drivers of upcoming danger or a car that can drive itself -- could soon become a reality thanks to work by a Camp Hill engineering firm.
  
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• Gov. Wolf rejects school district's request for advance from state Treasury: Report

  20-10-2015 20:33
  
  Gov. Tom Wolf, during an appearance in Pittsburgh, said he will not allow the state Department of Education to release funds to school districts claiming a hardship, the Post-Gazette is reporting.
  
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• New Cumberland Borough Council candidates eye possible sale of sewer system

  20-10-2015 20:00
  
  New Cumberland Borough Council candidates will continue to deal with a debt -- the first debt the borough had in 30 years when it took it on in 2013 -- though the sitting council members have taken some steps to possibly mitigate it.
  
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• Harrisburg man handed life sentence in 2013 murder, robbery of drugs stored in prosthetic leg

  20-10-2015 19:56
  
  George Brown was also ordered to pay restitution to the family to cover Dailyl Jones' funeral expenses.
  
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• Robert F. Weis, longtime chairman of Weis Markets, dies at 96

  20-10-2015 19:47
  
  Robert F. Weis, the son of one of the founders of Weis Markets Inc. who went on to lead the company as chairman for 20 years, died Oct. 19 at age 96.
  
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• Geisinger puts children's hospital inside Holy Spirit

  20-10-2015 19:18
  
  It's on the fourth floor of Holy Spirit near Camp Hill.
  
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• Homicide victim was likely running when fatally shot: forensic pathologist

  20-10-2015 19:17
  
  Ross relayed his medical conclusion Tuesday morning in Lancaster County Court, telling the jury that Gantt had to have been shot from behind while running or beginning to run for the fatal injuries he sustained to have occurred.
  
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• Cumberland County commissioner candidates weigh in on state of county finances

  20-10-2015 19:00
  
  Voters in November will get to choose the next three people whom they want to serve as the next board of Cumberland County commissioners.
  
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• Susquehanna Art Museum asks to cancel court hearing, enter negotiations in fight over grant money

  20-10-2015 18:48
  
  Officials from the museum in Harrisburg and Dauphin County Industrial Developmentasked that the court hearing be postponed for two to three weeks to allow the parties time to work out a solution.
  
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• Bill Cosby loses honorary degree from Franklin & Marshall College

  20-10-2015 18:26
  
  Franklin & Marshall College's board of trustees voted unanimously last week to revoke the honorary degree in humane letters that was bestowed on Cosby, 78, by the college in 2000.
  
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• Activist Gene Stilp, and an old friend, call for Attorney General Kathleen Kane's ouster at Capitol

  20-10-2015 18:08
  
  Stilp calls for state Senate removal vote on the eve of a suspension of Kane's law license taking effect.
  
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• PennEnvironment, two House Dems push for stronger regulations on shale drilling operations

  20-10-2015 18:04
  
  Two House Democrats on Tuesday pushed for stronger regulations during a press conference hosted by PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center.
  
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• Naked Pa. man climbs in bed with 2 underage girls; man accused of battering blind girlfriend; Pa. town to star in TV pilot: Daily Buzz

  20-10-2015 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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• Pa. man admits sending girlfriend, 21, to fatal marijuana deal

  20-10-2015 16:33
  
  A Pa. man allegedly helped get his girlfriend shot and killed by sending her to sell marijuana to a couple of teens, who shot and robbed her, instead, then smoked the pot as she lay dying.
  
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• Pa. Turnpike call boxes could go away as cellphones take their place

  20-10-2015 16:29
  
  The turnpike is studying if there are spots on the route where cellphones do not work.
  
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• 'DEP was quite hostile to our work,' Stanford researcher says

  20-10-2015 16:00
  
  Researchers were met with resistance from both gas drillers and state regulators.
  
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• A pumpkin farm that will put you in the mood for fall: Photo Gallery

  20-10-2015 15:30
  
  Stoltzfus Gourd and Pumpkin Farm in East Hempfield Township near Manheim carries about 90 varieties of gourds and pumpkins.
  
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• Fines or no fines: DEP had leeway in handling shale drillers who broke the rules

  20-10-2015 15:00
  
  Just as police can decide to issue a warning instead of a ticket, officials at various levels inside the DEP assumed leeway in how permits, violations and fines were handled.
  
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• DEP had leeway to go easy on shale drillers who were breaking the rules

  20-10-2015 15:00
  
  Just as police can decide to issue a warning instead of a ticket, officials at various levels inside the DEP assumed leeway in how permits, violations and fines were handled.
  
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• Judge orders Jerry Sandusky to appear in court for October appeal hearing

  20-10-2015 14:54
  
  The attorney general's office, which prosecuted Sandusky, has already filed a response calling the appeal is "baseless."
  
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• Hershey's doubles size of Kisses with new hazelnut candy

  20-10-2015 14:53
  
  The new Kisses, on sale Nov. 5, will be twice the size of a normal Kiss -- the oversized, chocolate chips wrapped in silver foil -- and feature a hazelnut center and rice crisps in the chocolate.
  
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• Eastbound lanes of Pa. Turnpike reopened near Reading Exit

  20-10-2015 14:49
  
  The crash occurred at about 4:30 a.m. Tuesday at mile marker 285, just west of the exit for Reading, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
  
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• Corbett's DEP secretary tells federal regulators to 'back off'

  20-10-2015 14:00
  
  Michael Krancer, Gov. Tom Corbett's cabinet pick to lead the Department of Environmental Protection, set himself apart from his predecessors in a stormy relationship with federal regulators.
  
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• Naked Pa. man found in bed with girls ages 12 and 13

  20-10-2015 13:20
  
  This stranger who apparently had too much to drink certainly made himself at home in the wrong house - and then some.
  
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• Real Pa. 'ghost town' to be subject of network TV show: report

  20-10-2015 13:01
  
  From out of the ashes of coal-fired Centralia, Pa., comes - a network TV show? It is supposedly in the works, with a major network picking up a pilot named "Centralia" about the abandoned town brought asunder by a raging coal mine fire.
  
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