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• Crews respond to two-alarm fire in York: Dispatch

  21-10-2015 23:59
  
  The fire broke out at about 5:38 p.m., dispatch said.
  
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• Attorney General Kathleen Kane: "The chain of command will remain in place as it is"

  21-10-2015 23:53
  
  Embattled Attorney General vows to continue running the office in most respects despite suspension of her law license.
  
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• Cumberland County commissioners consider 'checkpoint' for funding Capital Area Transit

  21-10-2015 23:45
  
  Though no formal decisions have been made, commissioners indicated funding the first part of the year to the start of CAT's fiscal year in July and then checking in to see what progress has been made toward regionalization before providing funding for the second half of the year.
  
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• Parking revenue projections were inflated to sell 'bill of goods:' Harrisburg mayor

  21-10-2015 23:35
  
  Harrisburg Mayor Eric Papenfuse pointed out problems with the parking system at a state agency meeting Wednesday. Dave Black, a recent target of the mayor's criticism, also spoke to the board of the Pennsylvania Economic Development Finance Agency, but he said the parking system was "on track."
  
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• New Cumberland police search for bank robbery suspect

  21-10-2015 23:24
  
  The bank was robbed on Wednesday afternoon, police said.
  
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• Attorney General Kathleen Kane tells Pennsylvania Supreme Court she is going public with Eakin emails

  21-10-2015 23:13
  
  Kane, via letter to Chief Justice Thomas Saylor, says she is going to court of public opinion out of a lack of confidence in state's Judicial Conduct Board.
  
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• Multi-vehicle accident partially closes I-83 south at Yocumtown: PennDOT

  21-10-2015 22:48
  
  All southbound lanes are closed.
  
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• Case of video-recorded child rape among most disturbing for local authorities: Cumberland County DA

  21-10-2015 22:34
  
  Ira S. Task, 61, of Harrisburg, faces charges that include rape of a child.
  
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• Criminal investigation launched into CYS caseworker following infant's death, Chief Deputy DA says

  21-10-2015 21:43
  
  The caseworker was made aware of the investigation at a preliminary hearing Tuesday for Dionne Bishop and Leviticus Hardy in the death of their 5-month-old daughter.
  
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• Dauphin County flood grant application revised before submission

  21-10-2015 21:32
  
  Dauphin County's application for more than $134 million for flood prevention efforts has received some additional tweaking before it is sent off to HUD Oct. 27.
  
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• Muncy prison guard accused of asking female inmate to dance nude while he watched

  21-10-2015 20:56
  
  State police have charged Anthony W. Porter Jr., 47, of Williamsport, with official oppression.
  
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• New Dauphin County director of drug and alcohol services hired

  21-10-2015 20:18
  
  Dauphin County's drug and alcohol services department has a new leader, culled from a related state agency.
  
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• Pastor: Pa. medical marijuana delay equals 'legislative child abuse'

  21-10-2015 20:11
  
  A group of religious leaders said dozens of others have signed a list indicating their support for medical marijuana.
  
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• Middletown Area School Board candidates address taxes, test scores

  21-10-2015 20:00
  
  While four of five incumbents survived challenge in the primary, Middletown Area School Board could still be getting several new members in the upcoming election.
  
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• Kathleen Kane takes expansive view of what an Attorney General with a suspended law license can do

  21-10-2015 19:42
  
  Kane's law license will be temporarily suspended as of the end of the day.
  
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• Harrisburg man charged with raping 6-year-old victim while another man recorded

  21-10-2015 19:34
  
  Ira S. Task, 61, of Harrisburg, is facing charges that include rape of a child. He was charged Wednesday, and his charges are connected to charges filed against a Carlisle man accused of raping the same victim, and video-recording Task.
  
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• Derry Twp. candidates spar over funding sources to improve township development

  21-10-2015 19:30
  
  All four candidates said it is important to pay attention to parts of the township other than downtown Hershey, particularly the Middletown Road corridor.
  
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• 25-year-old high school custodian admitted to having sex with teenage runaway: Police

  21-10-2015 19:16
  
  The man's number was found on the teenager's cellphone, which the girl's mother had confiscated, police said.
  
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• Tearful witness recounts taking homicide suspect to hospital; defendant to take stand

  21-10-2015 19:14
  
  Kyleeshia Johnson told a Lancaster County jury he drove Landing to the James Street entrance of Lancaster General Hospital before returning to her home scared by what had transpired.
  
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• Mayor Eric Papenfuse asks Dauphin County commissioners' help to change marketing campaign

  21-10-2015 19:09
  
  Calling the current advertising campaign for Harrisburg "a huge waste of money," Mayor Eric Papenfuse asked the Dauphin County commissioners for help in getting it changed Wednesday.
  
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• Harrisburg School District bond refinance to save $382,000

  21-10-2015 19:05
  
  The move, approved by the school board, refinanced $9.96 million from a 2009 bond issue at 3.5 percent interest, down from 5 percent.
  
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• Lower Dauphin candidates share concern over lack of state budget, increasing pension costs

  21-10-2015 19:00
  
  The Lower Dauphin School Board race is a repeat of the primary, with the same three candidates in Region 3 competing for two seats. All three cross-filed in the primary. Jeff Neely, who is registered as a Democrat, will appear...
  
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• Harrisburg School Board approves settlement in energy-services suit

  21-10-2015 18:59
  
  The settlement, still contingent on the signatures of both parties, would close a civil case filed in Dauphin County Common Pleas Court against Harrisburg School District by Benchmark Energy Services, Inc., in January 2012.
  
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• Harrisburg man thrown from vehicle, killed in I-81 crash in Cumberland County

  21-10-2015 18:42
  
  An ambulance transported a passenger in the vehicle for treatment at Hershey Medical Center.
  
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• Harrisburg man accused of raping 6-year-old: reports

  21-10-2015 18:03
  
  Media reports indicate a man has been charged in Cumberland County related to the rape of a 6-year-old, which they say is linked to another case in which a man is accused of sharing that video on the Internet.
  
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• Armed man out to kill boss, cops say; Pa. priests shot with paintballs; accused Giant shoplifters' big catch: Daily Buzz

  21-10-2015 17:33
  
  Welcome to the Daily Buzz, a quick and compelling rundown of the stories people are talking about right now.
  
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• Middletown Area High School custodian accused of sexual contact with student

  21-10-2015 17:20
  
  According to a letter posted on the Middletown Area School District's website, a custodian isaccused of having sexual contact with a student on school property Friday.
  
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• OSHA inspects less than 3% of shale drilling sites in Pennsylvania

  21-10-2015 17:00
  
  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has inspected less than 3 percent of Marcellus Shale drilling sites in Pennsylvania.
  
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• Pa. college student is charged with raping girl, 14

  21-10-2015 16:43
  
  A 20-year-old male student at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania has been arrested and charged with raping a 14-year-old girl.
  
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• Pa. resident with gray water, black plants hopes for new trial in contamination case

  21-10-2015 16:05
  
  Citing new evidence, Washington County attorneys John and Kendra Smith last week asked Commonwealth Court to vacate a previous decision by the state Environmental Hearing Board.
  
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• Can chemical tracers solve DEP water contamination cases?

  21-10-2015 16:00
  
  Researchers say there's technology to end these debates - and oil and gas drillers have been using it all along.
  
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• Fire damage to Sunbury cheese plant estimated at $3 million

  21-10-2015 15:57
  
  Damage to the manufacturing part of the Sun-Re Cheese plant on Lenker Avenue was estimated at $3 million.
  
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• The 2015 New Cumberland Halloween parade: Photo Gallery

  21-10-2015 15:10
  
  The 2015 New Cumberland Halloween parade was presented by New Cumberland River Rescue. Grand marshals for the parade were the Red Land Little League baseball team. The parade included The West Shore Schools marching band and the Trinity High School...
  
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• Crash cleared from median of I-81 in Cumberland County

  21-10-2015 14:55
  
  An overturned vehicle rolled into the median and slowed traffic in both directions. The scene was cleared at about 8:45 a.m.
  
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• Act 13 on Marcellus Shale: What is it and why you should care

  21-10-2015 14:50
  
  Act 13, which governs Pennsylvania's shale industry, emerged out of the uncertainty of the boom years but has itself become a target of extensive debate and litigation.
  
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• Pa. regulators caught unprepared for natural gas 'mother lode'

  21-10-2015 14:00
  
  The shale boom left regulators scrambling to fulfill the demand for permits and oversight of an industry that had been largely invisible a few short years prior.
  
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• Revolving door: Public officials who started or ended up working for the energy industry

  21-10-2015 13:30
  
  The shale boom in Pennsylvania has resulted in a so-called "revolving door" of regulators and other state officials going to work, lobby or consult for the industry.
  
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• New Cumberland County economic development plan on display for public review

  21-10-2015 13:15
  
  Economic development in Cumberland County will be guided by a new plan that will be on display over the next several weeks.
  
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• Alleged Giant shoplifters attempt pricey 'surf and turf' haul

  21-10-2015 13:14
  
  It was a meal fit for a king: Sirloin steak, shrimp and lobster tail. And the banquet of surf and turf had a high price befitting the abundance: $574.37 at Giant supermarket. There was just one problem.
  
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• The regulator in the Range hat: How politicians, DEP became cozy with shale drillers

  21-10-2015 13:00
  
  Six of the eight environmental secretaries since 1995, in addition to governors, advisers and countless rank-and-file employees, have gone on to work for the energy industry.
  
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• Pa. man armed with rifle intended to shoot, kill boss: cops

  21-10-2015 12:55
  
  Many of us may have fantasized about dispatching our boss at work, but few would ever act on such an impulse. Yet police in western Pennsylvania say that an armed man was out to do just that.
  
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• Crash slowing traffic along I-81 in Cumberland County

  21-10-2015 12:54
  
  The accident occurred at about 6:35 a.m. Tuesday near Exit 57, the exit for Route 114, in Silver Spring Township, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
  
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• Harrisburg mayor breaks ties with local chamber & CREDC after 'misguided ad campaign'

  21-10-2015 12:42
  
  The break in relations represents the culmination of several disputes between Harrisburg officials and CREDC dating back to last year over county hotel tax money, parking relief and revisions to the city's financial recovery plan. The differences boiled over this week.
  
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• 2 Pa. priests shot with paintballs outside church

  21-10-2015 12:40
  
  "They heard a, 'Pop, pop, pop. They felt something hit them and they knew they were shot with something," one priest said.
  
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• Harrisburg man handed life sentence; shooting victim testifies: Overnight police report

  21-10-2015 12:12
  
  Here's what you may have missed in police and court-related stories from around the midstate on Tuesday.
  
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• Cooler weather expected for the midstate this weekend

  21-10-2015 11:34
  
  Wednesday and Thursday will see a high temperature of 73, according to the National Weather Service in State College. But the highs for Friday and Saturday will be in the upper-50s.
  
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• Northern York moves forward with elementary school building plan, despite more uncertainties on future student influx

  21-10-2015 04:21
  
  With the Washington Township Education Coalition appealing the State Board's decision, Northern officials are adamant to move forward with building plans, regardless of the outcome of the appeal process--which could take years.
  
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• Lancaster County man scammed out of $18K: Police

  21-10-2015 04:14
  
  The caller sent money via Western Union in hopes of winning the prize money, police said.
  
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• Mechanicsburg Borough Council approves large increase for contractors using the Joint Compost Facility

  21-10-2015 03:40
  Approved material dumped at the site is turned into compost available for residents of the two communities.
  
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