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• Did Linda Thompson, Perry County 'scumbags' Halloween parade entry cross the line?

  22-10-2015 23:45
  
  A person wearing a gorilla costume was clad in a blue dress rode on a convertible, with a sign on the side reading "Linda Thompson, Perry County commissioner," and "Home of the Scumbags."
  
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• No verdict in Stefon Landing murder trial, jurors to resume deliberation Friday morning

  22-10-2015 23:43
  
  Jurors will resume deliberating Friday morning at 9 a.m. before Lancaster County President Judge Dennis Reinaker.
  
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• Neighbors defeat plan to build 220 apartments on historic John Elder property

  22-10-2015 23:22
  
  The high-density proposal at 2426 Ellerslie Road in Harrisburg was pulled from the agenda for a planning commission meeting this week.
  
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• Boil water advisory still in effect for small portion of Steelton residents

  22-10-2015 23:20
  
  Officials are awaiting the results of one more test before lifting the advisory, the borough manager said.
  
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• Police identify victim critically injured in Palmyra hit-and-run

  22-10-2015 23:07
  
  Police said the accident happened just before 10:40 p.m. on Wednesday.
  
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• Trial over Marcellus well discharge delayed until 2016

  22-10-2015 22:59
  
  There also is a possibility it could be avoided because XTO Energy Inc. of Fort Worth, Texas, says that "meaningful discussions" have taken place to resolve the issue.
  
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• Former Cumberland County pastor charged with third sexual assault of minor

  22-10-2015 22:49
  
  Raymond Paul Buhrow was charged with an additional sexual assault on Thursday.
  
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• York man faces charges after crash that injured officers

  22-10-2015 22:18
  
  Sherk Coleman, 21, was set for a preliminary hearing Thursday, but that hearing was continued until December. He is facing charges that include fleeing or attempting to elude officers.
  
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• Court hearing over Susquehanna Art Museum grant money pushed to November

  22-10-2015 22:09
  
  The hearing was originally set for Oct. 22 to decide how to disburse $1.2 million in state grant money that museum officials intended to use to pay the general contractor, the JEM Group. The payment would have fulfilled the museum's obligation to JEM for the $5.7 million project.
  
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• Assessment lowered for Latshmere pool land in Susquehanna Township

  22-10-2015 22:01
  
  The new owner of Latshmere pool says the ball is in the community's court as to whether the facility can reopen as a local swim club next summer.
  
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• Downtown Middletown funeral home files for state permit for crematorium

  22-10-2015 21:55
  
  A downtown Middletown funeral home has applied to the state Department of Environmental Protection for a permit to install a human cremation system in a garage on the property.
  
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• Harrisburg parking officials fess up to another accounting error, this time for $827K

  22-10-2015 21:25
  
  The error resulted in a $500,000 "overpayment" to the city of Harrisburg last year, and overpayments in parking manager bonuses. The error could be costly to Harrisburg if parking officials try to seek repayment from the financially struggling city.
  
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• 'Left to rot in jails': ACLU sues Pa. over year-long delays to treat mentally ill defendants

  22-10-2015 21:01
  
  Pennsylvania is so overwhelmed by demand for state hospital beds to treat defendants who have been found incompetent to stand trial that at least two have died in jail while waiting for beds in recent years.
  
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• Swatara Twp. candidates spar over changes to ward system

  22-10-2015 21:00
  
  The Swatara Township race for commissioner is all about the wards. Only incumbent Jeffrey Varner definitely favors keeping the at-large system.
  
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• York man charged in connection with Springettsbury Township shooting

  22-10-2015 20:52
  
  A York man has been charged with aggravated assault in connection to an Oct. 18 shooting in Springettsbury Township.
  
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• Fate of York homicide defendant in jury's hands

  22-10-2015 20:21
  
  A jury began deliberating whether Stefon Landing, 21, is guilty of criminal homicide Thursday morning.
  
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• Fate of Lancaster homicide defendant in jury's hands

  22-10-2015 20:21
  
  A jury began deliberating whether Stefon Landing, 21, is guilty of criminal homicide Thursday morning.
  
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• Attorneys dispute self-defense issue; fate of homicide suspect in jury's hands

  22-10-2015 20:21
  
  A jury began deliberating whether Stefon Landing, 21, is guilty of criminal homicide Thursday morning.
  
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• Lebanon County commissioner candidates face off on sale of Cedar Haven, funding pensions

  22-10-2015 20:00
  
  Lebanon County voters will decide whether to return three incumbents to office or add a new commissioner to the board.
  
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• Kathleen Kane breaks with her deputy on Pa. Supreme Court Justice Eakin's emails

  22-10-2015 19:52
  
  Bruce Beemer's had found that the email traffic between OAG and Supremes did not compromise cases, or show any instance where an OAG staffer contributed to a violation of judicial code of conduct.
  
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• York fire that injured two fire fighters ruled arson

  22-10-2015 19:51
  
  The York City Fire Department has determined the blaze that broke out Wednesday night on the 300 block of East Poplar Street was a case of arson.
  
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• Middletown Borough Council candidates promise better communication

  22-10-2015 19:30
  
  Middletown residents will be voting for what could make up a new majority on Borough Council in the Nov. 3 election.
  
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• East Pennsboro Twp. candidates consider fire tax, development in township

  22-10-2015 19:00
  
  It's not a done deal, but come next year East Pennsboro Township residents might be paying a fire tax. The possible tax is being considered by township commissioners in an attempt to shore-up shrinking volunteer numbers.
  
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• Student threatened school shooting, teacher stabbing, police say

  22-10-2015 17:39
  
  The 18-year-old student also threatened to bring a bomb to school, police said.
  
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• Alleged DUI driver runs over cop; 26-year-old woman's death 'suspicious'; boy, 8, sexually abused: Daily Buzz

  22-10-2015 17:31
  
  Welcome to the Daily Buzz, a quick and compelling rundown of the stories people are talking about right now.
  
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• Attorney General's office releases emails of Supreme Court Justice Eakin

  22-10-2015 17:25
  
  Embattled Attorney General Kathleen Kane has just released the personal emails of Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice J. Michael Eakin that surfaced in the office's email archives last year.
  
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• 'Regulate for the right reasons': a Q&A with the Marcellus Shale Coalition president

  22-10-2015 17:00
  
  Dave Spigelmyer, Marcellus Shale Coalition president, answered questions about many industry topics.
  
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• Susquehanna Twp. School Board candidates say district on path to restoration

  22-10-2015 16:45
  
  Though still entangled in legal disputes from the administration of former Superintendent Susan M. Kegerise, the district is on a path to restoration, say the candidates, Republican Terry McCarthy and Democrat Sarah J. Pearce.
  
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• Ridership growing on new Capital Area Transit route serving West Shore

  22-10-2015 16:43
  
  Capital Area Transit's new route connecting Harrisburg with West Shore locations like the new West Shore Hospital and Giant is projecting 20 percent growth over the old route serving Enola.
  
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• Time-served sentence recommended in Carlisle beating death

  22-10-2015 16:34
  
  Duane J. Fason Jr., 19, pleaded guilty in Cumberland County Court Thursday to one count of involuntary manslaughter for his part in the September 2014 beating death of Joseph Mahoney, 45, of Carlisle.
  
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• Woman critically injured in hit-and-run; police release vehicle, driver info

  22-10-2015 16:07
  
  Police said the vehicle that hit the woman may have a damaged windshield and a deployed driver's side airbag.
  
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• From condoms to worms: A NSFW guide to slang from the Pa. shale fields

  22-10-2015 16:00
  
  As part of its shale project, PennLive went on tours of several well sites. Along the way, we learned some of the terms used by drillers. Disclaimer: Some of the vocabulary here is not safe for work.
  
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• Average gas price is 90 cents lower than a year ago

  22-10-2015 15:15
  
  The average price for gas in the Harrisburg area today is $2.26 a gallon - 2 cents lower than a week ago, 5 cents lower than a month ago and 90 cents lower than a year ago.
  
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• The 2015 Mount Holly Springs Halloween parade: Photo Gallery

  22-10-2015 15:10
  
  The 2015 Mount Holly Springs Halloween parade was sponsored by the Mount Holly Springs Civic Association. Cash prizes were awarded to parade participants in seven categories ranging from individuals in costume to couples, groups, and small and large floats. Trick...
  
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• 'Energy Capital of the East': Marcellus Shale drilling brings economic boost

  22-10-2015 15:00
  
  Marcellus Shale development is responsible for hundreds of thousands of jobs in Pennsylvania - including thousands in the midstate, according to the state Department of Labor & Industry.
  
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• Riots at Camp Hill prison were 26 years ago, Oct. 25-27, 1989

  22-10-2015 14:01
  
  Riots at the State Correctional Institution at Camp Hill destroyed half the prison and left 123 people injured.
  
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• Life at the wells: A look inside the Marcellus Shale industry

  22-10-2015 14:00
  
  PennLive visited several active well sites in Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale play. Here's what life is like from inside the state's largest growing industry.
  
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• Vehicle fire slowing traffic along Route 34 in Perry County

  22-10-2015 13:54
  
  A vehicle fire is slowing traffic near the Sterretts Gap roundabout section of Route 34 in Carroll Township, Perry County.
  
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• State police searching for missing registered sex offender from Dauphin County

  22-10-2015 13:41
  
  Police are searching for Andrew Michael Welker, 28, with a last known address of the first block of South 4th Street in Halifax.
  
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• 26-year-old Pa. woman's death ruled 'suspicious'

  22-10-2015 13:22
  
  Not much is known about how a 26-year-old Pa. woman died Wednesday morning in her home. But her death has been ruled suspicious and a medical examiner's investigation is ongoing in the case.
  
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• Search for bank robbery suspect; High school custodian charged: Overnight police report

  22-10-2015 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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