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• Let’s Kick ‘Boots on the Ground’ to the Curb

  17-11-2015 23:35
  The term lets politicians distance themselves from the fact that they’re calling for sending young Americans into battle.
  
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• Police arrest 3 suspects following paintball shooting spree in Harrisburg

  17-11-2015 23:24
  
  Police received multiple paintball shooting reports from various locations in the city.
  
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• Senate, governor have authority to remove AG Kathleen Kane, bureau finds

  17-11-2015 23:12
  
  Pennsylvania's Senate has the authority to pursue the removal of Attorney General Kathleen Kane, according to an opinion issued Tuesday by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
  
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• Police respond to shooting in Lancaster: Dispatch

  17-11-2015 22:54
  
  The shooting occurred at about 4:20 p.m. on Tuesday.
  
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• Paris terror attacks prompt tighter security for Penn State-Michigan game

  17-11-2015 22:46
  
  There are no known security threats for the campus at this time and the added measures are simply a precaution, Penn State officials said.
  
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• 'It's a big devil's playground,' Harrisburg resident says of city in wake of recent shootings

  17-11-2015 22:44
  
  Two shootings occurred within hours on Monday, leaving three city teenagers injured with gunshot wounds.
  
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• Pennsylvania needs to update its voting laws, advocates say

  17-11-2015 22:41
  
  A new voting-reform coalition is urging Pennsylvania lawmakers to look to other states for examples of laws that make it easier for residents to participate in elections.
  
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• Inmates 'jumping on charges' used murder-for-hire suspect to help their own cases: defense

  17-11-2015 22:27
  
  Gregory A. Hess, 48, of Manchester, is on trial in York County Court, facing charges of criminal solicitation to commit first-degree murder.
  
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• 3 victims shot in Harrisburg Monday expected to recover: Police

  17-11-2015 22:26
  
  All of the victims were shot in the torso, police said.
  
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• Salvation Army's Red Kettle campaign includes text-to-give option

  17-11-2015 21:43
  
  If you forget to drop some cash into the Salvation Army's red kettles this holiday season, you can now text a donation later.
  
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• Harrisburg man accused of stealing, crashing pickup truck

  17-11-2015 21:14
  
  A Harrisburg man has been charged with stealing a pickup truck in Williamstown that he crashed in the city last month, state police said.
  
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• Bethesda Mission will provide Thanksgiving meal for those in need

  17-11-2015 21:11
  
  Bethesda Mission will deliver meals to those unable to come to the shelter.
  
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• Marysville man accused of showing 13-year-old boy how to inject drugs

  17-11-2015 20:57
  
  A Marysville man is accused of showing a 13-year-old boy the "safe way" to inject pills intravenously, state police at Lykens said.
  
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• Rain expected Wednesday and Thursday

  17-11-2015 20:41
  
  Rain is expected both Wednesday and Thursday.
  
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• Bear 'suffered slow death' at hands of poacher, Pa. Game Commission says

  17-11-2015 20:21
  
  A poacher recently shot a 180-pound black bear with a crossbow and left it to die a slow death in Rothrock State Forest, the state Game Commission said.
  
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• Lower property taxes, higher sewage rates in proposed York budget

  17-11-2015 20:20
  
  York City residents could see lower property taxes and higher sewage rates next year.
  
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• California woman sentenced for bringing 1 kilo of heroin to Mount Pocono

  17-11-2015 20:08
  
  A California woman was sentenced to 57 months in prison on charges she helped bring more than one kilogram of heroin to the Mount Pocono area of Monroe County for distribution, the U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania said Tuesday.
  
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• Fire at Pa. chemical warehouse leads to evacuation of 70 homes

  17-11-2015 19:58
  
  Flames shot from the roof and dark gray smoke could be seen for miles.
  
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• Berks County man, two intruders wounded in home invasion

  17-11-2015 19:54
  
  An Oley Township man awakened at gunpoint early Tuesday wounded two intruders and was shot himself in the process, state police at Reading said.
  
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• AG Kathleen Kane's top deputies to testify at Senate hearing

  17-11-2015 19:34
  
  Four top aides who raised concerns about how the suspension of Kathleen Kane's law license impacted the Attorney General's Office will testify Wednesday in front of a Senate panel reviewing Kane's ability to remain in office.
  
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• Inmates concocted murder-for-hire stories to gain freedom for testimony, defense argues

  17-11-2015 18:56
  
  Gregory A. Hess, 48, of Manchester, is on trial in York County Court, facing charges of solicitation to commit first-degree murder, conspiracy and criminal use of a communication facility.
  
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• Delay in graduation testing requirement wins House panel approval

  17-11-2015 18:53
  
  Along with putting a two-year moratorium on use of the Keystone Exams as a graduation requirement, the House Education Committee amended the bill to include a provision requiring the state Department of Education to study alternatives to the Keystone Exams and report its findings to the House and Senate education committees within six months.
  
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• 'A message of justice,' Southside Gang members convicted in federal drug, racketeering case

  17-11-2015 18:52
  
  The jury handed down the convictions following a seven-week trial in U.S. Middle District Court.
  
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• No inflation, no automatic raises for top Pa. state officials

  17-11-2015 18:47
  
  For the first time in six years, the top elected and appointed officials in Pennsylvania state government won't be getting automatic pay raises.
  
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• Part of Route 30 east in York County could stay closed until Friday for bridge beam removal

  17-11-2015 18:45
  
  Eastbound Route 30 between Hallam and Wrightsville exits could remain closed through Friday to remove a beam damaged by a truck that struck the Burgs Lane bridge Monday night.
  
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• Man sues state troopers after police mistook soap for cocaine

  17-11-2015 18:40
  
  Police found packages the driver said was homemade soap, but tested as cocaine. Lab tests later showed it was soap.
  
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• 'A dangerous game,' Harrisburg man gets 13 to 40 years in prison for mysterious slaying

  17-11-2015 18:14
  
  Eric Johnson, 36, had pleaded no contest to third-degree murder for the 2012 slaying of Marcus Garner.
  
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• Memorial services set for Perry County crash victims; police reconstructing crash

  17-11-2015 18:01
  
  As memorial services are held this week for the 19-year-old driver and 16-year-old girl killed in a Perry County crash Friday, police continue their investigation into the cause of the accident.
  
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• Alleged Walmart thief goes 'bananas'; Pa. chicken wing chain goes bankrupt; more: Daily Buzz

  17-11-2015 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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• Pa. girl allegedly posts naked images from inside high school girls' locker room

  17-11-2015 16:31
  
  A western Pennsylvania high school is investigating the source of a video allegedly recorded from inside the school's girls' locker room as students were changing and then posted to social media.
  
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• Memorial foundation set up for children of Stacey Pennington, slain Mount Gretna shop owner

  17-11-2015 16:25
  
  The Pennsylvania Chautauque Foundation is setting up a memorial fund for the children of Stacey Pennington, the Mount Gretna shop owner who was shot and killed on Labor Day by her former boyfriend.
  
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• Man punches officer after they wake him in running car: police

  17-11-2015 16:13
  
  The car was stopped but running and in drive, police said.
  
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• Palmyra says it hasn't received word from FEMA on sinkhole grant yet

  17-11-2015 16:06
  
  While Harrisburg officials said this week that FEMA has awarded a grant for sinkhole repair to Palmyra over Harrisburg, that was news to Palmyra officials.
  
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• Can AG Kathleen Kane continue without a law license? Live coverage

  17-11-2015 15:45
  
  A special committee will discuss the future of Attorney General Kathleen Kane amid criminal charges and the suspension of her law license at a 10 a.m. public hearing on Tuesday.
  
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• 23-year-old ID'd as shooter while retrieving confiscated handgun, police say

  17-11-2015 15:32
  
  Another man, Luis Esquilin-Montanez, was arrested on an unrelated bench warrant, police said.
  
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• 17-year-old killed while walking on Cumberland County road, police say

  17-11-2015 15:19
  
  The teenager had walked in the travel lanes of Newburg Road in Hopewell Township when he was struck by a vehicle, according to state police.
  
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• Sexting: 'The humiliation it causes, it's not worth it,' expert tells teens

  17-11-2015 15:15
  
  If there's one thing experts want to impress on teens about sexting, it's "don't send anything you would not want the entire school population to see."
  
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• Crash cleared from I-81 north in Dauphin County; backlogs remain

  17-11-2015 15:05
  
  The crash occurred at about 7:40 a.m. in Susquehanna Township, near Exit 70, the exit for Interstate 83, according to PennDOT. The crash was cleared at about 9 a.m.
  
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• Steelton police searching for rape suspect

  17-11-2015 14:33
  
  Investigators said they are searching for Anthony Tyrone Edwards, 50, no address given.
  
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• Aggressive drivers cause more crashes than distracted and drunken drivers combined in Pa.

  17-11-2015 14:30
  
  Every year, Pennsylvania law enforcement officials and transportation experts meet to go over crash data in order determine ways of cutting down on "aggressive driving" collisions.
  
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