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• A new Pennsylvania tourism slogan? It's about that time

  08-03-2016 23:33
  
  "Pennsylvania. Pursue Your Happiness" will stand as the Wolf era's slogan.
  
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• State police investigating 3-car crash involving Silver Spring Twp. officer

  08-03-2016 23:19
  
  Officer Matthew Haflett was responding to an emergency call when the crash happened at around 8:30 a.m. at the intersection of Route 114 and Shadow Oaks Drive.
  
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• Mount Holly Springs woman enters plea in Fourth of July Carlisle crash that killed her passenger

  08-03-2016 22:58
  
  Jennifer L. Everett, 36, entered guilty pleas in Cumberland County Court Tuesday to charges of involuntary manslaughter and DUI.
  
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• Clergy abuse report prompts fallout, victims' protest

  08-03-2016 22:58
  
  A grand jury report saying two former bishops helped cover up the sexual abuse of hundreds of children by more than 50 priests in a central Pennsylvania diocese has prompted a sitting judge to resign from a Catholic school board and the current bishop to remove cathedral banners that celebrate former bishops.
  
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• Harrisburg police chief supports effort to reduce marijuana penalties

  08-03-2016 22:54
  
  Harrisburg Police Chief Thomas Carter said reducing marijuana possession to a summary offense instead of a misdemeanor would help young people bounce back from an arrest without marring their job opportunities.
  
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• Would-be robber tries to stick up taxi driver with deputy behind him

  08-03-2016 22:36
  
  A Berks County sheriff's deputy approached the cab after it failed to move through a green light Monday afternoon in Reading.
  
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• Harrisburg University back in good standing with accrediting agency

  08-03-2016 22:31
  
  The private university had been on probation since June 2014 after failing to show it had the necessary financial resources to support its programs. It also was found to be lacking policies and procedures to evaluate and improve student learning.
  
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• SEPTA worker finds $15 K, turns it in

  08-03-2016 22:29
  
  The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that Bob Tracey was driving home from work Monday night when he spotted the black bag.Tracey says he thought it was a purse. But when he opened it, he saw dozens of crisp $100 and $20 bills.
  
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• HIV-positive man pleads guilty to raping 6-year-old while another man recorded the act

  08-03-2016 22:23
  
  Ira S. Task, 62, pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges that include rape of a child.
  
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• Steelton receives third drinking water violation

  08-03-2016 22:03
  
  Steelton residents received another warning about a non-emergency drinking water violation.
  
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• Larry Moore stepping down as Central Dauphin East Girls' Basketball Coach

  08-03-2016 21:58
  
  Central Dauphin School District provided to PennLive what appears to be a statement from Moore on his decision to voluntarily "relinquish" his coaching position.
  
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• Warm temperatures; chance of rain for the midstate

  08-03-2016 21:42
  
  There is a slight chance of rain on Thursday night and Friday,and a chance of rain on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, according to the National Weather Service in State College
  
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• Fire in boys' bathroom at Cedar Crest High School under investigation

  08-03-2016 21:31
  
  Cornwall-Lebanon School District and a fire marshal are investigating a bathroom fire that evacuated Cedar Crest High School around noon Tuesday.
  
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• Watch Hersheypark crews prepare roller coaster for the upcoming season

  08-03-2016 21:26
  
  The park opens for "Springtime in the Park" on April 2.
  
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• Homeowner burned in woods fire in Pequea Township

  08-03-2016 21:19
  
  A homeowner was burned in a woods fire in Pequea Township, Lancaster County, dispatch confirms.
  
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• Cambria County judge among senior officials who ignored reports of sex abuse in Altoona diocese

  08-03-2016 21:18
  
  Cambria County Judge David Tulowitzki, and former assistant district attorneys from Blair and Centre counties, were provided details of clergy sex abuse back in 2002. None launched investigations.
  
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• Former Middletown communications director new borough manager in Duncannon

  08-03-2016 21:02
  
  Former Middletown communications director Chris Courogen is the new borough manager in Duncannon.
  
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• Pa. Supreme Court Justice Eakin asks to present deal in email case

  08-03-2016 20:57
  
  Attorneys for state Supreme Court Justice J. Michael Eakin asked for a public hearing to present a mediated resolution on charges related to his involvement in the exchange of offensive emails.
  
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• 4-year-old crawls out of overturned car in Jackson Twp. crash: Report

  08-03-2016 20:51
  
  Two people were injured in a crash this morning in Jackson Township - one of them a child that crawled out of the overturned car, according to a report.
  
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• Firefighters respond to house fire in Conewago Twp., York County

  08-03-2016 20:27
  
  York County firefighters responded to a house fire in Conewago Township Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• State unveils new tourism motto; does it make you happy?

  08-03-2016 18:21
  
  State officials unveiled the slogan "Pennsylvania. Pursue Your Happiness," which replaces "The State of Independence."
  
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• Elizabethtown man to serve 1-5 years on four DUIs in 2-and-a-half months

  08-03-2016 18:05
  
  An Elizabethtown man will serve up to five years in prison for four DUI arrests over a two-and-a-half-month period last year.
  
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• Ex-candidate's defamation suit against former Hazleton police chief dismissed

  08-03-2016 18:01
  
  If the suspended Susquehanna Twp. attorney fails to timely file an amended complaint the case will be closed, the judge wrote.
  
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• 'It had me out of my mind:' Harrisburg man says he was too intoxicated to recall fatal shooting at club

  08-03-2016 17:48
  
  John McDonald III testified that he was on a drug and drinking spree before the May 2015 murder atthe Forever Night after-hours club.
  
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• Woman to serve 4-12 years in prison in shooting of ex-boyfriend

  08-03-2016 17:41
  
  A woman accused of shooting her ex-boyfriend in the abdomen last year in a Harrisburg apartment was sentenced to 4 to 12 years in state prison this week.
  
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• 29-year-old accused of assault in road rage incident

  08-03-2016 17:24
  
  A Middletown man is accused of assault in a road rage incident, Swatara Township police said this week.
  
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• New summer destination added to Harrisburg International Airport flights

  08-03-2016 16:50
  
  Allegiant Air will begin offering nonstop flights from the Harrisburg International Airport to Myrtle Beach, S.C. for as low as $45 beginning this summer.
  
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• Racial slur spray painted on Northern School District concession stand

  08-03-2016 16:26
  
  A racial slur was spray painted on the side of a concession stand at Northern High School over the weekend, and police are looking for those responsible.
  
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• Mom accused of posting naked picture of 12-year-old, her son's ex-girlfriend

  08-03-2016 16:22
  
  Charges against the 39-year-old woman include felony dissemination of child sex acts.
  
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• Man attacked housemate with skillet in argument over dishes, police say

  08-03-2016 16:20
  
  Police say the victim suffered a concussion, a swollen lip and a cut on his face.
  
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• Man accused of taking identity, $10K in gold and silver in Upper Allen Township

  08-03-2016 15:46
  
  Upper Allen Township arrested a man accused of taking $10,000 in gold and silver from a home, along with the identity of one of the residents.
  
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• Harrisburg man seeking half-hour of sex charged in prostitution sting: Police

  08-03-2016 15:33
  
  A Harrisburg man accused of arranging for a half hour of sex with an undercover state trooper was charged Monday with patronizing a prostitute.
  
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• Police cruiser involved in crash in Silver Spring Township

  08-03-2016 15:24
  
  The crash occurred at about 8:30 a.m. along Route 114, near Shadow Oaks Drive, according to Cumberland County 911.
  
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• Broken gas line reported in Lebanon

  08-03-2016 14:53
  
  The leak was first reported at about 8:48 a.m. Tuesday, along the 400 block of Freeman Street, according to Lebanon County 911.
  
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• 'Robbery crew' leader's failed attempts at stealing money led to fatal shooting, prosecutors argue

  08-03-2016 14:45
  
  Jeffrey A. Reid Jr., 29, is on trial this week in York County Court. He has been charged in the 2014 shooting death of Dashaun Davis.
  
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• Geisinger settles 'high stakes' malpractice trial in Pa. doctor's death

  08-03-2016 13:40
  
  The stakes of the trial were high as Geisinger could have been hit with a verdict for "tens of millions of dollars" to cover the promising doctor's lost wages over a 40-year-career.
  
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• Pa. swim coach admits pressuring boy, 16, for sex

  08-03-2016 13:20
  
  She offered to get the boy into Harvard in exchange for sex, and she kept after him even after the boy replied, "I'm not interested in you; I'm 16."
  
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• Harrisburg needs higher tax on workers, more to avoid property tax hike: Papenfuse

  08-03-2016 13:15
  
  Budget projections by Harrisburg officials predict a $13 million budget gap in 2019 if the city loses its two-percent earned income tax and ability to triple the local services tax.
  The city currently can tax at those levels with authority granted by the state's Act 47 plan.
  
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• Pa. student faces felony for sex with girl, 14, at high school

  08-03-2016 13:01
  
  Felony sex charges against a 19-year-old male student are rocking a Pa. high school because the illegal sex acts with a 14-year-old girl allegedly occurred inside the school.
  
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• Intoxicated girls called troopers for a ride home, state police say

  08-03-2016 12:43
  
  The girls, ages 17 and 16, called the state police just after 1 a.m. on March 3 from a location in Mount Pleasant Township, police said.
  
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• Pennsylvania: Minimum Wage Boosted for Some

  08-03-2016 06:00
  The governor is raising the minimum wage to $10.15 for state government employees and workers on jobs contracted by the state.
  
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• 'Many aspects of this situation' must be investigated, mother of CD East girls' basketball player says

  08-03-2016 05:21
  
  A mother is questioning why a man who pleaded no contest to a criminal charge involving a minor was allegedly invited to a Central Dauphin East girls' basketball practice.
  
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• 'Thank you so much': Susquehanna River island cabins can stay, for now

  08-03-2016 04:16
  
  LONDONDERRY TWP. -- The owners of 300 recreation cabins built on islands in the Susquehanna River got a temporary reprieve from having their lots torn down Monday night.
  
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