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• Fatality reported after 'violent crash' in Cornwall Borough, drivers ID'd

  28-03-2016 23:43
  
  The driver and sole occupant of a van involved in the crash, a female from Lebanon County, was declared dead at the scene.
  
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• Abortion foes sue Harrisburg, claim city law violates their free speech rights

  28-03-2016 22:42
  
  The contested Harrisburg ordinance sets buffer zones that keep protesters at least 20 feet from the entrance to any health care facility, including the two city clinics that offer abortions.
  
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• Coroner called to accident in Lebanon County

  28-03-2016 21:52
  
  The accident occurred in the first block of Freeman Drive in Cornwall.
  
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• Wind advisory in effect in midstate - watch for high gusts

  28-03-2016 21:11
  
  A wind advisory remains in effect until from 2 p.m. Monday through midnight tonight across central Pennsylvania.
  
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• Penn State grad will head Good Samaritan

  28-03-2016 21:00
  
  He spent many years with Geisinger.
  
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• 'It was essentially a death sentence:' Relative on 33-year sentence given cold case killer of midstate woman

  28-03-2016 20:42
  
  The man accused of brutally killing a midstate woman 34 years ago was finally sentenced for the crime today in Maryland.
  
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• 19-year-old escapes court hearing, threatens to jump from Carlisle roof

  28-03-2016 20:28
  
  It took two and a half hours, but police, a negotiator and his mother talked Nygel Jenkins, 19, down from a rooftop on East Louther Street in Carlisle.
  
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• Man charged with selling marijuana from wife's daycare

  28-03-2016 20:15
  
  Craig Lamont Johnson is accused of dealing drugs from Gymboree Family Daycare on the 400 block of South West End Avenue in Lancaster.
  
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• Warrant issued for former Subway employee accused of burgling a Lancaster store

  28-03-2016 19:28
  
  Scott Allan London, 51, of Lancaster, is accused of smashing out a store window and stealing cash from inside of the Subway on the 200 block of North Queen Street in Lancaster.
  
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• Inmates accused of swiping drug while working at landfill

  28-03-2016 18:58
  
  The charges allege Stephen Andrew Dincher, 29, and Jeremy W. Winder, 25, and Rafter grabbed the Suboxone from a moving belt while working the pre-sort line in the landfill's Material Recovery Facility on March 3.
  
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• 66-year-old woman pushed down stairs suffers multiple injuries: Cops

  28-03-2016 18:51
  
  A Harrisburg woman is accused of pushing a 66-year-old woman down a flight of stairs Sunday, police said today.
  
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• Robert De Niro, whose child has autism, changes mind about anti-vaccine film

  28-03-2016 18:50
  
  He no longer believes it will spur a productive discussion.
  
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• 'We knew we only had her for a short time on this earth:' Parents of child with rare Krabbe disease

  28-03-2016 18:38
  
  Tori Brackbill, an 18-month-old baby girl from Lower Paxton Township, has died of complications from Krabbe disease, a rare and often incurable neurological disorder.
  
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• Man on rooftop in Carlisle back safely on the ground

  28-03-2016 18:22
  
  Cumberland County dispatch confirmed the area around East Louther and North Hanover streets is closed off as police negotiate with a suicidal man on a rooftop.
  
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• Pay up: Court says prisoner owes state nearly $4K for assaulting fellow inmate

  28-03-2016 18:06
  
  State regulations require prisoners to pay two-thirds of the cost of medical care for other inmates they assault.
  
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• Hillary Clinton's campaign is opening a Harrisburg office

  28-03-2016 17:55
  
  Clinton's campaign already has a presence in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia and is set to open a Scranton office.
  
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• Always count the cash: Bank teller who didn't can't get unemployment comp

  28-03-2016 17:52
  
  The case is a cautionary tale for those in the financial industry.
  
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• Man suspected of stealing $800 in Nike clothes wanted in Lower Paxton Twp.

  28-03-2016 17:51
  
  Lower Paxton Township Police are seeking the public's help in identifying the man they say stole about $800 worth of clothing from the Kohl's on Jonestown Road.
  
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• Harrisburg police seek info on two women who may have witnessed shooting of police chief's nephew

  28-03-2016 17:40
  
  While Harrisburg police had little new to share Monday morning regarding the investigation into the shooting death of John Thomas Carter III Saturday, they believe there are two women who could provide vital information to aid in solving the crime.
  
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• Strong winds, cool temperatures, in store for Monday

  28-03-2016 17:09
  
  A wind advisory is in effect for much of central Pennsylvania starting Monday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service at State College.
  
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• Fingerprints help police tie inmate to burglary nearly 3 years ago

  28-03-2016 16:53
  
  Anthony Diaz admitted to a July 2013 burglary in Ephrata where $1,065 in electronics were stolen after police confronted him with fingerprint evidence taken from the crime scene.
  
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• A haircut and a wrestling match, local sheep shearer at work: Video

  28-03-2016 16:46
  
  Midstate sheep shearer Ben Shughart demonstrates his physically demanding trade.
  
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• One killed, one seriously injured in Dauphin County crash

  28-03-2016 16:40
  
  The Pennsylvania State Police at Lykens say the driver was speeding when he lost control in Halifax Township, resulting in the fatal crash.
  
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• Mother, three kids hit by car in Harrisburg

  28-03-2016 16:17
  
  Harrisburg police are reporting the four people who were hit by a car at Cameron and Market streets received minor injuries.
  
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• Possible target of fatal Pittsburgh-area ambush jailed on assault charge

  28-03-2016 16:13
  
  The Wilkinsburg shooting killed 6, including Lamont Powell's siblings.
  
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• Brawls and baskets: Adults cause chaos at Easter events

  28-03-2016 15:58
  
  A fight canceled one Easter carnival, and parents rushing into an egg hunt, knocking down kids, brought a Pez-sponsored event to an abrupt halt.
  
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• Admitted killer who strangled ex-girlfriend after deliberate 100 mph car crash wants a trial

  28-03-2016 15:54
  
  Benjamin Daniel Klinger admitted to killing 17-year-old Samantha Heller in 2014, taking "full responsibility for the loss of a very special person." He recently filed for post conviction relief.
  
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• Three Mile Island meltdown was 37 years ago today

  28-03-2016 15:01
  
  The partial meltdown at Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Londonderry Township happened on March 28, 1979.
  
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• Crash cleared on Route 23

  28-03-2016 14:54
  
  The multi-vehicle crash that closed a portion of Route 23 in Lancaster County has been cleared, according to PennDOT.
  
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• Which two local stocks dropped more than 60 percent?

  28-03-2016 14:25
  
  Most local stocks increased last week, but two decreased. And more than half of them are carrying losses on the year.
  
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• Pa. man, 54, accused of giving beer, pot to autistic girl, 16

  28-03-2016 13:32
  
  A 16-year-old autistic girl who wandered away from her mother allegedly ended up being tempted by a 54-year-old man accused of asking the teen if she wanted to "smoke a joint."
  
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• Pa. man accused of firing dozens of shots at his neighbors

  28-03-2016 13:18
  
  A man firing his rifle in his backyard was sending a hail of bullets toward his neighbor's house, creating a tense situation for Pa. police.
  
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• Unknowingly stabbed man keeps right on walking down Pa. street

  28-03-2016 13:04
  
  What makes the case unusual is the male victim didn't realized he'd been stabbed, and initially, he kept right on walking down the street in Pa.
  
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• Police body cameras capture good, bad and ugly of life on the streets

  28-03-2016 13:00
  
  As police are under greater scrutiny nationally, more departments are equipping their officers with body-worn cameras. While law enforcement officials say the footage generally backs up the police, a recent Gettysburg case shows they can help defendants, too.
  
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• Helicopter down in Pa., coroner called to scene

  28-03-2016 12:55
  
  First responders spent hours Sunday night and Monday morning searching a Pa. state forest there and nearby areas in an effort to locate the downed bird.
  
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• Abortion coverage, 'Right-to-Work' and a Day of Prayer: There Ought to be a Law

  28-03-2016 12:45
  
  Here's a look at the ideas lawmakers put before their colleagues during the past two weeks. What do you think?
  
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• Multi-vehicle crash closes part of Route 23 westbound in Lancaster County

  28-03-2016 12:37
  
  According to PennDOT, a crash has closed a portion of Pennsylvania Route 23 west at the exit to U.S. Route 30 east has closed the ramp.
  
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• Wind advisory, rainy morning, kick off workweek

  28-03-2016 11:22
  
  The National Weather Service at State College has issued a wind advisory for much of the reason Monday afternoon. Rain can be expected through the morning.
  
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• Fairly normal spring week on tap for midstate

  28-03-2016 03:58
  
  Forecasters are calling for an average spring week.
  
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• Latest Harrisburg homicide costs victim a chance at better days, friends and family say

  28-03-2016 02:05
  
  John Thomas Carter III, the city police chief's nephew, was eager to make the most of a life outside the penal system.
  
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• Woman skipped out on $600 cab fare from NYC to Denver, Pa.: police

  28-03-2016 01:29
  
  Kelli A. Boyer, 44, is accused of skipping out on the $600 a taxi cab fare for her trip from New York City to her home on the 100 block of Hawthorne Drive in Denver.
  
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• Pa. crime photos of the week: Prostitution ad proves costly; more

  28-03-2016 01:01
  
  A picture is worth a thousand words. And there is a story of alleged crime, heartbreak, even stupidity behind each one of the photos from this week in Pa. crime.
  
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• Attorney challenges 2-year-old gag order in Pa. homicide case

  28-03-2016 00:38
  
  Although attorney Joseph Green Jr. wants the order lifted only for him, the judge said that could taint the jury pool for the defendant's scheduled June retrial.
  
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