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• Harrisburg visitor attacked in alley remains unconscious; his mother speaks out

  31-03-2016 23:40
  
  Adam Jones, who was visiting Harrisburg for a Bernie Sanders rally, was later attacked in the early morning hours Sunday. His mother said he opened his eyes for the first time Thursday, March. 31, 2016.
  
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• Lancaster County man charged with child porn possession

  31-03-2016 23:17
  
  Hachey was indicted and charged Thursday.
  
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• Villanova professor charged with 415 counts of child porn

  31-03-2016 23:16
  
  The university contacted police after security noticed suspicious activity on a computer in a common area.
  
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• PennLive fight for former superintendent's legal bills close to an end

  31-03-2016 23:11
  
  A judge has ordered the court be given complete, unredacted invoices for legal services provided to former Susquehanna Superintendent Susan Kegerise by Abom & Kutulakis, LLP. The court will then determine if the complete invoices or parts of the invoices will be released as part of a Right-to-Know request from January 2014.
  
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• Motorcyclist dies days after crash that also injured passenger

  31-03-2016 23:08
  
  Randall J. Schmidt of Elizabethtown died on Tuesday at Penn State Hershey Medical Center, days after crashing his motorcycle for an unknown reason.
  
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• Train crashes into pickup truck, no serious injuries reported

  31-03-2016 22:35
  
  The crash was reported at around 3:45 p.m. near Horseshoe Road and Heller's Church Road in Upper Leacock Township.
  
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• Central Dauphin School District complied with these right-to-know requests

  31-03-2016 22:33
  
  In this school year, the district's police officers filed more than 60 charges at the CD East and CD high schools as of Feb. 26.
  
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• Student threatened to blow up, shoot up Susquehanna Township High School: Police

  31-03-2016 22:26
  
  The student threatened to blow up and shoot up the school, police said.
  
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• Baby powder maker faces lawsuits over claimed cancer connection

  31-03-2016 22:24
  
  In one early case, an Alabama jury awarded $72 million.
  
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• Several days of rain and windy conditions in store for the midstate

  31-03-2016 21:51
  
  There is a chance of rain showers this evening, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Wednesday.
  
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• Critics call UGI's proposed rate hike "catastrophic" for Pennsylvania's poor

  31-03-2016 21:50
  
  In the first of three public hearings held by the Public Utility Commission, midstate residents took turns on Thursday criticizing a proposal by UGI to raise residential rates on customers by 19 percent.
  
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• Central Dauphin School District rejects request for bus video involving principal's wife

  31-03-2016 21:46
  
  Central Dauphin School District has denied a Right to Know request for the video and police incident report of Erica Rawls, charged with boarding a girls' basketball team school bus Feb. 16 and harassing a player.
  
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• Psychiatrist convicted of molesting 7 female patients can't escape 7- to 17-year jail term

  31-03-2016 21:43
  
  Investigators said Dr. Basem Shlewiet fondled the victims' breasts under the guise of checking their heart rates.
  
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• Suspect in N.Y. murder may be hiding out in Lancaster: US Marshals

  31-03-2016 21:33
  
  Dominick Cruz, 39, is wanted in the fatal shooting of Mark Sternin, 25, on Jan. 10 in Tonawanda, N.Y., and has ties to Lancaster, U.S. Marshals said.
  
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• Harrisburg needed 'extra resources' to combat shootings: police provide task force update

  31-03-2016 21:27
  
  The multi-jurisdictional task force announced by Harrisburg Police Chief Thomas Carter earlier this month drew 31 to 65 additional officers into the city to deter violence during four special saturation patrols.
  
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• Two Yorkies stolen from York County home: police

  31-03-2016 21:17
  
  The West Manchester Township Police Department is seeking the public's help in finding Tosha and Mickey, two Yorkshire Terriers they say were stolen on Tuesday.
  
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• Harrisburg man sought for failing to appear at sentencing in sexual assault conviction

  31-03-2016 21:01
  
  Upper Allen Township police are looking for a Harrisburg man they say was convicted ofsexually assaulting a girl.
  
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• With wig thief in crosshairs, police turn to public for information

  31-03-2016 20:52
  
  The hair-raising theft was reported at the Park City Mall on Wednesday and a video of the crime was released by police on Thursday in hopes of identifying the suspect.
  
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• Dauphin County coroner will continue to label heroin deaths 'accidental'

  31-03-2016 20:49
  
  The Dauphin County coroner won't be following the actions of his Lycoming County counterpart, who announced he is classifying heroin deaths as homicides.
  
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• Triple death sentence affirmed for 'malicious' Pa. family killer

  31-03-2016 20:39
  
  Kevin Murphy was convicted on the 2009n murders of his mother, sister and aunt. The state Supreme Court just upheld his three death sentences.
  
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• Argument between Thornton brothers was 'over nothing that was worth the life of anybody:' Coroner

  31-03-2016 20:16
  
  An 18-year-old Williams Township man died of a single gunshot wound to the head, fired by his 15-year-old brother, the Dauphin County coroner said Thursday.
  
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• Man charged in 2 rapes, sexual assault on 4 other girls

  31-03-2016 20:11
  
  Derric Martin Harsh Jr. is accused of committing the crimes between June and December 2015.
  
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• Hummelstown teen's shooting death ruled accidental

  31-03-2016 19:59
  
  The death of a 14-year-old Hummelstown boy who was shot in January was ruled accidental, officials say.
  
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• Bill Cosby display at Smithsonian museum will include mention of sex-assault allegations

  31-03-2016 19:45
  
  The National Museum of African American History and Culture, which opens Sept. 24, will include the cover of a Cosby comedy album and a comic book from his pioneering TV drama "I Spy."
  
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• Pa. Supreme Court refuses to knock Ted Cruz off GOP presidential ballot over Canadian birth

  31-03-2016 18:36
  
  The decision upholds a Commonwealth Court judge's ruling that the Texas senator is eligible to serve as U.S. president.
  
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• 5 years ago today: The story that uncovered the Jerry Sandusky, Penn State child sex abuse case

  31-03-2016 18:36
  
  We are re-running the Sara Ganim story that broke the case in full today, exactly 5 years later.
  
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• Construction work to affect late-night traffic in April on Route 15

  31-03-2016 18:30
  
  Route 15 traffic may be restricted to a single lane beginning April 10 in either or both directions weeknights from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m through June.
  
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• After police chase, illegal gun found in suspect's home

  31-03-2016 18:15
  
  The chase reportedly began with police attempting to arrest William Michael Hughes on a warrant at his Christiana home.
  
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• Jail term justified for man who shot 8-year-old bicyclist, Pa. court says

  31-03-2016 18:01
  
  Wayne Snowden claimed the shooting was accidental. A jury convicted him of assault and reckless endangerment. The child recovered.
  
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• FDA expands use of abortion pill

  31-03-2016 15:51
  
  Some states have used the FDA guidelines to limit use; the news guidelines are expected to cut into those limits.
  
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• Lebanon police searching for runaway teen

  31-03-2016 15:28
  
  Investigators said Genesis Aponte-Robles was last seen by her family at about 10:30 p.m. on Feb. 13 at their home along the 800 block of Walnut Street.
  
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• Ramp to I-81 southbound reopened in Cumberland County

  31-03-2016 15:03
  
  The ramp had been shut down for about an hour earlier Thursday morning.
  
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• Crash closes ramp from Route 114 to I-81 southbound in Cumberland County

  31-03-2016 14:08
  
  The crash was reported just before 8 a.m. Thursday.
  
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• 'You're not a teacher. You're a predator,' Pa. judge scolds

  31-03-2016 13:24
  
  The case led to a grand jury investigation of the western Pa. school district and charges against three other teachers.
  
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• Pa. grandma kept on toilet 17 hours dies; grandson charged

  31-03-2016 13:04
  
  The elderly victim was found sitting on the bathroom toilet covered with a shower curtain and window treatments. This is because she grabbed for anything, trying in vain to pull herself up. All told, she was left there 17 hours straight.
  
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• Hockey dad sentenced; shooting in York: Overnight police report

  31-03-2016 12:39
  
  Here's what you may have missed in police and court-related stories from around the midstate on Wednesday.
  
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• Rain and windy Thursday in store for the midstate

  31-03-2016 11:52
  
  Thursday's high will be near 69, with wind gusts as high as 25 mph, according to the National Weather Service. The low at night will be around 58.
  
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• Puff, puff pass?: GOP candidate backtracks on marijuana legalization

  31-03-2016 02:13
  
  State Senate candidate John DiSanto appears to be backing off his support for marijuana legalization two days after he openly supported such a measure during a GOP primary debate in Perry County.
  
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• Wet, windy Thursday on deck for midstate

  31-03-2016 02:00
  
  Thursday will bring possible showers and thunderstorms and a high of 69.
  
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• U.S. Senate candidate Joseph Vodvarka ousted from April primary ballot

  31-03-2016 00:47
  
  Joseph Vodvarka, a small business owner who mounted a little-publicized U.S. Senate campaign this year, has been ordered off the April 26 Democratic primary ballot.
  
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• Harrisburg police chief removes himself from nephew's homicide investigation

  31-03-2016 00:26
  
  Harrisburg Police Chief Thomas Carter said he is leaving the homicide investigation of his nephew John Thomas Carter, 36, to the other professionals in his department to avoid any conflict of interest.
  
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• Neighbors shocked by shooting; police say 15-year-old killed brother

  31-03-2016 00:24
  
  A 15-year-old boy shoots his older brother in the face with a shotgun, and neighbors are left in disbelief that such a thing could happen between two close brothers.
  
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