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• Lives cut short: The victims of serial killer Joseph D. Miller

  14-04-2016 23:56
  
  Five young women, their lives cut short, with most attention at the time devoted to the man police say is their killer. Who were they? Several of them had made mistakes, but should have had years ahead of them to correct and overcome those errors.
  
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• Five lives cut short: The victims of serial killer Joseph D. Miller

  14-04-2016 23:56
  
  Five young women, their lives cut short, with most attention at the time devoted to their killer, rather than his victims. Who were they? Several of them had made mistakes, but should have had years ahead of them to correct and overcome those errors.
  
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• Long-awaited military honors: Almost 71 years later, Army Cpt. Arthur Halfpapp is buried to rest with full honors

  14-04-2016 23:38
  
  Ctp. Arthur Halfpapp's plan went down over Italy during a mission, just weeks before the end of World War II. On Thursday, seven decades later, he was given full military burial honors.
  
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• Almost 71 years later, World War II soldier is laid to rest

  14-04-2016 23:38
  
  Ctp. Arthur Halfpapp's plan went down over Italy during a mission, just weeks before the end of World War II. On Thursday, seven decades later, he was given full military burial honors.
  
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• 2 teens arrested, charged with shooting 20-year-old man in Lancaster

  14-04-2016 23:30
  
  Police said Dominic Sambo Hen, 15, and Wanyai Ahmere Parker, 17, planned on robbing the victim and another person prior to the shooting on March 29.
  
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• Widow of Amish school shooter finds forgiveness, new purpose 10 years after tragedy

  14-04-2016 23:12
  
  Nearly 10-years after her then-husband killed five Amish schoolgirls and himself in the Nickel Mines massacre, Marie Monville is still struggling to understand it.
  
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• 'Almost unheard of': York County child welfare agency receives third downgraded license

  14-04-2016 23:11
  
  The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services recently gave York County's Office of Children, Youth and Families its third consecutive provisional license, which runs from March 14 through May 15.
  
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• Lebanon man charged in man's death

  14-04-2016 22:52
  
  Reedy died while hospitalized for a traumatic head injury sustained during the fight, police said.
  
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• York police seek five for questioning after weekend shooting

  14-04-2016 22:47
  
  York City Police are continuing to investigate the Sunday shooting death of 25-year-old Wayne Allen Weeden.
  
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• Ted Cruz fights twice to ban dildos, sex toys

  14-04-2016 22:44
  
  Ted Cruz and his legal team listed numerous reasons why dildos, sex toys and other devices should be outlawed in Texas.
  
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• Where do the 31st Pa. Senate candidates stand on the issues?

  14-04-2016 22:36
  
  There are four men seeking Pennsylvania's 31st District seat and for all the drama that has seemingly surrounded the hotly contested seat, the candidates also have plenty to say about the issues.
  
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• Inmate serving Cumberland County sentence accused of mailing threatening letters

  14-04-2016 22:33
  
  A U.S. Middle District grand jury Thursday indicted Gerald M. Mack Jr., 50, currently an inmate at the Smithfield state prison.
  
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• Bill Cosby's attorneys want to put 'toothpaste back in the tube'

  14-04-2016 22:20
  
  As Bill Cosby faces legal battles on many fronts, his wife is set to testify in her second round of deposition in Massachusetts on Monday.
  
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• Child rapist who kidnapped sleeping girl from home has 29- to 58-year jail term upheld

  14-04-2016 22:14
  
  The Superior Court judges rejected Robert C. Yeager's claims that prosecutors didn't prove he was the man who abducted the sleeping 7-year-old girl from her York County home and sodomized her in June 2013.
  
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• Police catch man wanted for beating woman twice in past 6 months

  14-04-2016 22:00
  
  John Henry Graas, 46, was charged with beating the woman after police interviewed the victim on April 6 at Lancaster General Hospital.
  
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• Frost advisory issued for Friday morning

  14-04-2016 22:00
  
  NWS suggests that potted plants normally left outdoors should be covered or brought inside.
  
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• Man on bicycle struck after going through light: Police

  14-04-2016 21:52
  
  A 52-year-old Etters man riding a bicycle was injured Wednesday when he was struck by a car in Fairview Township, police said.
  
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• Democratic debate: Time, channel, live stream and fighting between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders

  14-04-2016 21:33
  
  Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders will face off Thursday night at the Brooklyn Navy Yard during the CNN Democratic presidential debate.
  
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• Backrooms, challenges and football: does any of it matter in the Pa. Senate 31st district race?

  14-04-2016 21:29
  
  The 31st district is one of the most hotly contested races in the state this primary season, with four candidates vying for the Republican party nomination to the seat from which Sen. Pat Vance, R-Cumberland County, is retiring.
  
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• Russ Diamond's reformer reputation challenged in 102nd District

  14-04-2016 21:13
  
  Rep. Russ Diamond's reputation as a reformer is under attack by his Republican challenger in the 102nd District in the April 26 primary.
  
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• Warrant issued for Turkey Hill robbery suspect

  14-04-2016 21:04
  
  Annville Township police have issued a warrant for the man accused of robbing the Turkey Hill convenience store April 12.
  
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• 'I should have killed him': Ex-cop regrets not shooting serial killer Joseph Miller when he was 12

  14-04-2016 20:56
  
  J. Michael Sheldon, now an attorney, was a Steelton police officer when he confronted an armed 12-year-old Miller in 1976. A decade later, Miller began murdering women.
  
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• Prescribed burn planned in upper Dauphin County

  14-04-2016 20:15
  
  The Pennsylvania Game Commission will conduct a prescribed burn on 181 acres of State Game Land 264 in Wiconisco Township, Dauphin County April 15.
  
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• Longtime Harrisburg activist fights to retain seat on water authority, while mayor seeks diversity

  14-04-2016 19:24
  
  The possible showdown over Bill Cluck's position on the Capital Region Water boad pits his well-known reputation against Harrisburg Mayor Eric Papenfuse's efforts to diversity the city's boards.
  
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• Donald Trump Holding a Strong Lead in Pennsylvania

  14-04-2016 18:41
  Donald J. Trump has a 16-point lead in Pennsylvania, according to a new poll that shows moderate Republicans providing him a boost in the state ahead of its primary on April 26. There are 54 Republican delegates at stake in the state, but only 17 of them are bound to the winner.
  
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• Juror's ringing cellphone didn't deny cop shooter a fair trial, Pa. court says

  14-04-2016 18:19
  
  In any case, jurors aren't prohibited from having cell phones, a state Superior Court panel found.
  
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• Striking workers warn Pa. Verizon customers: 'You're going to have to wait a while or go to a competitor'

  14-04-2016 18:15
  
  Verizon customers in Pennsylvania may feel the same service disruptions as others on the east coast as nearly 40,000 union employees entered their second day on strike.
  
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• Hooker home invasion case: Pa. court dismisses some convictions in Camp Hill robbery

  14-04-2016 18:05
  
  A middle-aged man who hired two teenage prostitutes got a nasty surprise when their armed accomplices burst into his home.
  
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• Drone attack during Little League World Series is scenario for mass casualty exercise

  14-04-2016 17:57
  
  The mock attack will have drones dispersing a chemical agent over a crowded world series stadium followed by more drones dropping explosive devices as fans rush to the exits.
  
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• North Harrisburg Street in Steelton will be closed for four months

  14-04-2016 17:46
  
  The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will close down a portion of North Harrisburg Street in Steelton beginning April 18 for repairs.
  
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• Ted Cruz talks about porn joke with Marco Rubio and if he should be VP

  14-04-2016 17:40
  
  A candid Ted Cruz talked to CNN Wednesday night about policy, rival candidates, family, a possible pick for vice president and porn.
  
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• Man accused of having thousands of child porn photos, films

  14-04-2016 17:19
  
  A Lower Allen Township man has been charged with possessing and distributing child pornography, the U.S. attorney announced Thursday.
  
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• Man charged at, threatened to punch school employee: police

  14-04-2016 16:56
  
  Jimmie Lee Brock, 37, is accused of shouting expletives and threatening to punch the employee during a disagreement.
  
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• Family business? Man sentenced for home improvement scams with brother

  14-04-2016 15:45
  
  William Lazrovitch was sentenced to five years of probation for posing as a licensed contractor and targeting elderly residents in 2014 and 2015.
  
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• Ted Cruz accuses Trump supporters of acting like 'union boss thugs'

  14-04-2016 15:41
  
  During a CNN town hall, the Texas senator said Trump supporters are "acting like union boss thugs."
  
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• Do you know these Mercedes-driving baby formula thieves?

  14-04-2016 15:32
  
  Police said the thieves drove away in a Mercedes SUV.
  
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• Assassinations in U.S. history

  14-04-2016 15:30
  
  President Abraham Lincoln was shot on April 14, 1865, and died the next day. Here areother assassinations in American history.
  
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• Crews responding to house fire in Lebanon County

  14-04-2016 14:37
  
  The fire was first reported at about 7:50 a.m. Thursday, along the 100 block of Palmyra Road in South Londonderry Township, according to Lebanon County.
  
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• Accident slowing traffic along Route 581 near Lemoyne

  14-04-2016 14:02
  
  The accident was reported at about 7:45 a.m. Thursday, near the split with Interstate 83 in Lemoyne.
  
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• Laughing serial killer charged again; theft at Chuck E. Cheese's: Overnight Police Report

  14-04-2016 12:24
  
  Here's what you may have missed in police and court-related stories from around the midstate on Wednesday.
  
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• Selfless nature led Kelly Ward to cross paths with a serial killer

  14-04-2016 12:18
  
  She was selfless and tough. But her cousin, Faun Ward, knew deep down she was hurting.
  
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• Sunny skies and warmer temperatures expected for the midstate

  14-04-2016 11:44
  
  High temperatures in the midstate are expected to be near or above 70 from Saturday through Monday, according to the National Weather Service.
  
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• 'Napalm girl' was haunted by the image for years

  14-04-2016 03:14
  
  Kim Phuc said she learned to forgive as a convert to Christianity and continues work to redefine the image that defined her for much of her life.
  
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• National Briefing

  14-04-2016 02:28
  News and updates from around the country.
  
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• Medical marijuana: Who, when, where and how?

  14-04-2016 02:20
  
  Actual regulations smust be written, but the essentials are clear.
  
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• Donald Trump said what about Joe Paterno?

  14-04-2016 02:02
  
  In one of the more baffling moments of his Pittsburgh rally, Donald Trump invoked former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno while trying to rev up the crowd.
  
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• Volunteers needed: Great Harrisburg Litter Cleanup day, Saturday April 16

  14-04-2016 01:57
  
  Volunteers can sign up to pick up trash in teams from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at various sites throughout Harrisburg. Volunteers last year picked up 16 tons of litter, 3,000 pounds of electronics and 665 tires.
  
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• Pa. legalizes medical marijuana -- moms, sick people prevail over politics, make history

  14-04-2016 01:50
  
  It will take at least 18 months until people can get medical marijuana -- but a "safe haven" provision will soon provide protection.
  
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• Pa. legalizes marijuana legalization -- moms, sick people prevail over politics, make history

  14-04-2016 01:50
  
  It will take at least 18 months until people can get medical marijuana -- but a "safe haven" provision will soon provide protection.
  
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• Investigators trying to identify human bones found along Susquehana near Riverside

  14-04-2016 01:49
  
  Some clothing was found but nothing to help with identification, Coroner James F. Kelley said.
  
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