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• A mission to murder: DA says Harrisburg man went gunning for victim over drug debt

  18-04-2016 23:30
  
  The defense attorney claims the prosecution is relying on shaky witnesses to try to convict Johnny Collins of killing Daylynn Smith in Hall Manor in June 2014.
  
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• Backhoe in fatal Amtrak crash had right to be on tracks

  18-04-2016 23:12
  
  The National Transportation Safety Board said the track where the backhoe was operating was shut down at times during a 55-hour maintenance window.
  
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• Judiciary wants to spend $30M for more Harrisburg federal courthouse prep work

  18-04-2016 23:11
  
  The judiciary intends to spend $56 million on the new courthouse before a single piece of construction starts on the new building.
  
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• Judiciary intends to spend $30M on more prep work for Harrisburg federal courthouse project

  18-04-2016 23:11
  
  The judiciary intends to spend $56 million on the new courthouse before a single piece of construction starts on the new building.
  
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• Reward offered for information in unsolved killing

  18-04-2016 22:55
  
  Authorities are hopeful the reward will help in solving the killing of Jared Weaver, 19, of Lancaster on Sept. 27, 2015.
  
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• DA wants to bar insanity defense in state trooper shooting

  18-04-2016 22:43
  
  Eric Frein, 32, could be facing the death penalty if convicted in the September 2014 shooting that killed Cpl. Bryon Dickson and seriously wounded Trooper Alex Douglass outside the Blooming Grove barracks in Pike County.
  
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• John Kasich to campaign in Pittsburgh, Philly areas this week

  18-04-2016 22:14
  
  The Ohio governor makes stops in eastern and western Pa. ahead of next week's April 26 primary.
  
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• Man tried to rob Lebanon market at knife-point, police say

  18-04-2016 22:01
  
  The man tried to rob Zweier's Food Mart just after 1 p.m. on Monday, according to police.
  
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• Carly Fiorina to campaign for Cruz in Harrisburg area

  18-04-2016 20:57
  
  Fiorina dropped out of the race in February and endorsed Cruz in March.
  
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• Harrisburg nonprofit that controls $13 million in public money sets series of community meetings

  18-04-2016 20:36
  
  The nonprofit, known as Impact Harrisburg, is starting a series of meetings designed to educate the public about the process to distribute $13 million in grants.
  
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• Woman accused of having sex with teen suspended from job at local high school

  18-04-2016 20:18
  
  Amy Vogel has been suspended from her job as a building assistant working in the in-school suspension room at McCaskey High School.
  
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• Town hall meeting on opioid, heroin addiction set

  18-04-2016 20:12
  
  Cumberland County is hosting its third town hall meeting on opiate overdose prevention Thursday night.
  
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• Swanny McSwanface? Harrisburg launches contest to name swans at Italian Lake

  18-04-2016 20:05
  
  The city of Harrisburg's Name That Swan contest has already drawn several interesting suggestions, including Swanny McSwanface. Two white swans were brought into the city last week with two black swans set to arrive soon.
  
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• Midstate will be under fire weather watch

  18-04-2016 19:35
  
  A fire weather watch is in effect Tuesday for central Pennsylvania counties, said the National Weather Service at State College.
  
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• Man charged after 10-year-old girl finds him in women's restroom stall: police

  18-04-2016 19:30
  
  Employees said the man had been in the bathroom stall for about an hour before police arrived and found him with his phone.
  
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• Amazon takes on Netflix, Hulu with monthly subscription service

  18-04-2016 19:23
  
  Amazon is taking on Netflix and Hulu with a stand-alone video streaming service.
  
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• Robber punches 58-year-old homeless man in downtown Harrisburg: police

  18-04-2016 19:08
  
  The homeless man was standing in the 200 block of Blackberry Street about 8:30 p.m. when a younger man he didn't know attacked him, Harrisburg police said.
  
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• Dad was waving gun around before killing 4-year-old, blaming 5-year-old, police say

  18-04-2016 19:04
  
  The father is charged with third-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter, child endangerment, reckless endangerment and related counts.
  
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• Illinois man wanted for parole violation on homicide charge arrested after local traffic stop

  18-04-2016 18:53
  
  Zachary Shaun Smith was stopped for a minor traffic violation on Sunday and then police discovered he was wanted in Illinois.
  
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• Woman charged with lying on application to buy assault rifle

  18-04-2016 18:38
  
  A Lower Paxton Township woman was charged with a felony after state police accused her of lying on an application to purchase an assault rifle.
  
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• Cause of $8M Middletown apartment fire determined

  18-04-2016 18:35
  
  Smoking was the cause of the April 3 fire that caused $8 million damage to the Village of Pineford apartments in Middletown, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said Monday.
  
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• Harrisburg man attacks woman, fires gun in downtown parking garage: police

  18-04-2016 18:29
  
  Neighbors reported hearing a woman screaming and gunfire just before 5 a.m. in the 200 block of Walnut Street, Harrisburg police said.
  
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• Lebanon County fire believed intentionally set, state police say

  18-04-2016 17:55
  
  A Millcreek Township fire Sunday night is under investigation as a possible arson, state police said Monday.
  
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• Driver suffered fatal cardiac arrest before weekend crash: report

  18-04-2016 17:54
  
  George Dinger, 65, was pronounced dead at Ephrata Hospital.
  
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• New state representative, political newcomer, vie for Cumberland County state House seat

  18-04-2016 17:17
  
  State Rep. Greg Rothman and Hampden Township attorney Michael Travis are facing off in the Republican primary for the 87th District of the state House of Representatives.
  
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• 'They thought he cared about them:' Bogus Romeo ordered to pay $6K to women he proposed to

  18-04-2016 16:35
  
  Dauphin County Judge Deborah E. Curcillo imposed a sentence that will keep Derrick Frankie Brunson behind bars, under house arrest or on probation for the next 9 years.
  
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• 'They thought he cared about them:' Bogus Romeo ordered to pay $6K to women he conned with marriage proposals

  18-04-2016 16:35
  
  Dauphin County Judge Deborah E. Curcillo imposed a sentence that will keep Derrick Frankie Brunson behind bars, under house arrest or on probation for the next 9 years.
  
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• Police looking for man who punched woman in face

  18-04-2016 16:35
  
  Swatara Township police are looking for a man accused of punching a woman in the face Friday after following her in his car.
  
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• Man dies after helping woman escape house fire

  18-04-2016 16:32
  
  It's unclear whether the 63-year-old was trying to put out the fire or rescue three cats.
  
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• Harrisburg man wanted on assault, burglary charges

  18-04-2016 16:06
  
  A 24-year-old Harrisburg man is wanted on aggravated assault and burglary charges, police said.
  
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• Harrisburg man sought on robbery, burglary charges

  18-04-2016 16:00
  
  Harrisburg police have issued a warrant for a man accused of robbery, assault and other charges.
  
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• Man high on synthetic weed when he held gun to stranger's head gets 9-year prison term

  18-04-2016 15:52
  
  Robert Charles Lowden, 23, will spend nine to 20 years in state prison for the incident April 17, 2015.
  
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• No arrest yet in case of 74-year-old man found shot to death in driveway

  18-04-2016 15:40
  
  The death of a 74-year-old man found shot to death in his driveway April 14 is still under investigation as a homicide, state police in Chambersburg said Monday.
  
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• Man threatened to break parents' necks, burn house down, kill family dog

  18-04-2016 15:26
  
  A Middleburg man is accused of threatening to break his parents' necks, shoot them, kill the family dog and burn the house down, state police in Selinsgrove said.
  
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• Bernie Sanders supporters literally threw money at Hillary Clinton

  18-04-2016 14:35
  
  A group of Bernie Sanders supporters decided to make it rain Saturday night.
  
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• Oklahoma City bombing and other notorious acts of terrorism on U.S. soil

  18-04-2016 13:30
  
  Tuesday marks 21 years since the Oklahoma City bombing.
  
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• Window blind maps, a cemetery and a race against time

  18-04-2016 13:00
  
  A Perry County cemetery races against the clock to save records, some of which were recorded on window blinds.
  
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• Meet the candidates: Voters Guide to Pa.'s 2016 primary election

  18-04-2016 12:15
  
  Republicans and Democrats across the state will head to the polls next week to select their party's nominees, not only for president but for Congressional and state legislative offices.
  
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• Get ready to sweat: Monday will be steamy, forecasters say

  18-04-2016 12:14
  
  Spring will return for the rest of the week, with some rain in the forecast.
  
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• Harrisburg woman accused in stabbing

  18-04-2016 11:44
  
  The stabbing occurred during a fight between two women, state police said.
  
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• Police probing $28K home burglary

  18-04-2016 11:30
  
  The culprit didn't use force to enter the home, investigators said.
  
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• Temps near 80 to kick off warm, dry workweek

  18-04-2016 03:40
  
  Temperatures are expected to get close to 80 on Monday with sunny skies and calm winds.
  
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• 'Do you want some of this?': pantsless driver propositions woman on scooter

  18-04-2016 02:01
  
  The victim told police she was riding her scooter when the man asked her for directions, and then told the woman she needed to get in the car with him.
  
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• 'Do you want some of this?': pants-less driver propositions woman on scooter

  18-04-2016 02:01
  
  The victim told police she was riding her scooter when the man asked her for directions, and then told the woman she needed to get in the car with him.
  
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• Interfaith groups gather by the Susquehanna to celebrate gift of water

  18-04-2016 01:02
  
  Pennsylvanians of diverse faith traditions gathered by the Susquehanna River on Sunday to focus on the responsibility for caring for water resources at the start of the week of Earth Day, which is Friday.
  
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• Pa. crime photos of the week: Professor accused of selling heroin; more

  18-04-2016 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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• Police ID body found by children in Lancaster County woods

  18-04-2016 00:15
  
  The body of H. Joseph Ressler, 24, of Lancaster, was identified as the decedent found on April 14 by a group of teens.
  
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