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• Harrisburg's State Street bridge to close for paving next weekend

  22-04-2016 23:49
  
  If it rains, the work will be postponed to the following weekend.
  
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• Donald Trump on campaign finance: 'I feel foolish that I'm turning down millions of dollars'

  22-04-2016 23:48
  
  Donald Trump is committed to self-financing his campaign, he told the crowd at a Harrisburg rally on April 21, 2016.
  
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• Ted Cruz supporters in Scranton rally behind candidate they say is 'a true conservative'

  22-04-2016 23:02
  
  Roughly 300 people turned out for the Ted Cruz rally in downtown Scranton Friday.
  
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• Mary's Home Canning of Lancaster issues soup recall

  22-04-2016 22:40
  
  The company is recalling 516 of its 16 oz. jars of Mary's Homemade Vegetable Soup and 1,128 of its 32 oz. jars of Mary's Homemade Vegetable Soup.
  
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• Which presidential candidates will be in Pa. this weekend?

  22-04-2016 22:39
  
  After several days that saw every candidate for president storm through Pennsylvania, it appears most of them will be turning attention for a day or two to some of the other states that have primaries on April 26.
  
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• Hillary Clinton blasts Ted Cruz's foreign policy plans

  22-04-2016 22:33
  
  At a rally in Philadelphia, Hillary Clinton didn't mince words when describing her feelings on Ted Cruz's stance on foreign policy issues.
  
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• Route 322 improvement work near Seven Mountains to start Monday

  22-04-2016 22:30
  
  Work should be completed by Aug. 15.
  
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• Threat reported at Shippensburg University

  22-04-2016 22:09
  
  Someone sent an anonymous letter to a faculty member threatening violence to the university community.
  
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• Harrisburg man indicted on federal drug and gun charges

  22-04-2016 21:42
  
  Hairston had four stolen guns, one of which he sold, and intended to sell synthetic marijuana, the U.S. attorney's office said.
  
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• Cruz supports natural gas fracking, calls for end of 'war on coal'

  22-04-2016 21:41
  
  Cruz is barnstorming across the state ahead of Pennsylvania's April 26 primary election.
  
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• Clinton, Sanders in back-to-back MSNBC town halls in Philly on Monday

  22-04-2016 21:29
  
  Both sessions at the National Constitution Center will include questions from voters.
  
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• Harrisburg launches data-driven pilot project to predict crime

  22-04-2016 20:41
  
  Human behaviors, including criminal acts, are based on rational choices, said Jonathan Lee, a Penn State criminal justice professor partnering with Harrisburg officials for the project.
  
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• 'I'm just tired of it': Personal attacks, ads mar 92nd House race in York County

  22-04-2016 20:34
  
  You'd expect a clean campaign or party unity when three Republicans are running against each other. But that's not the case in the 92nd House of Representatives District.
  
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• Sears, Kmart stores closing in Pennsylvania: See the list

  22-04-2016 19:56
  
  Sears Holdings is closing nearly 80 stores nationwide. Workers will receive severance, the company said in a news release.
  
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• Did you snap a presidential selfie? If so, share it here

  22-04-2016 19:09
  
  We'd love to see the different photos that local residents snapped with the parade of dignitaries who have streamed into our area in advance of the primary election April 27.
  
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• Ted Cruz holds rally in Scranton: recap

  22-04-2016 19:01
  
  As the candidates makes the rounds ahead of Pennsylvania's primary on Tuesday, Republican hopeful Sen. Ted Cruz is set to hold a rally in Scranton Friday.
  
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• Ted Cruz holds rally in Scranton: live coverage

  22-04-2016 19:01
  
  As the candidates makes the rounds ahead of Pennsylvania's primary on Tuesday, Republican hopeful Sen. Ted Cruz is set to hold a rally in Scranton Friday.
  
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• One dead, one injured in head-on crash

  22-04-2016 18:28
  
  State police are still trying to determine the cause of the Friday morning collision.
  
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• Jealous woman convicted of killing girlfriend over sex with man has life prison term upheld

  22-04-2016 18:17
  
  Erin Nicole Everett admitted shooting Toy Elizabeth Minnick in the head as Minnick slept, police said.
  
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• PennLive's Week in Photos: April 22, 2016

  22-04-2016 17:44
  
  PennLive's Week in Photos: April 22, 2016...
  
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• Are Hershey and Pinnacle hospitals going to merge? Feds' ruling expected in a month

  22-04-2016 16:18
  
  The Federal Trade Commission has asked for a preliminary injunction to prevent the proposed merger.
  
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• In Harrisburg, that Trump guy was full of (poop): Nancy Eshelman

  22-04-2016 16:07
  
  The pundits are still trying to analyze what Donald Trump said Thursday night at the Farm Show Complex, so we went to a local source. Sort-of.
  
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• Have you seen this cell phone theft suspect?

  22-04-2016 15:19
  
  Police said the theft occurred on March 9 at the McDonald's Restaurant on Shadow Oak Drive in Silver Spring Township.
  
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• Pa. man strangles, kills rescue dog he adopted

  22-04-2016 13:41
  
  The black Labrador retriever was named Apollo. He was the typical rescue dog, looking for a loving owner. Unfortunately, the dog never found that love he was looking for.
  
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• Tractor-trailer fire slows traffic along I-81 south in Dauphin County

  22-04-2016 13:40
  
  The incident occurred at about 7:30 a.m. Friday near the rest area and weigh station, just south of Exit 80 in West Hanover Township, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
  
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• Tractor-trailer fire slowing traffic along I-81 south in Dauphin County

  22-04-2016 13:40
  
  The incident occurred at about 7:30 a.m. Friday near the rest area and weigh station, just south of Exit 80 in West Hanover Township, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
  
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• Man created bogus Facebook account, asked girls for nude pics: police

  22-04-2016 13:38
  
  He created the alias of "Chase Long" and made contact with four girls, ages 13-15, in October and November of 2015, police said.
  
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• Pa. high school aide accused of 'unprotected' sex with boy, 16

  22-04-2016 13:27
  
  A Pa. teacher's aide allegedly became way too close to a 16-year-old male student whom she was tutoring one-on-one, and now she is facing sexual assault charges in the case.
  
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• Pa. girl, 1, dies after falling into swimming pool

  22-04-2016 13:11
  
  A one-year-old girl at play in a western Pennsylvania backyard with other children has died after she fell into a neighbor's backyard swimming pool. A number of questions surround the incident.
  
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• Trump on Big Ben, Pa. jobs, ISIS, the wall and more: Biggest applause lines in Harrisburg

  22-04-2016 12:59
  
  Donald Trump introduced himself, and the applause began in Harrisburg.
  
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• 'Say hello to Big Ben': Donald Trump's shout-out to Harrisburg and Pennsylvania

  22-04-2016 12:55
  
  From promising to bring back jobs to bemoaning shuttered factories, GOP presidential nominee frontrunner Donald Trump is down on Harrisburg and PA.
  
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• Middletown woman dead after crash in Dauphin County: police

  22-04-2016 12:50
  
  The accident occurred just after 11 p.m. Thursday along the 400 block of Colebrook Road in Londonderry Township, troopers said.
  
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• Guilty verdict in Harrisburg homicide; man eats pot in chase: Overnight Police Report

  22-04-2016 12:38
  
  Here's what you may have missed in police and court-related stories from around the midstate on Thursday.
  
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• Light rain, mild temperatures for the midstate the weekend

  22-04-2016 11:45
  
  Warmer temperatures are also in store for the area, with the high expected to reach 80 on Monday, according to the National Weather Service.
  
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• Bernie Sanders says he's starting a revolution -- and his crowds truly believe him

  22-04-2016 02:47
  
  From when Bernie Sanders opens his speech with "It looks like Reading is ready for a revolution," to when he reminds everyone to vote next Tuesday, the crowd cheers the whole way.
  
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• Police disperse crowd after heated protests at Trump rally

  22-04-2016 02:39
  
  Initial reports indicated that Harrisburg Police, Susquehanna Township Police and other departments, including the Steelton Police Department, have been called for backup.
  
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• 'Oh, we're gonna build the wall,' Donald Trump says to loud cheers in Harrisburg

  22-04-2016 02:34
  
  Donald Trump fired up a Harrisburg crowd Thursday night.
  
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• Gov. John Kasich doubles-down on his experience, accomplishments to get GOP presidential bid

  22-04-2016 02:21
  
  KING OF PRUSSIA - Experience and accomplishments, that's what Gov. John Kasich thinks separates him from other Republican presidential candidates and will get him into the White House.
  
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• Donald Trump Opens $2 Million Ad Campaign in Pennsylvania

  22-04-2016 01:23
  After winning the New York primary without any television advertising, Donald J. Trump is spending close to $2 million on ads in Pennsylvania alone, according to media buyers.
  
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• Man slapped with child porn charges after cleaning crew finds images in Lancaster County apartment, police say

  22-04-2016 00:51
  
  Police said thousands of digital images were found in Brown's former apartment.
  
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• Boyfriend was covered in dried blood, frantic when police responded to Millersville student's killing

  22-04-2016 00:43
  
  Gregorio Orrostieta was frantic, upset and covered in dried blood when police responded to Karlie Hall's dorm room to find the woman dead of strangulation and multiple traumatic injuries.
  
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• Crowd waiting for Donald Trump rally in Harrisburg hyped, then quiet; Barletta and Marino give a plug

  22-04-2016 00:40
  
  The Donald Trump rally in Harrisburg is just an hour away. The crowd is hyped, the music is rocking and among the excited throngs are a couple of central PA congressmen.
  
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• Weis Markets planning three new stores in 2016, one in Enola

  22-04-2016 00:16
  
  Chairman and CEO Jonathan H. Weis told stockholders the company plans to spend $140 million this year on capital projects that besides three new stores will include three Gas N' Go locations.
  
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• Ted Cruz Ad Says Donald Trump Is an Elite, Just Like Hillary Clinton

  22-04-2016 00:15
  The Pennsylvania advertisement is a multilayered criticism of Mr. Trump and Mrs. Clinton, painting them as not understanding “working-class families.”
  
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• Donald Trump campaigns in Harrisburg: Video and recap

  22-04-2016 00:15
  
  Donald Trump is holding a campaign event in Harrisburg Thursday evening.
  
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• Child struck by car in Lancaster County

  22-04-2016 00:04
  
  The child was flown to a trauma unit.
  
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