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• Midstate officials on Pa. Primary: Good turnout, "no floating body parts"

  26-04-2016 23:13
  
  As Pennsylvania entered the final few hours of its primary election, Midstate election officials continued to report that voting was running smoothly on Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Audit finds financial mismanagement, 'bullying' at Pa. anti-violence organization

  26-04-2016 23:12
  
  The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence says it will appeal.
  
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• I-81 north reopens following multi-vehicle accident in Cumberland County

  26-04-2016 22:53
  
  A medical helicopter responded to the scene.
  
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• Pa. court refuses to void jail term for killer who shot rifle at cop during car chase

  26-04-2016 22:19
  
  Daniel Negron-Rosario also is serving a life prison sentence for a Harrisburg murder.
  
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• Student voter turnout at Penn State's main campus slow but steady

  26-04-2016 22:13
  
  "I want students to vote, so they can make their voice heard," junior Matthew Kremer said. "It's important, especially on a college campus where a lot of your [political] roots are generated."
  
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• 'He believes in something different': Student voters at Temple say of Sanders

  26-04-2016 22:01
  
  "I hope our votes can make an impact," sophomore Taylor Lam said. "Even if it's a small one at first."
  
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• Accident shuts down I-81 north in Cumberland County

  26-04-2016 22:01
  
  A medical helicopter responded to the scene.
  
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• Bernie Sanders to Reassess Candidacy After Tuesday’s Vote, But He’ll Stay in Race

  26-04-2016 21:41
  Bernie Sanders and his campaign advisers plan to reassess where his candidacy stands after five states vote Tuesday, though the Vermont senator is adamant that he will remain in the race until this summer’s convention.
  
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• Pedestrian killed in York County crash

  26-04-2016 21:25
  
  The crash happened at around 2:20 p.m. near the intersection of Windsor and Delta Roads, dispatches said.
  
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• Vehicle fire slowss southbound traffic on I-83 near Reeser's Summit Exit

  26-04-2016 21:15
  
  The incident was reported just before 3 p.m. on the interstate at Exit 38 -- Reeser's Summit.
  
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• Vehicle fire slows southbound traffic on I-83 near Reeser's Summit Exit

  26-04-2016 21:15
  
  The incident was reported just before 3 p.m. on the interstate at Exit 38 -- Reeser's Summit.
  
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• School official who's 'fed up with the rainbows,' 'against Muslims' facing scrutiny from LGBT group

  26-04-2016 21:07
  
  A central Pennsylvania school board member's apparent history of taking to Facebook to share controversial views -- such as being "officially against Muslims" and not tolerating the prospect of a group "dividing us and turning our children into zombie fairies" -- is being scrutinized by a local LGBT public support group.
  
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• Drug agent who signed DA's name to arrest warrant can't be fired, Pa. court rules

  26-04-2016 20:57
  
  A Commonwealth Court panel rejected the attorney general's argument that the agent's actions tainted her ability to work in law enforcement.
  
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• Suspect voter fraud in today's Pa. primary? Here's how to report it

  26-04-2016 20:55
  
  What do you do if you see something suspicious when you're voting in today's primary election? Report it.
  
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• Halliburton cuts 200 jobs in Lycoming County due to slow gas drilling activity

  26-04-2016 20:32
  
  Employment at the Halliburton Co. facilities along Route 405 between Muncy and Montgomery is down to about 40 from a peak of 600.
  
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• State police ID student killed in crash near local high school

  26-04-2016 20:29
  
  Police said Violet Clark died of injuries suffered in a two-vehicle crash that happened at around 5:20 p.m. on April 22 on the 4000 block of Fort Loudon Road.
  
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• Severe thunderstorm watch issued for most of midstate

  26-04-2016 20:01
  
  The severe thunderstorm watch includes Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, Schuylkill and York counties.
  
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• Downtown Harrisburg office tower fights for right to rent parking spaces to the public

  26-04-2016 19:51
  
  Harrisburg officials squared off against the owner of the Market Square Plaza building Monday night over the building's desire to rent out 100 parking spaces to the public in an area where commercial parking is not allowed.
  
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• In Caroll Twp., voters have their say in white-hot 92nd House, 31st Senate races

  26-04-2016 19:46
  
  Voters in this Northern York County community were voting for president and two hotly contested legislative races on Tuesday.
  
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• After fight with wife, man kills himself by driving into a tractor-trailer: police

  26-04-2016 18:06
  
  The wrong-way crash in western Pa. was deliberate, authorities say.
  
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• Will the corruption case against former Harrisburg Mayor Stephen Reed survive?

  26-04-2016 17:57
  
  A judge appeared openly skeptical Tuesday of prosecutors' claims that they didn't wait too long to file charges against Reed.
  
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• Pa. Primary 2016: reports of high turnout, smooth voting in midstate

  26-04-2016 17:57
  
  Turnout in the midstate in Tuesday's primary election could be on par with unusually high voter turnout in the 2008 presidential primary, some county election officials say.
  
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• Watch Donald Trump call John Kasich 'not presidential' based on his eating habits

  26-04-2016 17:51
  
  John Kasich eating may be the next internet meme, and Donald Trump thinks Kasich's table manners are not very presidential.
  
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• Tractor-trailer on Pa. turnpike falls on car, killing teenager inside

  26-04-2016 17:49
  
  The crash, which closed the turnpike for hours, is under investigation.
  
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• Expected scattered thunderstorms should pass through region quickly

  26-04-2016 17:36
  
  Short periods of lightning and wind will be the main concern for people going out to vote or traveling across the region between about 3 and 5 p.m.
  
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• Pa. school bus driver has boy remove live downed power line

  26-04-2016 17:33
  
  Want some shocking news? A school bus driver allegedly had an 11-year-old student get off the bus and move a downed, live power line.
  
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• Single mom with brain cancer buoyed by Pa. 'cut-a-thon'

  26-04-2016 17:31
  
  Hair stylists from across northeastern Pennsylvania untied this week for a single mother and one of their own who is ailing with breast cancer that recently metastasized to her brain.
  
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• 'It's a fascinating cycle and I wanted to be part of it,' GOP delegate hopeful says

  26-04-2016 17:14
  
  Amy Brennan, an uncommitted Republican delegate, might be one of the most important people on the local ballot.
  
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• Coroner IDs man struck, killed by motorcycle Saturday: report

  26-04-2016 17:01
  
  The Lancaster County Coroner has identified the man killed in a pedestrian crash Saturday night in Lancaster County.
  
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• Convicted pre-teen sex abuser gets at least 161/2 years in state prison

  26-04-2016 16:48
  
  Nickalaus B. Stoutzenberger will spend 16 1/2 to 40 years in state prison for the abuse, which Judge Merrill Spahn said will impact the girl for the rest of her life.
  
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• Scenes from Pennsylvania's primary election day

  26-04-2016 16:38
  
  It's finally here; Pennsylvania's primary election day. This primary carries more weight nationally because of the Presidential races, especially on the Republican side where Donald Trump looks to distance himself from Ted Cruz and John Kasich.  Remember, you can vote...
  
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• How well is Pennsylvania prepared for public health emergencies?

  26-04-2016 16:25
  
  The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation publishes an index.
  
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• Hershey Co. buys barkTHINS, cuts year's profit expectation

  26-04-2016 16:22
  
  In the first quarter of 2016, Hershey early about $230 million, less than this time last year.
  
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• 'I think we need a change' - Amid threat of rain, Pa. voters pour into the polls

  26-04-2016 15:52
  
  Voters across central Pa. streamed into the polls on a busy Election Day morning.
  
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• Rushing water is spring's soundtrack at Kings Gap

  26-04-2016 15:26
  
  The butterflies and moths are out and the plants are awakening.
  
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• Sex predator label sticks to man who posed as 12-year-old on Facebook to ask girl for nude pics

  26-04-2016 15:18
  
  Andrew Dierolf was 31 when he asked the 10-year-old to send him photos of her breasts and genitals.
  
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• Housing development under construction vandalized: police

  26-04-2016 14:23
  
  Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Officer Cory Keen at 717-697-0607, at extension 2004, or email at [email protected].
  
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• Chernobyl nuclear disaster was 30 years ago today

  26-04-2016 13:51
  
  The explosion and fire at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Pripyat, USSR, released a large amount of radioactive particles into the atmosphere.
  
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• Man, 21, accused of setting clothes on fire inside Pa. Wal-Mart

  26-04-2016 13:41
  
  You've heard of hot deals at Wal-Mart? This was anything but.
  
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• Details released on Pa. mom's tragic death on vacation

  26-04-2016 13:26
  
  In addition to being an accomplished lawyer and a loving mother, Mariah Klinefelter, 35, of Allegheny County, Pa., was a marathon runner and avid jogger. This is what she was doing when she died tragically on vacation in Florida.
  
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• Power outage delays classes at Mount Holly Springs Elementary School

  26-04-2016 13:22
  
  District officials said the power was knocked out early this morning after a traffic accident in the area.
  
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• Fishermen find dead body in Pa. creek

  26-04-2016 13:06
  
  Some fishermen in western Pennsylvania ended up making an unexpected and very macabre catch: They found a man's body floating in a creek.
  
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• Harrisburg visitor attacked in alley after voter registration rally released from hospital

  26-04-2016 12:50
  
  Adam David Jones, 35, of Hanover, visited Harrisburg for a Bernie Sanders' voter registration rally last month. After the rally ended, someone attacked him, leaving him in a coma.
  
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• Former Harrisburg mayor due in court; man charged in wife's death: Overnight Police Report

  26-04-2016 12:35
  
  Here's what you may have missed in police and court-related stories from around the midstate on Monday.
  
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