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• York County deputy fired amid DA investigation

  04-05-2016 23:33
  
  The York County district attorney's office is investigating Senft.
  
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• Teacher pushed from vehicle during Harrisburg carjacking, cops say

  04-05-2016 22:53
  
  A teacher carjacked near Rowland Middle School had stopped to move an object off the road when a teenager grabbed her and pushed her from her vehicle.
  
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• Wolf pledges to lead US in fighting painkiller-heroin crisis: here's how

  04-05-2016 22:34
  
  People packed the governor's mansion to talk about the crisis.
  
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• 'Cages and coffins' won't solve Pa.'s historic painkiller-heroin crisis

  04-05-2016 22:34
  
  People packed the governor's mansion to talk about the crisis.
  
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• Man, woman charged with dealing heroin from Franklin County motel

  04-05-2016 22:32
  
  Both were sent to prison on $75,000 bail.
  
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• Harrisburg mayor kicks off series of neighborhood meetings Thursday at Derry Street church

  04-05-2016 22:28
  
  The first meeting is at 6 p.m. Thursday May 5 at the Derry Street United Methodist Church, which was the scene of a weekend robbery.
  
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• Teen struck by car near elementary school, Lancaster police investigating

  04-05-2016 22:15
  
  The crash happened at around 3:10 p.m. on the 200 block of West Orange Street in Lancaster.
  
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• Threat cleared at Doe Run on Gramby Elementary School, normal activities to resume Thursday

  04-05-2016 21:46
  
  Manheim Central School District officials said the bomb threat at an area school Wednesday afternoon has been cleared.
  
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• Police chief pleads guilty, placed on probation, fined $400 in 'huffing' case

  04-05-2016 21:45
  
  Chad D. Thomas, 41, was apologetic when he pleaded guilty Wednesday in Montour County court.
  
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• 3 midstate men indicted on federal heroin trafficking charges

  04-05-2016 21:44
  
  One of the suspects was found with a short-barreled shotgun, the U.S. attorney's office said.
  
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• Takata to recall 35 million more air bag inflators

  04-05-2016 21:09
  
  The largest automotiverecall in American history just got larger.
  
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• Man accused of fleeing from police after domestic incident

  04-05-2016 21:06
  
  A Carlisle man is charged with fleeing from police after a domestic incident Saturday.
  
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• Plea deal rejected for ex-judicial clerk accused of leaking homicide-warrant info, cop's schedule

  04-05-2016 20:36
  
  A York County judge on Wednesday rejected a plea agreement for Solmaria Martinez-Arce, 31, of York, who was charged with obstructing the administration of law.
  
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• Harrisburg teacher victim of daylight carjacking near middle school

  04-05-2016 20:08
  
  A Harrisburg School District teacher was victim of a carjacking near Rowland School at early dismissal Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Lock Haven prof files third suit against university, State System alleging retaliation

  04-05-2016 20:05
  
  Guerriero contends his attempts to return to the athletic department where at one time he had been an assistant athletic director have been thwarted because of the other cases.
  
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• Local elementary school evacuated after bomb threat

  04-05-2016 20:05
  
  Doe Run Elementary school in Manheim has been evacuated because of a bomb threat found in one of the building's bathrooms.
  
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• Pennsylvania's first-ever flashing yellow left-turn arrow now active

  04-05-2016 19:39
  
  The signal is on eastbound Rossmoyne Road, at the northbound on-ramp in the interchange with Route 15 and is expected to improve safety.
  
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• Former officer of builders association accused of stealing nearly $130,000

  04-05-2016 19:21
  
  Reva M. Dunkle, 47, of Mifflinburg, is accused of misappropriating $129,673 in association funds between 2010 and last August when board members discovered issues with the organization's checking account.
  
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• York County sheriff's deputy fired, under investigation

  04-05-2016 18:54
  
  The district attorney's office is conducting a criminal investigation related to a sheriff's deputy, who was fired on Tuesday.
  
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• Man threatening to jump from bridge apprehended by police

  04-05-2016 18:24
  
  A man threatening to jump from the I-83 bridge near Cameron Street was taken into custody by police within minutes of receiving the call.
  
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• Breaking: John Kasich to suspend his presidential campaign, report

  04-05-2016 18:13
  
  Citing sources, CNN is reporting that Republican presidential candidate John Kasich is suspending his longshot campaign: "John Kasich is dropping out of the Republican presidential race, two sources familiar with the plan confirmed to CNN. "Kasich's decision came after he...
  
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• Pa. woman's 'loud sex' ignites smoldering feud, criminal charges

  04-05-2016 17:45
  
  The woman, 25, is accused of "loudly fornicating and banging around her bedroom to the degree that the victims' dresser and her own bed shook," according to court documents
  
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• Primanti Bros. worker punched in face by irate customer

  04-05-2016 17:35
  
  Pittsburgh sandwich institution Primanti Bros. is best known for making legions of customers happy with its signature slaw-and French-fry covered offerings. This violent customer was anything but.
  
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• 2 teens die in violent 100-mph crash in Pa.

  04-05-2016 17:31
  
  Speeds in excess of 100 mph are being blamed in the automobile crash deaths of two teens in western Pennsylvania Tuesday night.
  
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• After legal odyssey, 'world class' Civil War collection finds new owner in Gettysburg

  04-05-2016 17:03
  
  "These objects, used by those whose service shaped this conflict, will enhance our ability to connect visitors to the story of the Civil War on a personal and emotional, as well as an intellectual level" -- Robert A. Kinsley, chairman of the board, the Gettysburg Foundation.
  
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• After legal and financial odyssey, 'world class' Civil War collection finds new owner in Gettysburg

  04-05-2016 17:03
  
  "These objects, used by those whose service shaped this conflict, will enhance our ability to connect visitors to the story of the Civil War on a personal and emotional, as well as an intellectual level" -- Robert A. Kinsley, chairman of the board, the Gettysburg Foundation.
  
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• One in ten in U.S. die from medical errors -- let's admit it: Johns Hopkins researchers

  04-05-2016 16:58
  
  As a result of the counting system, they get insufficient attention.
  
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• Pair wanted after authorities find $40K worth of heroin in hidden compartments of car

  04-05-2016 16:05
  
  Carlos Rivera-Diaz, 26, and Angel Luis Arroyo, 24, are accused of trafficking heroin from Philadelphia to Lancaster after police found thousands of bags of the drug in the car the men were traveling in during an April 19 traffic stop.
  
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• Harrisburg brawl caught on video sparks 10-day suspensions, community forum on safety

  04-05-2016 15:55
  
  A series of neighborhood fights April 27 stemming from a conflict between two Harrisburg High School students has prompted school officials to plan a community forum on safety May 12.
  
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• Fight that prompted brawl in South Allison Hill wasn't on school property, Harrisburg School District says

  04-05-2016 15:32
  
  The initial fight that police said sparked the 20-person brawl April 27 near 14th and Swatara streets wasn't on school property, Harrisburg School District says.
  
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• 'Donald Trump is no apprentice - he's the real thing,' Camp Hill's Jeffrey Lord says

  04-05-2016 15:28
  
  The backstory on the friendship between Donald Trump and Jeffrey Lord.
  
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• Gov. Wolf, Republicans ready to talk campaign finance reform

  04-05-2016 14:15
  
  Pennsylvania is still one of 11 states with no contribution limits.
  
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• In the City of the Cheese Steak, Vegans Feel at Home

  04-05-2016 14:00
  Vegan food, from old-school doughnuts to adventuresome tacos, is booming in Philadelphia.
  
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• Battling Opioids: Secrets of killing pain without addicting patients

  04-05-2016 13:35
  
  A behind-the-scenes look at a Pennsylvania company's super-secret, highly patented process for battling America's opioid addiction by creating a new class of low-dose prescription painkillers using nanotechnology.
  
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• Pa. woman posts Snapchat video minutes before her murder

  04-05-2016 13:33
  
  A fatal shooting victim in western Pa. has left behind an eerie social media legacy in the form of a Snapchat video posted minutes before her death. Could it hold a clue to solve her murder?
  
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• Fourth member flees Harrisburg environmental advisory council, citing 'toxic' atmosphere

  04-05-2016 13:30
  
  Bill Cluck, a Harrisburg environmental attorney, was one of only two members left on the five-member panel known as the Environmental Advisory Council. He resigned Tuesday.
  
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• Burglar asks for sex; video of robbery in Lancaster: Overnight Police Report

  04-05-2016 13:16
  
  Here's what you may have missed in police and court-related stories from around the midstate on Tuesday.
  
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• Pa. cop fired for pointing loaded gun at fellow officers

  04-05-2016 13:10
  
  A Pa. police officer has been fired by his mayor for allegedly pointed his loaded gun at his fellow officers in the roll-call room.
  
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• Pa. company battles opioid addiction with rival painkiller

  04-05-2016 13:10
  
  An upstart pharmaceutical company based in Pennsylvania just might have developed a viable prescription painkilling alternative to opioids using highly inventive, patented process.
  
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• Crash slowing traffic along I-83 in Dauphin County

  04-05-2016 13:04
  
  The crash occurred just before 7 a.m. Wednesday, near Exit 47, the exit for Derry Street in Swatara Township, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
  
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• Portion of Route 322 reopened in Swatara Township following crash

  04-05-2016 12:45
  
  The accident occurred at about 6:20 a.m. along the eastbound lanes, between Hilton Street and Chambers Hill Road, officials said.
  
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• When will the midstate receive a break from the rain?

  04-05-2016 11:48
  
  And the midstate can expect even more rain from Thursday through Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.
  
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• Police arrest York County fugitive charged with statutory sexual assault

  04-05-2016 03:08
  
  Police had searched for Craley during the past two weeks.
  
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• Rain to stick around midstate Wednesday.

  04-05-2016 03:00
  
  Wednesday, showers are likely, with a high of 58.
  
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• Fruits and vegetables recalled in 50 states after Listeria cases

  04-05-2016 02:58
  
  It involves dozens of brands.
  
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• Penbrook man broke in home, asked woman for sex, police say

  04-05-2016 02:40
  
  Escareno broke into the woman's home and asked for sex, police said.
  
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• York man charged with repeated rape of child

  04-05-2016 02:21
  
  Johnson raped the girl about 1,000 times over seven years, police said.
  
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• Accused teacher showered teen with gifts; cop shoots cat; 'Jesus' arrested: Daily Buzz

  04-05-2016 01:01
  
  Welcome to the Daily Buzz, a quick and compelling rundown of the stories people are talking about right now.
  
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• Ex-NFLer wins Cumberland write-in -- will he run as Democrat?

  04-05-2016 00:57
  
  He seems on good shape for a spot, although the York County tally won't be known until later this week.
  
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