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• Susquehanna Twp., Carlisle high schools staging mock DUI crashes

  11-05-2016 23:28
  
  A couple high schools are staging mock crashes Thursday to raise awareness of the dangers involved in driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
  
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• Attempted robbery suspect nabbed in getaway vehicle after leaving store without cash: police

  11-05-2016 23:23
  
  Daniel James Barreto is accused of attempted robbery of God Bless America Store on the 2900 block of Willow Street Pike in Willow Street.
  
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• Can Prince's death shift the tide in fight against painkiller addiction?

  11-05-2016 22:51
  
  An increasing amount of information suggests he may have been undone by chronic pain that led to addiction.
  
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• Susquehanna Township High School student charged with texting shooting threat

  11-05-2016 22:42
  
  The 17-year-old sent the message during an argument with another student, police said.
  
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• 10 charged with inciting riot, other charges, in Harrisburg brick brawl

  11-05-2016 22:20
  
  Following the brawl that occurred near 14th and Swatara streets on April 27, according to online charging documents.
  
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• 10 charged with inciting riot in Harrisburg brick brawl

  11-05-2016 22:20
  
  Following the brawl that occurred near 14th and Swatara streets on April 27, according to online charging documents.
  
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• Federal prison ordered for man in heroin in the toilet case

  11-05-2016 21:59
  
  Andrew Gonzalez, 30, is one of three people charged with trafficking drugs from a home in York, U.S. Attorney Peter Smith said.
  
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• Man accused of being in U.S. illegally denied bail on charges he raped child

  11-05-2016 21:37
  
  State police have charged a Chambersburg area man with raping a child between 2010 and 2014.
  
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• Bill Cosby's lawyers want to delay hearing, Woody Allen's son bashes media's handling of sex-abuse allegations

  11-05-2016 21:32
  
  As Bill Cosby's May 24 preliminary hearing in Montgomery County approaches, there have been several new developments in the criminal case and in one of the lawsuits filed against him.
  
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• Rain expected to continue in the midstate

  11-05-2016 21:28
  
  The Harrisburg area has had 1.72 inches of precipitation so far in the month of May which is already a half an inch more than the average amount of rain for May in the Harrisburg area, according to Ceru.
  
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• Work release inmate who failed to return wanted in Dauphin County

  11-05-2016 21:05
  
  Dauphin County has issued a warrant for a work release inmate who failed to return May 10.
  
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• Harrisburg wants to test all children under 6 for lead poisoning

  11-05-2016 20:47
  
  Harrisburg aims to test all children under 6 for lead poisoning, to stop any brain damage before its too late. The city won a $3.7 million federal grant to work with Hamilton Health Center to identify children and repair their homes.
  
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• How much are Harrisburg teachers paid, and how does that compare to your district?

  11-05-2016 20:32
  
  The average salary of a Harrisburg School District teacher is close to half of what's paid in some Pennsylvania districts, according to statewide data.
  
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• 'I asked if he knew who shot him' detective says during hearing on murder of police chief's nephew

  11-05-2016 19:39
  
  District Judge Barbara Pianka ordered Glenn Walker III to be tried in Dauphin County Court for the slaying of John Thomas Carter.
  
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• 79-year-old woman's lost credit cards used by thieves on $6K spree

  11-05-2016 19:17
  
  A duo used a 79-year-old woman's lost credit cards on a $6,000 shopping spree recently, Lower Paxton Township police said Wednesday.
  
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• Rare white bison calf born at Pennsylvania animal park

  11-05-2016 19:16
  
  Only one in 10 million American bisons are born white. And now, one of these rare animals can call Pennsylvania home.
  
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• Man arrested after police find drugs, stolen items, including rare Roman coins

  11-05-2016 18:56
  
  Joessie Abrahante-Torres is accused of felony drug dealing and several other offenses after his arrest May 5 on the 300 block of South Queen Street in Lancaster.
  
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• Heroin dealer caught with multiple drugs, stolen items including rare Roman coins

  11-05-2016 18:56
  
  Joessie Abrahante-Torres is accused felony drug dealing and several other offenses after his arrest May 5 on the 300 block of South Queen Street in Lancaster.
  
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• 'Plan of attack': First responders train for hazardous spills, derailments in Harrisburg

  11-05-2016 18:51
  
  It's one thing for first responders to train for hazardous material spills in a classroom, but it's a whole other thing to have hands-on experience for when a railroad disaster occurs.
  
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• House fire reported in York County

  11-05-2016 18:39
  
  Firefighters are on the scene of a home fire in Dover Township.
  
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• Student suspended who took home gun found in employee's car, vocational school says

  11-05-2016 18:21
  
  A student is suspended who took home a gun found in an employee's car at Reading Muhlenberg Career and Technology Center, the school reports.
  
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• Man charged with killing Harrisburg police chief's nephew ordered to stand trial

  11-05-2016 18:18
  
  Glenn Walker III, 19, is accused of killing 36-year-old John Thomas Carter.
  
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• Man sought on homicide charges in Lebanon shooting

  11-05-2016 18:07
  
  A former New York man is sought on homicide charges in connection with ashooting death Tuesday in Lebanon.
  
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• Man sought on homicide charge in Lebanon shooting

  11-05-2016 18:07
  
  A former New York man is sought on a homicide charge in connection with ashooting death Tuesday in Lebanon.
  
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• Police seek suspect in overnight convenience store robbery

  11-05-2016 17:58
  
  At around 12:10 a.m. on May 10, the suspect entered the Turkey Hill on the first block of North State Street in Brownstown and demanded cash.
  
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• Fed appeals Hershey-Pinnacle merger ruling, putting it in limbo again

  11-05-2016 17:50
  
  Hershey and Pinnacle could have begun formally merging on Friday -- now it's on hold.
  
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• Lower Paxton Twp. man charged with indecent assault of child

  11-05-2016 17:34
  
  Wilbur Thomas Karper, 67, of the 4900 block of Locust Lane, was charged last month by state police with indecent assault, corruption of a minor and unlawful contact with a minor.
  
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• Harrisburg diocese's Bishop Gainer resumes normal schedule after illness

  11-05-2016 17:13
  
  Bishop Ronald Gainer, leader of the Diocese of Harrisburg, has resumed his normal schedule after being hospitalized for a digestive disorder for eight days last month, according to the diocese.
  
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• Man accused of killing police chief's nephew appears in court

  11-05-2016 17:04
  
  Glenn G. Walker III has been charged with criminal homicide in the March 26 shooting death of of John Thomas Carter, 36, in Harrisburg.
  
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• 15-year-old reported she was sexually abused by local man who worked as a counselor: police

  11-05-2016 16:57
  
  John Michael Homer, 71, faces multiple felony charges for sexual abuse of a 15-year old girl last year.
  
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• Former Harrisburg payroll biz owner accused of stealing $5.7 million from clients

  11-05-2016 16:56
  
  The former owner of a Harrisburg payroll business is accused of stealing $5.7 million in clients' funds, the attorney general's office said Monday.
  
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• UPMC plans to make Susquehanna Health a regional health care hub

  11-05-2016 16:00
  
  UPMC and Susquehanna Health, a four-hospital integrated health system based in Williamsport, announced last Thursday they had signed a letter of intent to pursue an affiliation.
  
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• Suspicious vehicle reported at Swatara Township bus stop

  11-05-2016 15:53
  
  Swatara Township police are investigating a report of a suspicious vehicle at a bus stop Monday and Tuesday.
  
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• Teen who stabbed girl multiple times at local park gets at least 10 years in state prison

  11-05-2016 15:38
  
  Cameron Anthony Andrews pleaded guilty to attempted murder stemming from his attack on a teenage girl Sept. 1 at Manheim Township Community Park.
  
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• Woman stabbed man multiple times, threatened to kill him: Cops

  11-05-2016 15:29
  
  A 23-year-old Penbrook woman is accused of stabbing a man multiple times Sunday and threatening to kill him, police said.
  
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• Woman attacked while jogging in York County park: police

  11-05-2016 14:56
  
  The attack occurred just before 8 p.m. Tuesday in Rocky Ridge Park in Springettsbury Township, township police said.
  
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• Casino cocaine case; ex-UGI employee charged: Overnight Police Report

  11-05-2016 13:31
  
  Here's what you may have missed in police and court-related stories from around the midstate on Tuesday.
  
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• Soaking rains expected for the midstate on Thursday into Friday

  11-05-2016 13:11
  
  Slightly less than a half-inch of rainfall is expected for much of the Carlisle, Newport, Harrisburg, York, Lebanon and Lancaster areas during that time, according to the National Weather Service.
  
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• Lakota women look to heal severed maternal bonds with return of remains of ancestors buried in Carlisle

  11-05-2016 13:00
  
  The efforts to return to ancestral lands the remains of more than 180 American Indian children buried in Carlisle has a special resonance for the Lakota women.
  
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• Three Boiling Springs High School students charged with sexting: police

  11-05-2016 12:35
  
  Police were called to the school on April 29 after receiving reports about "inappropriate photos on a student's phone" at the school along Forge Road in South Middleton Township, according to troopers.
  
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• Trump put white nationalist on list of delegates

  11-05-2016 12:11
  
  A well-known white nationalist landed on Donald Trump's list of California delegates.
  
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• One man dead after shooting in Lebanon: police

  11-05-2016 11:48
  
  The 28-year-old man from Lebanon was found at about 7:50 p.m. Tuesday along the 1100 block of Jackson Boulevard, police said.
  
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• Hearing on crematory extended once again in Middletown

  11-05-2016 05:24
  
  Whether a crematory can be built in Middletown continues to be debated, with the focus Tuesday night on what the borough zoning ordinance says and what it doesn't.
  
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• 8 displaced by York row home fire

  11-05-2016 04:46
  
  The cause is under investigation.
  
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• Cops name third suspect in photo shoot robbery under Harrisburg bridge

  11-05-2016 03:03
  
  Arlis Lareco Holliman is considered armed and dangerous, police said.
  
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• Slight chance of showers in store for midstate Wednesday

  11-05-2016 03:00
  
  Wednesday will be cloudy, with a high of 65.
  
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• Shots fired into Lancaster house with kids and adults inside

  11-05-2016 02:32
  
  Police don't know whether the incident was random.
  
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• Harrisburg council criticizes mayor, deadlocks on his appointment to water authority

  11-05-2016 02:28
  
  A tie vote by Harrisburg council members Tuesday night on the appointment of Charla Plaines to the Capital Region Water board means Bill Cluck can hang on to his seat at least a few weeks longer.
  
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• Jerry Sandusky trial judge denies motion seeking recusal from pending appeal

  11-05-2016 02:06
  
  Sandusky's team asked Senior Judge John Cleland to step aside after learning the judge was present for a December 2011 meeting regarding Sandusky's preliminary hearing.
  
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