Pennsylvania news

• Pa. woman first in U.S. with nightmare superbug

  26-05-2016 23:40
  
  CDC officials says we may be nearing the "end of the line" for antibiotics.
  
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• Allenwood inmate charged with threatening to kill president, prosecutor

  26-05-2016 23:20
  
  The allegations against Dakota J. Gardner, 25, are contained in an indictment handed up Thursday by a U.S. Middle District grand jury .
  
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• Two shot in midtown Harrisburg

  26-05-2016 23:07
  
  The incident occurred outside the Ephraim Slaughter American Legion in the 600 block of Harris Street around 4 p.m.
  
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• Shooting report under investigation in Harrisburg

  26-05-2016 22:31
  
  Police have closed Harris Street, between North 6th and 7th streets.
  
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• Man admitted to stabbing, robbing host after altercation: police

  26-05-2016 22:29
  
  Colin Edward Hunt, 19, admitted to stabbing the 21-year-old man at around 1:30 a.m. on May 23 in a home on the first block of North State Street, Ephrata police said in a news release.
  
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• Harrisburg police search for runaway teen

  26-05-2016 21:35
  
  Vangeli was last seen near Harrisburg High School on May 18.
  
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• Middletown man charged in childhood friend's heroin death

  26-05-2016 21:22
  
  Kenneth D. Clugston II, 45, is facing charges of drug delivery resulting in death and criminal use of a communication facility.
  
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• Chance of rain tonight; Code Orange Air Quality Alert is still in effect

  26-05-2016 21:03
  
  There is a chance of scattered thunderstorms in the Harrisburg area after 4 p.m. Thursday as well as a chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, according to the National Weather Service in State College
  
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• Penn State to freshman: Spend a year at branch campus and save $10,000 (or more)

  26-05-2016 20:56
  
  University Park is facing a larger-than-usual class. To ease accommodations, the university is offering a scholarship program to incoming freshmen students.
  
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• Truck hauling 2,500 gallons of propane overturns, crews clear scene

  26-05-2016 20:51
  
  The crash was reported at around 8:45 a.m. Thursday at White Oak and Newport roads in Penn Township. The driver was trapped in the cab of the AmeriGas truck until crews arrived and were able to extract him from the vehicle.
  
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• 'We're going to win Pennsylvania easily,' Trump says after clinching GOP nomination

  26-05-2016 20:50
  
  Donald Trump on Thursday clinched the Republican nomination and quickly called his shot in Pennsylvania.
  
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• Sons of an American who defected to North Korea defend the country in new interview

  26-05-2016 20:35
  
  Ted and James Dresnok, who go by the Korean names Hong Sun Chol and Hong Chol respectively, have appeared in a new video urging the United States to drop its policies against North Korea.
  
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• Child-endangerment charges dropped for former morning-radio host

  26-05-2016 20:20
  
  Dauphin County prosecutors withdrew the charges against Samantha Eary, aka "Sami Dee," citing a lack of evidence in what caused her then 4-month-old daughter's injuries.
  
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• Fiery crash reported on Pa. Turnpike in Cumberland County

  26-05-2016 20:12
  
  The incident occurred in Hopewell Township.
  
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• Does Harrisburg mayor have legal authority to shut down midtown bar? Attorneys battle in court

  26-05-2016 19:37
  
  Mayor Eric Papenfuse is admittedly using a novel approach against the Third Street Cafe, by refusing to grant a 2016 city business license.
  
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• Where you can get weed delivered to your door (hint: it's not America -- yet)

  26-05-2016 19:30
  
  Two Canadian cities, Toronto and Calgary, will offer same-day delivery of medical marijuana, as long as it's purchased legally, BuzzFeed reports.
  
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• Homeless women and children stuck in limbo after feds cut funding to Carlisle program

  26-05-2016 19:30
  
  The fate of the six mothers and 20 children currently residing at the Stuart House is unclear following the loss of a $87,418 annual grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that covered operating costs there.
  
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• Take a look at the Obamas' new 9-bedroom home

  26-05-2016 18:31
  
  An 8,200-square foot, nine-bedroom mansion will be home to the Obama family after they leave the White House in January.
  
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• Take a look at the Obama family's new 9-bedroom home

  26-05-2016 18:31
  
  An 8,200-square foot, nine-bedroom mansion will be home to the Obama family after they leave the White House in January.
  
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• N.J. cheerleaders returning for 20th year to mark Flight 800 crash

  26-05-2016 18:31
  
  "It is unbelievable they do this every year," said former school board member Charles F. Grimm, whose daughter Julia was a Flight 800 victim. "They have absolutely no connection with Flight 800."
  
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• 3 summer camp workers dead after van crashes into lake

  26-05-2016 18:29
  
  Police say speed and alcohol are believed to be factors in the deaths.
  
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• PennDOT uses helicopter to place rock-holding mesh onto Routes 11/15

  26-05-2016 18:02
  
  A helicopter is in use on Thursday May 26, to install large sections or mesh to contain rockfalls.
  
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• Wait! Follow these steps before turning on your air conditioning

  26-05-2016 17:51
  
  With temperatures in the low 90s this week, you're probably going to want to turn on your air conditioning. But HVAC experts warn safely turning it on takes more than just flipping a switch.
  
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• 'Do cats fart?' is one of the most Googled questions in Pa. Here are more

  26-05-2016 17:36
  
  Real estate website Estately used 12 years of data to find out what people are searching for in each state.
  
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• What Pennsylvanians Google the most

  26-05-2016 17:35
  
  Real estate website Estately asked: what do people search the most on the Internet?
  
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• Steelton man charged with abusing, imprisoning woman charged

  26-05-2016 17:25
  
  David E. Flemister, 42, was charged by Steelton police with unlawful restraint, simple assault, false imprisonment and flight to avoid apprehension.
  
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• Emotions raw as driver gets prison for DUI crash that killed best friend

  26-05-2016 17:21
  
  Joshua Miller was sentenced to 3 to 6 years behind bars for the June 2014 accident in Dauphin County.
  
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• Sheetz vs. Wawa country: A Pa. 'civil war'

  26-05-2016 17:11
  
  A Keystone State divided by its convenience store loyalty cannot stand. Or can it? Where exactly is the dividing line between Sheetz and Wawa country in Pa.? Now, there's a map.
  
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• 'Game on': Sanders agrees to debate Trump before California primary

  26-05-2016 17:02
  
  Donald Trump may still get to debate a Democrat, but it won't be frontrunner Hillary Clinton.
  
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• Two people fall 30 feet after electrical shock

  26-05-2016 16:32
  
  Two people hospitalized Thursday morning after being shocked and falling while working at a Carlisle home, according to Cumberland County emergency dispatch.
  
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• Two people electrocuted, then fall 30 feet during gutter installation

  26-05-2016 16:32
  
  Two people hospitalized Thursday morning after being shocked and falling while working at a Carlisle home, according to Cumberland County emergency dispatch.
  
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• 'I'm the only person who can protect her': Stalker vows to resume watching reporter

  26-05-2016 16:18
  
  The man has vowed in court to resume stalking a Philadelphia TV news reporter as soon as his probation for doing so expires in 15 years.
  
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• Chambersburg man arrested following shooting incident: police

  26-05-2016 16:11
  
  Aamir Potter, 18, of Chambersburg, was later arrested during a traffic stop on Eisenhower Drive, police said.
  
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• Chambersburg man arrested following shooting

  26-05-2016 16:11
  
  Aamir Potter, 18, of Chambersburg, was arrested during a traffic stop on Eisenhower Drive, police said.
  
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• Propane delivery truck overturned in Penn Township, gas leak reported

  26-05-2016 16:00
  
  The crash happened at around 8:48 a.m. Thursday at White Oak and Newport roads in Penn Township, dispatches said.
  
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• Propane delivery truck overturned in Lancaster County; gas leak reported

  26-05-2016 16:00
  
  The crash happened at around 8:48 a.m. Thursday at White Oak and Newport roads in Penn Township, dispatches said.
  
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• High school yearbook includes quotes from Hilter, Stalin, ISIS leader

  26-05-2016 15:59
  
  Students can get a refund on the books, or stickers to cover up the quotes.
  
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• Driver charged with 2 DUIs within a week goes to state prison

  26-05-2016 15:48
  
  Angel E. Ramirez-Castellano was recently sentenced for a pair of DUIs on May 9 and May 16, 2015, where police found alcohol in his car and he was at least three times the legal limit on both occasions.
  
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• A 'baby rapist:' Former Harrisburg councilwoman rips ex as he goes to prison in child-sex case

  26-05-2016 15:33
  
  One of John Reid's victims said she forgives him.
  
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• 'She was sitting at the kitchen table holding the gun': Homicides this week in Pa.

  26-05-2016 14:47
  
  Charges, trials and more news relating to homicides in Pennsylvania this week.
  
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• I-81 southbound reopened after fiery crash in Dauphin County

  26-05-2016 14:40
  
  The roadway was reopened at about 8:30 a.m.
  
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• Man with sword battled man with aluminum baseball bat: police

  26-05-2016 14:25
  
  The incident between the two men, ages 35 and 31, took place at about 8:30 a.m. on May 24 along the 22,000 block of Shade Valley Road in Dublin Township, police said.
  
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• Pa. teacher accused of smoking pot at parade is suspended

  26-05-2016 13:51
  
  A third grade teacher is learning a hard lesson about the potential costs of allegedly smoking a little pot at the famous St. Patrick's Parade in Scranton this past March.
  
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• Body found in Pa. national park is identified

  26-05-2016 13:30
  
  A man's body found in a creek within the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in Pike County, Pa., has been identified. What else did an autopsy reveal?
  
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• Man gave rape victim money; charges dismissed against principal's wife: Overnight Police Report

  26-05-2016 13:23
  
  Here's what you may have missed in police and court-related stories from around the midstate on Wednesday.
  
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• Pa. couple found in botched, bloody suicide pact

  26-05-2016 13:18
  
  Both spouses survived the initial, botched suicide attempt. Now, the sole surviving spouse may face homicide charges in the case for allegedly helping his wife to die.
  
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• New building code: All public bathrooms should be single-user rooms, not gender specific

  26-05-2016 12:55
  
  Will a new building code calling for single-user bathrooms take the steam out of the so-called bathroom bill debate?
  
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• Crews responding to fiery accident on I-81 in Dauphin County

  26-05-2016 12:50
  
  The fire occurred just after 6:30 a.m. Thursday near mile marker 79 in East Hanover Township, between the exits for Grantville and Manada Hill, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transporattion.
  
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• Increasingly humid conditions expected for the midstate

  26-05-2016 11:55
  
  The National Weather Service says the "the trend Thursday into Friday will be for increasing humidity" as well as the possibility of thunderstorms in the evening.
  
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• How healthy are midstate hospitals?

  26-05-2016 06:00
  
  Across Pa., many have a nice cushion, but some are losing.
  
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