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• Both I-83 crashes cleared in York County

  07-06-2016 23:55
  
  The two multi-vehicle crashes that were slowing traffic on I-83 have been cleared, according to PennDOT.
  
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• Teen girl beaten after boyfriend read her diary, York police issue warrant

  07-06-2016 23:48
  
  An arrest warrant has been issued for Timothy J. Hannah Jr., 23, whom York police say beat his girlfriend while reading her diary aloud.
  
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• No excessive force: U.S. judge dismisses mom's lawsuit over fatal midstate police shooting

  07-06-2016 23:38
  
  Everlidis Bonilla claimed her 21-year-old son Juan was unjustifiably shot by police as he fired a gun outside a York County nightclub.
  
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• High schooler makes 3-D printer generated prosthetic hands for students

  07-06-2016 23:38
  
  Two Schuylkill County students can work on their John Bonham drum fills thanks to a 3-D printer and a high school student's ingenuity.
  
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• Second crash slows traffic on I-83 in York County

  07-06-2016 22:56
  
  Two crashes are slowing traffic on I-83 southbound -- one at Exit 40A and one at Exit 38.
  
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• Two years too late but Tom Corbett accomplishes his goals

  07-06-2016 22:41
  
  Corbett finds satisfaction that he had a hand in helping liquor reform finally come to fruition and in having the highly sought-after Shell Chemical Appalachia petrochemical plant locate in Beaver County.
  
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• A strong thunderstorm, pea size hail and heavy winds possible for parts of the midstate until 4:45 p.m.

  07-06-2016 22:36
  
  A strong thunderstorm is possible for parts of the midstate until 4:45 p.m.
  
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• Photos released of three charged in Franklin County roadside killing

  07-06-2016 22:20
  
  Christian Sage Harris, 19; Ryan Lynn Horton, 27; andEmily Belle Tucker, 21, have been charged in connection with the death of Edward C. Gilhart, 60, of Hancock, Md.
  
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• Rain likely for the midstate

  07-06-2016 21:12
  
  Widely scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms are possible across much of the region through 4 p.m. according to the National weather Service in State College.
  
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• Catholic schools' parents outraged at church's letter against child sex crime reform

  07-06-2016 21:07
  
  It's the turn of parents who send their children to Catholic schools to be outraged that the church is asking them to bid on behalf of defeat of a child sex crime reform bill.
  
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• Harrisburg man pleads guilty to 14 bank robberies

  07-06-2016 21:04
  
  Andre Mosley could spend decades in federal prison.
  
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• Brothers sent to prison for West Shore home invasion robbery

  07-06-2016 20:43
  
  Dontae Hobbs went to state prison and Joseph Hobbs received a county prison term.
  
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• Truck crash closes Route 30

  07-06-2016 20:39
  
  Cargo spilled.
  
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• York, Lancaster brace for high winds, big hail

  07-06-2016 20:01
  
  Storms might be around for most of the afternoon.
  
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• Perdue soybean plant timeline: A whiff of secrecy and the makings of a legal challenge

  07-06-2016 19:52
  
  Perdue Agribusiness's contested soybean processing plant in Lancaster County earned permitting from the state in May. It has now drawn a legal challenge from local residents concerned about the planned use of hexane, a known air pollutant, at the plant, and about the DEP's vetting process which they called "arbitrary and unreasonable."The following is a timeline of the plant's years-long path to permitting as contained in the appeal filed earlier this week.
  
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• Wine in grocery stores, Sunday sales, more possible as liquor reform bill passes

  07-06-2016 19:37
  
  Sweeping liquor reforms that would keep the existing Pa. state stores but expand sales at grocery stores and restaurants passed the House Tuesday on its way to Gov. Tom Wolf's desk.
  
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• Sweeping liquor reforms advance to Gov. Tom Wolf's desk

  07-06-2016 19:37
  
  Sweeping liquor reforms that would keep the existing state stores but expand sales at grocery stores and restaurants passed the House Tuesday on its way to Gov. Tom Wolf's desk.
  
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• Weekend detours set for Eisenhower Interchange construction in Harrisburg

  07-06-2016 18:38
  
  Motorists will be forced to take detours while weekend bridge repairs are made to the Eisenhower Interchange in Harrisburg over the next month.
  
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• 'You realize you're going to die,' judge tells heroin user

  07-06-2016 18:36
  
  The judge had Derek Ott name a man he knew who had died of an overdose.
  
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• Four more charged in fake pot deal that led to man's shooting death

  07-06-2016 18:32
  
  Matthew R. Brandisi, Christine Louise Richardson, Kalina Marie Green, and a 17-year-old male face charges for their roles in the marijuana sale that was actually oregano, and the robbery attempts that led to the death of Nicholas R. Vasallo on Oct. 5.
  
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• Residents argue DEP 'abused its discretion' in approving Perdue plant proposal

  07-06-2016 18:08
  
  The challenge, filed by three residents of York and Lancaster counties, looks to turn that regulatory green-light into a yellow or red one, calling for further review of the project's potential consequences and of the DEP's recent decision.
  
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• Harrisburg got $100,000 grant last year for youth activities, but only spent half of it

  07-06-2016 18:07
  
  City Council President Wanda Williams was disappointed that the city couldn't spend money earmarked for youth activities when the city desperately needs more youth activities.
  
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• Robber didn't mean to hurt West Shore teens when he pulled a knife, lawyer says

  07-06-2016 18:01
  
  Miguel Domenech-Rivera was sentenced to 7 to 14 months in prison for the December robbery in New Cumberland.
  
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• Robber didn't mean to hurt teen boys when he pulled a knife, lawyer says

  07-06-2016 18:01
  
  Miguel Domenech-Rivera was sentenced to 7 to 14 months in prison for the December robbery in New Cumberland.
  
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• Philadelphia Zoo to open a beer garden

  07-06-2016 17:42
  
  The Philadelphia Zoo is answering the prayers of many parents and opening a bar.
  
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• Recording sex with 15-year-old girl nets man a trip to prison

  07-06-2016 17:40
  
  Derek Doporcyk told the judge he didn't mean to harm anyone.
  
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• Dog named 'Lucky' survives house explosion

  07-06-2016 17:31
  
  She may not look it, with her cuts, bruises and burns, but this pit bull mix aptly-called 'Lucky' has lived up to her name.
  
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• 3 accused of killing man along Franklin County road in robbery luring plot

  07-06-2016 17:29
  
  Three people from McConnellsburg are charged with killing a motorist after luring him with a duffle bag they left on the road in a robbery plot.
  
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• Pa. man accused of selling heroin from his hospital room

  07-06-2016 17:16
  
  Staff at a Westmoreland County hospital were first to notice all the strange comings and goings at a 37-year-old man's hospital room. Turns out, he was allegedly selling heroin from his sick bed.
  
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• Philly labor unions promise not to picket or protest at DNC

  07-06-2016 16:52
  
  Philadelphia carpenters have promised not to strike, picket or protest during the Democratic National Convention in July.
  
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• Man robbed at gunpoint after refusing to share drag on his marijuana blunt

  07-06-2016 16:13
  
  A man was robbed at gunpoint on the way to Kline Village after refusing to give the robber a drag on the marijuana blunt he was smoking, Harrisburg police said.
  
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• Kane's twin sister files wage and gender discrimination suit

  07-06-2016 16:09
  
  Ellen Granahan's salary is 17 to 37 percent lower than what agency lawyers with similar titles earn, she claims.
  
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• Truck driver charged in crash that killed 2 on Hersheypark Drive

  07-06-2016 15:59
  
  A Maine truck driver is charged with homicide by vehicle in the Feb. 2 accident that claimed two lives on Hersheypark Drive.
  
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• Star Barn being taken down in preparation for move in 2017

  07-06-2016 15:18
  
  The iconic Star Barn is being disassembled starting today in Lower Swatara Township, in preparation for its upcoming move to Ironstone Ranch in Lancaster County.
  
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• Shell vows to build ethane cracker plant, create 600 jobs

  07-06-2016 15:02
  
  Shell Chemical Appalachia says it is definitely building a petrochemical plant in northwestern Pennsylvania that will create up to 6,000 construction jobs and 600 permanent jobs at the plant once it begins production early next decade.
  
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• The 'cool factor': More than 17,000 drones registered in Pennsylvania

  07-06-2016 14:00
  
  Only a few years ago, drones were mostly known as the dangerous unmanned aircrafts used by the military. But now, hundreds of thousands of hobbyists use them for fun, photography, racing and more.
  
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• Puerto Rico's debt crisis explained: Congress, Zika and the next Great Migration

  07-06-2016 14:00
  
  With Puerto Rico's debt crisis threatening to spiral out of control, residents of the U.S. Territory are fleeing to the mainland and states like Pennsylvania in record numbers. The following is an explanation of how the island's long-simmering financial crisis finally reached its boiling point, what the proposed solutions are, and who stands to be affected.
  
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• Man threatened kids, parents with knife and replica Uzi pellet gun over broken microwave: Police

  07-06-2016 13:54
  
  A Steelton man is accused of threatening youths and their parents with a knife and replica Uzi pellet gun after discovering the microwave in his kitchen was broken.
  
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• Police seek public's help to ID motorcycle rider who robbed bank

  07-06-2016 13:31
  
  Susquehanna Township police seek the public's health in identifying the motorcyclist who recently robbed First National Bank.
  
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• Pa. man accused of killing ex-girlfriend caught after multi-state manhunt

  07-06-2016 13:24
  
  First, the body of 30-year-old woman was discovered Monday morning in a western Pa. home. Then, the crime scene and other evidence pointed toward the woman's ex-boyfriend, igniting a multi-state manhunt
  
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• Info sought on suspects who took motorcycle

  07-06-2016 13:19
  
  Police are looking for two suspects accused of taking a motorcycle from a Susquehanna Township porch May 30.
  
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• Sexual assault at Pa. Wawa

  07-06-2016 13:09
  
  A Wawa convenience store in Northeast Philadelphia became the unlikely scene for an alleged sexual assault on Monday.
  
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• Puerto Ricans fleeing to Pennsylvania find a changed and changing state

  07-06-2016 13:00
  
  Thousands have fled Puerto Rico's ongoing debt crisis in the last year. And while most have settled in Florida, many are also coming to Pennsylvania, where cities like Lancaster, Allentown and Reading maintain large Latino populations and deep ties to the island.
  
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• Accident reported on I-83 northbound

  07-06-2016 12:58
  
  Watch for slowed traffic around a multi-vehicle accident on I-83 north at Exit 46A - I-283 South/To Pennsylvania Turnpike I-76.
  
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• Life under Puerto Rico's debt crisis: 'The island is at a breaking point'

  07-06-2016 12:48
  
  For many, the debt crisis and corresponding recession have meant stagnant and subpar wages, missing paychecks and, in more serious cases, police departments without money for gasoline, or government services slowed to a crawl.
  
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• 'This is one of the worst mistakes Trump has made,' Newt Gingrich says

  07-06-2016 12:30
  
  GOP leaders are worried about a Barry Goldwater effect after Donald Trump's attack on aMexican judge.
  
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• The Lancaster County restaurants with the most health code violations

  07-06-2016 12:00
  
  These restaurants in Lancaster County received the most health code violations during state inspections since January 2014.
  
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• Susquehanna Township police looking for missing man

  07-06-2016 11:52
  
  Susquehanna Township police are looking for a 23-year-old man from Philadelphia who is missing after leaving his grandmother's home in Susquehanna Township.
  
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• California primary: Can environmentalists help Sanders defeat Clinton?

  07-06-2016 11:30
  
  The environment is a top priority among California voters.
  
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• 17-year-old charged with stabbing, strangling mom in Palmyra: Overnight police report

  07-06-2016 11:24
  
  A 17-year-old man accused of stabbing and strangling his mother in Palmyra headlined the police news Monday. Here are the stories that made the news starting the week.
  
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