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• Overtime violations at Midtown Scholar warehouse illustrate national problem

  09-06-2016 23:11
  
  Overtime violations at the bookstore and warehouse business owned by Harrisburg Mayor Eric Papenfuse and his wifeare a local example of a problem that one advocacy group estimates affects around 300,000 Pennsylvanians every work week.
  
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• Are you entitled to overtime pay?

  09-06-2016 22:57
  
  Are you being cheated of overtime pay? If you are, you aren't alone.
  
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• Man charged with brutal Harrisburg beating

  09-06-2016 22:54
  
  Donell Talley, 46, was arrested in his Lower Paxton Township home Thursday and charged with the vicious beating of Adam Jones.
  
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• 'This block was hell'': Mother charged in death of 3-year-old daughter disrupted quiet community, neighbors say

  09-06-2016 22:49
  
  Reginal Lester had an inordinate amount of visitors at all hours of the day and night at her York County home, neighbors say. Police have charged Lester in the death of her 3-year-old daughter, Isabel Rose Godfrey.
  
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• Woman who rammed pedestrian with car in front of cops goes to state prison

  09-06-2016 22:12
  
  Jarae Lee pleaded guilty to an array of charges for two incidents in Harrisburg.
  
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• Man arrested on child-sex charges

  09-06-2016 21:58
  
  The suspect is facing numerous charges, including solicitation to commit incest and unlawful contact with a minor.
  
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• 'Hobbits' are real and we have the bones to prove it

  09-06-2016 21:58
  
  Nicknamed "hobbits" because of their small stature, roughly 3.5 feet tall, two new studies confirm the discovery of more fossils of Homo floresiensis, a species related to modern humans.
  
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• Coroner IDs suspect in shooting of deputy sheriff

  09-06-2016 21:51
  
  James Allen Nickol, 38, no fixed address, died at around 11:40 a.m. at York Hospital. He was involved in the shooting of a deputy sheriff just before 9 a.m. on the 900 block of East Philadelphia Street.
  
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• Helicopter dangles mesh for crews to install on dangerous rock cliffs above Routes 11/15: video

  09-06-2016 21:21
  
  Work can't always be done with sheer muscle and determination. Sometimes, you need a huge helicopter.
  
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• Sunny Friday followed by possible severe thunderstorms on Saturday

  09-06-2016 21:16
  
  Meteorologists at AccuWeather advises to watch for strong thunderstorms during the day on Saturday in the Harrisburg area and that storms may bring damaging winds. A stray evening thunderstorm is possible and may be strong, perhaps severe, according to AccuWeather.
  
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• Man gets 30 to 60 years for killing girlfriend, living with body in apartment closet

  09-06-2016 21:04
  
  Gooden-Reid has a history of mental issues and it was March before he was declared competent to stand trial.
  
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• Rough day? The Humane Society of Lebanon County has a cat cam and it's amazing

  09-06-2016 21:00
  
  Some days, you just need to watch some cats.
  
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• Police: Naked mom told neighbor, 'I had to get the darkness out of her,' after killing 3-year-old

  09-06-2016 21:00
  
  "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to do it," Regina Lester told a neighbor, according to an arrest affidavit police issued Thursday. "You understand, I had to get the darkness out of her."
  
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• Women's health is declining and no one knows why

  09-06-2016 20:08
  
  Not only do women get paid less, but now they are also becoming more and more unhealthy, and researchers don't know why.
  
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• Police: Up to 15 people might have OD'd on heroin in Harrisburg on Wednesday

  09-06-2016 20:06
  
  Police issued a public alert, but weren't called to handle the incidents, so information as to the cause is sketchy.
  
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• News groups argue for Penn State / Sandusky settlement records on claims of alleged notice to Paterno, other coaches

  09-06-2016 20:06
  
  Media outlets hope to gain more information about '70s and '80s sexual abuse claims, and why victims contend that Penn State officials should have known about them.
  
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• High school valedictorian skips graduation over speech about bullying

  09-06-2016 19:42
  
  Kerri Little wanted to address bullying during her valedictorian speech at the Bellwood-Antis High School graduation. But, feeling censorship pressure from school officials, she skipped the ceremony and took her concerns to social media.
  
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• Appeal denied in ambush killing of Steel-High senior

  09-06-2016 19:33
  
  The state Superior Court panel refused to void the life prison sentence of Rafe Dunn Jr.
  
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• Sheriff's deputy expected to survive shooting injuries; suspect's condition unknown

  09-06-2016 19:25
  
  The York County Sheriff's deputy, who has not been named, is expected to survive after he was shot in his cheek Thursday morning in York.
  
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• Injured road worker can't sue probation officers who let man drive after he admitted using heroin

  09-06-2016 18:38
  
  Those officials are protected by governmental immunity, a Commonwealth Court panel ruled.
  
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• What you should know about the Stanford sexual assault case

  09-06-2016 18:29
  
  They went to the same party in January 2015. More than a year later, a jury found Brock Allen Turner, then 19 and a swimmer at Stanford University, guilty of three counts of sexual assault.
  
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• Waitress attacked by Muslim men for serving alcohol during Ramadan: reports

  09-06-2016 17:53
  
  Ramadan is a Muslim holy month.
  
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• Supreme Court won't bar violent criminals from West Hanover Township facility

  09-06-2016 17:49
  
  The high court refused to hear the township's appeal regarding the Keystone Correctional Services work-release center.
  
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• Mom tried to get girls to lie about rape, police say

  09-06-2016 17:48
  
  An Elizabethville woman is charged with trying to intimidate girls ages 12 and 13 into lying to authorities about being raped, police say.
  
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• Settlement of autism program lawsuit could benefit 40,000 Pa. kids

  09-06-2016 17:40
  
  The deal with the state Department of Human Services was just approved by a federal judge.
  
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• A Holocaust imposter? Pa. man lied about Auschwitz imprisonment and escape, historian says

  09-06-2016 17:33
  
  Among the allegations are those claiming a prisoner number tattooed on Hirt's upper left forearm is a fake and actually belongs to another person.
  
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• Potential crematory worries Middletown residents; those already living near one say it's fine

  09-06-2016 17:20
  
  Are residents in Middletown right to oppose building a crematory in a residential neighborhood? Reports from those in Linglestown suggest that their fears about noise and air pollution might be baseless.
  
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• York police charge 2 and seize $24K in drugs, cash

  09-06-2016 16:56
  
  More than $24,000 worth of drugs and cash were seized from the homes of two York men recently charged with drug offenses.
  
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• Elizabeth Warren: 'Donald Trump chose racism as his weapon'

  09-06-2016 16:53
  
  Sen. Elizabeth Warren will slam the presumptive Republican nominee in a speech Thursday at the American Constitution Society.
  
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• Body found in abandoned garage

  09-06-2016 16:36
  
  A body was found in the garage of an abandoned home in Altoona Wednesday morning, police said.
  
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• Man in his 90s dies after being trapped in burning row home

  09-06-2016 16:33
  
  Firefighters tried to rescue the man from a second-floor bedroom.
  
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• Dad admitted he 'lost temper' with twin infant girls: Police

  09-06-2016 16:24
  
  A Salisbury Township father who admitted to "losing his temper" with two eight-and-a-half month-old twin girls is charged with beatings that caused a brain injury and broken bones, police said.
  
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• Disabled train moved in Lower Allen Township

  09-06-2016 16:03
  
  The disabled Norfolk Southern train that was blocking Lower Allen Township roads this morning has been moved, Cumberland County emergency management is reporting.
  
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• 6-year-old boy ran from house where mom was accused of killing 3-year-old girl: Police

  09-06-2016 15:55
  
  Police were called to the York County home where a three-year-old girl was critically injured after her six-year-old brother ran to neighbors for help.
  
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• Sheriff's deputy wounded in York shooting: Report

  09-06-2016 15:28
  
  A sheriff's deputy was reportedly wounded in a shooting this morning in York.
  
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• A Facebook feud, a senseless ambush, family tragedies: Homicides this week in Pa.

  09-06-2016 15:17
  
  Numerous bizarre homicides and suspicious deaths have been reported around Pennsylvania in the last week.
  
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• Second shooting of the day reported in York

  09-06-2016 15:07
  
  York police are responding to a reported shooting in the 900 block of East Philadelphia Street, York County dispatch confirms.
  
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• Disabled train blocking Lower Allen Township roads

  09-06-2016 14:38
  
  A disabled Norfolk Southern train is blocking Slate Hill and Rossmoyne roads in Lower Allen Township, Cumberland County emergency management is reporting.
  
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• Accident on Route 283 cleared

  09-06-2016 13:52
  
  The accident that was snarling traffic on Route 283 eastbound this morning has cleared, PennDOT said.
  
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• Phillie Phanatic beats Donald Trump in Pa.: How does he feel about gun control and a VP?

  09-06-2016 13:49
  
  The Phanatic would be the first Hall of Famer in the race.
  
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• Cow hits hood, windshield of Geo Prizm, then runs away

  09-06-2016 13:34
  
  A cow struck by a Geo Prizm early Wednesday morning in Clay Township rolled up onto the hood and windshield, and then ran off into a field, Northern Lancaster County Regional Police said.
  
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• How do I register my drone with the Federal Aviation Administration?

  09-06-2016 13:10
  
  It doesn't matter if it's a $40 toy drone for your kid or a $2,000 quadcopter for yourself, chances are you'll have to register them both with the federal government.
  
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• Here's all the recreational drones registered in Pennsylvania

  09-06-2016 13:05
  
  Pennsylvanians have registered thousands of recreational drones with the federal government as unmanned vehicles have grown in popularity over the past few years.
  
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• Accident on Route 283 closes eastbound lanes

  09-06-2016 13:02
  
  A multi-vehicle accident has closed eastbound lanes of Route 283 around 6:45 a.m., PennDOT reports.
  
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• 2 charged with thefts from vehicles, including handgun

  09-06-2016 12:27
  
  A second person has been charged in recent thefts from unlocked vehicles in North Middleton Township, police said.
  
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• Hummelstown apartment fire under investigation

  09-06-2016 12:05
  
  An apartment in Hummelstown caught fire just after midnight.
  
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• Clinton broke the glass ceiling, Trump broke the rules: 11 things we learned during the 2016 primary

  09-06-2016 12:00
  
  The 2016 election has been a memorable one so far.
  
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• Man shot in York overnight

  09-06-2016 11:59
  
  A man was shot early Thursday in York.
  
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• Mom arrested in death of 3-year-old: Overnight police report

  09-06-2016 11:52
  
  A York County mother has been arrested in the death of her three-year-old daughter, Northern York County Regional Police said.
  
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• York County mom arrested in death of three-year-old daughter

  09-06-2016 11:36
  
  A York County mother has been arrested on a charge of criminal homicide in the death of her three-year-old daughter Wednesday, Northern York County Regional Police said.
  
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