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• Home invasion, shootings appear related; 2 injured uncooperative: police

  22-06-2016 23:55
  
  Harrisburg police are investigating a home invasion and two shooting incidents that happened Wednesday in the city. Two males, 17 and 18, were shot, but are being uncooperative with police.
  
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• Home invasion, shootings appear related; 2 injured uncooperative: Harrisburg police

  22-06-2016 23:55
  
  Harrisburg police are investigating a home invasion and two shooting incidents that happened Wednesday in the city. Two males, 17 and 18, were shot, but are being uncooperative with police.
  
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• Harrisburg man fired pistol during high-speed police chase, girlfriend says

  22-06-2016 23:23
  
  Sharyne Cook, who admitted driving the getaway car, is one of two women who said they were Shawn McCoy's girlfriend at the time of the April 2015 crime.
  
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• President Obama responds to Harrisburg-area mom whose son battled heroin

  22-06-2016 23:00
  
  Her son is among the many high school standouts snared by opioids.
  
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• Charges against Snyder County bank robbery suspect include kidnapping

  22-06-2016 22:57
  
  Gregory Null, 35, of Meadowlands, Washington County, will face a slew of charges when he is returned from Georgia where he was arrested Friday.
  
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• Harrisburg police investigate assault inside Third Street Cafe while judge mulls bar's closure

  22-06-2016 22:32
  
  Harrisburg police are trying to identify a man who sucker-punched another man inside the midtown bar and determine whether the fight sparked a shooting in uptown. Meanwhile, Judge Andrew Dowling is weighing the city's case against the bar as a nuisance.
  
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• Strong thunderstorms could bring hail overnight

  22-06-2016 21:52
  
  Strong to severe thunderstorms tonight could bring damaging winds and hail, along with the potential for flash flooding in some counties.
  
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• How do drug courts work? Are they effective? A look at the revolution sweeping the U.S. legal system

  22-06-2016 21:46
  
  The following is a look at the growth of U.S. drug courts over the last 3 decades, their impact, realized benefits and where critics say they fail to go far enough.
  
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• Man accused of attacking pizza delivery man, slashing his tires

  22-06-2016 21:35
  
  A Lancaster man is accused of robbing a pizza delivery man Monday night and slashing his tires after an argument over a credit card.
  
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• Ex-neighbor remembers bearded sex crimes suspect as 'clean-shaven' landlord

  22-06-2016 21:28
  
  "He was a mashugana," said Dave Kushin, who lived near the Melrose Park home owned by Kaplan and his ex-wife from 1994 to 2003. "He rubbed me the wrong way."
  
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• John Quigley takes position at Penn's Kleinman Center for Energy Policy

  22-06-2016 21:12
  
  He left his job as Pa.'s environmental secretary on May 20.
  
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• Police recover $351K worth of stolen vehicles with help of Manheim Auto Auction

  22-06-2016 20:59
  
  Northern Lancaster County Regional Police have recovered 19 stolen vehicles worth more than $350,000 this year in a cooperative effort with Manheim Auto Auction, the Lancaster County district attorney's office says.
  
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• 911 call released in York County woman's murder

  22-06-2016 20:48
  
  A brief 911 call has been released in the case of the former York County woman who was murdered last weekend in her Charlotte, N.C. apartment.
  
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• Trump says 'Hillary Clinton may be the most corrupt person ever to seek the presidency': Is he right?

  22-06-2016 20:37
  
  Donald Trump also called Hillary Clinton a "world-class liar."
  
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• Motion to toss death penalty denied for man accused of killing state trooper

  22-06-2016 20:09
  
  Eric Frein, 33, will still face the death penalty after a Pike County judge denied his defense team's bid to dismiss it. Frein is accused of killing one state trooper and seriously injuring another in September 2014.
  
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• Equality Pa. holds LGBT non-discrimination rally at Pa. Capitol

  22-06-2016 20:09
  
  Equality Pennsylvania as well as other groups, individuals and lawmakers gathered at the Capitol in Harrisburg to hold a rally in support of LGBT non-discrimination ahead of anti-discrimination bills that could be coming up in a Senate committee this week. ...
  
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• Girlfriend says she bought pistol for man accused of shooting at Harrisburg cop

  22-06-2016 19:33
  
  Autumn Sloane testified that Shawn McCoy gave her more than $300 to buy a gun police saw McCoy fired at Officer Angel Diaz during a car chase.
  
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• Elder abuse reports growing as Dauphin County agency closes more and more cases

  22-06-2016 19:26
  
  The Dauphin County Area on Aging took 1,100 reports in the last year and about 52 percent of these reports have been substantiated, including a theft case last week, according to Bob Burns, agency director.
  
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• Man accused of kicking, stomping woman unconscious in front of her kids in stroller

  22-06-2016 19:25
  
  A Lancaster man is accused of leaving a woman unconscious after kicking and stompingher in front of their two kids in a stroller, police said.
  
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• Mom charged with 'gifting' daughter to older man asks public to reserve judgment

  22-06-2016 19:23
  
  The statement issued by attorneys for Savilla Stoltzfus of Quarryville calls the child endangerment charge against her "an unconfirmed allegation by the local police department and the county District Attorney's Office."
  
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• Ahead of possible Senate vote, Catholic House lawmakers call out Catholic Church, make push for child sex crime reform bill

  22-06-2016 19:23
  
  With a Senate panel poised to take up the statute of limitations reform bill as early Wednesday afternoon, a cadre of Catholic House lawmakers call out the church on their push for the legislation.
  
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• Heroin dealer gets 14 years in prison

  22-06-2016 18:51
  
  A Shippensburg man was sentenced to 14 years in prison today on charges he distributed more than 100 grams of heroin, the U.S. attorney's office said.
  
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• Lebanon woman pleads to helping boyfriend escape after he's charged in fatal stabbing

  22-06-2016 18:45
  
  Crystal A. Shultz, 28, pleaded guilty in Lebanon County Court Tuesday to two counts of hindering apprehension.
  
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• Judge sets bail at $5 million for accused repeat drug dealer

  22-06-2016 18:35
  
  A Lancaster city man accused of having 283 bags of heroin and an AK-47 with a prohibited sound suppressor is in prison on drug and weapons offenses.
  
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• Friends launch fundraiser to help with funeral costs for man killed walking home from wedding

  22-06-2016 18:33
  
  In addition to fighting through unspeakable grief, newlyweds Brian and Becky Esworthy are trying to figure out how to pay for the funeral of Brian's brother, Steve.
  
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• U.S. House Democrats stage sit-in, demanding votes on gun legislation

  22-06-2016 18:27
  
  House Democrats are staging a site in on the chamber floor demanding that laws intended to address gun violence be brought to a vote.
  
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• Suspect in York County woman's homicide waives extradition from Nevada

  22-06-2016 18:18
  
  The man accused of killing a former York County woman and setting fire to her apartment in Charlotte, N.C. last weekend has waived extradition from Nevada.
  
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• Suspect in York County woman's homicide waives extradition

  22-06-2016 18:18
  
  The man accused of killing a former York County woman and setting fire to her apartment in Charlotte, N.C. last weekend has waived extradition from Nevada.
  
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• Tuition rate to hold steady at Harrisburg University for upcoming academic year

  22-06-2016 17:50
  
  The university's President Eric Darr announced that tuition will remain at $23,900 for the upcoming academic year.
  
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• The biggest myths about gun control

  22-06-2016 17:47
  
  The 14 common myths that resurface after nearly every mass shooting.
  
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• Pa. toddler takes 'terrifying' plunge from window going after cat

  22-06-2016 17:44
  
  "He just squeezed in between the fan and that window jam," a family member said. "I think what he saw was the cat on the roof, and he went after the cat."
  
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• Shots reported fired in uptown Harrisburg

  22-06-2016 17:34
  
  Harrisburg police are looking for the person or persons who fired four shots in the area of Fifth and Emerald streets around 11:10 a.m. today.
  
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• Pa. toddler takes 'terrifying' plunge from widow going after cat

  22-06-2016 17:31
  
  "He just squeezed in between the fan and that window jam," a family member said. "I think what he saw was the cat on the roof, and he went after the cat."
  
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• Harrisburg area residents warned of FBI phone scam

  22-06-2016 16:57
  
  The FBI is warning Harrisburg area residents of a phone scam that spoofs the FBI's name and phone number.
  
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• Loving midtown Harrisburg after move from Calif., victim's husband hopes crime isn't a trend

  22-06-2016 16:45
  
  Brant Hansen and his family moved to Harrisburg in September. He made headlines this week when he crashed a police press conference about a homicide in his neighborhood and asked why little has been done about the hammer attack on his wife two months ago.
  
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• Pa. Turnpike bridge repairs to close lanes for two nights

  22-06-2016 16:44
  
  There will be single-lane traffic on a section of the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Bedford County tonight and Thursday for bridge repairs.
  
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• Owner of 'Donald Trump truck' hauled into Pa. court

  22-06-2016 16:15
  
  The semi emblazoned with all things Donald Trump travels the highways and byways spreading the Republican presidential candidate's message of "Make America Great Again." But on Tuesday, the owner was sidetracked by a detour into Pa. traffic court.
  
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• Amish girl 'gifted' to man says she still loves him: Report

  22-06-2016 16:04
  
  Hoopes told the website, Philly.com, that the girls "seemed fine" when questioned by authorities. Most of the 12 children have been taken to a safe house in Lancaster County, officials added.
  
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• $1,500,000 Homes in Albuquerque, California and Pennsylvania

  22-06-2016 16:01
  This week’s properties include a Spanish colonial in Albuquerque, a 1948 ranch house in California and an old stone house in Pennsylvania.
  
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• Trump has private meeting with evangelicals: 'You really don't have religious freedom'

  22-06-2016 15:58
  
  Donald Trump on Tuesday had a rare, closed-door meeting with hundreds of Christian conservatives, according to NPR.
  
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• Spinal fusions come with risks -- how is your hospital doing?

  22-06-2016 14:10
  
  A new statewide shows a surge, with much of the increase involving people 65 and older.
  
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• Urinating man gestures to shoot Pa. woman, 68

  22-06-2016 13:31
  
  A 68-year-old Pa.woman was simply trying to prevent her yard from turning into a public toilet. So she confronted the man urinating in the bushes by her property.
  
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• Man loses $400 in 'Facebook Lottery' scam: police

  22-06-2016 13:07
  
  The 43-year-old man received a text message on May 20 from a "Facebook Lottery team member" advising him that he had won a lottery, police said.
  
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• Healthiest housing markets: How did Harrisburg rate?

  22-06-2016 12:45
  
  A report by Nationwide Economics on the health of U.S. housing markets has some good news for Pennsylvania. Here's a look at the housing markets that have the healthiest outlooks -- and the least healthy -- and how Harrisburg and other Pennsylvania markets ranked.
  
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• Stolen guns; postal worker charged: Overnight Police Report

  22-06-2016 12:23
  
  Here's what you may have missed in police and court-related stories from around the midstate on Tuesday.
  
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• Sunny Wednesday, but more severe weather expected for the midstate on Thursday

  22-06-2016 11:49
  
  On Thursday, some of the storms could produce gusty winds and frequent lightning, forecasters said.
  
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• Sandusky attorneys push to force grand-jury judge to testify

  22-06-2016 04:37
  
  Barry Feudale was removed as a grand jury judge in 2013 and had his senior judge status revoked in 2015.
  
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• Harrisburg school board to host meeting on placing police in schools

  22-06-2016 03:24
  
  The school board is asking for community input on the proposal.
  
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• Police look to ID man who attacked customer in bar

  22-06-2016 03:08
  
  Security forced the attacker to leave the bar.
  
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