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• Tainted heroin heads to 3 deaths, puts Conn. officials on high alert

  24-06-2016 23:02
  
  Many victims told detectives that they thought they were buying cocaine.
  
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• Mom charged with killing 3-year-old also assaulted nurse, police say

  24-06-2016 22:57
  
  Lester allegedly kicked the nurse in the face at York Hospital.
  
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• 'That's all the victims' Steelton serial killer tells police

  24-06-2016 22:42
  
  Steelton serial killer Joseph Miller, during a half-hour interview with police, confessed to murdering five women and attacking two others, who survived.
  
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• PAC Backing Hillary Clinton to Run $10.5 Million in Ads in Pennsylvania

  24-06-2016 22:38
  The wave of spending by Priorities USA begins July 5 in a battleground state Donald J. Trump hopes to win by appealing to white working-class voters.
  
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• Video: Steelton serial killer confesses to killing two women

  24-06-2016 22:25
  
  In these video excerpts, Joseph Miller tells police about killing Jeanette Thomas, 25, in 1990, and Kelly Ann Ward, 26, in 1986.
  
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• Harrisburg man accused of shooting at cop laughs, cries as jury convicts him

  24-06-2016 22:16
  
  Shawn McCoy will be sentenced to at least 20 to 40 years in state prison.
  
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• Chance of rain Friday evening in the Harrisburg area

  24-06-2016 22:13
  
  The low for tonight is around 61 and the high on Saturday will be near 84.
  
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• Lower bail denied for mom accused of 'gifting' teen daughter to much older Pa. man

  24-06-2016 21:43
  
  Savilla Stoltzfus remains jailed on 10 percent of $1 million bail after a Bucks County judge refused her lawyers' request for a bail reduction Friday.
  
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• Acid burns employees at dental parts manufacturer in Lancaster County

  24-06-2016 21:08
  
  "One of them had red pimple-sized dots on his face and arms," Keens said. "The other had a burn on one of his arms." Both are expected to make full recoveries.
  
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• Yuengling settles Clean Water Act violations, feds say

  24-06-2016 21:04
  
  The country's oldest brewery has installed an $8 million wastewater pretreatment system and will pay a $2.8 million fine to settle allegations that it sent pollutants to a municipal wastewater treatment plant.
  
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• Route 11/15 reopens to traffic a month early

  24-06-2016 20:50
  
  This portion of Route 11/15 had been closed to all traffic since the night of May 1 for a rock slope safety improvement project. The closure was originally expected to continue until July 30, but the contractor for the project - J.D. Eckman, Inc. of Atglen- is ahead of schedule and was able to reopen the road today.
  
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• Heroin crisis gets another spotlight, but money for treatment remains a hurdle

  24-06-2016 20:26
  
  Officials say beds, medications and long-term supports are needed -- not arrests.
  
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• Judge views video of fatal beating, holds suspect for court

  24-06-2016 20:24
  
  The video, recorded by an eyewitness, allegedly shows the fatal beating of 45-year-old Charles Kronenberg IV outside of his residence on Poplar Street in Lancaster City.
  
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• Family astonished by amount raised for funeral of man killed walking home from wedding

  24-06-2016 20:22
  
  Relatives have been "deeply moved" by the love and support after Steve Esworthy was killed in a robbery in Harrisburg. They now ask people to share video images of the suspected killer to help catch him.
  
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• Police officer in critical condition after shooting; at least 1 person in custody

  24-06-2016 19:59
  
  The 25-year-old officer is in critical condition.
  
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• Are homicides seasonal in Pennsylvania?

  24-06-2016 19:41
  
  Here's a snapshot of some key data from the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts about homicides in the state,where they happen and when they happen.
  
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• Black bear crosses paths with Cub at Lock Haven fly-in

  24-06-2016 19:30
  
  The bear was a first for the fly-in, its long-time president Cal Arter said Friday. It did not bother anyone but attracted a lot of attention, he said.
  
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• Why the challenge against affirmative action failed

  24-06-2016 19:29
  
  Abigail Fisher's argument was that the top 10 percent plan created enough diversity and race shouldn't be a factor when considering other students. That argument failed for a variety of reasons.
  
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• Route 11/15 to re-open today, a month ahead of schedule

  24-06-2016 19:07
  
  That portion of road, south of Marysville in Perry County, has been closed since May 1.
  
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• Harrisburg police explain what went wrong in their handling of hammer attack

  24-06-2016 19:04
  
  Brant Hansen's wife was attacked April 25 and police never followed up with them even after they called 911 to report the suspect's location. Police Chief Thomas Carter explains why.
  
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• Pa. police officer shot near Amtrak rail lines; trains delayed as suspect sought

  24-06-2016 18:45
  
  The officer was checking on reports of drug activity, sources say.
  
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• From anti-Muslim rant to a dinner invite: Trump delegate to attend dinner and prayer service at mosque

  24-06-2016 18:36
  
  The school board member who made anti-Muslim rant will join members of mosque for Ramadan fast breaking dinner and prayer service.
  
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• Jury begins weighing fate of Harrisburg man accused of shooting at cop

  24-06-2016 18:07
  
  Judge Scott A. Evans was instructing the jurors on the law at late morning, prior to sending them out to deliberate on the robbery, attempted murder and other charges against 21-year-old Shawn McCoy.
  
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• Reddit helps take down National Parks graffiti artist

  24-06-2016 18:02
  
  Casey Nocket, 23, known as "Creepytings" on social media, plead guilty to seven counts of injury or depredation against government property.
  
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• 'She was our all:' Serial killer Joseph Miller offers no apology for two more murders

  24-06-2016 17:32
  
  Miller received his fourth and fifth consecutive life prison terms for killing Kelly Ann Ward in 1986 and Jeanette Thomas in 1990.
  
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• Five things to know about the Brexit

  24-06-2016 17:03
  
  Dubbed the "Brexit," the move ends the U.K.'s 40-year association with the political and economic association, and the nation becomes the first to withdraw from the EU.
  
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• Watch the confession of serial killer Joseph Miller to two decades-old homicides

  24-06-2016 16:59
  
  Joseph Miller, formerly of Steelton, pleaded guilty in Dauphin County Court Friday morning to the homicides of two young women committed decades ago.
  
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• Do you know this bank robbery suspect?

  24-06-2016 16:43
  
  An unknown man wearing sunglasses walked into the BB&T Bank in Breezewood just after 2:30 p.m. on June 14 and demanded money from a clerk, police said.
  
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• Chick-fil-A at Carlisle Commons receives approval from planning council

  24-06-2016 16:40
  
  The same firm that proposed the new stand-alone restaurant is also developing plans for a Five Guys next door.
  
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• Serial killer Joseph Miller pleads guilty, gets life terms for 2 more murders

  24-06-2016 16:39
  
  Miller admitted to the 1986 killing of Kelly Ann Ward and the 1990 murder of Jeanette Thomas.
  
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• Suspect in hammer attack not connected to killing of man after wedding: Harrisburg police

  24-06-2016 16:25
  
  Harrisburg police called Steve Esworthy's family to let them know. His private funeral is planned for today.
  
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• Hammer attack suspect probably didn't kill man after wedding: Harrisburg police

  24-06-2016 16:25
  
  Harrisburg police called Steve Esworthy's family to let them know. His private funeral is planned for today.
  
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• Pa. man accused of fatally slamming boy, 8, over messy bedroom

  24-06-2016 16:14
  
  The punishment didn't fit the crime. Not by a long shot.
  
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• Repeat sex offender sentenced for producing child porn in Lancaster County

  24-06-2016 15:42
  
  Dennis E. Mowday, 61, recently pleaded guilty in Lancaster County Court to five felonies regarding abuse of a 17-year-old girl in 2014 and 2015. Mowday filmed some of the sexual abuse, police say.
  
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• State police searching for missing Lancaster County man

  24-06-2016 15:41
  
  Mark Stephen Perks, 57, was last seen along the 100 block of North Jackson Street in Strasburg Borough on Tuesday, police said.
  
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• Serial killer Joseph Miller returns to court to face murder charge in decades-ago death

  24-06-2016 15:19
  
  When the charges against Joseph D. Miller were announced in April, Dauphin County District Attorney Ed Marsico said investigators believe Ward was murdered around the time her family reported her missing in early 1986.
  
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• Police ID victim of fatal crash along I-83 on Thursday night

  24-06-2016 14:07
  
  The crash was reported at around 6:20 p.m. along the southbound lanes of the interstate near Exit 10, the exit for Loganville in Springfield Township, police said.
  
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• Serial robbery suspect doesn't go quietly

  24-06-2016 13:36
  
  The female suspect is accused of a rash of robberies in the Easton area, but she sure didn't go quietly when placed under arrest early Friday.
  
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• Pa. motorcycle rider missing 5 days found dead in tall grass

  24-06-2016 13:22
  
  The days' old search for a missing motorcycle rider in western Pa. has ended grimly in the tall grass off a Butler County road, where his body was found.
  
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• Pa. girl, 4, believed to have shot, killed herself at home

  24-06-2016 13:08
  
  The search for answers in the case of a 4-year-old girl shot dead inside her North Philadelphia home Thursday afternoon seems to point to the girl somehow accidentally shooting herself. But how did she access a loaded gun?
  
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• Arrest in hammer-throwing assault; arrest in Middletown burglaries: Overnight Police Report

  24-06-2016 12:22
  
  Here's what you may have missed in police and court-related stories from around the midstate on Thursday.
  
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• Sunny weekend in store for the midstate

  24-06-2016 11:40
  
  Sunny skies and a high of 84 are expected for Saturday, followed by a high of 87 on Sunday, forecasters said.
  
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• Possibility of rain on tap Friday before sunny, warm weekend

  24-06-2016 05:37
  
  The heavy downpours Thursday afternoon will continue to give way to cloudy skies and patchy fog after 2 a.m. until about 9 a.m., according to forecasts from the National Weather Service in State College. Temperatures should reach 80 on Friday with a slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
  
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• Tractor-trailer crash cleared on I-81 in Cumberland County, no injuries reported

  24-06-2016 04:37
  
  Cumberland County dispatches said the crash was cleared at around 9:45 p.m. Thursday at mile marker 38 near Newville. The crash was reported at around 8 p.m. and temporarily closed all lanes on the interstate.
  
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• Suspect in Harrisburg hammer-throwing assault arrested

  24-06-2016 03:38
  
  Brandon Williams, 23, was arrested at around 9 p.m. Thursday, police said. He is charged with simple assault stemming from an attack on a woman who was talking her dog the morning of April 25 on the 1500 block of Green Street.
  
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• Fatal crash cleared on I-83 in York County, traffic slow in area

  24-06-2016 03:20
  
  Total Traffic Network Harrisburg reported the crash cleared at around 9:10 p.m.
  
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