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• Girl's abduction claim is false, police say

  28-06-2016 23:57
  
  Police and the FBI worked together to determine the abduction claim is false.
  
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• Man drowns in farm waste

  28-06-2016 23:29
  
  His death was ruled accidental.
  
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• Living 'on a cliff': Resident worried even before McFarland units condemned

  28-06-2016 23:14
  
  Even before the eight units in his building were condemned Tuesday afternoon, Kameron Ballon said he felt "uncomfortable."
  
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• Rain closes two Middletown streets

  28-06-2016 23:13
  
  Public works is removing debris from the areas.
  
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• Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued for parts of the midstate until 10 p.m.

  28-06-2016 23:03
  
  The Severe Thunderstorm Watch was issued for Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Delaware, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton, Philadelphia and York counties.
  
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• Armed robber strikes at local BB&T Bank: police

  28-06-2016 22:46
  
  Police said robbery occurred at around 2:15 p.m. at the BB&T Bank on the 300 block of North Reading Road in Ephrata. The man displayed a gun and demanded cash before fleeing the scene on foot with in unknown amount of money.
  
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• 'My perpetrator sighs with relief': child sex abuse victim on senate committee vote

  28-06-2016 22:39
  
  Victims of child sex abuse had long laid their hope on a change to the law. Their hopes came closer to being slashed Tuesday with an amendment to proposed legislation.
  
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• 'My pepetrator sighs with relief': child sex abuse victim on senate committee vote

  28-06-2016 22:39
  
  Victims of child sex abuse had long laid their hope on a change to the law. Their hopes came closer to being slashed Tuesday with an amendment to proposed legislation.
  
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• Extra men, extra equipment; The race to open U.S. 11/15

  28-06-2016 22:38
  
  To rush the Route 11/15 project, PennDOT included a series of incentives and penalties for the contractor, J.D. Eckman.
  
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• More rain likely for the midstate on Tuesday night

  28-06-2016 22:32
  
  Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible late this afternoon and evening, and some storms may produce damaging wind gusts 60 mph or greater and hail up to one inch in diameter in Perry, Dauphin and Cumberland counties, according to the National Weather Service in State College.
  
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• Woman killed in crash

  28-06-2016 22:31
  
  The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
  
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• 77-year-old woman killed in single-car crash

  28-06-2016 22:31
  
  The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
  
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• Storm knocks power out to more than 7K Harrisburg-area customers

  28-06-2016 22:18
  
  There were 3,723 customers without electricity in Harrisburg.
  
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• 75-year-old man headed to trial on charges he killed wife with hammer

  28-06-2016 22:14
  
  District Judge John Reed Tuesday ruled there was sufficient evidence against Kenneth Wochley, 75, of Selinsgrove, to hold him for trial.
  
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• Harrisburg slaps McFarland apartments with violation, condemnation to prompt cleanup after wall collapse

  28-06-2016 22:13
  
  The city ordered the condemnation of eight apartment units closest to a May 5 wall collapse and demanded that The McFarland apartments begin cleanup.
  
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• National Weather Service issues severe thunderstorm warning until 4:45 p.m.

  28-06-2016 22:06
  
  The National Weather Service in State College has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for southwestern Lebanon County, northcentral York County, northeastern Cumberland County, southern Dauphin County and northwestern Lancaster County until 4:45 p.m.
  
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• Police investigating whether church burglary suspect is tied to other crimes

  28-06-2016 21:46
  
  Travis Miller is accused of a burglary on June 13 Petra Church on the 500 block of Airport Road in New Holland. Police said Miller entered the church at around 4:30 a.m. and forced his way into offices and stole cash.
  
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• Accused killer led cops to body of Red Lion woman, police say

  28-06-2016 21:20
  
  The man accused of strangling a 30-year-old Red Lion woman to death led authorities to where he dumped her body along I-83 in Maryland, police say.
  
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• National Weather Service issues Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 3:45 p.m.

  28-06-2016 21:08
  
  The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for northeastern Cumberland County, southwestern Dauphin County and east central Perry County until 3:45 p.m.
  
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• Man charged in deadly bar fight pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter

  28-06-2016 21:00
  
  Rudolph Bandjough, 32, of York Township, pleaded guilty in York County Court Tuesday to one count of involuntary manslaughter.
  
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• Woman sentenced for Craigslist robbery set-up, beating

  28-06-2016 20:44
  
  Amber Nicole Consylman, 22, pleaded guilty to setting up a phony Craigslist sale, which led to her boyfriend to beating the victim with a baseball bat and the pair robbing him.
  
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• Red Lion woman was strangled to death, coroner says

  28-06-2016 20:24
  
  A 30-year-old Red Lion woman was strangled to death, the Baltimore County Police Department announced after an autopsy today.
  
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• Harrisburg condemns buildings near Mulberry Bridge wall collapse

  28-06-2016 19:58
  
  City officials delivered the condemnation paperwork to the properties about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. Residents of The McFarland have 15 days to move out their belongings and find a new place to live.
  
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• Missing Susquehanna Township man has been located, police say

  28-06-2016 19:51
  
  A man that had reported missing in Susquehanna Township last week has been located, police said.
  
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• 19-year-old talked down from Carlisle roof pleads to escape, robbery charges

  28-06-2016 19:27
  
  Nygel L. Jenkins, 19, of Newville, pleaded guilty in Cumberland County Court Tuesday to charges that include escape and robbery.
  
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• 19-year-old talked down from Carlisle roof pleads guilty to escape, robbery charges

  28-06-2016 19:27
  
  Nygel L. Jenkins, 19, of Newville, pleaded guilty in Cumberland County Court Tuesday to charges that include escape and robbery.
  
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• Carlisle man charged with child porn distribution

  28-06-2016 19:01
  
  A Cumberland County man has been charged with distributing child pornography online.
  
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• King of Prussia expansion to open soon with new stores, restaurants

  28-06-2016 18:55
  
  A 155,000-square-foot addition is connecting the Court and Plaza to create one King of Prussia Mall, adding 50 stores and 13 eateries.
  
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• York woman in custody died from inhaling dusting spray: coroner

  28-06-2016 18:46
  
  A 39-year-old York woman's death in April was from duster spray inhalation, the York County coroner announced Tuesday.
  
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• Snared by doping scandal, Tour de France cyclist and midstate native looks to legal weed

  28-06-2016 18:39
  
  On his Twitter account, Floyd Landis announced the launch of his "Floyd's of Leadville" line of cannabis infused products, like vape pens and THC-laced lotions. "I'm happy to be finally involved in a legitimate industry," he wrote.
  
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• Coroner identifies woman who died in Route 11/15 motorcycle crash

  28-06-2016 18:32
  
  A Tennessee woman died in the motorcycle accident Sunday afternoon that closed down Route 11/15.
  
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• Red Lion woman found dead in Maryland; boyfriend charged with homicide

  28-06-2016 18:16
  
  A 30-year-old Red Lion woman who had been reported missing Sunday was found murdered in Baltimore County, police there say.
  
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• Senate panel strips retroactive measure from child sex crime law reform bill

  28-06-2016 18:05
  
  Senate Judiciary Committee moves House Bill 1947 to the floor but strips it of measure that would have allowed past victims civil recourse in court.
  
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• Fear and loathing in Las Cruces: Pa. Trump supporter sets off NM firestorm with letter

  28-06-2016 18:02
  
  An Oil City, Pa. man has touched off a firestorm 1,600 miles from home after sending a letter to the largest newspaper in New Mexico warning of a fringe element -- "Radical feminists, angry Indians and illegal Mexicans," as he put it -- that threatens to scare off tourists like him in the future.
  
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• Woman accused of scamming businesses for fake church mission trip

  28-06-2016 17:54
  
  She falsely claimed the money was for a church mission trip to Guatemala, state police in Jonestown say.
  
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• Pa. woman shot dead by crossbow married just 9 days to accused killer

  28-06-2016 17:29
  
  The honeymoon didn't last very long for Pa. newlyweds whose lives have been shattered by a domestic incident Sunday night that ended with the new wife fatally shot in the chest with a crossbow and her husband accused of her killing.
  
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• Home robbery suspect arrested after walking naked along road

  28-06-2016 17:27
  
  An Adams County man was taken into custody while walking naked after accused of robbing a home early Tuesday, state police say.
  
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• Pa. school worker to girl, 13: 'Come to my house and snuggle'

  28-06-2016 17:15
  
  A former IT worker at a posh, private Pa. elementary school is facing sexual assault charges for alleged contact with a 13-year-old female student. And some of the most damning evidence could be the messages and texts the two exchanged.
  
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• York businessman, philanthropist Louis Appell Jr. dies

  28-06-2016 16:43
  
  Appell was former president and CEO of Susquehanna Pfaltzgraff.
  
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• Man died by drowning in Perry County pool, coroner says

  28-06-2016 16:27
  
  The man pulled from Marysville Sunday afternoon died as a result of accidental drowning, the Cumberland County coroner said Tuesday.
  
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• Bar fight, scuffle with cops, leads to time served sentence

  28-06-2016 15:57
  
  Michael Rittle, 41, pleaded guilty in Cumberland County Court Tuesday to charges of public drunkenness and resisting arrest.
  
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• Work progresses on Star Barn dismantling

  28-06-2016 15:56
  
  Workers have removed the roofing and most of the walls on the historic, 144-year-old Star Barn near Middletown, Pa.  It will be disassembled by August to be rebuilt on Ironstone Ranch in Lancaster County sometime in 2018. ...
  
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• Prices rise for life-saving overdose rescue drug

  28-06-2016 14:45
  
  As demand for naxalone rises, prices are rising as well, and how to continue paying for public stocks is something agencies already are thinking about. Officials will be looking for grant renewals or new sources of money to pay for the antidote.
  
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• Demand for overdose rescue drug grows as more lives are saved

  28-06-2016 14:25
  
  Narcan, naloxone's common brand name, is now carried by most police departments and EMS providers and is accessible at pharmacies by the public with a standing state prescription.
  
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• Pa. cops swarm 'sweet 16' party gone sour

  28-06-2016 13:33
  
  It began as a "sweet 16" party at hotel in eastern Pennsylvania. The celebration swelled to more than 100 youths, and then the sweet 16 party turned sour, prompting police to swarm the party.
  
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• Thousands of Republican donors say no to Trump: report

  28-06-2016 13:15
  
  The thousands of donors who contributed to Republican campaigns in the past two presidential elections are closing their wallets to Trump, according to a USA Today report.
  
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• Pa. cop accused of robbing 2 men of $38 while on duty

  28-06-2016 13:14
  
  A 16-year veteran of the Philadelphia Police force is on the street and charged with a string of crimes. And it all appears to be over an alleged robbery of two men that netted just $38.
  
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• Pennsylvania stocks crashing as Brexit slams U.S. markets

  28-06-2016 12:53
  
  The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 260 points Monday.
  
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• Babies R Us thieves; undercover officer robbed: Overnight Police Report

  28-06-2016 12:47
  
  Here's what you may have missed in police and court-related stories from around the midstate on Monday.
  
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• George W. Bush's treasury secretary to vote for Clinton: 'A Trump presidency is unthinkable'

  28-06-2016 12:35
  
  Former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson is telling voters to put country before party.
  
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