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• Dauphin County taking steps to counter opioid abuse

  07-07-2016 23:23
  
  Dauphin County has announced that it's rolling out new measures to counter opioid abuse and drug overdoses.
  
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• Convicted Dauphin County murderer held for trial in absentia in spitting, biting case

  07-07-2016 23:23
  
  District Judge Allen P. Page III Thursday ruled Deneshya A. Poole, 35, waived her right to appear at her preliminary hearing by refusing to leave her cell at the State Correctional Institution at Muncy.
  
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• Wendy's: Hackers stole customer information from these 39 Pa. restaurants

  07-07-2016 22:51
  
  Wendy's on Thursday released the location of 1,025 restaurants where it says hackers were able to steal customers credit and debit card information.
  
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• Convicted felon accused of selling crack cocaine faces federal trial

  07-07-2016 22:47
  
  Quan Leroy Gross faces at least 15 years in prison if convicted of drug dealing and possession of a firearm.
  
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• Judge opens door to deposition of two '70s Sandusky victims in Paterno defamation case

  07-07-2016 22:34
  
  Attorneys are given two weeks to develop a plan that allows them to probe 1970s victims' stories, while protecting their identities.
  
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• Ruling made on whether or not Bill Cosby accuser should testify

  07-07-2016 22:23
  
  A Montgomery County judge made a ruling Thursday on whether or not Bill Cosby accuser Andrea Constand should have testified at a preliminary hearing and what that now means to the case.
  
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• First Whole Foods in central Pa. could open by 2018

  07-07-2016 22:12
  
  A planned $130 million retail development in neighboring Manheim Township, Lancaster's largest suburb, recently won approval from the Township's board of commissioners.
  
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• Ex-Sandusky lawyer Karl Rominger pleads guilty in $116K tax evasion case

  07-07-2016 22:05
  
  Rominger, who also faces sentencing for embezzling $767,000 from clients, could receive up to 6 years in prison on the federal charges.
  
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• Motorcyclists clocked at more than 140 mph in chase

  07-07-2016 21:49
  
  Two Maryland motorcyclists who fled from state police Wednesday at speeds up to 140 mph are in prison on a host of charges.
  
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• Mother charged with killing her newborn son by using heroin while pregnant

  07-07-2016 21:34
  
  Collin James Campbell lived a little more than an hour after being born by emergency cesarean on March 8, said Deputy Coroner James Daugherty who described the infant as "a beautiful, handsome little guy."
  
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• Dangerous heat conditions, severe thunderstorms possible on Friday

  07-07-2016 21:13
  
  Dangerous heat conditions are possible Friday afternoon and evening with maximum heat index values around 100 degrees in Franklin, Perry, Dauphin, Lebanon, Cumberland, Adams, York and Lancaster counties, according to the National Weather Service in State College.
  
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• Pa. woman faked cancer to raise $36,000: AG

  07-07-2016 20:56
  
  The attorney general says a Pennsylvania woman faked having cancer, and fooled her family, friends and others into raising more than $36,000.
  
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• Wrong-way driver hit tractor trailer, then backed up and drove off

  07-07-2016 20:39
  
  A driver headed south in the northbound lanes of I-83 this afternoon struck a tractor-trailer, then backed up and took the next exit, state police say.
  
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• Man gets up to 87 years in prison after shooting man in bar

  07-07-2016 20:17
  
  A man convicted in the shooting death of a bystander in a Lancaster bar was sentenced to 38-and-a-half to 87 years in prison in Lancaster County court Thursday.
  
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• Where are these vintage dirt bikes?

  07-07-2016 19:09
  
  Two vintage dirt bikes were taken from a Lower Paxton Township barn recently.
  
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• Woman's charge for 'loud sex' reduced

  07-07-2016 18:39
  
  A York County woman accused of having loud sex that bothered her neighbors pleaded guilty to a summary charge Wednesday.
  
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• Man wanted in Harrisburg shooting in custody, more charges filed

  07-07-2016 18:17
  
  The 19-year-old man wanted on attempted homicide charges in the July 1 shooting at Green and Woodbine streets is now in custody.
  
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• Hershey doc wants retraction, apology over study pegging medical errors as leading killer

  07-07-2016 18:03
  
  It has made U.S. doctors an object of ridicule, he says.
  
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• Bill Cosby's lawyers trying to throw out charges, arguing he was denied right to face accuser

  07-07-2016 18:00
  
  A hearing is set for 1 p.m. Thursday in Montgomery County Court as Bill Cosby's lawyers plan to ask the judge to dismiss the entertainment icon's charges, arguing he was denied his right to face his accuser at a preliminary hearing in May.
  
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• Pa. man admits filming nude boys in Dorney Park bathhouse

  07-07-2016 17:27
  
  This was a vacation movie unlike any other. A 52-year-old Pa. man has admitted videotaping children changing clothes in a bathhouse at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom, then producing an online movie entitled "Water Park Fun."
  
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• Girl tells jury she cried 'a lot' as Harrisburg man brutally raped her

  07-07-2016 17:00
  
  The child, who was 8 when police say she was molested by 53-year-old Jonathan Tyrrell, told the Dauphin County jury, hesitantly at times, about the pain of the attack.
  
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• It's not fireworks: Fort Indiantown Gap hosting more live-fire training

  07-07-2016 16:48
  
  Fort Indiantown Gap will continue to be a busy training site in July, with increased noise expected from live-fire exercises.
  
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• 'You just show up at a station and hope a train picks you up': Septa repairs cause two-hour delays

  07-07-2016 16:38
  
  Whether someone is taking a train for work or to see tourist attractions like the Liberty Bell, they should expect long delays.
  
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• SEPTA repairs cause 2-hour delays, 'a nightmare' for Philly visitors, workers

  07-07-2016 16:38
  
  Whether someone is taking a train for work or to see tourist attractions like the Liberty Bell, they should expect long delays.
  
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• Do you know these suspects trying to pawn stolen goods?

  07-07-2016 16:32
  
  State police are asking for the public's help in finding three suspects in a June 27 burglary at a North Annville Township home in Lebanon County.
  
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• Getting to and from the Harrisburg International Airport just got a lot easier

  07-07-2016 16:00
  
  The only ways to get a ride to and from the Harrisburg International Airport was by hailing a taxi or by asking a favor from family and friends. But that's all going to change.
  
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• Woman suffers burns in York County fire

  07-07-2016 15:53
  
  A York County woman was taken to Lehigh Valley Burn Center after a fire in her Newberry Township home early Thursday.
  
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• Parts of Eisenhower Interchange to be closed over the next three weekends: PennDOT

  07-07-2016 15:41
  
  Starting this weekend, northbound I-83 through the Eisenhower Interchange will be closed to traffic starting at 9 p.m. on Friday and continuing no later than 5 a.m.
  
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• York police have leads on suspect in overnight shooting: Report

  07-07-2016 15:19
  
  One person was shot in York overnight Wednesday, emergency dispatch confirms.
  
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• Man shot in Lancaster Wednesday night: Police

  07-07-2016 14:11
  
  The man was transported to an area hospital and is listed stable condition. Police said his injuries are not considered to be life-threatening.
  
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• 10 celebrities who will be in Philadelphia for the DNC

  07-07-2016 14:00
  
  Democratic National Conventions typically attract numerous A-list performers. This report shows who is confirmed to be in Philly this month.
  
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• Former fugitive accused of spitting on, kicking EMT trying to help her

  07-07-2016 13:38
  
  This is no way to treat someone trying to help: A former fugitive is accused of assaulting an emergency medical services responder earlier this week.
  
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• New clues in case of Pa. boy found hanging dead in closet

  07-07-2016 13:20
  
  The tragic end of a 6-year-old boy found hanging dead in a closet inside his western Pennsylvania home may have begun as some kind of game.
  
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• 'They're just trying to sell their city': What's the real economic benefit of the DNC in Philly?

  07-07-2016 13:05
  
  Former Mayor Michael Nutter overshot when he said the event would add $350 million to the local economy, according to Villanova professor David Fiorenza.
  
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• PinnacleHealth short on brain surgeons, gets help from Hershey

  07-07-2016 12:56
  
  Pinnacle no longer had enough to cover all hours and provide all services.
  
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• Harrisburg man's child-rape trial begins; stabbing in Lebanon: Overnight Police Report

  07-07-2016 12:21
  
  Here's what you may have missed in police and court-related stories from around the midstate on Wednesday.
  
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• 'Hottest weather so far this year' expected for the midstate

  07-07-2016 11:49
  
  The high temperature for Thursday is expected to be near 92, but with the humidity the temperature will feel like it's near 100, forecasters said.
  
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• Hot, humid conditions to remain in region through weekend

  07-07-2016 03:45
  
  Heat index values approaching 100 are possible through Friday, said Kevin Fitzgerald, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in State College.
  
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• Black bear cub spotted eating from birdfeeder in Dauphin County

  07-07-2016 03:35
  
  The bear appears to be a cub born this past winter, but it could also be a very small yearling.
  
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• Drunken woman charged after traffic stop with 4 children in car: police

  07-07-2016 03:16
  
  Kiara Cherin Johnson is accused of drunken driving after a traffic stop around 4:30 p.m. July 4 on the 100 block of South State Street. West Earl Township police said Johnson had four children in the vehicle with her, ages 15, 13, 10 and 1.
  
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• Teen dies after found unresponsive in family pool

  07-07-2016 02:17
  
  A 16-year-old Shrewsbury Township girl died at York Hospital after she was found unresponsive in her family's pool.
  
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• Teen dies after being found unresponsive in family pool

  07-07-2016 02:17
  
  A 16-year-old Shrewsbury Township girl died at York Hospital after she was found unresponsive in her family's pool.
  
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• Boy, 6, found hanging dead in closet; teacher accused of masturbating on deck; 'sparkler bomb' injures boy: Daily Buzz

  07-07-2016 01:02
  
  Welcome to the Daily Buzz, a quick and compelling rundown of the stories people are talking about right now.
  
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• Man believed to have shot himself after setting home on fire was scheduled to be evicted: police

  07-07-2016 00:40
  
  Police said the man who died of a single gunshot wound to the head was an unemployed truck driver who had been without a job for about two years. The man was behind on his rent and was scheduled to be evicted Wednesday afternoon.
  
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