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• One person shot in York

  13-07-2016 23:50
  
  Police had no suspects in custody just before 6 p.m.
  
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• Strong thunderstorm could affect parts of Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, York and Perry counties

  13-07-2016 23:10
  
  A strong thunderstorm will cross the portions of Dauphin and Cumberland counties through 5:45 p.m.
  
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• Public Utility Commission to hold 'Smart Hearings' on 717 shortage

  13-07-2016 23:08
  
  Numbers with the 717 area code are projected to be exhausted within two years.
  
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• Reports: Newberry Township police incident ends peacefully

  13-07-2016 22:40
  
  Police were negotiating with a reportedly suicidal man for hours.
  
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• Man's prison term for $335K burglary spree fits his crime just fine, Pa. court says

  13-07-2016 21:56
  
  Lawrence Creese Sr. and two other Baltimore men hit storage businesses in southern York County.
  
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• Apartment residents forced to move, but still no cleanup at Harrisburg wall collapse

  13-07-2016 21:56
  
  Harrisburg ordered residents of eight units at the McFarland Apartments to evacuate by Friday. The city also ordered the apartment owners to begin cleanup, or risk costly citations.
  
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• What's causing the Jersey Shore to look so tropical?

  13-07-2016 21:38
  
  Visitors of the Jersey Shore are being treated to a spectacular view of blue-green hues in the Atlantic Ocean thanks to microscopic plants moving in.
  
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• Severe thunderstorms, strong winds are possible in the midstate

  13-07-2016 21:12
  
  Isolated severe thunderstorms with strong winds and locally heavy rainfall are possible Wednesday afternoon and evening in Franklin, Perry, Dauphin, Schuylkill, Lebanon, Cumberland, Adams, York and Lancaster counties.
  
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• Traffic alert: I-81 opens after crash

  13-07-2016 20:31
  
  A crash that was reported by PennDOT around 12:50 p.m. had caused the closing of the northbound lanes.
  
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• Police reportedly trying to talk York County man out of shooting himself

  13-07-2016 19:26
  
  The incident was in the 900 block of Stevens Road in Newberry Township.
  
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• Drug overdose deaths in Pa. skyrocket

  13-07-2016 19:14
  
  In 2014, according to the Centers for Disease Control, Pennsylvania ranked eighth in the country for the rate of drug overdose deaths, with a rate of 21.9 deaths for every 100,000 people. In 2015, it got worse.
  
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• Crash closes down part of I-81 in Cumberland County

  13-07-2016 19:06
  
  The crash has caused the closing of the northbound between Exit 52A, the exit for Route 11 North- New Kingstown and Exit 57, the exit for PA 114 - Mechanicsburg
  
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• State police urge caution in playing Pokemon Go

  13-07-2016 18:28
  
  Pennsylvania state police are joining the ranks of those warning of the dangers that can be associated with avid Pokemon Go play.
  
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• Two East Hanover Township bridges to be replaced

  13-07-2016 18:06
  
  Crews will begin work to replace two bridges that carry Route 443 over Indiantown Run between Boundary Road and Ammo Road in East Hanover Township beginning on July 25.
  
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• Prison sentence stands for man who dislocated female cop's jaw

  13-07-2016 18:04
  
  Derrick Maddox claimed on appeal that the officer wasn't seriously hurt when he punched and choked her.
  
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• Church pastor's nephew to stay in prison for raping 12-year-old girl

  13-07-2016 17:59
  
  A state Superior Court refused to overturn Isaiah Anderson's multiple convictions and 13 1/2- to 27-year prison sentence.
  
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• Burglar breaks into Harrisburg home while residents, including a councilman, are sleeping

  13-07-2016 17:59
  
  Harrisburg Councilman Ben Allatt said the crime is a reminder for residents to lock their doors and windows and report suspicious activity to police.
  
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• Pizza delivery man robbed, assaulted

  13-07-2016 17:51
  
  A pizza delivery man was robbed and assaulted in Penbrook July 10, Swatara Township police said.
  
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• Police are on scene of incident in York County

  13-07-2016 17:39
  
  Police are on the scene of an incident that began this morning in Newberry Township, emergency dispatch confirms.
  
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• Penn State Health says it has no link to 'malevolent' messages on Facebook page

  13-07-2016 17:24
  
  Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is disavowing any connection with a woman who claims to be a nurse and who has reportedly posted hate messages on her Facebook page.
  
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• Body found in York County shed identified

  13-07-2016 17:19
  
  A man found dead in a shed in Dillsburg Tuesday has been identified.
  
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• How does Harrisburg International's Uber pickup fee compare to other airports?

  13-07-2016 17:12
  
  An additional fee for Uber pickups at the Harrisburg International Airport seems high to some. But is it really?
  
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• Watch for strong storms this afternoon, evening

  13-07-2016 16:39
  
  Isolated severe thunderstorms could hit the midstate this afternoon and evening, said the National Weather Service at State College.
  
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• Bank worker who stole $13K gets federal probation

  13-07-2016 16:28
  
  Donna Miller stole the money from a Fulton Bank branch in York.
  
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• Philadelphia airport workers vote to strike when Democratic National Convention's in town

  13-07-2016 16:26
  
  Workers are seeking better scheduling, clarity on sick pay, a more predictable disciplinary system and the ability to unionize, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
  
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• Bicyclist finds unconscious driver in stream

  13-07-2016 16:19
  
  A bicyclist found a woman who was unconscious in a stream after being ejected from her vehicle Tuesday evening, Ephrata police said.
  
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• Anger over handling of puppy's case prompts SPCA disclaimer

  13-07-2016 16:08
  
  Susan Martin said her decision not to charge the owner -- who agreed to turn over the animal for medical treatment -- involved her likely inability to prove wrongdoing and make criminal charges stick.
  
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• Polls in 3 Crucial States Show Donald Trump Improving

  13-07-2016 15:51
  New Quinnipiac University state surveys have Mr. Trump moving up in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida, with voters calling honesty an issue that could hurt Hillary Clinton.
  
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• Woman accused of pepper-spraying man while he was driving

  13-07-2016 15:35
  
  A York County woman is accused of pepper-spraying a man to get him to stop driving so he could be confronted by his girlfriend, state police in York said.
  
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• 17 weird things you can't take to the GOP convention

  13-07-2016 15:30
  
  Several items are banned during the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.
  
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• Inert grenade found in Pringles can prompts evacuation

  13-07-2016 15:25
  
  An inert grenade in a Pringles chip can prompted the evacuation of about 100 people from the Interfaith Apartment building in Middletown Tuesday night, the police chief said.
  
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• Federal critiques of pipeline project's vetting continue to mount

  13-07-2016 15:24
  
  At issue is a draft environmental assessment by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) which deemed the project safe. This prompted pushback from opponents and residents, including that heard during a series of area public hearings hosted by FERC in June.
  
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• RNC: Guns allowed, but leave the yarn at home

  13-07-2016 15:00
  
  Here's the full list of banned items at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.
  
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• Equine vet clinic heavily damaged by fire

  13-07-2016 14:54
  
  An equine veterinary clinic in Rapho Township, Lancaster County, sustained in excess of $600,000 in damage in a fire Tuesday night, a fire official said.
  
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• Flight 800 father receives heaven-sent message: 'His daughter's OK'

  13-07-2016 14:31
  
  A mourning couple takes a measure of comfort in what they believe are heaven-sent words. They are a comfort, still, 20 years after TWA Flight 800 crashed, claiming the lives of 16 teens and five adults in Montoursville, Pa.
  
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• Here's why the DNC, RNC could be the most unpredictable conventions in modern history

  13-07-2016 14:15
  
  Throughout the next two weeks, Democrats and Republicans will host conventions politicos say will be unmatched by any others in modern history.
  
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• 'Nervous as hell': Police amplify or alter convention preparations after Dallas

  13-07-2016 14:07
  
  "We can't stop everything. We can do our best to plan for everything at the end of the day whether it's a natural disaster or manmade disaster, we are always and constantly training and preparing to get better, but bad things still happen, unfortunately."
  
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• Faces of evil: Pennsylvania's most infamous criminals

  13-07-2016 14:05
  
  Here's a look at some of the most infamous criminals in Pennsylvania history.
  
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• Cumberland County mosquito hunter searches for West Nile virus: Cool Jobs

  13-07-2016 13:51
  
  Katie Seymore is Cumberland County Vector Control's West Nile technician. She spends her days setting mosquito traps, bringing samples to the state DEP lab for testing and searching for water that breeds mosquitos.
  
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• Congress expected to green-light opioid epidemic bill

  13-07-2016 13:45
  
  The House already approved the bill, dubbed the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act.
  
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• Montoursville mourns: Flight 800 took away 'part of its future'

  13-07-2016 13:01
  
  "You wonder what they could have accomplished. Did they have a family? Where are they working? What contribution could they have made? We lost all that."
  
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• Suspects charged in gun shop burglary have ties to Bloods and Crips gangs: Police

  13-07-2016 12:32
  
  Three Maryland people believed to have ties to the Bloods and Crips street gangs have been charged in the May burglary at the Trop Gun Shop in Mount Joy Township, police say.
  
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• Penn State and Jerry Sandusky saga, body found in shed, K9 death: Overnight police report

  13-07-2016 11:50
  
  News about Jerry Sandusky once again dominated crime news Tuesday, as depositions were unsealed by a Philadelphia judge in Penn State's court battle for insurance coverage of nearly $93 million in settlements paid to Sandusky's victims.
  
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• Hot, chance of showers and storms today

  13-07-2016 11:32
  
  There is a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms today, but don't expect much cooling from them.
  
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• Penn State insurance filings fill in a few more blanks in the Jerry Sandusky saga, but not nearly all

  13-07-2016 05:58
  
  After another release of new information and allegations, there are plenty of questions left to answer.
  
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• Middletown apartment building evacuated due to bomb threat

  13-07-2016 04:50
  
  The building was evacuated in the 100 block of Mill Street.
  
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