Pennsylvania news

• Trump rally in Altoona: Recap

  12-08-2016 23:00
  
  GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump held a rally in Altoona on Friday, Aug. 12
  
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• Trump rally in Altoona: Live updates

  12-08-2016 23:00
  
  GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump held a rally in Altoona on Friday, Aug. 12
  
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• Attorney Joe Amendola believed in Jerry Sandusky's innocence, but defends himself

  12-08-2016 22:53
  
  Former lead trial attorney for Sandusky makes it tough going for the convicted pedophile to make way in his latest appeal.
  
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• Police investigating body found near I-83 Glen Rock exit

  12-08-2016 22:39
  The 1-83 exit to Glen Rock has reopened after it was temporarily closed following the discovery of a body.
  
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• Pa. court backs life sentence for Erica Klinger murder

  12-08-2016 22:39
  
  Luis Lugo-Davila was convicted of strangling a Klinger at an East Shore motel during an argument over heroin and dumping her body in Perry County. Her disappearance prompted a month-long search.
  
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• Where do Pennsylvania's schools rank on Newsweek's 500 best high schools list?

  12-08-2016 22:34
  
  Pennsylvania had 28 high schools that ranked on Newsweek's list of 500 schools.
  
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• Appeals lawyer for Sandusky says client is defiant and 'not admitting to any of this'

  12-08-2016 22:17
  
  "I think it's just important to Jerry that people know, 'I'm not admitting to any of this,'" appellate attorney Al Lindsay said of Sandusky's decision to take the stand Friday.
  
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• Idlewild's 'Rollo Coaster' will remain closed indefinitely following child's fall

  12-08-2016 22:02
  
  The 78-year-old "Rollo Coaster" at Idlewild & SoakZone amusement park will remain closed following the investigation of a child's injury on the ride Thursday afternoon.
  
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• 'It just took a toll,' says partner of alleged Kane leak subject J. Whyatt Mondesire

  12-08-2016 21:55
  
  J. Whyatt Mondesire was never the same after an article based on leaks from a 2009 grand jury investigation accused him of misusing government funds, his longtime partner said.
  
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• Hot weekend ahead for the midstate: National Weather Service issues heat advisory, excessive heat warning and excessive heat watch

  12-08-2016 21:55
  
  A heat advisory now in effect until noon Saturday in Dauphin, Lebanon, York and Lancaster counties. An excessive heat warning will be in effect from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday. An excessive heat watch will be in effect from Saturday evening through Sunday afternoon.
  
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• Salvage yard fire closes Route 30 in Franklin County

  12-08-2016 21:48
  The blaze is at an auto salvage yard in Hamilton Township.
  
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• Recipient of alleged Kathleen Kane leak invokes Pennsylvania Shield Law

  12-08-2016 20:38
  
  Chris Brennan, the Philadelphia Daily News reporter who received grand jury materials that were allegedly leaked by Attorney General Kathleen Kane, invoked the state's shield law Friday to protect his confidential source.
  
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• Man wanted for taking woman from hospital at gunpoint nabbed for shoplifting in Myrtle Beach

  12-08-2016 20:32
  
  Elliott Ravert was arrested Friday, police in South Carolina said.
  
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• Gas well worker gets $30,000 to settle injury claim

  12-08-2016 20:31
  Michael Williams filed suit in January 2015 claiming negligence caused him to fall on the ice at a well site near Montoursville and suffer a broken ankle.
  
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• Sandusky lawyer on divided defense: 'I can't explain why I wouldn't have asked for a mistrial'

  12-08-2016 19:57
  
  The appearances of lead attorney Joseph Amendola and co-counsel Karl Rominger were meant to raise questions about the legal advice they provided Sandusky during his 2012 child sex abuse trial.
  
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• Police force raises money for officer's daughter on life support

  12-08-2016 19:52
  
  A GoFundMe campaign benefitting the family of Kaitlin Briar, 17, seeks to raise $20,000.
  
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• Ukrainian man who posed as Harrisburg student strikes deal to plead guilty to federal charges

  12-08-2016 19:25
  
  Artur Samarin's federal plea agreement would become final only if it accepted by a judge.
  
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• Read transcript of 'Kathleen is unhinged' phone conversation on alleged leak

  12-08-2016 19:22
  
  The transcript of a conversation between Kathleen Kane's political consultant Josh Morrow and John Lisko, former chief of staff of state Treasurer Rob McCord, was a key piece of evidence at Kane's criminal trial.
  
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• DA was unwilling to file charges early in dog abuse case, embattled SPCA director says

  12-08-2016 18:40
  
  Susan Martin is willing to revoke her animal control license but will remain as the director of the Lancaster County SPCA.
  
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• 6-year-old shot in Philadelphia - again

  12-08-2016 18:36
  
  Both children are hospitalized in critical condition.
  
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• 'I was naive': Jerry Sandusky blames his conviction on 'chaotic' defense

  12-08-2016 18:34
  
  Former Penn State icon testifies at opening of his latest appeals hearing.
  
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• A 'fierce wolf': Facebook page offers insight on mindset of man who took woman from hospital at gunpoint

  12-08-2016 18:17
  
  Elliot Ravert and Alicia Buzzard were still being sought Friday morning.
  
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• Bed bug problem inside building addressed immediately: Department of Revenue

  12-08-2016 17:57
  
  Several employees who reached out to the PennLive Tip Line said the bugs were found on four different floors.
  
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• AG Kathleen Kane chooses not to testify; jury excused until Monday

  12-08-2016 17:51
  
  Attorney General Kathleen Kane took the stand Friday to assure the judge in her criminal case that she has considered her options and decided not to testify in her own defense.
  
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• No gun found after passenger's pistol-packing comment diverts airliner to HIA

  12-08-2016 17:43
  
  The passenger was detained and the flight was allowed to depart after a search, an HIA spokesman said.
  
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• Donald Trump’s Missteps Risk Putting a Ceiling Over His Support in Swing States

  12-08-2016 17:41
  Though candidates usually take more moderate positions in the general election, Mr. Trump continues to alienate certain groups, leaving him stagnant in the polls.
  
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• Here's how to find the 94 Pennsylvania liquor stores now open on Sundays

  12-08-2016 17:25
  
  After a long-fought battle for reform, 94 state-owned liquor and wine stores around Pennsylvania will begin operating on Sundays starting this weekend.
  
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• Pa. baby's daycare death to be probed by grand jury

  12-08-2016 17:21
  
  The death of a three-month-old girl who was sleeping on her stomach while unattended on her first day at a Pa. daycare facility will be probed by an investigative grand jury for possible criminal charges.
  
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• What the difference between an excessive heat watch and heat advisory?

  12-08-2016 16:49
  
  The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory and excessive heat watch for Harrisburg ahead of temperatures that may reach 104 degrees between Friday and Sunday.
  
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• On stand for first time, Sandusky maintains innocence, blames lawyer for questionable TV spot

  12-08-2016 16:33
  
  The former assistant Penn State football coach claims his lawyers were ineffective during his 2012 trial on child molestation counts, and that as a result he was denied a fair trial.
  
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• Documents were sent to Kathleen Kane prior to alleged leak, attorney general staffer says

  12-08-2016 16:05
  
  An Attorney General's Office staffer testified Friday that she emailed several of the documents that were later leaked to the Philadelphia Daily News to Attorney General Kathleen Kane.
  
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• Police ID 'person of interest' in armed robbery of Cumberland County diner

  12-08-2016 15:51
  
  The man is wanted for questioning in the June 27th robbery of John's Diner along the Harrisburg Pike, police said.
  
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• I'll try to persuade you that Trump is not fit to be president: Nancy Eshelman column

  12-08-2016 15:35
  
  A certain percentage of people read this column because they strongly disagree with anything I write and can't wait to tell me that.
  
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• Man hallucinating on synthetic marijuana said 'God told him Trump would be president': Police

  12-08-2016 14:21
  
  Police said the man "was smoking synthetic marijuana and hallucinating. He did stab himself in the neck numerous times with a knife while stating that God told him Trump would be president," according to a news release.
  
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• Crash slowing traffic on I-81 south near Route 581

  12-08-2016 13:53
  
  The crash involves multiple vehicles, including a passenger car and a tanker truck, state police said.
  
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• Boy, 3, critical after falling from Pa. roller coaster

  12-08-2016 13:40
  
  The 3-year-old boy who fell about 10 feet from the Rollo Coaster Thursday afternoon at Idlewild & Soak Zone in Ligonier hit his head and is in critical condition.
  
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• Body found on Ocean City beach is identified

  12-08-2016 13:24
  
  The decomposed body that washed ashore on an Ocean City, Maryland, beach near 127th Street earlier this week is that of a 25-year-old man.
  
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• Walmart vest-wearing thief; Harrisburg home invasion: Overnight Police Report

  12-08-2016 13:05
  Here's what you may have missed in police and court-related stories from around the midstate on Thursday.
  
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• Heat advisory and excessive heat watch issued for the midstate

  12-08-2016 12:46
  
  The heat advisory is in effect until 1 p.m. Saturday. The excessive heat watch is in effect from Saturday afternoon through Sunday evening.
  
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• Mom of man fatally shot by Harrisburg police sought court protection from him in December

  12-08-2016 12:45
  
  Kim Thomas went to Dauphin County night court Dec. 10 and received an emergency protection from abuse order against Earl Shaleek Pinckney within two hours of an attack involving a knife.
  
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• Big things to watch for in Pennsylvania during the general election

  12-08-2016 12:35
  
  The 2016 election cycle hasn't been light on drama or unpredictable moments.
  
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• I-81 reopened after crash in Cumberland County

  12-08-2016 12:07
  
  The roadway was reopened at about 6 a.m., according to PennDOT.
  
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• Overturned tractor-trailer closes portion of I-81 north in Cumberland County

  12-08-2016 11:41
  
  The northbound lanes of the interstate between Exit 29 and Exit 37, the exit for Route 233 and Newville, have been closed, according to PennDOT. Officials are suggesting that drivers use Route 11 as an alternate route.
  
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• Man choked boy unconscious, assaulted mother: Police

  12-08-2016 03:23
  
  Earnest Harper was arrested and charged with
  
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• Man charged with breaking girl's jaw after she refuses kiss

  12-08-2016 02:57
  
  Taijae Edwards punched the girl in the face when she refused a kiss from him, police said.
  
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• Heat advisory/watch issued for midstate

  12-08-2016 02:45
  
  Heat indexes are expected to surpass 104 degrees this weekend.
  
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• 'Best served cold': Inside Kathleen Kane's alleged leak scheme

  12-08-2016 01:18
  
  "What's the saying about revenge?" A political consultant asked, in a text message. "Best served cold," Attorney General Kathleen Kane replied.
  
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• Body washes up on busy beach; troubled teen accused in double-fatal shooting; burned body in shallow grave: Daily Buzz

  12-08-2016 01:01
  
  Welcome to the Daily Buzz, a quick and compelling rundown of the stories people are talking about right now.
  
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• Man shot in Harrisburg

  12-08-2016 00:56
  
  Police found the man lying on the sidewalk.
  
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• Woman raped during Harrisburg home invasion: Police

  12-08-2016 00:39
  The woman was at home with her children when the suspect entered the front door with a gun, police said.
  
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