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• Lawyer appointed to guide Trump White House went to school in Harrisburg

  28-11-2016 22:43
  
  His father was a lawyer for Trump and he advised Trump during the campaign.
  
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• 'I grabbed his arms and yanked him out through the window': Rescuer in fiery crash

  28-11-2016 22:19
  
  The young men pulled from a burning car Friday night are fighting to recover from burns and other injuries in Lehigh Valley Burn Center.
  
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• Ex-West Shore police chief charged with stealing from Harrisburg club

  28-11-2016 22:16
  
  Dougherty is accused of stealing gaming tickets while serving as president of the Der Harrisburg Maennerchor club.
  
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• Airline bans rude Trump supporter for life, refunds other passengers' tickets

  28-11-2016 22:15
  
  Delta Air Lines had previously apologized over the man's outburst.
  
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• Pa. town that painted blue road line to honor first responders could face 'legal liability': PennDOT

  28-11-2016 21:17
  
  While PennDOT has no current plans to take action against Conoy Township for painting a blue line on the road to honor first responders, it has warned that the community could face legal issues in the future.
  
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• Delta Air Lines Bans Disruptive Donald Trump Supporter for Life

  28-11-2016 20:31
  The man shouted anti-Hillary Clinton comments at fellow passengers on a flight from Atlanta this month, the airline said.
  
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• Mechanicsburg man pleads guilty to child porn charge

  28-11-2016 20:29
  A Mechanicsburg man has pleaded guilty to a charge he possessed images and movies containing child pornography, federal officials said today.
  
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• New Wikileaks docs cover Three Mile Island and worried governments' response to partial meltdown

  28-11-2016 20:22
  
  Included in those communications are a series involving initial estimates of the human and environmental risks, as well as the response from world leaders to the unfolding crisis at the plant outside Harrisburg.
  
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• Latest Wikileaks cover Three Mile Island and worried governments' response to partial meltdown

  28-11-2016 20:22
  
  Included in those communications are a series involving initial estimates of the human and environmental risks, as well as the response from world leaders to the unfolding crisis at the plant outside Harrisburg.
  
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• Cops seek owner of well-dressed lost dog

  28-11-2016 19:10
  
  The dog was found wandering in East Pennsboro Township on Sunday.
  
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• One suspect dead, multiple people injured in Ohio State incident

  28-11-2016 18:57
  
  Students said a fire alarm went off in their building and they evacuated. After firefighters cleared the scene, a car drove up, jumped the curb and drove toward the crowd. A man with a machete jumped out and attacked.
  
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• Son accused of threatening dad with gun

  28-11-2016 18:56
  The incident occurred when the parents confronted the teen about items that were stolen from their home, police said.
  
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• Lou Barletta's possible Cabinet post meeting with Donald Trump postponed

  28-11-2016 18:35
  
  Congressman Barletta, an early supporter of Donald Trump, is rumored to be in line for a Cabinet post. The meeting between the two has been rescheduled.
  
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• Where does Harrisburg rank in metro areas maxed out on housing debt?

  28-11-2016 18:26
  
  The Austin-based company used information homeowners with mortgages as well as homeowners with second mortgages or home equity loans to develop it's ranking.
  
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• Officers had to wrestle with drunken burglar, police say

  28-11-2016 18:09
  
  The Canadian man was trying to break into homes in the Lititz area, police said.
  
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• Labor & Industry staffers, and friends, set to rally against scheduled layoffs

  28-11-2016 17:48
  More than 500 staffers across the state have been given furlough notices in the wake of a funding stand-off between Gov. Tom Wolf and the Republican-led legislature.
  
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• 'I heard the shots,' neighbor says of double shooting in Harrisburg

  28-11-2016 17:47
  
  Police are still investigating the Saturday morning incident in the 2000 block of State Street.
  
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• FBI probes Pa. business owner accused of sexually assaulting teen boys

  28-11-2016 17:41
  
  A western Pennsylvania businessman is denying charges he sexually abused a string of teen boys over multiple years - including on out-of-state trips. But that isn't stopping the FBI from trying to track down as many of the man's alleged victims as it can.
  
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• Police name 'person of interest' in 8-vehicle Harrisburg crash that injured 10

  28-11-2016 17:29
  
  Harrisburg police have named a "person of interest" in the Nov. 18 crash that injured 10 people and damaged eight vehicles on Derry Street.
  
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• Cuba can start working on its future with Castro dead, says man who fled country at age 7

  28-11-2016 17:25
  
  Thompson's family fled Cuba in 1960 because under Castro "it got very uncomfortable there," he said. Teachers were beginning to preach the evils of America, he said.
  
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• Bus driver lost consciousness before Harrisburg crash, police say

  28-11-2016 17:16
  
  A Capital Area Transit bus driver lost consciousness before hitting a pole and three parked cars Monday morning, Harrisburg police said.
  
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• Speed believed factor in fatal motorcycle crash, police say

  28-11-2016 16:54
  A 37-year-old Lancaster County man died of injuries suffered when his motorcycle collided with an SUV Friday night, state police said.
  
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• Active shooter reported on Ohio State campus

  28-11-2016 16:25
  
  The shooter reportedly was at Watt Hall on the north campus.
  
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• Immigrant earnings make up $1 billion of Lancaster County's economy, study finds

  28-11-2016 15:50
  
  New American Economy, which conducted the study in partnership with the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce and the Lancaster Refugee Coalition, found that immigrants helped create or preserve 1,062 local manufacturing jobs in Lancaster County.
  
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• Harrisburg shooting victims expected to live, police ask public to help with probe

  28-11-2016 15:36
  The shooting occurred around 2 a.m. Saturday in the 2000 block of State Street.
  
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• Bus crash cuts power, forces closing of Harrisburg's Camp Curtin Academy

  28-11-2016 15:04
  The crash occurred Monday morning.
  
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• PSU students brave freezing temperatures for Big 10 Championship tickets

  28-11-2016 14:30
  
  Penn State students braved freezing temperatures to camp out Sunday night in order to be first in line to purchase tickets for the Big Ten championship game SAturday.
  
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• Police need help finding driver they claim fled traffic stop

  28-11-2016 14:20
  
  The incident occurred Sunday night in Lemoyne.
  
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• School safety: report reveals Pa.'s most unsafe schools

  28-11-2016 14:00
  
  The numbers are not staggering, still the recently released 2015-2016 School Safety Report reveals some of the state's most dangerous schools. Caveat: the report is culled from data that schools submit to the state.
  
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• Pa. man crushed to death as his ATV plunges 15 feet

  28-11-2016 13:54
  
  A 48-year-old ATV rider was found dead with his heavy recreational vehicle on top of him, after both the victim and the ATV plunged down a 15-foot embankment in Indiana County, Pa.
  
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• Assault charges filed in domestic violence case

  28-11-2016 13:46
  
  Halid Hatim is accused of attacking a female relative at his Upper Allen Township home.
  
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• Pa. parents charged as 4-year-old shoots 2-year-old

  28-11-2016 13:40
  
  A family Thanksgiving turned to tragedy as a 4-year-old allegedly playing with a loaded gun accidentally shot his 2-year-old cousin.
  
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• Off-duty Pa. cop accused of shooting man at bar after drinking 10 beers

  28-11-2016 13:14
  
  An off-duty Pa. police officer is accused of shooting an off-duty prison guard -- all this after the off-duty cop allegedly downed 10 beers at a bar where the fight between the two broke out, then spilled into the streets.
  
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• Tweeting Trump claims 'illegals' kept him from winning the popular vote

  28-11-2016 12:41
  
  The president-elect railed against the calls for recounts in several states, including Pennsylvania.
  
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• Tweeting Trump claims 'illegal voters' kept him from winning the popular vote

  28-11-2016 12:41
  
  The president-elect railed against the calls for recounts in several states, including Pennsylvania.
  
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• Get ready to get wet

  28-11-2016 12:12
  
  Rain is coming this week, the forecasters say.
  
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• Public records: New laws may mean more police body cameras without fixing Right-to-Know issues

  28-11-2016 12:10
  
  Following a month-long pilot program, the Carlisle Police Department plans to equip its officers with body-worn cameras in early 2017. Some pending legislation could lead to more departments around the state using these cameras.
  
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• Public records: Pennsylvania law keeps most police videos out of public view

  28-11-2016 12:00
  
  In October, state lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to restrict situations in which police officers are identified while under investigation for firing a weapon or using force that results in death or serious injury, but Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed it last week, saying that a lack of transparency in such shootings breeds mistrust between police and the public.
  
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• Remember Sonnet the lamb? Look at her now!

  28-11-2016 11:48
  
  Sonnet has grown quite a bit in six months.
  
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• Teens charged with drinking booze on school bus

  28-11-2016 11:28
  
  The girl and boy were on their way to high school when they imbibed, police said.
  
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• Shots fired through windows of a house, barn

  28-11-2016 11:15
  Both incidents occurred Sunday evening.
  
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• Balmy conditions along with rain expected to start upcoming work week

  28-11-2016 02:55
  
  Rain and balmy conditions are expected for the upcoming work week, forecasters say.
  
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• Pa. crime photos of the week: Man's bizarre motive in double-murder

  28-11-2016 01:01
  
  A picture is worth a thousand words. And there is a story of alleged crime, heartbreak, even stupidity behind each one of the photos from this week in Pa. crime.
  
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