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• Police investigate armed grocery outlet robbery

  05-12-2016 23:51
  
  The suspect had an unidentified weapon and demanded cash.
  
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• Will Bill Cosby's own words be used against him? Judge allows deposition testimony into trial

  05-12-2016 23:31
  
  Montgomery County Judge Steven T. O'Neill on Monday denied Bill Cosby's lawyers' motion to keep the comedian's 2005 deposition testimony out of the upcoming and related criminal trial.
  
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• Jill Stein Takes Long-Shot Recount Campaign to Trump Tower

  05-12-2016 23:30
  Ms. Stein, the Green Party presidential nominee, appeared emboldened as a judge ordered a recount in Michigan and her lawyers made a new case in Pennsylvania.
  
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• 83-year-old Harrisburg woman claimed man accused of killing her forced her to have sex, witnesses say

  05-12-2016 23:11
  
  David Barksdale is on trial for the June 2014 slaying of Peggy Swann.
  
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• Photos from Penn State Big Ten victory riot released, police seek IDs

  05-12-2016 22:48
  
  State College Police have released photos of some of the people whom they are looking for in connection with Saturday's riot that followed Penn State's Big Ten championship win
  
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• West Shore gas station robbed at knifepoint

  05-12-2016 22:02
  
  A knife-wielding male suspect robbed a Kwik Fill gas station in Silver Spring TownshipSunday night.
  
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• Black cat helps police catch wanted man hiding from police

  05-12-2016 21:50
  
  Jonathan Michael Steffy was arrested after the cat helped police find the fugitive in a back yard of a home on Duke Street in Ephrata, police said.
  
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• Black cat helps catch wanted man hiding from police

  05-12-2016 21:50
  
  Jonathan Michael Steffy was arrested after the cat helped police find the fugitive in a back yard of a home on Duke Street in Ephrata, police said.
  
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• Drone footage shows chaos after Penn State Big Ten win

  05-12-2016 21:23
  
  Police are investigating the large gathering that resulted in some property damage after Penn State's win Saturday.
  
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• Hackers hit district attorney's office in Pa., force ransom payment for files

  05-12-2016 20:57
  
  "This network hosted more than two dozen of the world's most pernicious types of malware and several money laundering campaigns," read a statement from acting United States District Attorney for Western Pennsylvania, Soo C. Song.
  
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• Fall of 'global cyber crime network' began in western Pa., authorities reveal

  05-12-2016 20:57
  
  "This network hosted more than two dozen of the world's most pernicious types of malware and several money laundering campaigns," read a statement from acting United States District Attorney for Western Pennsylvania, Soo C. Song.
  
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• 83-year-old Harrisburg woman was murdered and 'left to rot,' DA says

  05-12-2016 20:52
  
  The defense attorney claims police focused on David Barksdale because of his unusual relationship with the victim.
  
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• Winning Cash 5 ticket worth $325K sold in Lancaster County

  05-12-2016 20:31
  
  A winning Cash 5 Pennsylvania Lottery ticket was sold Sunday at the Wawa store in Ephrata.
  
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• Harley-Davidson hiring temporary workers

  05-12-2016 20:17
  
  Harley-Davidson is seeking about 400 workers for its upcoming "surge" period, which is January through May.
  
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• Talen Energy delays coal-conversion plan at Montour generating plant

  05-12-2016 19:54
  
  Talen, created when PPL spun off its power generation business, said it wants to evaluate the results and experience Unit 3 at the Brunner Island plant in York County that has been modified to burn gas and coal.
  
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• Identity of crash victim released by coroner

  05-12-2016 19:36
  The name of the person who died in the one-vehicle crash on I-81 Sunday afternoon has been released by the Cumberland County coroner.
  
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• Upside-down cross, '666' spray painted on church steeple

  05-12-2016 19:19
  
  Investigators weren't clear on whether one or more vandals were responsible for the graffiti at the Lancaster County church.
  
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• Mandatory conservation remains in effect for Carlisle water customers

  05-12-2016 19:19
  
  Carlisle is making progress repairing its water treatment plant, but the mandatory conservation order remains in effect, with no estimate on when it will be emoved.
  
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• Public meeting about Harrisburg's parking system set for next week

  05-12-2016 19:14
  
  Members of the public can address parking officials at the 6 p.m. meeting in downtown Harrisburg, which comes amid a heated debate over parking revenue due to the city.
  
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• Judge rips volunteer youth basketball coach for having marijuana in his car

  05-12-2016 19:10
  
  Judge John F. Cherry asked Troy Ambush what kind of example he was setting.
  
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• Ex-state worker goes to prison for bid to have sex with 14-year-old boy

  05-12-2016 19:07
  
  The boy Jeffrey Clark was talking to online was actually a state agent.
  
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• Former Milton Hershey School ice hockey coach pleads no contest in child-sex case

  05-12-2016 18:21
  
  Richard Gingrich's lawyer said he pleaded after weighing the risks of a possible conviction.
  
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• Police looking at Lancaster County man's death as homicide

  05-12-2016 18:08
  
  A 52-year-old Narvon man was found dead in his home on the 5800 block of Timothy Drive in Salisbury Township Sunday afternoon.
  
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• Grandparents lose $31K in 'grandson needs bail money' scams

  05-12-2016 17:42
  Two Pennsylvania grandparents lost a total of $31,000 in separate scams that convinced them they needed to bail their grandsons out of jail.
  
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• Mom, man accused of beating, chaining her kids to desk, enter guilty pleas to lesser charges

  05-12-2016 17:39
  
  Oscar W. Cover, 27, and Holly M. Beam, 28, of Southampton Township, pleaded guilty last week in Cumberland County Court to misdemeanor charges after state police accused them of abusing her 9 and 11-year-old children.
  
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• Former Lebanon teacher's aide gets prison time on sexual assault of students charges

  05-12-2016 17:21
  
  A former teacher's aide at Lebanon Middle School was sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to charges of sexually assaulting three girls.
  
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• Man dies after hiding suspected heroin in throat

  05-12-2016 16:57
  
  A 51-year-old Lycoming County man died after state police said he had hidden two bundles of suspected heroin in his throat during an investigation into two overdose victims Sunday.
  
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• Man dies after hiding suspected drugs in throat as EMTs, police called for 2 OD victims

  05-12-2016 16:57
  
  A 51-year-old Lycoming County man died after state police said he had hidden two bundles of suspected heroin in his throat during an investigation into two overdose victims Sunday.
  
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• Retiring Pa. Turnpike employee sends scathing 'exit' to 2,000 co-workers

  05-12-2016 16:51
  
  Michael Stuban says he gave the turnpike commission the honest answers he claims they wanted about his 35-year career.
  
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• Retiring Pa. Turnpike employee sends scathing exit interview to 2,000 co-workers

  05-12-2016 16:51
  
  Michael Stuban says he gave the turnpike commission the honest answers he claims they wanted about his 35-year career.
  
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• Human bones found in Northumberland County in April still unidentified

  05-12-2016 15:57
  
  It has been determined the bones were that of an African-American male who had died between three months to year before the remains were found, state police said Monday.
  
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• Snow, coldest temps of the season in Harrisburg this week

  05-12-2016 13:07
  
  The last two weeks of fall are going to feel a lot like winter.
  
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• Pittsburgh mulls Pa.'s first 'conversion therapy' ban; here's why (and why it matters)

  05-12-2016 13:00
  
  If successful, Pittsburgh would become the first city in Pennsylvania to ban the controversial practice. It would also join a growing list of American municipalities to openly resist aspects, both real and perceived, of the upcoming presidential administration's agenda.
  
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• York County mother accused of giving opiates to 4-year-old

  05-12-2016 12:11
  
  A 27-year-old woman was arrested after she gave her daughter opiates to "help her sleep," according to reports.
  
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• Rainy morning commute in Harrisburg

  05-12-2016 11:30
  
  A light rain is sweeping across Harrisburg and central Pennsylvania during the Monday morning commute.
  
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• Fire closes Conestoga Valley High School at least two days

  05-12-2016 04:38
  
  The school will be closed Dec. 5 and 6 as a restoration company cleans up the school, according to a Conestoga Valley School District news release.
  
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• Disturbance after Penn State's Big Ten Championship win bigger than October riot: report

  05-12-2016 03:22
  
  Thousands of students descended upon "Beaver Canyon" on the 200 block of East Beaver Avenue in State College following Penn State's 38-31 comeback win over Wisconsin Saturday, according to a Daily Collegian report.
  
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• Wintry forecast projected for upcoming work week

  05-12-2016 02:00
  
  Projections call for 1 to 2 inches of precipitation in Central Pennsylvania, but heavy accumulation should miss the Harrisburg area.
  
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