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• Two-alarm fire rips through Harrisburg duplex

  16-12-2016 23:40
  
  Emergency crews are on scene of two alarm fire that tore through two row homes in the 1700 block of Boas street.
  
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• Staple may be to blame for fire that ravaged a popular Lancaster County restaurant

  16-12-2016 22:38
  
  Anthony "Toney" Morgan said a staple attached too tightly over a 220-volt electrical wire appears to have started the blaze that damaged his Black Gryphon restaurant in Elizabethtown.
  
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• Temple condemns racist slurs scrawled on car; seeks information for investigation

  16-12-2016 22:28
  
  Temple is investigating the racist slurs that were scrawled in snow on a car. The university is one of a handful of schools to have experienced such incidents in recent weeks.
  
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• Snyder County man, woman accused of doping women, then having sex with them

  16-12-2016 22:22
  
  The charges are the result of an 11-month state police investigation into drug and sex activity between the fall of 2013 and this past January.
  
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• Driver charged in hit and run death of sanitation worker

  16-12-2016 21:36
  
  The arrest came less than a month after the 24-year-old worker was killed.
  
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• 2 women charged in West Shore prostitution sting

  16-12-2016 20:58
  
  The arrest occurred along the Camp Hill bypass, police said.
  
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• Oldest polar bear in U.S. celebrates another birthday

  16-12-2016 20:56
  
  Coldilocks, the oldest polar bear in the U.S., is celebrating her birthday on a fittingly frigid day in Philadelphia.
  
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• Snow, freezing rain likely on Saturday

  16-12-2016 20:30
  
  A Winter Weather Advisory will be in effect for Perry, Dauphin, Lebanon, Cumberland, Adams, York and Lancaster counties from 1 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday, according to the National Weather Service in State College.
  
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• Cops seek help catching laser light thief

  16-12-2016 20:26
  
  A surveillance camera caught the action when the projector was stolen from a front yard, police said.
  
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• Swastika, racist expletive and Trump scrawled on car at Temple

  16-12-2016 20:23
  Temple University in Philadelphia becomes latest in string of colleges and universities across Pennsylvania to experience racist incidents.
  
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• Military history presentation scheduled for Saturday postponed by weather

  16-12-2016 20:23
  
  McBurney's presentation was to examine the tactical and strategic implications of the wide-spread efforts to capture both American and British leaders during the Revolutionary War.
  
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• Lawyer in group sex shooting case wasn't incompetent, Pa. court says

  16-12-2016 20:14
  
  Police said Christopher Harris shot his female roommate after spurning her offer to have sex with him and his girlfriend.
  
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• Feds back ambitious plan to speed up Northeast rail service

  16-12-2016 20:13
  
  Federal railroad regulators endorsed an ambitious and costly plan to rebuild the congested Northeast Corridor over the next 30 years by shoring up crumbling infrastructure, running more trains and building new tracks that would allow speeds of up to 220 mph on a stretch of the Washington-Boston route.
  
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• Perry County bridge reopens to traffic

  16-12-2016 19:59
  
  The bridge was replaced as part of PennDOT's rapid bridge replacement project and can now be removed from the state's structurally deficient list, PennDOT said in a news release.
  
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• State police seize 27,000 baggies of heroin on interstate

  16-12-2016 19:42
  
  The trooper found a false compartment under the rear of the vehicle during a traffic stop in Berks County.
  
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• White high school students display Trump sign, turn backs toward black basketball team

  16-12-2016 19:30
  
  A group of Missouri high school students turned their backs and held up a Donald Trump sign as a predominantly black basketball team was announced before a game this week.
  
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• Cause determined in Mount Joy Township restaurant fire

  16-12-2016 19:24
  
  Fire hoses froze in the bitter night, giving firefighters one more chose.
  
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• Shippensburg changes time of Saturday commencement because of expected snow

  16-12-2016 19:18
  
  Winter weather advisories have been issued for all of Pennsylvania ahead of a storm system expected to spread snow and ice across the state this weekend, according to the National Weather Service. The storm has been dubbed "Decima" by The Weather Channel.
  
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• Gun owners group wins round in battle over pistols in the park case

  16-12-2016 19:08
  
  A Commonwealth Court panel split 2-1 on the issue.
  
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• Land under and around foreclosed Pittsburgh-area mall to be sold

  16-12-2016 18:03
  
  Wells Fargo Bank foreclosed last year on the mall, which opened in 2005. The mall was once worth $190 million but recently appraised at just $11 million.
  
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• A year on, Harrisburg terror suspect's case is shrouded in secrecy

  16-12-2016 17:59
  
  Much of the court filings in Jalil Aziz's federal case are deemed classified and shielded from public view.
  
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• Unless your destination is Chicago, weather forcing few flight cancellations for HIA

  16-12-2016 17:49
  
  The midstate is slated for up to 2 inches of snow, plus ice, from Friday night into Saturday.
  
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• What is the most historic event of your lifetime? American generations agree on No. 1

  16-12-2016 17:45
  
  The Pew Research Center asked 2,025 adults to name the most historic events that occurred during their lives.
  
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• Suspended Clinton County attorney accused of stealing money from law firm

  16-12-2016 16:30
  A theft charge was filed Wednesday by the state attorney general's office against John Philip Boileau, 50, of Lock Haven.
  
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• Man fined, placed on probation for putting knife in 3-year-old's trick or treat basket

  16-12-2016 16:07
  Harold S. Carter III, 35, of the Shamokin suburb of Coal Twp., pleaded guilty Tuesday to a disorderly conduct charge.
  
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• Trial looming for Pennsylvania men accused of murder-for-hire over insurance money

  16-12-2016 15:22
  
  Ryan Shover of York, Pa., and Michael Kman of Enola are charged with first-degree murderin the death of a Delaware man.
  
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• After Northeastern cheerleader kneels during anthem, school has concerns over her safety

  16-12-2016 14:27
  Ajani Powell, a 15-year-old sophomore at the York County school, defends her stance and has continued to kneel during the national anthem.
  
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• Perception vs. reality: What we get wrong (and right) about Muslims, abortion, homosexuality, more

  16-12-2016 14:05
  
  A poll of people in 40 countries around the world about their perception of global issues and their own nation's population shows there's a big gap between perception and reality. The United States, which was included in the survey, is no exception.
  
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• Pa. mom who OD'd on heroin with baby girl learns her fate

  16-12-2016 13:50
  
  A 24-year-old mom with a long history of heroin use learned her legal fate for getting high on the drug to the point of nearly overdosing while she was supposed to be watching her then-15-month-old daughter.
  
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• Pa. mom who nearly OD'd on heroin with baby girl learns her fate

  16-12-2016 13:50
  
  A 24-year-old mom with a history of heroin use learned her legal fate for getting high on the drug to the point of nearly overdosing while she was supposed to be watching her then-15-month-old daughter.
  
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• Cheating husband taught lesson about lying to the police

  16-12-2016 13:42
  
  A Steelton man is in trouble with the law and probably even more trouble at home after a night out on the town earlier this month.
  
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• Pa. high school softball player bound for Penn State dies of heart attack

  16-12-2016 13:36
  
  It is not supposed to happen to someone so young, and especially so athletic.
  
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• Trump in Hershey: 'Thank you to the African-American community,' job creation, more highlights

  16-12-2016 13:31
  
  Vice President-electMike Pence and President-elect Donald Trump spoke to Pennsylvania supporters at a packed Giant Center in Hershey.
  
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• Pa. girl, 16, killed in violent crash on way to school

  16-12-2016 13:09
  
  An entire high school in western Pennsylvania is grieving this morning, a day after a female student who would have celebrated her 17th birthday today was killed in a violent crash that nearly cut her car in two on the way to school.
  
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• What do historical photos reveal about site of Harrisburg wall collapse?

  16-12-2016 12:15
  
  At least two historic buildings were demolished in 1996 to make room for the parking lot that collapsed, along with a retaining wall, near the Mulberry Street bridge.
  
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• Winter weather advisories issued for all of Pennsylvania

  16-12-2016 12:04
  
  Snow, sleet, freezing rain and rain expected to move in the state late Friday night through Saturday afternoon, forecasters said.
  
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• When will the snow start? Winter weather advisories issued for all of Pa.

  16-12-2016 12:04
  
  Snow, sleet, freezing rain and rain are expected to move into the state late Friday night through Saturday afternoon, forecasters said.
  
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• ‘It’s So Sad,’ Donald Trump Says of Syria, Promising ‘Safe Zones’

  16-12-2016 04:36
  It was Mr. Trump’s first reference to such an American role in Syria’s civil war since the election, and it came amid a humanitarian catastrophe in Aleppo.
  
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• Trump is Trump like Reagan was Reagan: Here's what we know about the president-elect after Hershey

  16-12-2016 03:52
  
  With 35 days until Trump takes the oath of office, the president-elect doesn't sound anymore presidential than he did on April 25.
  
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• Video: President-elect Donald Trump speaks to Pennsylvania supporters

  16-12-2016 03:38
  
  President-elect Donald Trump spoke to Pennsylvania supporters at a packed Giant Center in Hershey, one of the stops on his "Thank You Tour". Trump, who was introduced by Vice President-Elect Mike Pence, vowed to build the wall, secure borders, and...
  
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• President-elect Donald Trump speaks to Pennsylvania supporters: video

  16-12-2016 03:38
  
  Trump, who was introduced by vice president-elect Mike Pence, vowed to build a wall between the U.S. and Mexico, secure borders, and bring jobs and coal back.
  
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• Snow, freezing rain heading to midstate

  16-12-2016 02:01
  
  Expect 1-3 inches of snow and sleet on the ground Saturday morning.
  
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• Harrisburg firm remains defendant in suit over Northumberland County inmate's suicide

  16-12-2016 01:49
  If the allegations contained in the complaint are true, PrimeCare officials were aware of Lewis' suicide potential and failed to take the necessary precautions, the judge wrote.
  
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• Trump's 'stampede' is 'landslide' after all

  16-12-2016 01:46
  
  Those who predicted he would lose are "dishonest people."
  
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• I-80 reopens following 59-vehicle pileup in Jefferson County

  16-12-2016 01:23
  
  While the exact cause of the pileup has not yet been released, Carroll said the region has been experiencing low visibility and slippery road conditions.
  
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• SPCA reports Pa. couple's sex videos with dog; girl's nude selfie shock; unusual bank heist bust: Daily Buzz

  16-12-2016 01:01
  
  A quick but comprehensive rundown of all the latest top-trending stories from across Pennsylvania.
  
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• Pa. girl's nude selfie shock; couple accused of sex videos with dog; unusual bank heist bust: Daily Buzz

  16-12-2016 01:01
  
  A quick but comprehensive rundown of all the latest top-trending stories from across Pennsylvania.
  
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• Reps. Barletta and Marino told you so: See what Giant Center is like right before Trump speaks

  16-12-2016 00:44
  
  Thanks to Pennsylvania, Obamacare will be repealed and replaced, Rep. Lou Barletta said.
  
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• New Hope Ministries gives a little piece of Christmas to those in need

  16-12-2016 00:41
  
  New Hope Ministries provides over 1,000 families with Christmas shopping and dinners
  
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