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• Jury to resume deliberating Thursday on case involving murder of Harrisburg police chief's nephew

  11-01-2017 23:47
  
  The panel deliberated for about six hours Wednesday on the charges against Glenn Walker III.
  
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• Closure of two state hospitals part of long-term trend in Pennsylvania

  11-01-2017 23:41
  
  Pennsylvania, like other states, has embarked on a massive campaign to close state hospitals over the past 50 years and shift those funds to treat mentally ill people in the community.
  
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• Video shows moments before murder of Harrisburg police chief's nephew

  11-01-2017 23:22
  
  The video was shot by a home security camera when John Carter was killed in March 2016.
  
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• Police catch man wearing homemade explosives in Dauphin County

  11-01-2017 23:09
  The state police explosive unit responded to the scene.
  
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• Police catch man accused of wearing homemade explosives in Dauphin County

  11-01-2017 23:09
  The state police explosive unit responded to the scene.
  
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• Gettysburg wax museum to auction off US Presidents

  11-01-2017 22:42
  
  The Hall of Presidents and First Ladies Museum of Gettysburg plans to sell off its collection of wax figures at a public auction Jan. 14. The museum, which displayed the figures of 44 presidents and their first ladies, operated on...
  
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• Police search for Lancaster County rape suspect

  11-01-2017 22:28
  
  The assault took place at an Ephrata home at about 3 a.m. on Jan. 1, police said.
  
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• Heating repairs ongoing at Harrisburg High School

  11-01-2017 22:07
  Some classrooms at Harrisburg High School have portable heaters as repairs are made to the regular heating units, but district officials said 97 percent of rooms are warm.
  
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• Harrisburg mayor relents, agrees to comment to PennLive: 'Time to move on'

  11-01-2017 22:02
  
  Harrisburg Mayor Eric Papenfuse on Wednesday announced his reversal about PennLive during his announcement that he would run for a second term.
  
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• Harrisburg mayor kicks off reelection bid: 'We've made tremendous progress'

  11-01-2017 21:44
  
  Eric Papenfuse also admitted to mistakes from his first mayoral term, as well, including a series of distracting public battles.
  
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• Harrisburg mayor kicks off reelection bid, cites successes and mistakes

  11-01-2017 21:44
  
  Eric Papenfuse also admitted to mistakes from his first mayoral term, as well, including a series of distracting public battles.
  
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• 2 truck drivers dead in chain-reaction crash

  11-01-2017 21:22
  Two tractor-trailer drivers died early Wednesday in a five-vehicle crash on Interstate 80 early Wednesday in Centre County, and eastbound lanes remain closed.
  
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• Woman, 2-year-old die in house fire

  11-01-2017 21:06
  A woman and two-year-old child died in a fire Wednesday morning in Blair County, state police say.
  
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• Grandmother, 2-year-old die in house fire

  11-01-2017 21:06
  A grandmother and her two-year-old grandson died in a fire Wednesday morning in Blair County, state police say.
  
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• Temperatures could reach as high as 60 on Thursday

  11-01-2017 20:53
  
  On Thursday it will be cloudy, with a high near 60.
  
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• Pa. will close two state institutions for people with intellectual disabilities, mental illness

  11-01-2017 20:51
  The state says it will be at least 18 months before anyone is discharged.
  
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• Pittsburgh Steelers pep rally slated for Friday

  11-01-2017 19:50
  
  The rally follows another held on the North Shore prior to last Sunday's decisive victory over the Miami Dolphins at home.
  
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• Philly Judge Carolyn Nichols running for Pa. Superior Court

  11-01-2017 19:19
  
  There are four vacancies on the state court this year.
  
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• Coroner asks help in finding man's next of kin

  11-01-2017 19:19
  A 62-year-old York Township man died of natural causes in his home last weekend, and officials can't find any family to notify.
  
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• White and Latino police officers more likely to be verbally abused: report

  11-01-2017 19:13
  
  A new study out of the Pew Research Center sheds light on the challenges for and morale of police officers across the country.
  
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• Attorney Royce L. Morris jumps into Dauphin County judge race

  11-01-2017 19:01
  
  Three judgeships are up for election this year.
  
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• Crews find 120 marijuana plants inside burning home

  11-01-2017 18:03
  
  Police are continuing to investigate and haven't charged anyone with growing or possessing the drugs.
  
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• 'I didn't intend to kill him,' Harrisburg man accused of murdering police chief's nephew testifies

  11-01-2017 18:01
  
  The jury has begun deliberating the fate of Glenn Walker III.
  
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• Shoppers at Pa. Giant have purses stolen by homeless heroin addict

  11-01-2017 17:41
  
  A homeless man allegedly stole several purses from shoppers at a Pa. Giant supermarket after admitting to shooting heroin earlier that same morning.
  
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• Woman accused of stabbing boyfriend with paring knife

  11-01-2017 17:35
  
  A 20-year-old woman has been charged with stabbing her boyfriend in the arm with a paring knife, Lower Paxton Township police said.
  
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• Confused by Pa.'s traffic circles? Here's some help

  11-01-2017 17:20
  
  Roundabouts, sometimes called traffic circles,are a pretty new development in Pennsylvania, with the first ones appearing only within the last 15 years.
  
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• Furloughed workers protest as Wagner announces election bid

  11-01-2017 16:36
  
  Workers who have lost their jobs as a result of closure of unemployment benefits call centers deride Sen. Scott Wagner as he launches bid for governor's office.
  
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• CREDC selling Murata Business Center in Carlisle

  11-01-2017 16:23
  
  The Harrisburg Regional Chamber and Capital Region Economic Development Corp.
  
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• Sen. Scott Wagner announces 2018 run for Pa. governor: Video

  11-01-2017 16:04
  
  Scott Wagner announces 2018 run for governor
  
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• Judge Serratelli to seek election to Dauphin County common pleas bench

  11-01-2017 15:39
  
  Lori K. Serratelli was appointed to the Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas in June 2016 and received unanimous approval from the state Senate. She serves in the Family Law Division.
  
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• What You Get for ... About $700,000

  11-01-2017 15:01
  An 18th-century farmhouse in Glen Mills, Pa., and midcentury moderns in Chapel Hill, N.C., and on Siesta Key, off Sarasota, Fla.
  
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• $700,000 Homes in Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Florida

  11-01-2017 15:01
  An 18th-century farmhouse in Glen Mills, Pa., and midcentury moderns in Chapel Hill, N.C., and Sarasota, Fla.
  
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• Pa. gun sales, transfers double-digits increase during violent 2016

  11-01-2017 14:05
  
  The sale and transfer of guns in Pennsylvania rose by more than 10 percent in 2016 during a year of protests, violence, attacks and a contentious presidential election.
  
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• Female 'fugitive of the week' caught by Pa. cops after chase, crash

  11-01-2017 14:01
  
  A 27-year-old woman just named 'fugitive of the week' was spotted by sharp-eyed Pa. police who have been on the look-out for her as she was wanted by police on felony warrants in two counties.
  
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• Man charged with human trafficking in Dauphin County: Police

  11-01-2017 13:36
  
  Officers set up the sting using the website Skipthegames.com and arranged to meet a woman named "Adriana" at the Super 8 Motel along Executive Drive in Swatara Township, according to court records.
  
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• Man charged with human trafficking in Dauphin County

  11-01-2017 13:36
  
  Officers set up the sting using the website Skipthegames.com and arranged to meet a woman named "Adriana" at the Super 8 Motel along Executive Drive in Swatara Township, according to court records.
  
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• Pa. police searching for girl, 16, missing more than a week

  11-01-2017 13:31
  
  A Pennsylvania State Police search is on for a 16-year-old girl who has been missing since New Year's Day.
  
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• 13 things that will cost you more in 2017

  11-01-2017 13:25
  
  PennLive has gathered a list of goods and services that will cost more this year.
  
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• How Grace Packer, 14, became 'disposable' in her accused killers' eyes: special report

  11-01-2017 13:01
  
  How does a 14-year-old girl - smiling, rosy-cheeked and bespectacled in pictures that now haunt the heart -- become disposable? The evil deviancy and cold indifference to a adopted child's life at the heart of Grace Packer's rape and murder.
  
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• How will Pennsylvanians who 'cling to guns or religion' remember Barack Obama?

  11-01-2017 12:55
  
  As President Obama prepares to hand over the White House to his successor, we look at the legacy his presidency had in Pennsylvania - from health care to energy and coal.
  
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• How will Pa.'s who 'cling to guns or religion' remember Barack Obama?

  11-01-2017 12:55
  
  As President Obama prepares to hand over the White House to his successor, we look at the legacy his presidency had in Pennsylvania - from health care to energy and coal.
  
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• Ice and freezing rain causing school delays throughout the midstate for Wednesday

  11-01-2017 11:45
  Here are links to websites for schools in 10 central Pennsylvania counties where you can check for the latest updates on any school delays or closings:
  
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• I-81 northbound reopened in Cumberland County

  11-01-2017 11:26
  
  The crash occurredat about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday between Exit 24 to Route 696 (Fayette Street) and Exit 29 to Route 174 (King Street).
  
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• Crash closes I-81 north near Shippensburg

  11-01-2017 04:42
  The incident occurred near mile marker 24 in Southampton Township.
  
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• Winter weather advisory in effect through midnight

  11-01-2017 03:00
  
  Wednesday will be partly sunny, with a high of 47.
  
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• 2 dogs shot, dumped in Franklin County creek: Report

  11-01-2017 03:00
  State police believe the dogs, terrier mixes between the ages of 2-4, were shot between midnight and 10 a.m. on Christmas day.
  
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• Midstate cop gets surgeon, liver to emergency transplant patient

  11-01-2017 02:25
  The police sergeant took the surgeon and the donor liver Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, where the patient was waiting in the operating room.
  
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• Fast-moving cop gets surgeon, liver to emergency transplant patient

  11-01-2017 02:25
  The police sergeant took the surgeon and the donor liver Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, where the patient was waiting in the operating room.
  
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• Judge bars insanity defense for trooper-shooting suspect Eric Frein

  11-01-2017 00:01
  
  Jury selection is slated for March in Chester County, outside Philadelphia. The panel will be bused to Pike County.
  
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• Judge bars insanity defense for Eric Frein

  11-01-2017 00:01
  
  Jury selection is slated for March in Chester County, outside Philadelphia. The panel will be bused to Pike County.
  
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