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• Caretaker charged after elderly woman dies of bed-bug bites: Report

  24-02-2017 23:38
  
  Deborah Butler, 72, was charged Tuesday with a felony count of neglect and a misdemeanor count of involuntary manslaughter.
  
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• Plans submitted for new, larger Troop H headquarters in South Middleton Twp.

  24-02-2017 23:06
  
  Pennsylvania State Police Troop H has outgrown its headquarters in South Middleton Township and is looking to expand, requiring a new building and location. The final land development plan for the new barracks was submitted Thursday night for consideration by township...
  
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• Unseasonably warm weather enjoyed across the Midstate: Video

  24-02-2017 22:59
  
  Unseasonably warm weather across the Midstate
  
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• Police arrest 2 teens, seize 5 guns after shots ring out in Lancaster

  24-02-2017 22:49
  
  The teens were caught with five guns, police said.
  
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• Convicted murderer claims prosecutor misrepresenting facts to get appeal denied

  24-02-2017 22:25
  The issue is the date Hansen gave his appeal to officials at the State Correctional Institution at Albion where he is serving a life sentence for first-degree murder plus two months to two years on related charges.
  
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• Police respond to carjacking

  24-02-2017 22:05
  The suspect opened the passenger door, displayed a handgun and demanded the victim's vehicle, police said.
  
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• Penn State trustees approve series of improvements at Hershey Medical Center

  24-02-2017 21:02
  
  Research, ER and cardiovascular services all to see upgrades or expansions.
  
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• Spring prescribed burns under way at Fort Indiantown Gap

  24-02-2017 21:00
  
  A prescribed burn is a commonly used forestry management technique that reduces the amount of combustible material naturally existing in the wilderness. It is performed only when conditions such as humidity, wind and temperature are ideal for managing fires.
  
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• Too few flushes get legislative candidate thrown off ballot

  24-02-2017 20:51
  A state judge on Thursday threw Frederick Ramirez off the ballot in the race for an open House seat in Philadelphia.
  
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• Penn State trustees approve 3.15% increase in room and board rates for 2017-18

  24-02-2017 20:35
  
  Increase would take full-year housing and meals costs for a typical University Park student to $10,790.
  
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• Friday's high on track to break 32-year-old record, but rainy Saturday likely

  24-02-2017 20:30
  
  Thursday's high temperature of 75 set a record in the Harrisburg area for Feb. 23, which broke a 32-year-old record of 70, according to the National Weather Service in State College.
  
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• Police chase, crash leads to rescue of 6-year-old girl sought in Amber Alert

  24-02-2017 19:29
  
  Authorities said the girl was abducted by her murder-suspect father.
  
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• Police chase, crash lead to rescue of 6-year-old girl sought in Amber Alert

  24-02-2017 19:29
  
  Authorities said the girl was abducted by her murder-suspect father.
  
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• U.S. judge refuses to kill indictment against former Pa. Treasurer Barbara Hafer

  24-02-2017 17:59
  
  The same judge also refused to dismiss charges against a Coatesville businessman accused of bribing former state Treasurer Rob McCord.
  
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• Driver in fatal crash with dump truck charged

  24-02-2017 17:35
  
  The passenger side of Kevin Grove's pickup truck collided with the dump truck, killing Grove's passenger, Randall Wilps, 30, of Quarryville on Aug. 31, 2016.
  
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• Pa. Legislature introduces autonomous vehicle testing bill

  24-02-2017 17:26
  
  A bill that would allow for autonomous vehicle testing in Pennsylvania has been introduced in the state Senate.
  
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• Cop was downloading pics of naked girls as young as 8, investigators say

  24-02-2017 17:21
  
  At least 50 child porn images were found in a cursory examination of West Manchester Township Police Officer Chad Howell's cell phone, a special agent said.
  
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• Politician proposes sex breaks for Swedish workers

  24-02-2017 17:20
  Swedes should take paid sex breaks from work, says one politician in northern Sweden.
  
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• Harrisburg teen charged with shooting his 13-year-old cousin

  24-02-2017 17:03
  
  Michael Windham, 16, is facing charges including aggravated assault.
  
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• Uber's terrible week gets worse; Google sues for alleged theft of self-driving technology

  24-02-2017 17:02
  
  Uber's week started with a former employee alleging she encountered systemic sexual discrimination during her time with the company. It ended with an intellectual property theft lawsuit filed against the company by Google.
  
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• Lancaster's refugee students struggle for education amid immigration debate

  24-02-2017 16:31
  
  The Lancaster community, steeped in centuries of religious tolerance, runs an "international school" on its main high school campus to help the waves of new arrivals. But the practice of sending the ones who are over 16 and have no school records to an alternative school across town has rattled critics who see it as a diploma mill.
  
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• Harrisburg shooting, stabbing victim is in stable condition

  24-02-2017 16:31
  
  Police said the man was rushed to the hospital in a private car after gunfire erupted on Camp Street Thursday evening.
  
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• Man in police chase jumps off bridge and disappears: reports

  24-02-2017 16:12
  
  The pursuing officer later reported he saw the suspect in the water and swimming away. Officers and river rescue units searched the area for hours but failed to locate the man.
  
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• Penn State students warned to take precautions after mumps cases confirmed

  24-02-2017 16:03
  
  Mumps is characterized by swelling of the glands just below or in front of the ear/jaw. Individuals may not experience symptoms at all, and for those who do show symptoms, they usually occur about two weeks after being initially infected.
  
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• Only 1 Cosby accuser allowed to testify at sex assault trial

  24-02-2017 15:54
  
  The pivotal ruling means prosecutors cannot call 12 other women to try to show that the comedian has a history of similar "bad acts."
  
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• Heroin-addicted mom accused of neglecting children dies of suicide at Cumberland County Prison

  24-02-2017 15:53
  
  She had just been taken off a special protocol for opioid addicts.
  
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• Big rulings coming soon in Bill Cosby case

  24-02-2017 15:15
  
  A hearing is set for Monday on a change of venue motion filed by Bill Cosby's attorneys.
  
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• Eric Frein, accused of shooting two state troopers, heads to trial

  24-02-2017 14:45
  
  Jury selection will begin in March, and trial is set to kick off in April for Eric Frein, who is accused of shooting two state troopers -- one of them fatally -- in an ambush at the Blooming Grove state police barracks in Pike County.
  
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• Lanes open again on I-81 north in Cumberland County

  24-02-2017 13:55
  Slight delays were still possible as of about 7:45 a.m.
  
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• Crash cleared on I-81 north in Cumberland County

  24-02-2017 13:55
  Slight delays were still possible as of about 7:45 a.m.
  
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• Morning crash bottles up I-81

  24-02-2017 13:08
  
  At least two vehicles reportedly involved.
  
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• Former police officer joins race for Harrisburg mayor setting up 6-way contest

  24-02-2017 12:30
  
  Jennie Jenkins has launched a detailed website about her candidacy for mayor. Four other candidates also have emerged to try to topple current Mayor Eric Papenfuse.
  
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• Unseasonable warmth expected for a little longer, but probably not so enjoyable on Saturday

  24-02-2017 12:17
  
  Rain could put a damper on the annual alcohol-fueled State Patty's Day celebration in State College.
  
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• Susquehanna Township board changing zoning to allow growing of medical marijuana

  24-02-2017 04:50
  
  Following the state's legalization of medical marijuana, Susquehanna Township has already been approached by someone interested in leasing space in the municipality in which to grow it.
  
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• Susquehanna Township moves forward on village-style development

  24-02-2017 04:46
  
  SUSQUEHANNA TOWNSHIP--After years of discussing the development of a 60-plus-acre parcel of land at the southeast corner of Progress Avenue and Linglestown Road, the Susquehanna Township Board of Commissioners on Thursday night voted 8-1 to approve an amendment to the zoning ordinance that creates a mixed residential and commercial Traditional Neighborhood District zone there.
  
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• Susquehanna Township approves zoning change to allow for mixed-use district

  24-02-2017 04:46
  
  SUSQUEHANNA TOWNSHIP--After years of discussing the development of a 60-plus-acre parcel of land at the southeast corner of Progress Avenue and Linglestown Road, the Susquehanna Township Board of Commissioners on Thursday night voted 8-1 to approve an amendment to the zoning ordinance that creates a mixed residential and commercial Traditional Neighborhood District zone there.
  
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• Harold R. Denton, Voice of Comfort at Three Mile Island, Dies at 80

  24-02-2017 04:16
  Mr. Denton, President Jimmy Carter’s crisis manager for the 1979 nuclear reactor accident in Pennsylvania, averted panic and calmed an anxious nation.
  
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• York County Police officer charged with multiple counts of child pornography

  24-02-2017 03:58
  
  Authorities say they found more than 50 apparent images of child pornography on the cell phone belonging to Chad Richard Howell, an officer with the West Manchester Township Police Department.
  
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• Police investigate 2 shootings in Harrisburg

  24-02-2017 03:27
  
  One victim was shot multiple times and rushed into surgery, police said.
  
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• At meeting, angry district residents overwhelmingly oppose closure of West Creek Hills Elementary

  24-02-2017 02:33
  
  More than a 100 people attended a meeting held Thursday, and virtually no one expressed support for the proposal to close West Creek Hills Elementary
  
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• Angry residents overwhelmingly oppose closure of West Creek Hills Elementary

  24-02-2017 02:33
  
  More than a 100 people attended a meeting held Thursday, and virtually no one expressed support for the proposal to close West Creek Hills Elementary
  
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• Police respond to shooting incidents in Harrisburg: ongoing

  24-02-2017 01:23
  
  PennLive will continue to update reports of two separate shootings in Harrisburg on Thursday night.
  
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• Indictment returned in Columbia County overdose case the coroner listed as homicide

  24-02-2017 00:56
  Lycoming County Corner Charles E. Kiessling Jr. ruled homicide as the manner of death in 13 of the 35 drug overdose deaths in the county in 2016, but charges have been filed in only one of them.
  
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