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• Dickinson College student dies while studying in Africa

  27-02-2017 23:48
  
  Legacy Watkins was an Africana studies major at Dickinson, in Carlisle.
  
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• 96-year-old driver dies following crash in Lancaster County

  27-02-2017 23:15
  East Hempfield Township police say a 92-year-old man died Lancaster General Hospital following a crash Saturday that left several injured.
  
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• Couple charged with endangering 2-year-old boy in house filled with feces, trash

  27-02-2017 22:13
  
  A t2-year-old boy lived in a Grantville home with floors covered in animal feces and garbage and little food in the house fit to eat, say police in charging a couple with child endangerment.
  
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• DEP has a plan for keeping Pa.'s drinking water safe--but it may be two years away

  27-02-2017 21:42
  
  State regulators hope to address the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's warning of "serious public health implications" due to inadequate drinking water oversight by raising $7.5 million in new fees paid by public water systems.
  
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• Care home administrator accused of stealing $395K in residents' rent payments

  27-02-2017 20:56
  An administrator of a personal care home in Luzerne County is accused of stealing nearly $395,000 worth of residents' monthly rent checks, says the U.S. attorney.
  
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• 14-year-old charged in stabbing of another teen

  27-02-2017 20:41
  A 14-year-old boy is charged with stabbing another young male this month in Carlisle, police said Monday.
  
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• 'Cowardly and spineless': Jewish coalition condemns bomb threats and anti-Semitic hate crimes

  27-02-2017 20:18
  
  Head of statewide Jewish coalition condemns perpetrators of bomb threats and hate crimes for shameless bigotry and intolerance.
  
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• Man threw hot grease on victim's face, chest, hands: police

  27-02-2017 20:10
  
  A Harrisburg man is wanted on charges he threw hot grease on someone's face, chest and hands, causing burns, police say.
  
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• Lancaster man shot pistol inside of apartment, bullet went through neighbor's wall: police

  27-02-2017 20:05
  
  A Lancaster man is being held on $50,000 bail after firing a Springfield Armory .40 caliber semi-automatic pistol in the city, police said.
  
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• Baby who died after being shaken also had external trauma, officials say

  27-02-2017 19:55
  
  A Somerset County man is charged with homicide in the death of a two-month-old girl who had been shaken and also suffered external head injuries, the district attorney's office says.
  
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• York in head-to-head match to become America's 'Strongest Town'

  27-02-2017 19:50
  
  York and Traverse City, Mich. are the two finalists in an online competition to be named the "Strongest Town" in the United States.
  
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• Man accused in shooting death of ex-girlfriend who came to pick up her cats

  27-02-2017 19:31
  
  A Somerset County woman was shot and killed by her ex-boyfriend while she was picking up her cats at his home Sunday evening, state police said.
  
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• Did York County have an EF1 tornado or was it stronger?

  27-02-2017 19:12
  
  Whether the York County tornado was an EF1 or a stronger storm is still under investigation by the National Weather Service in State College.
  
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• Was Harrisburg bomb threat connected to hoaxes at other Jewish centers?

  27-02-2017 19:10
  
  Jenn Ross, president of the Jewish Community Center in Harrisburg, said it seemed the hoax Monday was connected to other calls across the country.
  
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• Harrisburg police describe investigation into bomb threat at Jewish center

  27-02-2017 19:10
  
  Jenn Ross, president of the Jewish Community Center in Harrisburg, said it seemed the hoax Monday was connected to other calls across the country.
  
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• Parents rush to pick up children after bomb threat at Jewish Community Center in Harrisburg

  27-02-2017 18:33
  
  The phoned-in threat turned out to be a hoax, police said. The center has since reopened for business.
  
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• College can't escape suit by football players hurt in controversial tackling drill, Pa. court says

  27-02-2017 18:27
  
  The Superior Court panel overturned a county judge's decision that a waiver the players signed shielded the school from liability.
  
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• Number of bomb threats targeting Jewish centers and schools increases

  27-02-2017 18:26
  
  Jewish leaders from several centers and schools across the country on Monday were reporting bomb threats received in latest wave of threats targeting faith group.
  
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• Drug dealer sentenced for selling heroin that killed 23-year-old man

  27-02-2017 18:13
  
  Darien M. Jacobs pleaded guilty to several felony charges stemming from the overdose death of 23-year-old Aaron Jack Thompson on Oct. 10, 2015.
  
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• Dickinson College taps educator with global experience for presidency

  27-02-2017 18:06
  
  Margee Ensign, the former president of the American University of Nigeria, will become the school's 29th president.
  
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• Ruling issued on Bill Cosby's request to move trial

  27-02-2017 17:49
  
  Bill Cosby's lawyers want to move his upcoming trial outside of Montgomery County or bring in an outside jury.
  
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• Fire that claimed man's life still under investigation

  27-02-2017 17:48
  The person killed in a Perry County fire Saturday has not yet been identified, said the county coroner.
  
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• Nearly 600 Penn State faculty, staff voluntarily retire

  27-02-2017 17:38
  
  Nearly 600 faculty and staff have taken a voluntary retirement package from Penn State University, including more than 400 employees on the main campus.
  
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• Police ID suspect in Lancaster shooting; victim's injuries 'potentially life-threatening'

  27-02-2017 17:30
  
  Jose Gabriel Duque is accused of shooting a 19-year-old man multiple times at at around 11:45 a.m. Feb. 26 on the 100 block of Dauphin Street in Lancaster. A warrant has been issued for Duque's arrest.
  
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• Accounting sought of $6.7 million in assets that have 'disappeared' in Minuteman case

  27-02-2017 17:29
  
  It is important to know how the money was spent prior to sentencing so the court is aware of the actual financial situation, his lawyer Philip D. Lauer said.
  
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• Ex-West Shore police chief Howard Dougherty's theft case heads to Dauphin County Court

  27-02-2017 17:15
  
  Dougherty waived a preliminary hearing before a district judge Monday morning.
  
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• Suspect in fatal overdose case remains at large, reward offered

  27-02-2017 17:11
  
  Authorities are seeking Patrick C. McEvoy, 25, of Ephrata, in connection with a July 27, 2016 overdose death in a public restroom in the borough.
  
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• Jewish Community Centers evacuated after threat

  27-02-2017 17:02
  
  The Jewish Community Centers in Dauphin and York counties evacuated this morning after receipt of a threat.
  
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• Jewish Community Center evacuates after threat

  27-02-2017 17:02
  The Jewish Community Center in Susquehanna Township evacuated this morning after receipt of a threat.
  
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• Man being charged with homicide in shooting death

  27-02-2017 16:37
  
  A man is being charged with homicide in the shooting death of a woman in Somerset County, state police said today.
  
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• Lot of 'empty spots' on Dauphin County's municipal elections ballot

  27-02-2017 16:11
  
  Democrats have flooded election offices in Philadelphia with petitions to run for municipal offices, but the same has yet to happen in Dauphin County.
  
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• Man hides 100-round ammo magazine in his shirt, pants: police

  27-02-2017 15:28
  
  Police are looking for a man who took a 100-round magazine from a Berks County military surplus store in Berks County over the weekend.
  
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• Rebuilding I-83: Here are the seven phases of construction (video)

  27-02-2017 15:00
  
  The state Department of Transportation has embarked on a massive project to rebuild Interstate 83 around Harrisburg, something that will take the next decade or longer.
  
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• Not so sweet: Cops say men used candy used as weapon in fight

  27-02-2017 14:33
  
  The two men whacked each other with a bag of candy, police said.
  
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• Not so sweet: Cops say men used candy as weapon in fight

  27-02-2017 14:33
  
  The two men whacked each other with a bag of candy, police said.
  
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• Bill Cosby trial location to change? Hearing set for today

  27-02-2017 14:00
  
  Will Bill Cosby's criminal case be heard in Montgomery County? Or will a jury be brought in from elsewhere? Today's hearing should answer that question.
  
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• Hershey Co. urges judge to kill sex discrimination lawsuit over ill-fated office romance

  27-02-2017 13:41
  
  A former female executive claims she was fired when she wouldn't quit after the affair went sour. The company notes that she and her boss/lover were both axed.
  
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• Drunk mom urged daughter, 8, to blow in anti-DUI device to start her car, police claim

  27-02-2017 13:13
  
  The mother was charged with drunken driving, child endangerment, corruption of minors and traffic violations after a one-car crash.
  
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• The most and least diverse cities: Where does Pa. rank?

  27-02-2017 12:15
  
  Wallethub, a financial advisory site, performed a study looking at diversity in cities throughout the United States.
  
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• Is Pa. pipeline fight on Amish farm the next Standing Rock? 'We're prepared to be here for months'

  27-02-2017 12:15
  
  "Standing Rock showed communities all over the country that this is what it could look like... Grassroots action can make a difference," Mark Clatterbuck of the Lancaster Against Pipelines group said.
  
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• Woman hurt in early morning hit-and-run accident

  27-02-2017 12:00
  
  The woman was in a crosswalk when she was struck by a pickup truck that kept going.
  
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• Roadwork ahead: Rebuilding I-83 around Harrisburg means a decade or more of construction

  27-02-2017 11:50
  
  Over the next 10+ years, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will undertake a gigantic $1 billion rebuilding of much of the eastern capital beltway.
  
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• Police investigating why 2 guns were dumped in the Susquehanna River

  27-02-2017 11:47
  The rifle and shotgun were found in the river on Saturday.
  
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• More than 100 headstones vandalized at Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia

  27-02-2017 11:45
  
  The incident at Mount Caramel Cemetery in the city's Wissinoming neighborhood is being viewed as an act of hate.
  
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• Cops: Man caught with 4 pounds of marijuana during traffic stop on I-81

  27-02-2017 11:26
  
  The smell of the drug was coming from Christian Douglas' car, state police said.
  
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• 2 teens reported missing in Dauphin County

  27-02-2017 04:00
  Elliyah Griffin, 16, and Jovianna Gonzalez, 15, were last seen near the Genesis Court Apartments in Middletown.
  
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• Warm start to work week will give way to seasonal norms

  27-02-2017 03:02
  
  It should feel a lot more like February this week -- that is after a few more days of warmth to start the work week.
  
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• Pa. crime photos of the week: Woman dies visiting husband's grave; more

  27-02-2017 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 and cop news.
  
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• Pa. crime photos of the week: Family finds missing loved one's body; more

  27-02-2017 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 and cop news.
  
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