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• Food inspectors find no 'imminent' threat to public health at buffet where children were hurt

  06-03-2017 23:56
  
  The Lampeter Township Police Department is continuing to investigate how a caustic substance injured four people after they were served apple juice at the restaurant Friday night.
  
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• Woods fire scorches 2 acres

  06-03-2017 23:29
  
  Crews arrived to find the woods ablaze along the 400 block of Oxford Road just after 3 p.m.
  
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• Ambush victim on trial for fatally shooting man who recorded him being assaulted

  06-03-2017 23:11
  Paulhamus was assaulted when he appeared at the apartment of Kirsten Sedlock in the 2500 block of Federal Avenue, with whom he was breaking up.
  
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• Man charged with homicide by vehicle after December crash

  06-03-2017 22:39
  
  Police say Scott William Kline II drove into oncoming traffic on Route 209 in Williams Township about 11:57 p.m. Dec. 19. His vehicle struck that of Bonita Ruth Reiner, 66, who was killed instantly.
  
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• As son dies, father tries to fit a lifetime into months

  06-03-2017 22:15
  
  At 9 years old, Ayden Zeigler-Kohler was constantly moving. Football, basketball, wrestling -- there wasn't a sport he didn't love to play. Then in August of last year, without warning, everything changed.
  
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• Man who shot neighbor in leg, leading to police stand off, looking at decade in prison

  06-03-2017 22:06
  
  Bilal L. Watts, 37, of East Pennsboro Township, pleaded guilty today to one count of aggravated assault and was sentenced to 3 1/2 to 10 years in prison. This photo was taken at his preliminary hearing in January 2016.
  
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• Reworked Trump travel ban still attacks American values, advocates say

  06-03-2017 21:41
  
  Immigration and refugee advocates say the new executive order rolled by President Trump on Monday is basically the same as an earlier version - and as equally opposed.
  
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• Woman replaces iconic Brawny Man on paper towel package and not everyone is thrilled

  06-03-2017 21:32
  
  While many on social media expressed support for the campaign, others found the message a little harder to absorb.
  
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• Lancaster buffet inspected today where 4 sickened after drinking apple juice

  06-03-2017 21:25
  
  The state Department of Agriculture conducted an inspection Monday at Star Buffet & Grill - the Lancaster County eatery where three children and an adult were sent to the hospital with reactions after drinking apple juice Friday night.
  
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• Crews respond to Cumberland County woods fire

  06-03-2017 21:20
  The fire was reported in South Middleton Township just after 3 p.m.
  
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• Camp Hill to vote in May primary on whether to allow liquor sales

  06-03-2017 21:16
  
  Camp Hill residents will be able to vote in May on whether to allow liquor sales in the borough.
  
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• Camp Hill residents can vote in May primary on whether to allow liquor sales

  06-03-2017 21:16
  
  Camp Hill residents will be able to vote in May on whether to allow liquor sales in the borough.
  
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• Grandma blocked from suing children services agency over beating death of 20-day-old Pa. girl

  06-03-2017 21:00
  
  Numerous officials and agencies had advised against returning the child to her drug-addicted parents, a federal judge noted.
  
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• 2 kids in vehicle of man passed out on heroin, along with needles, drugs

  06-03-2017 20:11
  
  A man found passed out on heroin with two young children in his vehicle was charged with endangering the welfare of children, Susquehanna Township police said Monday.
  
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• Man who re-entered the U.S. after being deported is stuck with federal prison term

  06-03-2017 20:10
  
  A federal appeals court refused to overturn the sentence Jose Ramos received after he was arrested in a domestic violence case.
  
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• Pioneering Pa. doctor who performed first successful human liver transplant dies at 90

  06-03-2017 20:01
  
  Dr. Thomas E. Starzl's death was first confirmed by the University of Pittsburgh, where Starzl had been an affiliate since 1981.
  
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• Shot fired from pickup truck into tractor trailer results in guilty plea

  06-03-2017 19:16
  
  Tony J. Thomas, 24, of Middleburg, Virginia, pleaded guilty in Cumberland County Court today to one misdemeanor count of simple assault by physical menace.
  
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• Body in river confirmed as that of missing Pa. grad student

  06-03-2017 18:54
  
  Duquesne University graduate student Dakota James went missing in late January. The circumstances surrounding his death and disappearance remain unclear.
  
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• Philadelphia Eagles sacked by Pa. court for failing to pay workers comp to injured player

  06-03-2017 18:29
  
  Defensive end Victor Abiamiri suffered career-ending injuries when he ruptured both of his Achilles tendons.
  
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• Condition upgraded of children who reportedly drank caustic substance at buffet: hospital

  06-03-2017 18:25
  The condition of two children injured after they reportedly drank a caustic substance in their apple juice at a Lancaster-area buffet Friday has been upgraded, said a hospital official.
  
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• Children's condition upgraded after reportedly drinking caustic substance at buffet: hospital

  06-03-2017 18:25
  
  The condition of two children injured after they reportedly drank a caustic substance in their apple juice at a Lancaster-area buffet Friday has been upgraded, said a hospital official.
  
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• Woman on 4 years probation, prohibited from having pets, after 4 dogs left to starve

  06-03-2017 18:12
  A Franklin County woman accused of leaving four dogs to starve in a basement, with only one surviving, was sentenced to time served plus four years of probation.
  
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• Prosecutor declines to enter race for Harrisburg mayor

  06-03-2017 17:39
  
  Johnny Baer previously said he had a strong interest in running in the Republican primary for mayor, but now believes he can best serve the public in his current role.
  
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• Yeah, we're incredibly cute. What of it?

  06-03-2017 17:37
  
  Two-day-old Ivy and Ivar are up and at it.
  
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• Traffic stop leads to arrest on shots-fired incident, drugs and stolen gun

  06-03-2017 17:35
  
  A traffic stop in Lancaster led to the arrest of a man wanted in a shots fired incident last month and two others on drugs and weapons charges.
  
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• 'I was arrogant and I was stupid:' Ex-Rendell aide John Estey begs judge not to jail him for scamming FBI

  06-03-2017 17:24
  
  Estey is scheduled for sentencing on a federal wire fraud charge next month.
  
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• One year after child sex abuse revelations, Altoona-Johnstown bishop, feds set to unveil reforms

  06-03-2017 17:23
  
  Almost a year to the day after child sex abuse allegations first rocked the Altoona-Johnstown Diocese, church and law enforcement officials were set to publicly announce a new set of reform measures on Monday.
  
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• Jerry Sandusky transferred to medium-security prison

  06-03-2017 16:32
  
  Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky has been moved from a maximum-security prison to a medium-security facility in western Pennsylvania.
  
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• Lifelong resident of south Harrisburg announces bid for city council

  06-03-2017 15:54
  
  Ausha Green, 26, currently serves on the Harrisburg School Board and city Planning Commission.
  
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• Man convicted of heroin-dealing; found with drugs, stolen gun at storage unit

  06-03-2017 15:13
  
  A Lancaster man has been convicted of having $5,500 worth of heroin packaged for street sales and a stolen 9 mm gun, the Lancaster County district attorney's office says.
  
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• Man convicted of heroin-dealing; found with drugs at storage unit

  06-03-2017 15:13
  
  A Lancaster man has been convicted of having $5,500 worth of heroin package for street sales and a stolen 9 mm gun, the Lancaster County district attorney's office says.
  
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• Several homes burglarized in North Manheim Township

  06-03-2017 14:47
  The Pennsylvania State Police is investigating a series of nighttime burglaries that recently occurred in North Manheim Township in Schuylkill County.
  
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• Police seek ID on man accused of using cloned debit card

  06-03-2017 13:59
  
  The Silver Spring Township Police Department is seeking the public's help in identifying the pictured man, whom they say committed credit card fraud at an ATM inside the CVS.
  
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• Police search for missing Shippensburg woman

  06-03-2017 13:25
  
  The Pennsylvania State Police at Carlisle are searching for a 48-year-old Shippensburg woman who was reported missing after leaving a
  
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• Would-be burglar cuts hole in grocery store roof: police

  06-03-2017 12:56
  
  The Pennsylvania State Police at Carlisle are investigating an incident in which they say someone cut a hole in the roof of the Aldi super market in Shippensburg Township in an attempted burglary.
  
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• Whether they realize it or not, lots of Pa. Trump supporters are covered by Obamacare

  06-03-2017 12:00
  
  Since the election, it's become clear some people in counties that overwhelmingly supported President Donald Trump don't realize their health insurance is part of Obamacare.
  
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• Pleasant start to workweek on tap, snow lingers in long-range forecast

  06-03-2017 11:37
  
  Monday should be a warm and pleasant day, but some nighttime rain that will continue into Tuesday is on the way.
  
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• Man caught 'lurking' between buildings had various drugs in backpack: police

  06-03-2017 05:00
  
  Ephrata police say a 23-year-old Strasburg man was caught with various drugs early Saturday morning.
  
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• Fires damage Lancaster rowhome, farmhouse in East Earl Township: reports

  06-03-2017 03:29
  
  Fires caused damage to homes in Lancaster and East Earl Township this weekend.
  
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• Lewisburg stabbing victim identified his assailant before he died, police say

  06-03-2017 02:14
  
  Terrel Ralick Jordan was arrested Sunday afternoon on a criminal homicide charge and jailed without bail.
  
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• Pa. crime photos of the week: Champion wrestler found dead; more

  06-03-2017 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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• 'We formed a family': Interfaith group seeks healing after threats to Jewish centers

  06-03-2017 00:55
  
  STEELTON -- Aiming to turn hate in to love, people of various faiths gathered Sunday in response to threats telephoned in to local Jewish community centers in Dauphin and York counties.About 150 people packed into Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Steelton as a show of interfaith unity following the threats Feb. 27 in Susquehanna and York townships.Jennifer Ross, President and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg, noted that there have been 100 threat calls made to 81 Jewish i
  
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• Pa. slots revenue down in February; gaming overall down in January

  06-03-2017 00:07
  
  Parx and Sands continue to top both lists in overall revenue.
  
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