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• Grandson caught at Canadian border driving slain grandfather's station wagon

  07-04-2017 23:34
  State police have released few details about the death other than it has been ruled a homicide.
  
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• Gun-toting victim is to blame in fatal police-involved shooting, DA says

  07-04-2017 23:33
  
  Lancaster police were justified in killing Jose Rodriguez in January, DA Craig Stedman said Friday.
  
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• Student brings airsoft gun, firecrackers to school

  07-04-2017 22:28
  Student brought weapons to Halifax Elementary School on Wednesday.
  
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• Coroner identifies man whose vehicle was driven into the Susquehanna River

  07-04-2017 22:12
  
  The Dauphin County Coroner's Office has identified the man who was pulled from the vehicle that was driven into the Susquehanna River early Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• DA: Fatal police-involved shooting was justified

  07-04-2017 21:56
  
  Jose Rodriguez was killed during the Jan. 24 incident in Lancaster.
  
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• Couple charged with endangering welfare of their 2-year-old daughter

  07-04-2017 21:37
  
  A Lower Swatara Twp. couple was charged with endangering the welfare of a child and possession of drug paraphernalia when their 2-year-old daughter found and ingested Suboxone, an opioid, in their home.
  
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• Witness: Man boasted of shooting 2 while awaiting trial for manslaughter

  07-04-2017 21:34
  Paulhamus, 26, was acquitted in early March of voluntary manslaughter, aggravated assault and possession of an instrument of crime.
  
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• Man charged with homicide by vehicle in crash that killed two

  07-04-2017 21:18
  Leanna Gerhard, 78, of the 1300 block of East Kercher Avenue, Myerstown, and her passenger, Paul Gerhard, 78, of the same address, died of injuries at Penn State Hershey in January.
  
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• Northumberland man killed in one-car crash

  07-04-2017 20:47
  
  The crash closed Route 147 near the the Dauphin County line for more than two hours.
  
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• Windy evening likely for the Harrisburg area; Temperatures could rise into the 70s next week

  07-04-2017 20:30
  
  It will likely be a windy night on Friday night in the Harrisburg area, according to the National Weather Service in State College.
  
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• Former Pa. advocate gets national award for efforts against sexual violence

  07-04-2017 20:00
  
  She now works for a national organization that trains prosecutors.
  
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• Troopers: Sniper manual found in Eric Frein's room after ambush at state police barracks

  07-04-2017 19:24
  
  State troopers say they recovered a U.S. Army manual called "Sniper Training and Employment" from Eric Frein's bedroom, as well as hundreds of rounds of ammunition that prosecutors displayed for the jury. The ammunition had the same markings as the shell casings recovered from the scene of the ambush.
  
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• Wanted man hit woman with car, dragged her: police

  07-04-2017 19:14
  
  A warrant was issued for Nathan Edward Terry on Friday charging him with aggravated assault and reckless endangerment.
  
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• Police ID man killed by runaway vehicle at gas pump

  07-04-2017 19:01
  
  Francisco Troche-Centeno was fatally injured at the Turkey Hill on Broad Street when he tried to stop his vehicle from rolling forward after he got out to pump gas.
  
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• Pa. senators support Syrian air strikes

  07-04-2017 18:14
  
  Members Pennsylvania's Congressional delegation voice their opinions on President Trump's decision to launch a direct attack on the Syrian government.
  
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• Why no one knew what was happening to this 75-year-old woman until it was too late

  07-04-2017 18:07
  
  Martha Watson of Harrisburg had been beaten daily and held against her will for months by her stepson, Rodney Deavers, but was too afraid to tell anyone, relatives say. Watson died March 27 from her injuries.
  
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• Man already charged with child rape now facing child pornography charges

  07-04-2017 18:06
  
  State police said in court documents that Toby Koppenhaver had taken nude photographs of a victim with a cellphone and that he possessed a micro-SD card with child pornography images on it.
  
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• Pregnant women will be 'elevated' with new ward at PinnacleHealth

  07-04-2017 17:22
  
  Harrisburg Hospital is expanding upward.
  
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• Rapist who tried to bribe victim not to testify isn't guilty of intimidation, Pa. court rules

  07-04-2017 17:07
  
  Kareem Evans' conviction for attempted witness intimidation was improperly based on "speculation," a Superior Court panel found.
  
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• Custodian charged with DUI after incident at school: Police

  07-04-2017 16:55
  Officers were called to the school after receiving a report of "an intoxicated employee causing problems inside the school," police said.
  
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• Dad headed for prison for giving daughter heroin that nearly killed her

  07-04-2017 16:34
  
  Kerry Long struck a deal for 4 to 8 years behind bars.
  
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• Route 147 reopened in Northumberland County after crash

  07-04-2017 16:23
  The road was reopened at about 9:40 a.m. Details about the crash were not immediately available.
  
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• Frein defense tries again to get statements to police thrown out

  07-04-2017 15:55
  
  As Eric Frein's murder trail resumed Thursday afternoon, witnesses recounted the discovery of a Jeep owned by Frein's parents in a nearby pond and other evidence that first linked him to the fatal shooting of a Pennsylvania state trooper in 2014.
  
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• Death of 82-year-old found in his rural home ruled a homicide

  07-04-2017 15:12
  State police have released few details other than the death appears suspicious and there is no reason to believe public is in any danger.
  
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• Woman, 81, dies after crash in Cumberland County: Police

  07-04-2017 14:54
  Investigators said a 16-year-old boy from Lebanon County was "traveling at a high rate of speed" along the southbound lane of the road when he entered the northbound lane and collided head-on with a car driven by a 47-year-old woman.
  
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• Appeals court affirms conviction of man who killed friend and buried body under home

  07-04-2017 14:10
  Jackson, 55, is serving a state prison sentence of 82 months to 25 years on charges of voluntary manslaughter, aggravated assault, abuse of corpse and tampering with evidence.
  
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• Crash closes portion of Route 147 in Northumberland County near Dauphin County line: PennDOT

  07-04-2017 14:00
  A detour is in place using Route 3024 (Mahantango Creek Road), Route 3017 (Malta Road) and Hill Road. The road is expected to be closed for several hours.
  
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• Missing Lemoyne teen found safe, returned to her home: Police

  07-04-2017 13:36
  
  Kaylee Catherine McClucas was reported missing on Thursday. She had last been seen on Tuesday, police said.
  
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• Man dies after being run over by his own car: Police

  07-04-2017 13:23
  Video surveillance showed the man getting out his car to pump gas and he soon noticed the car was moving, police said.
  
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• PennLive's week in photos, April 7, 2017

  07-04-2017 13:10
  
  PennLive's week in photos.
  
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• Important unknowns about impact of strike, including political impact on Trump

  07-04-2017 13:01
  
  The strike was ordered without consent of Congress -- the political impact remains to be seen.
  
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• Minor flooding expected along the Swatara Creek

  07-04-2017 12:11
  
  Flooding is not expected along the Susquehanna River in Harrisburg, forecasters said.
  
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• Penn State's costs in the Jerry Sandusky scandal have hit $220 million; where'd the money go?

  07-04-2017 12:00
  
  Penn State certainly anticipated Jerry Sandusky's 2011 arrest on child sex charges would get costly.
  
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• 'Early summer' weather expected for the midstate next week

  07-04-2017 11:47
  
  High temperatures in the upper-70s are expected for the area on Monday and Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service at State College and AccuWeather.
  
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• Police identify woman wanted in Lancaster stabbing

  07-04-2017 04:55
  
  The identify of a second attacker remains unknown.
  
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• Harrisburg pushes forward with comprehensive plan after $200K contract collapses

  07-04-2017 04:43
  
  Harrisburg Planning Commission members said they should have asked more questions about the comprehensive plan after the deadline passed last year.
  
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• Flooding expected in Lebanon County overnight

  07-04-2017 04:35
  A section of the Swatara was running just shy of flood stage.
  
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• Sun expected on Saturday, warmth on Sunday

  07-04-2017 03:08
  
  The Pittsburgh area could see a mix of rain and snow on Friday.
  
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• Pa. man accused of using homemade air gun to kill ex-lover who spurned him

  07-04-2017 01:59
  
  Police alleged he searched the Internet to figure out how to build the gun.
  
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• Police name suspects in bank robbery, chase

  07-04-2017 00:55
  One is from Harrisburg, one has no address.
  
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• Hours after Senate's 'nuclear' drama, Toomey defends GOP maneuver in 'tele town hall'

  07-04-2017 00:52
  
  "The Senate was left with a very unfortunate choice: Either allow a partisan minority to break with 200 years of tradition and block the vote on a very good man for the Supreme Court, or change the rules."
  
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• Woman accused of using stolen ID to buy $2,000 worth of cell phones

  07-04-2017 00:06
  
  She's charged with three crimes.
  
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